[jbjbjb4]

2/13/2000
Just got my 500 XC SP had it for one Saturday. And on Sunday 113 miles later, I was takeing a short cut from my buddies to my parents place and I went through my budies sand pit. Came down over the hill and the drifts were awsome!! Thought I would play for a while and on the second drop, BAM. There sat a Olds 350 rocket engine block frozen to the ground. Ouch!! Took out the whole left front suspension. Needless to say I don't like to leave the trail now.

 

[Polaris-Man]

Ouch, that sucks.

Bad luck.

"Might Be Crazy But I Ain't Dumb" - Cooter

 

[Pooly_31]

ouch to you and to the poor fate of the rocket...

Yee Haw!!!

 

[niceorange]

Wow... that really sucks. People need to be more careful about where they leave their small blocks these days.

95 XLT Special
88 Saffari 377
89 Saffari Saga 377

Edited by - niceorange on 30 Oct 2001 00:32:35

 

[jbjbjb4]

I was lucky tht the tunnel and bulkhead were fine I have some pictures that I plan on putting on my web page, I just have to get them scaned first. I will keep you guys posted so you can take a look at the damage.

 

[wryjoker]

Darn that is a shame. Keep in mind it could happen to any of us.

"Meaningless Ride"

 

[MegaMan]

Ouch, that bites. It's accidents like this that change the way we ride for a quite some time.

 

[wryjoker]

My wife wanted to know if you were ok.
"Just like men to only care if the sled was ok".

"Meaningless Ride"

 

[Burnin2StrokeOil]

thats gotta suck.... i hit a washing machine in my old clunker...and a volkswagen.... oopz....
oO(a sled with no studs and just steel wear rods doesnt track that great on ice parkin lots



Duct tape much like the force... it has a light side, a dark side.... and it holds the world together!

 

[Bman]

Glad to hear no one was hurt. I remember last season, my closest call. Well not me but my brother.

I was leading, night ride. Mild trail speed and the snow level last year was really low. We took a very well know trail and I noticed just before climbing up a narrowed trail that a 2" cable was sitting about 1 1/2' above the snow level. I came to a stop (I wouldn't normally stop there) and started to wave slow to my brother but I don't think he got the message.

Once he grabbed the brake he skidded the XLTs skis right under the cable and the sled came to a stop with the cable touching the nose cone.

Heart pounding but other than that, he was very lucky that night.

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Shhhhhhh...... Someone's coming

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I think.... therefore I sled

 

[wryjoker]

cables and wires suck! WoW I can't believe whoever made the trail would have left a cable exposed very dangerous.
Be careful especially at night.

"Meaningless Ride"

 

[Bman]

True but in this case I can see why it was there. The trail is a loggin road and the upslope we were about to go up is the access to a treatment plant. Not really private property mind you, the cable is there to keep 4X4s out during the summer, but since the snow level was so low last year... well I think he just went in too hot and couldn't understand why I stopped there. Oh well... we live to tell about it.

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Shhhhhhh...... Someone's coming

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I think.... therefore I sled

 

[jbjbjb4]

I was fine, besides haveing a sore wrist from comeing to such an abrupt stop. My helmet needed a new visor after I gave it a toose across my parents yard wasnt to happy with the hole deal.

<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote><font size=1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>Originally posted by wryjoker:

My wife wanted to know if you were ok.
"Just like men to only care if the sled was ok".

"Meaningless Ride"[/quote]

 

[Yammer Hammer]

<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote><font size=1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>Originally posted by MegaMan:

Ouch, that bites. It's accidents like this that change the way we ride for a quite some time.

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Yup, I know what you mean.

It's not fair to give only a tiny bit, weatherman, gotta have more now!

 

[niceorange]

Well I figure that if he wrote the post, he is fine. Now if his sled wrote a post, I wouldn't worry so much!!

<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote><font size=1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>Originally posted by wryjoker:

My wife wanted to know if you were ok.
"Just like men to only care if the sled was ok".

"Meaningless Ride"[/quote]


95 XLT Special
88 Saffari 377
89 Saffari Saga 377

 

[wryjoker]

I will let her know, I'm glad it wasn't serious too.

"Meaningless Ride"

 

[intendedacceleration]

I know of a guy locally that was killed by exposed cable on a trail several years ago..... we all need to remember how fragile life is and to keep things in check once in awhile. Glad everyone was ok here.

2002 Arctic Cat ZR 800 EFI
1993 Polaris Storm 750
Piped and Clutched

 

[Burnin2StrokeOil]

all you ditch runners out there know the support cables for the telephone poles... well i was ditch riding and had to swerve for a stupid rider that was hogging trail, sk caught the cable and I WENT FLYIING... turned ski alll the way around but it was leaf spring oldy so i just kicked it back but it fell off thank god for duct tape and wire ties to get home and rebolt it

Duct tape much like the force... it has a light side, a dark side.... and it holds the world together!