by ChrisXCR » January 26th, 2004, 5:24 am
I hit a curbstone at about 60, it was covered in a snow drift that I thought was a snow bank and would make a good little jump. I hit the stone at a slight angle so one ski hit first. That impact broke the bolt that holds the ski to the spindle. The spindle then hit the the curbstone and it was like a pole vault. Luckily I went one way and the sled the other but for amoment as I was flying throught the air upside down I remember looking up between my feet and seeing my sled in a wicked endo/snaproll combo and thinking that is gonna hurt like hell if it hits me, sooo PLEEEEEEEEAAASSSEEE don't hit me! Then I closed my eyes and just hoped to stop without hitting anything. My friend was right behind me and he said the sled was 10-15 feet in the air and rolling and flipping too quickly to count. Once it came back to earth it flipped 4 or 5 more times breaking stuff each time. I was fine thanks to the Tek Vest but had no idea where the sled went. Once I made sure everything on me was still there and still worked, my friends told me where the sled went. It was 25-30 yards past me and looking alittle bent.
I took it to the dealer for an estimate, $4500. I fixed it my self but it was still $2500 +- in parts. It took out the trailing arm, spindle, ski, radius rods, 2 rod ends, a tie rod, the steering post, handle bars, windshield, and all the aluminum structure around the toe hold. Oh yeah, and a $500 shock. Biggest problem was it bent the rear mount for the trailing arm and they only sold that with the bulkhead which was only sold with the tunnel. Alittle thought, a big tree, a torch, a sledge hammer, a couple tie straps, some Budweisers and a big ol' Chevy pick-up and it was good as new! 'Cept for the rear bumper ;)
It happened New Years day 2001 on my then brand new, with only 200 miles on it, '01 ProX 600. And No, I wasn't drunk. :)
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