I took the ATV (Polaris Scrambler 400) out for a little fun in the woods at a local rally. Really nice 12-mile loop through the woods. Or so I thought.
On the first loop, the luggage rack worked itself loose and started to flop around. OK, it was a stupid design, I will weld something up later to fix it. Tie it down, limp to the parking lot and remove it.
On the second loop, the rear drive chain breaks, and is lost in a mud pit. Front wheel drive gets me down the trail a little bit, but I eventually need a tow. I walk 2 miles out and loose two hours getting that resolved. K3 Offroad was there and had a chain for me, so that was great.
On the third loop, I was clipping along a a nice rate of speed through the trees and suddenly the quad went left as if someone had switched the tracks on a railroad. I went straight into a tree at, I don't know, 35 mph? Caved the front of the quad in, destroyed the radiator, and busted up my knees. The good news is that when I flew off, I went to the left of the tree and avoided a trip to the hospital or morgue. I did however complete a full flip in the layout position as I went 20 yards into the woods. No one filming, damn!
So I have some repairs to do and will keep the speed down through the trees from now on. Especially the ones that jump out in front of you!
