atcmatt
10-13-2003, 08:19 AM
Hey,
I havent posted in a bit because Ive been on holidays for the past 2 weeks.
Here is the story...................
I was riding on the side of a mountain (there is a track) looking for feral goats to hunt ( low range first gear) when suddenly the throttle opened up and stuck. I jumped off,along side the passengers! The kid on the back got stuck under it soemhow so i lifted it up and off it went... (It was heading for a tree so I paniked and did not to think to kill the engine)..................screaming down the mountain side it went, driverless, Im watching it and cant walk cause I hurt my leg bad after I jumped off and my bro is chasing it................Im like stunned cause I think my machine is going to heaven. I see it doing full revolutions in the air then I hear a bang and the engine dies............... I finally get the courage to walk down to it and inspect the damage..
It landed wheels on the ground and not 10m from another 20m cliff (damn im lucky, woulda been packing it out in a bag)....... It bent the bars, broke all the fenders, bent both racks beyond repair, screwed my head light and guard, cracked my uhf radio, aerial and mounts, bent my muffler.....
Im actually pretty lucky even though I couldent walk the next few days (put an end to my hunting trip, for a while) nobody was really hurt except the red. Im so glad it did not go off the other cliff. Ive gotta make new racks and do a bit of work on it in the next few weeks.........I spose it will give me something to do.
Well there is my holiday tale.......................
Matt
I havent posted in a bit because Ive been on holidays for the past 2 weeks.
Here is the story...................
I was riding on the side of a mountain (there is a track) looking for feral goats to hunt ( low range first gear) when suddenly the throttle opened up and stuck. I jumped off,along side the passengers! The kid on the back got stuck under it soemhow so i lifted it up and off it went... (It was heading for a tree so I paniked and did not to think to kill the engine)..................screaming down the mountain side it went, driverless, Im watching it and cant walk cause I hurt my leg bad after I jumped off and my bro is chasing it................Im like stunned cause I think my machine is going to heaven. I see it doing full revolutions in the air then I hear a bang and the engine dies............... I finally get the courage to walk down to it and inspect the damage..
It landed wheels on the ground and not 10m from another 20m cliff (damn im lucky, woulda been packing it out in a bag)....... It bent the bars, broke all the fenders, bent both racks beyond repair, screwed my head light and guard, cracked my uhf radio, aerial and mounts, bent my muffler.....
Im actually pretty lucky even though I couldent walk the next few days (put an end to my hunting trip, for a while) nobody was really hurt except the red. Im so glad it did not go off the other cliff. Ive gotta make new racks and do a bit of work on it in the next few weeks.........I spose it will give me something to do.
Well there is my holiday tale.......................
Matt