could have been WAYYYYY worse

midlifekrisiz · 09-01-2012, 10:01 PM

left town at 9:30 am today heading east for Nicklemine for some riding.

little cloudy when we got there but sun was working it's way through.

parked in the lower parking lot and took the bypass around the gate and off we head on a mission to do the atv loop as best we can (no one has used it in a wile apparently)

rode up through the campsite ...lots up there camping old and young alike.

hung a right after the camping area and off we head to try and do this loop.

a bit of a challenging climb this one...lots of large rocks where the creek has slowly washed the small stuff away

but we do fine till we get to a slide area and we do not feel like man handling the atv's over it so we decide to turn around.

here is the creek that has made this awesome trail

here is where it all went bad

Kelly turns hers first and all of a sudden her left rear fender is almost touching the tire and her front right tire is in the air???? W.T.F.? :?

if you remember when her rear rack fell off and the conclusion as to why it broke were that where they had to attach the rear rack they flattened the tube steel in order to bolt it to the atv and that is the point where it had broke well...same goes for the swing arm.....made from tube steel and end of it flattened in order to weld on the mounting brackets for the axle and such.

tried to jerry rig it to get it down but this failed and boy am i glad i bring lots of tools with us and ratchet straps and bunji cords

i ended up disconnecting everything that was attached to the rear end and propped it up

got mine around her's and backed up to it.

figured out how to rig it to mine

ready to head back down and to the truck.... do I look impressed?

Kelly chose to walk behind this 6 wheeled monstrosity till we got to the campground and then rode on the front of hers the rest of the way to the truck.

W&G this video is for you :wink:

I think the worst part was the ride back through the camping area..... :roll:

MICRider · 09-01-2012, 11:02 PM

Wow! 8O So, the whole back of the swingarm broke away? Thankfully it did it at low speed and not ripping down a fire road! Kudos getting it back, I agree with you, you can never have too many bungee cords and ratchet straps when venturing out.

midlifekrisiz · 09-01-2012, 11:26 PM

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Wow! 8O So, the whole back of the swingarm broke away?

ya right where the swing arm is welded to the rear axle mounts.

will take some pics of it tomorrow

SpudRider · 09-01-2012, 11:31 PM

Wow! 8O You did a great job hauling the wounded ATV out of the woods, MidLife!

Note to self: One can never carry too many tools.

Spud

midlifekrisiz · 09-01-2012, 11:33 PM

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sport quad tow rig lol

MICRider · 09-01-2012, 11:55 PM

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sport quad tow rig lol

4 wheel steering for extreme maneuverability in the tight spots!

katoranger · 09-02-2012, 02:07 PM

Thumbs up for having the tools to get it back out. Also impressed with yours for being able to tow it out like that.

What is the rebuild plan?

midlifekrisiz · 09-02-2012, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by katoranger

Thumbs up for having the tools to get it back out. Also impressed with yours for being able to tow it out like that.

What is the rebuild plan?

able to tow cuz there was a fat guy sitting on the 250 to keep the weight on the front :roll:

plan is to line it all up , weld in place then re-enforce the hell out of it.

Weldangrind · 09-02-2012, 10:59 PM

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W&G this video is for you :wink:

Sense of humour!

That's precious!

Weldangrind · 09-02-2012, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by midlifekrisiz

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Originally Posted by katoranger

Thumbs up for having the tools to get it back out. Also impressed with yours for being able to tow it out like that.

What is the rebuild plan?

able to tow cuz there was a fat guy sitting on the 250 to keep the weight on the front :roll:

plan is to line it all up , weld in place then re-enforce the hell out of it.

We'll get 'er done.

midlifekrisiz · 09-02-2012, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by midlifekrisiz

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Originally Posted by katoranger

Thumbs up for having the tools to get it back out. Also impressed with yours for being able to tow it out like that.

What is the rebuild plan?

able to tow cuz there was a fat guy sitting on the 250 to keep the weight on the front :roll:

plan is to line it all up , weld in place then re-enforce the hell out of it.

We'll get 'er done.

glad you say that as we have to have them both ready (mine is) for the 15th for the annual trail clean up with another atv group.

FastDoc · 09-03-2012, 10:14 PM

Wow. 8O

I am so impressed with your ability to make a rig to get out of there.

Ever see the movie, The Flight Of The Phoenix? Sorta reminds me of that. BTW a good movie for Chinariders to watch. :wink:

I am glad no one was hurt. Good hard determined work. You are a survivor! Hope it all goes back together well.

Is the US Labor Day a holiday weekend in Canada too?

Weldangrind · 09-03-2012, 11:44 PM

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Is the US Labor Day a holiday weekend in Canada too?

It's a holiday in Canada as well, but we spell it Labour.

FastDoc · 09-04-2012, 12:12 AM

Either way a day off is a blessing. 8)

09-01-2012, 10:01 PM	#1
midlifekrisiz Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Chilliwack, B.C., Canada eh Posts: 1,393	could have been WAYYYYY worse left town at 9:30 am today heading east for Nicklemine for some riding. little cloudy when we got there but sun was working it's way through. parked in the lower parking lot and took the bypass around the gate and off we head on a mission to do the atv loop as best we can (no one has used it in a wile apparently) rode up through the campsite ...lots up there camping old and young alike. hung a right after the camping area and off we head to try and do this loop. a bit of a challenging climb this one...lots of large rocks where the creek has slowly washed the small stuff away but we do fine till we get to a slide area and we do not feel like man handling the atv's over it so we decide to turn around. here is the creek that has made this awesome trail here is where it all went bad Kelly turns hers first and all of a sudden her left rear fender is almost touching the tire and her front right tire is in the air???? W.T.F.? :? if you remember when her rear rack fell off and the conclusion as to why it broke were that where they had to attach the rear rack they flattened the tube steel in order to bolt it to the atv and that is the point where it had broke well...same goes for the swing arm.....made from tube steel and end of it flattened in order to weld on the mounting brackets for the axle and such. tried to jerry rig it to get it down but this failed and boy am i glad i bring lots of tools with us and ratchet straps and bunji cords i ended up disconnecting everything that was attached to the rear end and propped it up got mine around her's and backed up to it. figured out how to rig it to mine ready to head back down and to the truck.... do I look impressed? Kelly chose to walk behind this 6 wheeled monstrosity till we got to the campground and then rode on the front of hers the rest of the way to the truck. W&G this video is for you :wink: I think the worst part was the ride back through the camping area..... :roll: __________________ I could be wrong......it has been known to happen<div><br /></div><div>core directive 172: No member of the core shall report for duty wearing a ginger toupee</div>
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09-01-2012, 11:31 PM	#4
SpudRider Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 25,054	Wow! 8O You did a great job hauling the wounded ATV out of the woods, MidLife! Note to self: One can never carry too many tools. Spud __________________ Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." Mark Twain 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894
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09-02-2012, 02:07 PM	#7
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	Thumbs up for having the tools to get it back out. Also impressed with yours for being able to tow it out like that. What is the rebuild plan? __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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09-03-2012, 10:14 PM	#12
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Wow. 8O I am so impressed with your ability to make a rig to get out of there. Ever see the movie, The Flight Of The Phoenix? Sorta reminds me of that. BTW a good movie for Chinariders to watch. :wink: I am glad no one was hurt. Good hard determined work. You are a survivor! Hope it all goes back together well. Is the US Labor Day a holiday weekend in Canada too? __________________ Happy to serve.
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09-04-2012, 12:12 AM	#14
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Either way a day off is a blessing. 8) __________________ Happy to serve.
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09-01-2012, 11:02 PM	#2
MICRider Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 3,274	Wow! 8O So, the whole back of the swingarm broke away? Thankfully it did it at low speed and not ripping down a fire road! Kudos getting it back, I agree with you, you can never have too many bungee cords and ratchet straps when venturing out.
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