Hit a Rock

[jimbo48]

Well I was told to stay on the trail but couldn't do it. Was following another track in about a foot and a half of new powder but got out of it by about a foot. Hit a rock doing about 15 mph and came to an extremly abrupt stop. The left ski hit it straight on and rode up on it. The A- arms are about one inch out of alighnment now and the top one is almost rubbing on the back of the shock. It seems that top one rotated forward.I took them off and they don't apear to be bent at all. Even where they are attached does not seem to be bent. My Question is. Is it possible that the aluminum body/framework is warped? and is it possible to correct it? The only thing I could do was adjust the ty rods out to re alighn the skis. The left ski is about an inch behind the right one now. My new 2007 800r 144 summit has only 27 miles. By the way you should see the bruse on my chest from hitting the handlbar.
Thanks
Jim

 

[rotax]

non/pan/bulkhead is toast/bent.

typical sign of ski being pushed back.

the a-arms are too strong for their own good, and instead of bending and being the weak point, bend up the point behind it!

 

[NoSecondChances]

non/pan/bulkhead is toast/bent.

typical sign of ski being pushed back.

the a-arms are too strong for their own good, and instead of bending and being the weak point, bend up the point behind it!

Yep! Time for a new bulkhead unless you can get really creative with a press and/or frame straightening jig or two pickups and a sledge hammer. Expensive lesson. Also the reason I don't ride before January. Hope the chest feels better soon.

 

[skippyh2o]

It is usually the "nun" that bends. make sure and order a race (440) nun and support piece (behind the muffler).

 

[jimbo48]

SKIPPY
Where would I find the nun and are there pictures of it?
Thanks
Jim

 

[PJ-Hunter]

Nun go bye-bye! Have fun with that project, that's gotta suck!

 

[Zoomie]

I did the same thing to one of my Rev's, hit a rock and moved the left ski back about 2". To fix it I tied some nylon webbing around the aluminum peice that goes between the ski and the A-arm, then attached one end of a chain to the webbing, and the other end of the chain to a construction dumpster. Used about 20' of chain, put the nose of the sled up to the dumpster, put it in reverse and rode backwards until the chain caught and pulled on the A-arm. Did it severial times until everything was back into alignment. Rode the sled for another 700-miles without a problem.

 

[SilverGriz]

Sorry to hear that Jim...tree got me on my first ride on the XP.

 

[jimbo48]

Wow Griz,
did you come out ok? hope so
I guess that is why we have insurance. I was just trying not to use mine.
jim

 

[winter brew]

Just replace the nun, and make sure the plate behind the nun isn't tweeked also. Not too bad a job with the right tools, about 4 hours to tear down and get everything cleaned up for the new nun.
Nun is about $225. It's almost impossible to get things perfect again once it's been bent.

 

[Goose Lake]

Griz...hate seeing that shot when identical XP just home last night in barn...even waxed it! You must have bailed off that one...

I mentioned this on another thread about putting non-carbide skegs on the Pilots. A few years ago my Simmons hit a rock in Cooke and pushed my FabTech fiberglass control arm a couple inches back into the socket on my MM and busted links and sent me over the bars. Fun getting that one back.

Point here is that carbides really stick on everything and old days the steel skegs slid over more stuff. A little insurance for close calls and easier to load/unload and move around barn. Less floor and trailer damage. Found them cheap at $12.50 a pair.
Early riding is part of the sled makers profit structure I think. Take it easy out there. Goose

 

[SilverGriz]

Thanks for the concern guys...I'm fine...just my pride bruised a little since I launch a $11000 sled into a tree on the first ride out. Stop waxing Goose...I did the same over the past month. I was out rubbing on it every night in the garage and now it is sitting outside at the dealership.

 

[powhound800r]

Hey Jimbo Im also from Bend and my buddy just bent his nun and bulk head this weekend. Maybe you were following his tracks. We were up by Moon Mountain. We tore into it Sat. night and now he's waiting for parts, should be in Fri-Sat. I changed mine out last year and cost roughly $200 for parts. The shop here will charge about a grand to fix it. Can do it yourself in about 8 hours. If you want to see how it's done I can show you what you need to do. E-mail me bow4elk@aol.com.

 

[RBC]

hey griz I feel for you man
How fast and how big was that tree
those trees, f@#ed if they dont move fast