Laying Low... Again....
Sid
Corwid of the Free Join Date: 2003-01-28 Member: 12903Members, Constellation
Corwid of the Free Join Date: 2003-01-28 Member: 12903Members, Constellation
<div class="IPBDescription">Yes - another ATVing incident...</div> A while ago, some of you may remember my idiotic move on my ATV - I was ripping around behind some houses, and then darted off into the woods.
When I came out, there was a cop on an ATV waiting (it seemed so) for me - he tried to wave me down... but I took off at full throttle - it's a good thing he did not see my plate <i>that</i> time.
This was <b>LAST</b> time, what I'm about to tell you again is <b>NOW</b>:
I just got back from an ATV trip with my friend, something <i>VERY</i> bad happend:
You would think me doing jumps off of cracked ice plates on an unfrozen river would hurt me, or damage my Quad? Noo - I got so much air, and landed perfectly each time.
You think trying to go up a steep hill with fluffly snow, and me almost slipping and flipping back down the hill would be dangerous? Of course, but I didn't fall down.
...It was the most idiotic thing ever....
My friend was following me, and I said, "You go the usual route, I'm going to take this way" - I pointed off to the side where a small, steep hill lay. (The hill was just as tall as me, just tall enough so I could not see over it).
He motored off, and I popped my ATV into low gear, 4WD - I slowly made my way up the hill, and by the time my front end was flat and I got my vision back - it was too late.
...90 degree <b>STRAIGHT</b> down in a ditch. I pushed the brake lever, but the Quad was dammed if it was going to stop!
It slid down and stopped with such force that the wheels dug into the side of the hill, sending a handle bar into my knee, and I flew off, over my handlebars into the snow.
Just then, my buddy (Who happily took off without me) came SLOWLY reversing back up the trail. "Oh - Sid - don't go THAT way - I just remembered..."
"Too late..." I moaned.
He looked over the small hill and saw my Quad standing <b>STRAIGHT</b> up on it's front - me laying in the snow somehwere to the side of it.
I managed to get up and walk around, and to my amazement nothing broke off the Quad, and it was still RUNNING! Wow. And to think it was -12 celcius outside.
I seemed to be okay, apart from my ahceing knee and hurting shoulder.
We attached a 2 tonne nylon belt to the rear of my Quad, and hooked it up to my Buddies'. He tugged backward, but just dug a rut for himself.
So I hopped in the ditch, (the snow up to me waist - and I couldn't feel my legs due to the cold) - I (Barely) shifted it into reverse, 4WD - and struggled as I reached for the throttle.... the whinch (Which is mounted on the front) was useless.... Argh.
With his 350cc Honda Fourtrax, and my 400cc Yamaha Kodia, both in reverse and 4WD - we managed to pop the Quad out - at one point my whole body was hanging from the handle bars, dangling above the ditch - I was desperatly holding onto the throttle.
I slowly made my way home - my Shoulder and knee <i>KILLING me</i> - they both hurt so bad, but was not broken.
When I finally got settled down - had a nice cup of warm tea, watched some christmas shows on Teevee, and generally relaxed...
The bloody Police came to my door from a complaint! It seemed I had crossed a public road on my Quad!
So I cannot go Quading (even though I live RIGHT BY the woods) - I have to cross a SMALL road to get there - and I even WALKED my quad across!
So here I am - lucky to be alive (really!), and the Cops are giving me beef for crossing a small road - there wasn't a car in sight!
Man... I guess I'll be laying low AGAIN.
Damage to Quad:
I must say, I was REALLY lucky on this - my friend ended up doing the same thing a year ago - he busted open his lipped, wrecked his steering and back brakes. He wasn't as lucky as I.
My Quad:
The front grill bar is dented, and bent to the side so it's touching the plastic frame.
Thats it!
Thats all that happend to my Quad. Pretty lucky, huh?
For those of you that have no idea of what I'm talking about, this is what my Quad looks like:
Oh well.
When I came out, there was a cop on an ATV waiting (it seemed so) for me - he tried to wave me down... but I took off at full throttle - it's a good thing he did not see my plate <i>that</i> time.
This was <b>LAST</b> time, what I'm about to tell you again is <b>NOW</b>:
I just got back from an ATV trip with my friend, something <i>VERY</i> bad happend:
You would think me doing jumps off of cracked ice plates on an unfrozen river would hurt me, or damage my Quad? Noo - I got so much air, and landed perfectly each time.
You think trying to go up a steep hill with fluffly snow, and me almost slipping and flipping back down the hill would be dangerous? Of course, but I didn't fall down.
...It was the most idiotic thing ever....
My friend was following me, and I said, "You go the usual route, I'm going to take this way" - I pointed off to the side where a small, steep hill lay. (The hill was just as tall as me, just tall enough so I could not see over it).
He motored off, and I popped my ATV into low gear, 4WD - I slowly made my way up the hill, and by the time my front end was flat and I got my vision back - it was too late.
...90 degree <b>STRAIGHT</b> down in a ditch. I pushed the brake lever, but the Quad was dammed if it was going to stop!
It slid down and stopped with such force that the wheels dug into the side of the hill, sending a handle bar into my knee, and I flew off, over my handlebars into the snow.
Just then, my buddy (Who happily took off without me) came SLOWLY reversing back up the trail. "Oh - Sid - don't go THAT way - I just remembered..."
"Too late..." I moaned.
He looked over the small hill and saw my Quad standing <b>STRAIGHT</b> up on it's front - me laying in the snow somehwere to the side of it.
I managed to get up and walk around, and to my amazement nothing broke off the Quad, and it was still RUNNING! Wow. And to think it was -12 celcius outside.
I seemed to be okay, apart from my ahceing knee and hurting shoulder.
We attached a 2 tonne nylon belt to the rear of my Quad, and hooked it up to my Buddies'. He tugged backward, but just dug a rut for himself.
So I hopped in the ditch, (the snow up to me waist - and I couldn't feel my legs due to the cold) - I (Barely) shifted it into reverse, 4WD - and struggled as I reached for the throttle.... the whinch (Which is mounted on the front) was useless.... Argh.
With his 350cc Honda Fourtrax, and my 400cc Yamaha Kodia, both in reverse and 4WD - we managed to pop the Quad out - at one point my whole body was hanging from the handle bars, dangling above the ditch - I was desperatly holding onto the throttle.
I slowly made my way home - my Shoulder and knee <i>KILLING me</i> - they both hurt so bad, but was not broken.
When I finally got settled down - had a nice cup of warm tea, watched some christmas shows on Teevee, and generally relaxed...
The bloody Police came to my door from a complaint! It seemed I had crossed a public road on my Quad!
So I cannot go Quading (even though I live RIGHT BY the woods) - I have to cross a SMALL road to get there - and I even WALKED my quad across!
So here I am - lucky to be alive (really!), and the Cops are giving me beef for crossing a small road - there wasn't a car in sight!
Man... I guess I'll be laying low AGAIN.
Damage to Quad:
I must say, I was REALLY lucky on this - my friend ended up doing the same thing a year ago - he busted open his lipped, wrecked his steering and back brakes. He wasn't as lucky as I.
My Quad:
The front grill bar is dented, and bent to the side so it's touching the plastic frame.
Thats it!
Thats all that happend to my Quad. Pretty lucky, huh?
For those of you that have no idea of what I'm talking about, this is what my Quad looks like:
Oh well.
Comments
Wait... what was the question again?!
Wait... what was the question again?! <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
"Never drive up a small hill that you just-can't-see-over and which your friend will tell you not to cross, at the moment you'll fall down and crash, then a cop will come knocking on your door."
That's the lesson. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
From the angle, it looks like that: The Grill bars are bent to match the frame and the plastics. The Windshield is meant to block the wind. (Duh) - and the seat on the back is for carrying passengers.
From this angle it looks small, but it has 25" tires, a T4 Silencer Titanium exhaust pipe (Performance) - and I can easily reach up to (and past) 110 km/h - thats as far as my Speedometer reads.
It's not Cute, it's beefy. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
400cc fourstroke ultramatic engine resting behind those plastic side-panels. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
Umm, what?
Ok, yes... That was a joke... <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
First of all - the engine would hang out the side... I wouldn't get enough torque - too heavy, bust the shocks - too hot, melt the Quad - tires would spine, melt the rubber - break the drive belt...
Yeah - I know that was a joke but... MAN! That would rock and suck at the same time to have a V8 on a Quad. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
And did you find out who made the complaint?
And I know who made the caomplaint - he usually calls the Cops against my friend - but since my friend hid his License plate somehwere inside his Quad, they called on me instead. XP
*cough* maybe you should try your jumps THERE first. only problem is that the police have energy guns and high-powered one-hit-kill weapons... <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
cuz tehy go <span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>BEWM!!!!</span> <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
Burncans are basically gas tanks used to burn off brush that foxes and predators can hide in.
Burncans are basically gas tanks used to burn off brush that foxes and predators can hide in. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
crzy ausies... <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
Think that was bad? Ya should've seen him after his rugby team bloody OWNED the competition in a grudge match. Can you say bar? Can you say drinking? There was plenty of both. Beer, bar songs & smoking all night.
Fosters: Australian for Beer.
Think that was bad? Ya should've seen him after his rugby team bloody OWNED the competition in a grudge match. Can you say bar? Can you say drinking? There was plenty of both. Beer, bar songs & smoking all night.
Fosters: Australian for Beer. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
yeah... wow you aussies are hardcore <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
i cant remember the event.. maybe an aussie can explain it to me? it was a few weeks ago... on a saturday... rugby match i think....
well yeah.. after that.. BOOM i have never seen the pubs so active at mid day before...
oh yes there were injuries. <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo-->
Why is your neighbour an arsehole?
Why do the cops care about pathetic crap like somebody crossing a small road on an ATV?
I don't know why my neighbor has a beef with Quads - since we're walking the things as we cross a small road - we keep the revs down, so our Quads don't go driving off without us. XD
Or did the cop just mean 'indefinitely' ?
...What the hell?! <!--emo&:angry:--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/mad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad.gif'><!--endemo-->
...What the hell?! <!--emo&:angry:--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/mad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Yep, that makes SO much sense. Dontcha just love technicalities in the law like that?
*edit* I am also in favour of the rocket launcher idea *edit*
Good-bye annoying snitch neigbors! <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->