stories

[yamaha 250]

anybody have any storys about flipping there ouads?

[Tri Moto]

Which way, forward, backward or side to side?
ive done it all...

[yamaha 250]

every way

[OldSchoolin86]

This is about the wreck that was bad enough to make me sell my toys. I still have yet to even hit a real double since then.

The place was Joliet MX Park. It was spring of 2000. I just got my 86 TRX together for spring practice. It had some mild motor done with a FMF pipe/silencer, boysen reads, 2mm bigger flat slide and snorkel removed with no lid on the air box. I striped it down to nothing, completely restored it, and installed my lonestar front end on her. Everything was like new. Being I did really well in practice with her all busted up the previous year I decided it was time to race the district 17 stadium series. Why not I had no problems flying yet?

This day was different. A pro rider for Nacs showed up with friends on a YZ426 powered R. I had to know. I had to know if I had what it takes. After watching this guy run a few laps I knew it would be tough. He was good, the best on 4 wheels I had ever seen at this track. When the next practice round for quads came I lined up with him. It was just the 2 of us in front waiting for the guy to let us go. I remember it well. Before we even took off I decided to take it easy and just double and not triple anything. I could do it but I didn't have it worked out perfect and I didn't want to kill myself. Soon we were off. Going in to the first turn I was close, really close. I was going the fastest I ever had around that track. Two laps in and I'm still holding off his friends and I'm only one turn behind him. I was approaching the back triple and as planed I pitched in to ride down the double but there was a problem. Riding with this kid had sped up my pace so much I missed the back side of the second jump and landed in between the 2nd and 3rd. From that point to being pile driven head first, quad last in to the ground after the 3rd is a little hazy. As I was going into the pile drive I put both hands out to help prevent breaking my neck. It worked but I was messed up. It took me a couple to get moving and when I did it wasn't good. I got the ride off the track with the mule cart and laid down on my trailer. It wasn't long before I couldn't move without having serious breathing problems. I couldn't even get up to get in my truck. That's when I took the old ambulance ride. My buddies got everything together and followed me. My buddy Karnivore660R stayed until the end and even gave me a ride home.

Ended up I bent that lonestare front end up, shattered my helmet up both sides and tore almost every muscle out of my back when I put my hands out in front of me to save my neck. It took over a month to get to where I could get out and do anything. The first week I even needed help getting in the shower. How embarrassing is that?

I sold my machines and gave it all up until this year when I couldn't resist and bought an 86 Tri-Z. Soon after I got my 400ex and now I'm just trying to find places to ride again. I still ride hard and love catching air but I haven't got back to clearing gaps. I imagine soon I will but until then I'll still be pushing the limits every other way I can.

I wrecked a million times and had been hurt a few too. This was the only accident that got the best of me and it looks like I finally fixed that.

Thanks Karnivore660R for helping me out.

[karnivore660r]

Your welcome!

Hey, we're gonna rent out that track this spring, you up for it?

[Ol' Dirty 533]

Awww OldSchoolin, that almost brings ters too my eyes, where's the tissue...lol Good luck Mr. Vertebrae!!

[OldSchoolin86]

LOL! I forgot about MR Vertebrae.

[yamaha 250]

holy cow and i thought that my wrecks were bad :!:

[mtbikr]

Aprox 15yrs ago a bunch of my buds and I went out on a gorgeous snowy day in Tn. A good 6 inches of powder on the ground. Anyway, we rode a while and about mid-day we start across a creek. Well one guy gets a little impatient and tries to go downstream for a quicker way.(it takes a while for 10 3-wheelers to cross slow enough not to splash). He picked his spot for his new 250sx to cross and started. I knew he was in trouble when the water rose above his front fender. It was'nt long before he bobbled a little and over they went. The next thing I saw was 3 tires and a blue lipped head sticking out of the water. We got them out and got him home to the heat but to my knowledge he never ventured out in unknown waters again!

did he ever get the 250sx back if not he diserved it.

[OldSchoolin86]

That's a crappy thing to say.

Hope your bud was alright, we all make mistakes.

[mtbikr]

The bike was fine. We towed it back and changed the oil. He is still as bullheaded as was then. ....and he still has that 250sx!

[Dirtcrasher]

I had no involvement in this! Some older people were at the tallest hill in Taunton Mass - Prospect Hill, a resevoir. They were there drinking and 3 kids showed up taking turns on their Honda 200 four wheeler - toolin around. Anyhow these guys decided to bet them 20$ they couldn't make it up the back side - which was almost impossible even with a 250 2 stroke. First kid tried and made it 30 ft or so before he stalled it. Next kid backed WAY up and made it maybe 150 ft. 3/4 of the way up till he hit a rock and it flipped over and started to roll. First the headlight came off, then the fenders shattered. Then it took off the top of a tree 25 ft in the air and bounced bending the forks, each progressive bounce got worse and worse as the kids screemed "MY BIKE!!!!!". It came to a stop at the bottom destroyed. The ones who egged them on quickly left.

[mtbikr]

You gotta know your limits! But I bet the older guys laugh and tell that story to everybody. cruel

[raptor 660r]

well i was going to ask if trailprotrailpro friend was ok but i didnt mean that to sound like that :oops: sorry