Worst Rim

**philmoore** · 06-06-2009, 03:08 PM

A few years ago, during the winter, my friend and I were riding along the edge of the Mississippi. He was on my Banshee, and I was on my '86 ATC250R. We were going pretty fast, you know, in case the ice was thin. I was sliding past a hump of frozen cattails. Not a full-lock side slide, but just a little sideways. I clipped the frozen chunk of mud at the base of the cattail and it bent my front rim. I didn't flip, but the front tire went instantly flat. When you are on snow/ice, and your front tire is flat on a three wheeler, you cannot steer (in case you didn't know that already).
It was not a fun ride home that's for sure.

**Tecate250** · 06-06-2009, 03:18 PM

Ouch. Did ya straighten it?

**jason85atc250r** · 06-06-2009, 09:05 PM

Originally Posted by philmoore

A few years ago, during the winter, my friend and I were riding along the edge of the Mississippi. He was on my Banshee, and I was on my '86 ATC250R. We were going pretty fast, you know, in case the ice was thin. I was sliding past a hump of frozen cattails. Not a full-lock side slide, but just a little sideways. I clipped the frozen chunk of mud at the base of the cattail and it bent my front rim. I didn't flip, but the front tire went instantly flat. When you are on snow/ice, and your front tire is flat on a three wheeler, you cannot steer (in case you didn't know that already).
It was not a fun ride home that's for sure.

break out the 4 pound

you could bend that back. been there done that so i could keep riding.

**philmoore** · 06-06-2009, 09:43 PM

Ya, I could. But I don't like the tire, it is too big and rubs the pipe when he front shocks compress anyway.

**Tecate250** · 06-07-2009, 11:32 AM

Originally Posted by jason85atc250r

break out the 4 pound

you could bend that back. been there done that so i could keep riding.

I like your attitude.

**NOS_350X** · 08-18-2009, 11:50 PM

All the ones in the pics i get that once a month racing. You just hit it out and your good to go.

Ths crappy part is when the rim got tore up the tire was fine. I had to get off the track and when doing so it cut the sidewal of a BRAND NEW tire.

**QCR77** · 08-19-2009, 12:13 AM

dayum. id like to here the story behind that bent rim

**Jonpin** · 08-19-2009, 03:47 AM

Originally Posted by QCR77

dayum. id like to here the story behind that bent rim

I 2nd that

**oscarmayer** · 08-19-2009, 10:04 AM

Originally Posted by Tecate250

I like your attitude.

hell yea true triker there!!!! Hard core!!!!!!!

more info on bent rim please!!!!!!

**Tecate250** · 08-19-2009, 01:23 PM

Yeah. I have been good to rims lately.

**NOS_350X** · 08-20-2009, 03:08 AM

Just racing, I got the holeshot made it out front, In the second lap Second place overshot a sweeper turn and hit my backend, 3rd place slamed straight into my rim, Front bumper to rim.

30-40mph turn

The 2 guys are good friends, I think it was planned, But who knows, THATS RACING!!!

**jason85atc250r** · 08-21-2009, 09:55 PM

Originally Posted by Tecate250

I like your attitude.

i had to bend a rim back likr that on my trx250r while i was play riding.

the worst one was i bent i rim like that on my 82 toyota truck rock crawling. dropped off a rock ledge rite onto a pointy rock. took alot of BFH action to bend a chrome wagon wheel back. aired it back up and kept wheeling for the day

**charger** · 08-21-2009, 10:05 PM

Originally Posted by harryredtrike

all i have is a story.youll have to use your imagination.when i was a kid my rim bolts came out on a split rim tire.this caused the rim to expand and shred the bolt holes out.the hole center of the rim was destroyed.to fix i welded some 1/8 inch plate in the rim and redrilled the holes.

my friend just did that same thing. we havent fixed it yet though.

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