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Well I know this has been covered before, so I’m sorry in advance, but I am reposting because I want more specific to my situation answers, I’d like to share my experience, plus all this "at work boredom" I hear about really concerns me for my fellow clubs members well being.
So I just got home from an extended weekend in Tennessee, Windrock/Coal Creek OHV Park in Oliver Springs Tennessee. About 30 minutes from Knoxville. anyway gravel mountain roads, the fact that it was 1030 pm and very dark out compounded by no rain in 2 weeks (which created a absolutely blinding dust cloud in the sun light), and some impaired judgment courteous the liquid courage I was drinking, created a very dangerous cocktail of stupidity that about killed me. one side of the trail we were doing 60 mph down and sliding around the corners, was a rock wall and the other side was anywhere from a slow gradually hill to a 1000 foot sheer mountain drop offs. We have all seen these roads even if only on TV. Thank god I was hugging the high side because when I came out of one of the corners and had to rub some dust out of my eye. When my hand got back to the bar I had tall weeds right in my face and rocks as big as a full sized truck were whipping past me at 40. Before I could even think "oh shit" a rock under the weeds dead stopped my left front tire. Naturally I was thrown and the bike was upside down. I lost the front bumper getting towed back in. back at camp the next morning I discover two bent a-arms, one upper and one lower, a torn ball joint boot a radiator that had a bent inlet tube and was empty. So we got her squared away to ride the rest of the trip (this happened the first night after a 12 hour car ride down). The next day I did a climb on the section known as the stair steps, smoked my clutch well got it started down the path anyway. Right after the hill climb there was no more free play in the lever. And it proceeded to work its way all the way out so it doesn’t engage until the lever is almost completely out. I’m not positive because vie never lost a clutch but I can’t adjust it out at the lever adjustment. And since I can’t adjust it and it changed where it engages in the first place I’m going to guess its going.
So threes the story, here is the questions;
1) I would like to know the best replacements you guys/gals have found for my specific parts.
2) A short review of these parts if you have the time, and
3) Anyone else here ever ride Windrock? It was an amazing park that provides free memories to last a life time...
Oh yeah I was not hurt more than bruises not even a drop of blood. A cool scar would have been a good souvenir but I’m kind of glad I didn’t get that package.
Parts I’m referring to are:
1) Clutch
2) Right side front lower a-arm assembly
3) Right side front upper a-arm ball joint boot
4) Left side front lower a-arm assembly
5) Radiator
6) Front bumper
7) Grab bar
Thanks for reading sorry it was so long and thanks in advance for your help. There will be pics to come
So I just got home from an extended weekend in Tennessee, Windrock/Coal Creek OHV Park in Oliver Springs Tennessee. About 30 minutes from Knoxville. anyway gravel mountain roads, the fact that it was 1030 pm and very dark out compounded by no rain in 2 weeks (which created a absolutely blinding dust cloud in the sun light), and some impaired judgment courteous the liquid courage I was drinking, created a very dangerous cocktail of stupidity that about killed me. one side of the trail we were doing 60 mph down and sliding around the corners, was a rock wall and the other side was anywhere from a slow gradually hill to a 1000 foot sheer mountain drop offs. We have all seen these roads even if only on TV. Thank god I was hugging the high side because when I came out of one of the corners and had to rub some dust out of my eye. When my hand got back to the bar I had tall weeds right in my face and rocks as big as a full sized truck were whipping past me at 40. Before I could even think "oh shit" a rock under the weeds dead stopped my left front tire. Naturally I was thrown and the bike was upside down. I lost the front bumper getting towed back in. back at camp the next morning I discover two bent a-arms, one upper and one lower, a torn ball joint boot a radiator that had a bent inlet tube and was empty. So we got her squared away to ride the rest of the trip (this happened the first night after a 12 hour car ride down). The next day I did a climb on the section known as the stair steps, smoked my clutch well got it started down the path anyway. Right after the hill climb there was no more free play in the lever. And it proceeded to work its way all the way out so it doesn’t engage until the lever is almost completely out. I’m not positive because vie never lost a clutch but I can’t adjust it out at the lever adjustment. And since I can’t adjust it and it changed where it engages in the first place I’m going to guess its going.
So threes the story, here is the questions;
1) I would like to know the best replacements you guys/gals have found for my specific parts.
2) A short review of these parts if you have the time, and
3) Anyone else here ever ride Windrock? It was an amazing park that provides free memories to last a life time...
Oh yeah I was not hurt more than bruises not even a drop of blood. A cool scar would have been a good souvenir but I’m kind of glad I didn’t get that package.
Parts I’m referring to are:
1) Clutch
2) Right side front lower a-arm assembly
3) Right side front upper a-arm ball joint boot
4) Left side front lower a-arm assembly
5) Radiator
6) Front bumper
7) Grab bar
Thanks for reading sorry it was so long and thanks in advance for your help. There will be pics to come