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Originally posted by ridnwarrior@Jan 26 2005, 12:13 AM
As usual there is more than one problem with this situation.
Inexperience first.* Start with a smaller challenge.
Inexperienced friends second.* That guy looks like he is there to catch a softball.
WTF.
I'll bet a paycheck that guy didn't take a rider course.
Like most idiots he had enough money to buy a quad.
Thank God helicopters and planes are very expensive.
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Here is what the guy says. I guess he is experienced but the Outty is new for him.
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Alright then...now that all you experts out there across the country have given your feelings on my incident, I will set the record straight so you won't have to speculate on what happened.
#1-Spotters are not idiots...they are there for a reason. He had no way of knowing when or if either rear tire would slip into the rut and change my direction. NOT HIS FAULT!
#2-There is zero room to get any kind of momentum going before you start to climb. My approach in these situations is to creep up and let the quad do the work. Unfortunately...the quad wasn't working as it should.
#3-This was not my first trip up this particular hill. My mistake was initially trying to bail out on the right hand side. After realizing that was not the right side to bail on...I was left with one alternative...try to stay on and gas that pig till it got over. Unfortunately, gravity played a roll in keeping me from remounting. The fact that my thumb was in the throttle was no accident on my part, it was intentional.
Now, say what you will but as one reply said..."*beep* happens".
I was lucky not to be injured worse than I was, very lucky.
A deep thigh bruise, right ankle twisted and bruised and bloody, and some very sore ribs, even 13 days after the fact.
I will be conquering this hill at a date yet to be determined. After the quad is repaired and my ribs heal up. High-range full out, no spotters in my way, do or die.
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Check out his riding pics looks like one hell of a area. I need to visit my cousin out there.
