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guy48065
Post Wed Apr 18, 2007 2:47 pm 
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Seems like the worst carnage occurs when we loan our buggies to others Wink

Some of my misadventures:

Not intended to be driven by inexperienced drivers chasing teenage girls:


Not intended to be driven into a tree by teenage girls:


Not intended to be run over by another buggy (snapped balljoint, replaced on site):


Maybe not intended to be driven offroad at all (Yerfdog):


Definitely not intended to be rolled over by the rollcage:



Of all these incidents only the missing Yerfdog spindle I would consider to be a defect. Trail abuse fatigued the weld and the whole thing eventually fell off. The fix (longer, stronger & reinforced bolt) should have been part of the original assembly. It would have cost only pennies more.

I'm always amazed how tough these little machines are. I bet I don't have more than $20 in repair costs in 2 years of frequent trail riding.

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Post Wed Apr 18, 2007 4:32 pm 
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OUCH!! who's broken finger? Crying or Very sad
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Post Wed Apr 18, 2007 7:00 pm 
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very true. of all the stuff I had to repair on my talon all was done by me. the only thing I had to have under warranty was the clutch exploded after only 3 months

nice finger Laughing

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Post Wed Apr 18, 2007 7:01 pm 
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Mine. It's the bone inside the hand. I did the manly thing and didn't get a cast Rolling Eyes
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I know, knock on wood, mine has held up pretty
good so far. As far as the weak points, if they break,
I'll just reinforce them better.
Ya, I did the broken finger thing too..... Hurts like
hell when it's cold outside! lol Laughing

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