I know technically it's just a brush guard, but I am thankful Carter built that cage as strong as they did on this GTR after yesterday at Gorman. I gotta tell the whole story tho...
We got tired of sitting around not able to use the buggy because of the desert heat, so this was a mild weekend and we decided to head out to Gorman for a little day trip yesterday. My son's friend was with us, and he has a tendency to be somewhat reckless in everything he does.....see where this is going?
Well ,the wife and I took the GTR out for a ride and the trail kept getting narrower. Of course I'm an idiot and kept going until the front tire wedged and broke it's seal....we were flat in 10 seconds. So we got that taken care of and I had my kid's friend drive me out so I could teach him buggy safety. He did pretty good, seemed timid enough to respect the machine and that was my mistake...
The two boys decide to take the buggy out onto a flat area and do some donuts. MY kid knows how to safely do this without flipping the buggy, but then my wife insists on letting the other kid drive. First he starts cutting off other riders( which I didn't know till after), then I watch in horror as he punches it running about the length of a football field and he's hitting 40 easy......when he cuts the wheels sharply to the left and made my heart stop.....over they went in a grand cloud of dirt...of course the front tire spun right off the rim and the dender is busted, but the cage did it's job and two shaken boys climbed out of a buggy to find a madman ready to kill them....me. The cage did it's job and neither was hurt....in fact the cage only had a few scratches on it....and yes, they were wearing helmets..
And....that's the last time we take that kid, who I really do like a lot, offroading again. I am not going to be the one to have to call someone's parents..... _________________ Carter Brothers gtr 300
18g sliders
red malossi main spring
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not yet installed:
mrp exhaust
mrp 30mm carb
k&n filter
a 40mph roll, glad everything worked out ok.i bet they are sore today though.i know boys will be boys and i have been there in my younger years but i can understand you being upset things like this is scared mad or thats the way i am until everything calms down.i do understand no more trips for him though,that scared me just thinking about what you wrote and seeing it in my mind.
thats gotta be a tough buggy
pud _________________ 2006 sunl 150b
Dr. pulley 10 gram sliders, 1500 torque spring,39 tooth sprocket,2000lb winch, red neck uni filter, 125 main jet at 1,450 elevation, drilled out exhaust,ngk iridium plug,performance intake
trying a set of 10gram rollers now
First time my brother rolled his buggy i thought the cage was fine too until i tried to fill up the gas and realized the cage had pushed back 6 inches obstructing my filler cap.
You got real lucky if it infact didnt squish at all. Ours looked cosmetically fine but in fact had pushed back a bit.
Im sure the 2 kids must have weighed more then my brother he is probably 180 and it couldnt even take that impact. _________________ Darren,
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Friends should NEVER EVER drive these buggies, only ride. Back about maybe three years ago I was driving my blade around with my friend. Well when it was his turn to drive he took it down my driveway. We were speeding along at about 32 when all of a sudden he cranks the wheel left. We drifted sideways for about 5 feet on the grass but when the wheels caught all heck broke loose. We rolled about three or four times... when it was all said and done all that was damaged was the roll cage.
-Jerad _________________ "If it goes 50, then let's see if we can make it do 51"
Blade 175 SRT-1 (Dodge inspiration)
170cc Big Bore, Stroker Crankshaft, A8 top-speed cam, Prodigy variator, prodigy clutch, prodidy bell, 12gram rollers, Uni air intake, 140 jet, Tach, horn
Multiple lessons learned. I bet you never thought that kid would teach you anything. Kinda funny how that works out. _________________ Chris Dierkens
'04 Yerf-Dog 3206 10g Rollers, 1500# Spring, Reverse, SuperTrapp, Uni
'04 KPX Xterro: pumper carb, oil cooling, 10g rollers, Junkies pipe, Uni
'05 Blade 150 DX: 4 Valve head, 10g rollers, East Side pipe, Uni
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yesterday my brother was driving my talon and tried to do a donut way to fast and the thing flipped and rolled all the way over twice. luckily he got out with just a couple scratches. bent the mess out of my rollcage though _________________ carter talon 150
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rejet-130
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Well, from the way it looked, I think the wide rear tires acted as a damper and dramatically slowed the flip. At least i tlooked that way. My theory is that it might not have flipped had the front tire not ripped off the rim from the sideways pressure. We were all very, very lucky. What's funny is had I been 16, the year 1987 and the buggy a Honda Odyssey........flipping it would have been the goal! _________________ Carter Brothers gtr 300
18g sliders
red malossi main spring
malossi delta clutch with red springs installed
not yet installed:
mrp exhaust
mrp 30mm carb
k&n filter
...What's funny is had I been 16, the year 1987 and the buggy a Honda Odyssey........flipping it would have been the goal!
We did it all the time in my friends Oddy when they first came out. His parents found out and we all got in trouble. It was fun until we had to clean out his dad's barn. _________________ Chris Dierkens
'04 Yerf-Dog 3206 10g Rollers, 1500# Spring, Reverse, SuperTrapp, Uni
'04 KPX Xterro: pumper carb, oil cooling, 10g rollers, Junkies pipe, Uni
'05 Blade 150 DX: 4 Valve head, 10g rollers, East Side pipe, Uni
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im 16 and i hate flippion that thing...my seatbelts are mostly busted..lol _________________ carter talon 150
10g rollers
1500lb clutch springs
1500lb torque spring
uni filter with redneck intake
rejet-130
cvt snorkel
new desert cat atv shocks for the front
cheng shin 20x7-8 fronts
itp mudlight 22x11-8 rears
drilled out exhaust
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Glad everyone was okay.
a 40mph roll, glad everything worked out ok.i bet they are sore today though.i know boys will be boys and i have been there in my younger years but i can understand you being upset things like this is scared mad or thats the way i am until everything calms down.i do understand no more trips for him though,that scared me just thinking about what you wrote and seeing it in my mind.
