Ok, guys I was doing something really stupid. Long story short, I was going too fast when I tried to do a quick u-turn and I flipped my 1 week old Predator. Scrapped my knee and my elbow but other than that I am fine. My concern is for my quad. There some scratches on the front fender and I broke the emergency kill switch with the landing but other than that, everything looks ok. My question is what should I look for after a crash like that? I test rode it and everything seems fine. The handlebars are straight and the alignment seems ok. I am just not sure what kind on “inspection” I need to do on my quad. I will call the dealer tomorrow and price a replacement kill switch.

 

all told, you came out okay, good thing those predators are pretty light....

Look at your machine from the back and then from the front, checking for any damage to the suspension and steering....look underneath and see if there is any cracks, etc. Make sure you look at the front suspension well, where the shocks mount, the steering mounts, etc. The frames are pretty tough, so you probably won't have a problem there.....

doens't sound like it hit too bad....just look for things you would think would get damaged on a flip/roll....also, open your airbox and make sure nothing got in there, like gas or oil....

 

check the wheel bolts for bent or loose, check the tie rod ends for same, and i would check the radiator. Glad to hear you didn't get hurt!

 

Thanks for the info guys. I will give it a complete once over when I get home from work. When I got up and dusted myself off, I had to push the machine back over on its wheels and I thought for sure that it would not start. I pulled the clutch and hit the start button and she fired right up like nothing happened. I have a LOT more respect for the machine now. I will try and be more careful from now on.

 

My buddy has fliped his 04 at least 4 times. He has crack the front plastic, and bent the handle bars. If it would have been some of the other quads[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img].....it would have broke the frame. Thats way I don't care if the Pred is heavier then the 450R and the YFZ.

 

my friends pred was 20 minutes out of the showroom and he ripped the rear grab bar off it. then a week later hit a tree pretty hard........anyone have an extra frame laying around???? and rear earnhardt plastics.

 

Ouch!!! Hit a tree, daggone.. He jump before it hit?

 

I'd bet you broke the clips off the front hood. I never replaced them on my '03, cause they didn't seem to be crucial.

 

don't look for anything, spit out the dirt and get back on it! lol if you ride like I do, that won't be last time you flipp 'er.

 

Front clips??? Where do I look for those? The fender is a little "off" on the right side but that is because I can tell what happened. I asked my dad if he could see it and only after I showed it to him did he know what I was talking about. I think I will try some super glue for that kill switch too.