Well, I finally did it. I had my first major crash on my TBoss Sunday. I think this makes me an official rider now.

I was riding on a pretty serious MX track and decided to go down a fairly steep hill. I was so busy concentrating on my speed (big hill I was really wanting to go down it as slowly as possible) I completely forgot to shift my weight to the back of the quad. Well the next thing I knew I was headed over the handle bars. I was able to jumpg off before the quad flipped, but I still took a beating.

Somehow my Boss found the left side of my body as it rolled down the hill. I sprained my wrist trying to keep the handlebars from smacking me in the face. Some where between hitting the ground and catching the Boss I bruised a few ribs and my shoulder (I'll bet cha $100 my chest protector would have prevented this, but like an idiot I left it in the car).

I couldn't get leg outta the way in time, so the next thing I see is this big red seat under my foot and I hear this God awful popping sound in my knee. Then I feel a sharp pain shoot down my leg.

In turn, what use to be my knee, is so swollen that it looks like my thigh. The X-rays show no bone damage, but my doc wants me to have an MRI within the next few days. So, i wont' be walking or riding for a while

As for my Boss, it held it's own. The handlebars will have to be re-adjusted, and the throttle lever needs to be tightened. I did however, crack the brake fluid res. Other than that, everything checks out fine.

The dealer wants about a $100 (parts and labor) to fix the brake fluid resevoir. But if it's nothing major I'm wondering if this is something I can do myself?

Anybody ever had to replace this part? Can't I just put the new res on, fill it with fluid, pump the brake lever until the pressure builds up, and go? Or is this gonna be a major undertaking?

Oh yeah, not realizing that the line conected to the brake fluid box was slightly exposed, my buddy started washing my quad. There's a good chance dirt and water may have gotten in the brake line. What sould I do?

 

i know what your going through with your knee. i slipped in some mud and felt the same thing you did.i just had orthiscope surgery on my knee last tuesday and found out i need acu reconstructive surgery after i heal from this. this means 6 more months off from work, i've bee off work since the end of april. one good thing though,i can use my quad for an outdoor wheelchair! by the way i completely tore one ligament and partaly torn two others. i hope you have a better outcome than i did and have a speedy recovery!

 

mousin

Tough break about the accident. Hope you heal well. As for the brakes, bleeding them is not hard, just time consuming. Great reason to buy a service manual and learn to do things yourself. The savings in labor on one repair will alone pay for the manual. I flipped my wifes trail boss after she owned it about 6 months. She still gives me the evil eye everytime she sees the dent in the front bumper

 

Man your Lucky, I have a friend that just rolled his sport. He was doing 40mph when it rolled. He's in the hospital for a week with a cracked spleen and collapsed lung.

 

You are lucky, A guy her e just ate a jackpine with no helmet on. His right side of his skulli s mush and brain matter is exposed plus he has a puntured lung a broken arm and other misc damage, quad is totaled, 40 mph on a sp 500 into a pine the tree won. His eyes respond to light and is breathing on his own but thats about it. 26 years old on a family ride and his girlfriend found him along with his mother. Next day i went and bought two new helments for me and the wife. If he makes it he will be lucky.

 

Thanks guys. I'll be glad when this is over with, I'm ready to ride!!!!!

 

Well guys, I finaaly had an MRI and got my results back. I messed my knee up GOOD!!

Bruised knee cap, torn ACL, strained Lateral and Medial Meniscus tendons, and a strained/bruised Patella. So, I gotta have surgery and about 4 weeks of Physical therapy. Which means late July or early August before I can ride again.

Life is so unfair...........

 

WHY WOULD YOU HAVE A TRAILBOSS ON A MX TRACK.? MY FREIEND HAS A TRAILBOSS AND DID ALMOST THE EXACT SAME THING TRING TO JUMP IT !! JEEPERS..

 

exprider,
That's the funny part, I was cutting across the track on my way to the trails in the woods. Since all the bikers were gone, my friend and I were taking the shortcut, and were even riding the track in the opposite direction. I was going so slow and being so careful!!

Most of the people that saw it, said that they'd never seen anybody have a wreck that bad going that slow!

 

This thread is a good reminder of how easily you can damage yourself on your ATV. Helmets are a must at all times. I flipped my Sport 400L on two
different occaisions and was luckily not hurt. One other time on my dirt bike I near flipped, crashed into 2 trees, smoked my head off one tree, and broke both my wrists. If not for my helmet that time I would most likely have been
a vegetable. I was very fortunate to only have 2 casts for 4 months. If you think 2 casts is bad try wiping your butt! Ha ha...Anyways, keep those helmets on and stay within your riding abilities.

Keith