I was reading on another forum site about one of the members of Mike Penland's Baja 1000 team and his ordeal during the night portion of the race.

He caught a trophy truck who had lighting issues and passed him...further down the course he hit a real rough patch and stopped to figure his next move. He ends up getting hit from behind by the truck (fortunately he suffered some bruises torn muscles and a real bad concussion, but he's recovered now)

They were able to replace the subframe, fuel cell, add mismatched shocks and zip tie the seat to the frame, and Mike's team was still able to finish. The outie looked like hell, but still finished. That's pretty good quality right there.

TPR

 

"What! The Outtie with broken partz? Dont buy 1 cause of this problem. "

That would be some1 rattin out the Outtie, cause they hurt of a problem 4 once

 

Here's what Penland's quad looked like at the end of the race...this is truck damage.

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TPR

 

Frame is bent, convex on the right side. Still took <u>a whole bunch of punishment</u> (rear tires not tracking, lots of stress on both axles) after the accident. Honda, take notice.

I'm the tool guy on our rides, Hondas need as much help as any other brand. All quads are tougher than hell, not just Hondas. They used to be the queen of reliability relative to other quads, not now, their reliability is not above, although it will take 20 yrs for people who's daddy told them honda was the most reliable to get it.

 

It more attest to the determination of him and his team. Not how durable the Outty is. Let's see how well a stock machine would hold up without re-enforcing, skid plates, shocks, etc.

 

Try it out yourself and you'll see...



BTW, what cc was this one?

 

The detirmination of the team was never in question. The fact that the quad was hit by a truck and with some work was able to be used to complete the race was definately a boon for the durability aspect.

And all the reinforcing you do to a quad does not really count for anything when hit by a 3000lb vehicle, and skids and shocks mean even less.


TPR

 

TPR, well said.

 

How does this show the quality of a stock machine or give a testament to 800 durability??? It doesn't... It shows that the guy was real lucky he didn't get killed. It shows that the team busted butt to get their race ready machine back into action doing whatever they had to do. It didn't show that the BRP frame and machine was all that tough or high in quality.

So what next? Want to say how tough a Chevy Monte Carlo or Impala is since they race them in NASCAR? They smack the wall at 150 plus MPH and still stay in the race some times. Lets see you try that with a stock production vehicle. Or do you want to say how a Ford monster truck like Bigfoot shows how much quality Ford has in it trucks? Your point on quality is moot. It's a beefed up race prepped machine that your not going to get from the factory.

Bottom line it doesn't show quality of BRP. It shows what a determined group of racer can do. (Which I never said anybody questioned) It shows that Mike Penland had a Angel riding with him that day to walk away without any serious injuries. It showed that their job of beefing up the stock machine paid off for them. As for reinforcing & skid plates it can mean the difference from a tweaked frame and one that is totally trashed. All of the extra work put into that frame. The added work they put in before the race gave the frame more structural strength.

 

braveheart
Were you there to see how much additional re-enforcement was done to the frame. I think you are assuming a bunch to try to validate your opinion. And compare that to the Suzuki forums on the damage done to KQ's on just a simple rollovers. I would be willing to bet the Outie faired better than any japanese bike would have in the same situation. That, of course, is just my opinion.
Your signature does not show if you even own a quad, or are you just another wanna-be with an internet connection.