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letitsnow · 01-01-2006, 02:54 PM

i was riding my old '88 cougar 500, doing laps around a field, i was doing about 60 and the end of the field was coming and i decided that instead of slowing down i would try to take the turn at 60. knowing that it would flip if i just turned the bars i put both feet on the left running board, it was a left turn, to counter balance the sled. well i got leaning out there a ways and about 70 yds before the end of the field i hit a bump odd and fell off! it didn't feel like i was sliding that fast so i tried to stand up, i was sliding pretty fast, that just changed my position to sliding against my head. it was a good thing i wa wearing my helmet! there was a trench about 40tds long where i slid. the sled rolled to stop about 10 yds from the hedge-row.

another time this year i was doing wheelies with my 440, i was kneeling about where the storage comparment is, it hooked up better than i expected it too and i fell clear off the back. everything was fine, i was just surprised a little.