canadian oddy wrote:
Welcome new guy.
I don't own any pilots but I believe an issue with the big
Engine conversions is frame cracking. But I might be wrong. Anyways here is a little something to keep in the back of your mind
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=15887&hilit=crsahHoly Crap Canadian Oddy! That was a horrific crash! Glad you're okay. How's the back these days? Those MRI images are scary as hell! Did you eventually have the vertebrae fused? Thanks for the share.
I hear everything you are saying, been yanked outta the weeds on a helo myself a few years back, busted tibia & fibula along with other ruptured/torn this and that. But I was on a quad at the time. Ironically I was climbing a hill to assist someone that was in trouble. I still ride a quad, a Raptor 880 with about 72 horsepower, BUT, its time to put my afflicted arse in a cage I guess, a FL400 Pilot cage that is, and sell off the Raptor to another afflicted soul.
Anyways, my second childhood seems to be getting the better of me, and I share a condition with many called
'hypervelocitosis' the need for speed disease. I know of no acceptable cure, and the doctors just shake their low hung heads. However, I will be more careful, and know that sitting low to the ground has it's certain visual disadvantages. My intentions were to hold off on the Engine swap until I get used to the Pilot. Out here where I live the closest place to ride is El Mirage Dry Lake, and there are a ton of trails, but they are quite tame, Hungry Valley OHV is the next furthest out, and is wonderland of trails creeks & canyons.
Hey, thanks for the greets!
-LP