Hit by a 5 Seater Sand rail at Little Sahara UT (Can post pictures) - Yamaha YFZ450 Forum : YFZ450, YFZ450R, YFZ450X Forums

BlueShark450 · 02-01-2012, 12:21 AM

Well, if you have ever been to Little Sahara, sand mountain, in Utah, not Oklahoma, there is the mountain, the not as steep but longer side is called the valley, but to the right of the valley is a hill, with a bowl in the middle, then another hill to the top, I use to shoot that a lot on my quad. So I was racing up the hill, I've had a bad feeling in my gut the whole day. And when I was coming down I got into the bowl, went slowly over the blind spot to the second half of the hill to get down, and there was a 5 seater sand rail, the thing was giant, going about 40MPH sideways on the hill (Rails usually use that hill to shoot up sideways and fly up the valley). Luckly he turned enough to slam the front of me. I just closed my eyes, let go, and jumped as high as I could off my quad, I jumped sort of backwards away from it, ended up rolling back down into the bowl, my quad rolled, I rolled about 14 to 15 times down this hill (What it felt like) and opened my eyes when I stopped, I saw the guy from the rail running towards me as fast as he could, his rail was still moving when he got out of it, and I tried to stand up but once I got on my feet and took a step I just fell down from how dizzy I was and from the shock and adrenaline. My headlights disappeared, my battery was disconnected, my frame was warped, my handle bars were completely bent, (My throttle never felt the same after.) my plastics were a wreck, and my bumper was bent.

Moral of this long story is don't get hit by Sand rails, and I am so lucky that I only ended up with a few bruises, and a headache. I can post pictures of my quad after the wreck too if anyone is interested.

417_450 · 02-01-2012, 12:36 AM

This guy is interested..!!

gar2004 · 02-01-2012, 01:21 AM

put pictures

jcappello1217 · 02-01-2012, 04:01 AM

Dang dude I'm sorry to hear that! Good thing you weren't injured though! Quads are fixable and replaceable but most of the time people aren't fixable in those situations! Could have been a lot worse! Post pics of the quad up

boomer669 · 02-01-2012, 05:49 AM

Dang man, glad you ok! What did the guy say to you?

BlueShark450 · 02-01-2012, 09:49 PM

Well, what the guy said was "Are you okay? I didn't even see you! Do you need to get the cops involved? I can follow you back to your camp to tell your dad what happened". Along the lines of that, we went and dropped his rail off at his camp, he hopped on his 450, and rode with us and told my dad the story, my helmet is all jacked up the visor is cracked, missing pieces of my helmet, ect. He was really nice, wasn't drunk (Most people are out there it was Memorial weekend).
Funny thing is I crashed when I use to BMX and stopped instantly, but I got hit by a sand rail and wanted to continue riding after that, it's how much I love it.

Here are the pics too. Ask me more questions if you want.

BlueShark450 · 02-01-2012, 09:51 PM

You can see in the pictures that my bars were completely warped, the alignment was done too.

05450Travis · 02-01-2012, 10:36 PM

Sucks that that happened i have black stock bumper if u want it. And yfz headlights suck! Any time I roll my quad I break a headlight

BlueShark450 · 02-01-2012, 10:59 PM

It's alright, it was all rebuilt, I got a sick looking blue frame for it, and it was all fixed except plastics, but I don't have it anymore, I haven't had a YFZ since around 09, It was an 07 and we got it brand new, hopefully i'm getting a new one for a graduation / 18th birthday gift.

**Terse** · 02-01-2012, 11:26 PM

Utah is a great spot to ride, but the rails we have to watch out for. I'm glad your ok

johnnyjm84 · 02-02-2012, 02:05 AM

that is a crazy story, good thing you are ok.

McWeiss · 02-02-2012, 02:17 AM

Good to see you walked away virtually unscathed, Bike looks pretty rough though!

skboyce2 · 02-02-2012, 09:05 AM

Unscathed; nicely done! Be safe out there!

shawn06 · 02-12-2012, 09:11 PM

i would have guy buy nother quad =P

SalM · 02-12-2012, 09:45 PM

Damn that sucks man glad your ok!

thecoyfish · 02-12-2012, 11:13 PM

Man that sucks, glad ur ok, the rails fly up the valley and don't watch out for us bikes. Ride there a lot and have seen a rail and atv meet head on going over to the back side. Think life life came on that one.

Wickedgmc · 04-10-2012, 02:42 AM

Glad your okay man! That would suck no doubt.

Sandrail 1, YFZ 0

TH3DUBBS · 04-15-2012, 08:22 PM

I watched A guy on a dirt bike get took out by a rail coming down sand mountain.

it happens..

txboatpilot · 04-15-2012, 09:57 PM

Glad you are ok. Reminds me of this video I saw a while back.

Horrible Dune Trip Quad and Rail Accident - YouTube

02-01-2012, 12:21 AM	#1 (permalink)
BlueShark450 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: West Jordan, Utah Posts: 138	Hit by a 5 Seater Sand rail at Little Sahara UT (Can post pictures) Well, if you have ever been to Little Sahara, sand mountain, in Utah, not Oklahoma, there is the mountain, the not as steep but longer side is called the valley, but to the right of the valley is a hill, with a bowl in the middle, then another hill to the top, I use to shoot that a lot on my quad. So I was racing up the hill, I've had a bad feeling in my gut the whole day. And when I was coming down I got into the bowl, went slowly over the blind spot to the second half of the hill to get down, and there was a 5 seater sand rail, the thing was giant, going about 40MPH sideways on the hill (Rails usually use that hill to shoot up sideways and fly up the valley). Luckly he turned enough to slam the front of me. I just closed my eyes, let go, and jumped as high as I could off my quad, I jumped sort of backwards away from it, ended up rolling back down into the bowl, my quad rolled, I rolled about 14 to 15 times down this hill (What it felt like) and opened my eyes when I stopped, I saw the guy from the rail running towards me as fast as he could, his rail was still moving when he got out of it, and I tried to stand up but once I got on my feet and took a step I just fell down from how dizzy I was and from the shock and adrenaline. My headlights disappeared, my battery was disconnected, my frame was warped, my handle bars were completely bent, (My throttle never felt the same after.) my plastics were a wreck, and my bumper was bent. Moral of this long story is don't get hit by Sand rails, and I am so lucky that I only ended up with a few bruises, and a headache. I can post pictures of my quad after the wreck too if anyone is interested. __________________

02-01-2012, 12:36 AM	#2 (permalink)
417_450 Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 75	This guy is interested..!! __________________ 07 YFZ 450. 05 471r. Dasa P&P-Stage 3-Kibble White 13:1 JE Piston Stroker Crank FCR Carb. Hipers-Quadtech-Works-Herrmann. Houser Ect. 03 Yamaha r1.

02-01-2012, 04:01 AM	#4 (permalink)
jcappello1217 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: ohio Posts: 305	Dang dude I'm sorry to hear that! Good thing you weren't injured though! Quads are fixable and replaceable but most of the time people aren't fixable in those situations! Could have been a lot worse! Post pics of the quad up __________________ my baby was stolen :( 04/05 YFZ 450: build in progress :(

02-01-2012, 05:49 AM	#5 (permalink)
boomer669 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Caldwell, Idaho Posts: 480	Dang man, glad you ok! What did the guy say to you? __________________

02-01-2012, 09:49 PM	#6 (permalink)
BlueShark450 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: West Jordan, Utah Posts: 138	Well, what the guy said was "Are you okay? I didn't even see you! Do you need to get the cops involved? I can follow you back to your camp to tell your dad what happened". Along the lines of that, we went and dropped his rail off at his camp, he hopped on his 450, and rode with us and told my dad the story, my helmet is all jacked up the visor is cracked, missing pieces of my helmet, ect. He was really nice, wasn't drunk (Most people are out there it was Memorial weekend). Funny thing is I crashed when I use to BMX and stopped instantly, but I got hit by a sand rail and wanted to continue riding after that, it's how much I love it. Here are the pics too. Ask me more questions if you want. __________________

02-01-2012, 01:21 AM	#3 (permalink)
gar2004 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: California Posts: 20	put pictures

02-01-2012, 09:51 PM	#7 (permalink)
BlueShark450 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: West Jordan, Utah Posts: 138	You can see in the pictures that my bars were completely warped, the alignment was done too. __________________

02-01-2012, 10:36 PM	#8 (permalink)
05450Travis Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Wichita KS Posts: 87	Sucks that that happened i have black stock bumper if u want it. And yfz headlights suck! Any time I roll my quad I break a headlight

02-01-2012, 10:59 PM	#9 (permalink)
BlueShark450 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: West Jordan, Utah Posts: 138	It's alright, it was all rebuilt, I got a sick looking blue frame for it, and it was all fixed except plastics, but I don't have it anymore, I haven't had a YFZ since around 09, It was an 07 and we got it brand new, hopefully i'm getting a new one for a graduation / 18th birthday gift. __________________

02-01-2012, 11:26 PM	#10 (permalink)
Terse Bad Azz Admin Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 10,127	Utah is a great spot to ride, but the rails we have to watch out for. I'm glad your ok

02-02-2012, 02:05 AM	#11 (permalink)
johnnyjm84 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Whittier Posts: 19	that is a crazy story, good thing you are ok.

02-02-2012, 02:17 AM	#12 (permalink)
McWeiss Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 30	Good to see you walked away virtually unscathed, Bike looks pretty rough though! __________________ 2010 YFZ450X ~ *Yoshi RS-2 Full Exhaust.* *MSD Blaster FI.* *K&N Air Filter.* *EHS Racing Airbox Lid.* *Team Alba Racing Nerfs,* *Fuel Cap, and Block-Off Plate.* *GYT-R MX Bumper. CCP Stabilizer. ~*

02-02-2012, 09:05 AM	#13 (permalink)
skboyce2 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 160	Unscathed; nicely done! Be safe out there! __________________ 04' YFZ 501...almost there

02-12-2012, 09:11 PM	#14 (permalink)
shawn06 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: southern maine Posts: 205	i would have guy buy nother quad =P __________________ 05 yfz 450 gytr nerfs yoshie full power mad 40mm(1.6inch) risers

02-12-2012, 09:45 PM	#15 (permalink)
SalM Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 51	Damn that sucks man glad your ok! __________________ ~Sal

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02-12-2012, 11:13 PM	#16 (permalink)
thecoyfish Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Tooele, UT Posts: 113	Man that sucks, glad ur ok, the rails fly up the valley and don't watch out for us bikes. Ride there a lot and have seen a rail and atv meet head on going over to the back side. Think life life came on that one. __________________ 2011 YFZ 450R SE stock for now 2008 Raptor 700 SE with Barkers infram exhaust (AKA the wife's bike)

04-10-2012, 02:42 AM	#17 (permalink)
Wickedgmc Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 16	Glad your okay man! That would suck no doubt. Sandrail 1, YFZ 0 __________________ 06 YFZ Special Edition Pro Armor ITP Pro Taper

04-15-2012, 08:22 PM	#18 (permalink)
TH3DUBBS Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Kanab utah. Posts: 104	I watched A guy on a dirt bike get took out by a rail coming down sand mountain. it happens..

04-15-2012, 09:57 PM	#19 (permalink)
txboatpilot Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 57	Glad you are ok. Reminds me of this video I saw a while back. Horrible Dune Trip Quad and Rail Accident - YouTube