Well Damn, I Broke My Swing Arm

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gtilley45

Discussion Starter · Mar 9, 2009

I had a race saturday and yesterday when I was washing my quad, I found this.......................

I always check for stuff like this after every ride, and sure enough while I had it stood up on the grab bar washing it I saw this. I'm glad that I found it, but it still sucks that I'll have to shell out a bunch of money for a new one now. Good thing my income tax return check came in the mail today. :mhihi:

So since I was so pissed about that, today I went and bought something else that I'd been planning to buy for a while. Then me and a buddy of mine used it to blow off some steam.

It's a Glock 23 which is a .40 calibur. My buddy is a state trooper, and he said this gun is just like the one he uses when he's on duty, except it's a little smaller. Same calibur and all, even said most of the parts were interchangeable. So for those of you (Joester :mhihi: ) that made comments about kidnapping me and stealing my quad and trailer...........I just thought I'd let you know that my buddy said I could shoot as good as some of the troopers he knows after they've been through the academy already. :mhihi:

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yfzcomingsoon

· #2 · Mar 9, 2009

dam grant, sorry to heer about that. one of the madest times i have ever had was when i broke my swing arm, walsh helped a littel a new one was still 500 though, i could think of alot beter things to buy with 500 than another dam swing arm though!! :angryfire:

YFZ450 #69

· #3 · Mar 9, 2009

damn...just goes to show that nothing is indestructable

YFZER359

· #4 · Mar 9, 2009

haha damn Grant!

Good thing you're a clean freak!

And sweet pistol man. Haha Joester you better watch out, he goina' pop a gat in yo a$$! lol

Terse

· #5 · Mar 10, 2009

Good lord Grant..... how on earth did you manage to break that swing arm..... seeing how you don't jump very high or far?!!!!!! :mhihi:

icecold_shee

· #6 · Mar 10, 2009

i the same exact gun, i like it, litterally very few parts to breakdown/clean,

sucks bout the swinger

leveldrummer

· #7 · Mar 10, 2009

damn grant, that swinger sucks, it looks like it has a little bit of rust in the crack, any chance its been there for a while and just passed inspection.

you better get a new one soon,

Misstify

· #8 · Mar 10, 2009

Nobody better mess with Grant. He'll put a cap in your ass.

Also that sucks about your swinger.

CADWELL

· #9 · Mar 10, 2009

Damn that's horsechit Grant!! I agree with leveldrummer though, it does look like it's been there for a little bit. Are you gonna have it welded or get a new one?

That's a nice piece you got there man. I LOVE Glocks, they shoot pretty damn accurate for a semi-automatic pistol. I can take my Glock 29 apart in 10 sec. they're so easy to take apart, you'll love it.

Stix2007

· #10 · Mar 10, 2009

it looks like you may be able to weld that back grant. its worth a shot anyways

Joester

· #11 · Mar 10, 2009

oh...... crap.

lol. thats cool though. sucks about your swingarm, at least you found it while washing it and not at the landing of a 100 ft double.

Stix2007

· #12 · Mar 10, 2009

rotflmfao :neener: :clap:

100 ft double and grant in the same sentence

YFZ450 #69

· #13 · Mar 10, 2009

QUOTE (Stix1107 @ Mar 9 2009, 06:32 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=755827

rotflmfao :neener: :clap:

100 ft double and grant in the same sentence[/b]

you forgot the turndown lookback whip while pointing at the camera

all in good fun :mhihi:

YFZER359

· #14 · Mar 10, 2009

lol makin fun of grant again

Stix2007

· #15 · Mar 10, 2009

dont want to jack you thread grant, but is it a pain in the ass to check you rear air pressure with mud caps?

I dont want to put mine on if its going to be difficult

YFZ450 #69

· #16 · Mar 10, 2009

QUOTE (YFZER359 @ Mar 9 2009, 06:54 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=755851

lol makin fun of grant again[/b]

just some light hearted ribbing :icon_biggrin:

swoyekr

· #17 · Mar 10, 2009

Good job not going for the sub compact, i hate the tiny grip. I'm workin on a rueger

gtilley45

Discussion Starter · #18 · Mar 10, 2009

QUOTE (yfzcomingsoon @ Mar 9 2009, 06:44 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=755749

walsh helped a littel a new one was still 500 though, i could think of alot beter things to buy with 500 than another dam swing arm though!! :angryfire:[/b]

Really? They didn't offer me chit!! The guy I talked to was at our race saturday with Cody Gibson, and he remembered and STILL didn't offer me anything. I may call back and see if I can talk to Nate or Mike. I've had good luck with Nate, he hooked me up with like 20% off my steering stem when I bought it.

QUOTE (Terse @ Mar 9 2009, 07:02 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=755761

Good lord Grant..... how on earth did you manage to break that swing arm..... seeing how you don't jump very high or far?!!!!!! :mhihi:[/b]

Hell if I know Eric. But apparently I'm getting a little braver. I've gotten some comments about my riding/jumping and I'm starting to break chit, plus I've noticed that I've started jumping a few jumps I never used to even consider.

QUOTE (icecold_shee @ Mar 9 2009, 07:15 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=755768

i the same exact gun, i like it, litterally very few parts to breakdown/clean,[/b]

Yeah, I'm diggin it so far. This is my first handgun, so I know absolutely ZERO about them. My friend that's a state trooper came down and shot with me today. After we both shot a box of shells, he showed me how to take it apart and clean/oil it and I was VERY surprised how easy the thing it to maintain.

QUOTE (Misstify @ Mar 9 2009, 07:26 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=755775

Nobody better mess with Grant. He'll put a cap in your ass.[/b]

Eh, I'm not gonna shoot anybody unless they absolutely MAKE me.

QUOTE (CADWELL @ Mar 9 2009, 07:57 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=755798

Damn that's horsechit Grant!! I agree with leveldrummer though, it does look like it's been there for a little bit. Are you gonna have it welded or get a new one?

That's a nice piece you got there man. I LOVE Glocks, they shoot pretty damn accurate for a semi-automatic pistol. I can take my Glock 29 apart in 10 sec. they're so easy to take apart, you'll love it.[/b]

I'm pretty sure the reason you're seeing rust there is because it sat in the trailer, wet for a little over a day. I got home from the race late saturday and felt like crap so I didn't wash the quad until sunday. I found the crack then, and didn't have time to mess with it until this afternoon, so it had sat in the trailer wet from the car was until then. I know the crack wasn't rusty when I found it a the car wash.

QUOTE (Stix1107 @ Mar 9 2009, 08:07 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=755807

it looks like you may be able to weld that back grant. its worth a shot anyways[/b]

I'm thinking I may try to have it welded and re-chromed. I've been thinking about buying another '04 that I can get REAL cheap. The motor is taken apart (supposedly nothing wrong and all the parts are there) and it doesn't have a front end. If I buy it, it's got a LSR swing arm on it I can use until I can get this one fixed up.

QUOTE (Stix1107 @ Mar 9 2009, 08:32 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=755827

rotflmfao :neener: :clap:

100 ft double and grant in the same sentence[/b]

QUOTE (YFZ450 #69 @ Mar 9 2009, 08:52 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=755845

you forgot the turndown lookback whip while pointing at the camera

all in good fun :mhihi:[/b]

Ya'll know you love me and want to be like me. :neener:

QUOTE (Stix1107 @ Mar 9 2009, 08:59 PM) index.php?act=findpost&pid=755859

dont want to jack you thread grant, but is it a pain in the ass to check you rear air pressure with mud caps?

I dont want to put mine on if its going to be difficult[/b]

Nah, not really. The mudcaps have zues (spelling?) fasteners on them, so all you have to do is turn them like a quarter turn and they'll come out. Plus the fasteners have wing nuts on them, so you don't even have to have a flat screwdriver like the old ones you used to get from HiPer.

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Joester

· #19 · Mar 10, 2009

you need to try a big table top, its not that bad. I was always scared of the 50 ft double and the 70 ft tabletop at our local track until i got the balls to try it. now its easy!

Stix2007

· #20 · Mar 10, 2009

tables dont scare me at all because you can easily work your way up until you clear it. Not so with a double. I like to get behind on of the upper class riders in practice and just do what they do

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