My Boy Smoked a rock today...

[Scotty]

My 16 year old hit a rock on his ride.... crunched the bulk head behind the A arms on the clutch side. He is in tears. It was an accident, so he says. He was following his buddy who uncovered the rock and he hit it... S*&t happens I told him. He is so unhappy right now. He loves his sled and always looks after it, he maintains it like an anal person would?... Like me! I have told him to learn from this and get out and enjoy the rest of the winter. He says he ruined his sled. Doesnt want to ride anymore?? The sled is perfectly fine to ride, has damage but nothing that will effect the performance.... Whats a father to do?

 

[the_real_wild1]

Ride out the rest of the season and fix it in the spring/summer.

 

[RXN]

Take him for a good long father son ride, ???

 

[MOMMA]

Yup .. it happens.. what is your son Riding? Let him get over the shock of wrecking something.. never easy the first time around.. so many things go through your mind... He'll come around..


Momma

 

[Hillclimber]

lets see some pics.

 

[SHREK1]

My 16 year old hit a rock on his ride.... crunched the bulk head behind the A arms on the clutch side. He is in tears. It was an accident, so he says. He was following his buddy who uncovered the rock and he hit it... S*&t happens I told him. He is so unhappy right now. He loves his sled and always looks after it, he maintains it like an anal person would?... Like me! I have told him to learn from this and get out and enjoy the rest of the winter. He says he ruined his sled. Doesnt want to ride anymore?? The sled is perfectly fine to ride, has damage but nothing that will effect the performance.... Whats a father to do?

sounds alot like my kid, aaaaaaaaaaanal , so make it simple just fix it with him , been there done that lol

 

[Scotty]

This is his sled before the rock? It was like new

 

[the_real_wild1]

I would be upset too. Sled is in awesome shape.

 

[zal]

If it happened to me, ride it the rest of the season and like real_wild1 says fix in the summer. Not sure if you work on your own sled, but it would make a good father/son experience. Not to mention he will learn how to fix his sled for next time.

 

[zal]

Scotty, I think you are anal...you don't allow your kid to wear shoes in the garage....LOL

 

[Hillclimber]

wow good on your boy. just tell him to get back in the saddle. It can be a good father son project to fix it in the spring.

 

[mach123]

sale it..................................Just kidding fix it later

 

[GYMBRAT]

hell my boys been wreckin stuff since he was started riding, thats how they live and learn. At least your boy was upset, thats shows he cares ..............fex er in the spring

 

[struglin]

Wow that's a good kid up got cleanest sled I've ever seen

 

[Scotty]

Yup .. it happens.. what is your son Riding? Let him get over the shock of wrecking something.. never easy the first time around.. so many things go through your mind... He'll come around..

Momma

I love your reply Momma.... that is just what I told him. He cant stop telling me over and over again how he didnt see it! I told him he will learn from this and he will get over it.....Thanks for the reply

 

[blastoff]

Take him out to the peeler bar and say this is what men do, just kidding. Yes it is or was very clean Cat.

 

[trench]

That is a super clean sled, no wonder he is bummed out. I went out with my son yesterday, he waited till he was riding mine to bust something!!!

 

[FatGuy]

Tell him to look out the front window. Then when he's looking jump the driveway with his sled at full speed. That will reflash his mind and remind him how friggin sweet sleds are. He will be filling it with fuel and riding within an hour.

 

[Bucky]

Sounds like a little father/son time in the shop this spring! Where did he hit the rock?

 

[Cat401]

My son did the same thing last winter on his Firecat on one of our 1st rides of the year- he was very upset. Bent the bulkhead on the clutch side. $1000 later and new bulkhead, we were going again in a couple of weeks.