rhoag
Expert
I let my 23 year old son take my Attack yesterday to ride with a couple friends. Well, he crashed it into a small creek running across the trail at about 40 MPH. My question is for people that have delt with insurance companies and crashed sled. My sled is an 06 Attack so it's NADA book is about 7500. The lower control arms on the one side actually may have damaged the engine. I haven't taken it apart to see but they said there was atleast 2 quarts of oil and antifreeze on the trails where he crashed. Attached are a couple pics. The bulkhead is definitly toast. Do you think they will total the sled?
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rhoag
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rhoag
Expert
My 04 Warrior was totalled for less damage than that. I guess it depends on the insurance company. Mine was damaged on the same side and the arm came back and put a hole in the oil tank, that may be where all the oil came from. I would bet they total it. Sometimes it depends how bad you want it fixed. Good luck.
I would be very suprised if the sled is not totaled.
vt black rx1
Veteran
check on buying it back and partsing it out the cost to buy back you mite make more money
niko
TY 4 Stroke Junkie
pretty much what i did last year to mine, and fixed it with no probs, i got the bulk head mounts rewelded and replaced the bent a arms.
apltx08
TY 4 Stroke God
Check to see if your tunnel has any BUCKLING if so its toast also check the front bulkhead heat exchanger your coolant leaking is probably coming from their it must of hit pretty HARD! to rip it apart like that, OUCH!
The main thing is that no 1 got hurt I hope?
Anything is FIXABLE with $$$$ its probably worth more in PARTS.
Good luck hope everyone is OK!
The main thing is that no 1 got hurt I hope?
Anything is FIXABLE with $$$$ its probably worth more in PARTS.
Good luck hope everyone is OK!
Man that looks bad. I sure hope your son is ok. I'd say make sure they know it ran 2 qt of oil out,andthat the motor needs checked. Check the front exchanger real close, and the tuunel as mentioned. If it makes ya feel any better, rode with your old viper Sat, and it stil looks and runs as good as the night we picked it up. Paul
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Rob,
Hope your son is fine! That is the main thing.
Let me know if they total it. I have another Mint 07 Attak GT if you want to replace it and get riding right away.
My wife feels bad about the condition of her old machine in the pictures.
Hope your son is fine! That is the main thing.
Let me know if they total it. I have another Mint 07 Attak GT if you want to replace it and get riding right away.
My wife feels bad about the condition of her old machine in the pictures.
I'm pretty sure that when the damage is over 50%of the machines value, it would be totaled, and by the looks of it, figure parts plus the labor involved I'd have to say she's toast.
Traildale
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Check for any misalignment, like the clutches. If the frame or tunnel is tweaked - even just a bit - its toast.
Hope your son is OK. 2 weeks ago my daughter's 22 year old boyfriend nailed a tree with one of my sleds. Strange but all the A-arms were OK, but the frame was bent, the nun cracked, and it came to $4100 in repairs. It was totaled. Pretty sure you're in the same boat. Sorry.
Hope your son is OK. 2 weeks ago my daughter's 22 year old boyfriend nailed a tree with one of my sleds. Strange but all the A-arms were OK, but the frame was bent, the nun cracked, and it came to $4100 in repairs. It was totaled. Pretty sure you're in the same boat. Sorry.
Apex_GT
Expert
So did you ground him? 
kinger
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I would bet that is totalled. Bulkhead replacements at dealer rates are usually more then the sled. Plus if there is engine damage from the puncture wounds I think they will just want to crush it.
If you want to fix afterward it wouldn't be that bad of a fix you can get bulk heads cheap on here from parted out sleds and probably only get $400 in parts in it but a lot of labor (maybe your sons project?) Also be interesting to know where the oil and antifreeze came from though. Your not close to any sources where the damage is.
If you want to fix afterward it wouldn't be that bad of a fix you can get bulk heads cheap on here from parted out sleds and probably only get $400 in parts in it but a lot of labor (maybe your sons project?) Also be interesting to know where the oil and antifreeze came from though. Your not close to any sources where the damage is.
rhoag
Expert
KnappAttack.... tell your wife i'm sorry her sled got crashed.... I did get about a thousand good miles on it before this!
The sled books for 6840 so it needs 3420 in damage to be totalled. I don't have the time or knowlede to fix it myself. I have 2 people interested in what the buy back would be, that may want it.
Ya all three of these guys were lucky. Because this trail had a barbed wire fence 3 feet off the trail to the left and larger pine trees on the right. The caution sign was right there at the creek so they had no notice.
The sled books for 6840 so it needs 3420 in damage to be totalled. I don't have the time or knowlede to fix it myself. I have 2 people interested in what the buy back would be, that may want it.
Ya all three of these guys were lucky. Because this trail had a barbed wire fence 3 feet off the trail to the left and larger pine trees on the right. The caution sign was right there at the creek so they had no notice.
