Stoopit ting
 

Well a few days ago, i was having a BLAST taking out the 9.5 comp pro on a 50F sunny, dry day. just tearing up the dead grass and jumping little plastic ramps in different angles and distance to practice for the track.

well, i went through a half gallon with nothing broken despite a few harsh landings, and after jumping it 15times in a row at about half speed, i bring it around for a temp number, so im coasting at about 8mph on the side walk than *pop* a little spigot on the sidewalk was hit by the inside of the front suspension system. the damage was ridiculous.

CV-A- sheared in half
Diff case- stripped
Shock- snapped in half
Shock tower- bent
rear hing pin mount- snapped
aluminum hinge pin mount- bent
hing pins- bent
sway bar link- shattered

total list damage= $120-$150 (with new 15mm shocks to rebuild)

the way the spout was formed, it missed everything but the guts that never should see impact (minus the shock and tower)

anyone else have a freak accident like this? this is a first for me:D

RE: Stoopit ting
 

That what you get when you dont drive Kyosho.[:@]
Dont bite my head off for the coment Mr Shark. Peace bro.

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:eek:

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them things just jump out from nowhere dont they

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funny... however i dont think any manufacture builds in protection from hitting fixed objects suspended in the air with the inside of the two controll arms.;)

surprisingly, this same spigot has taken out 2 control arms one on a bandit, one on a hpi mt, it has also claimed a bumper from a evader. and it also claimed my neighbors lawnmower (bent the crank) it hides in the grass stalking its prey..

damn thing[&o]

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i have the same trouble with curbs/car tires and telephone poles they just pop up out of no where

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ahh the curbies yes they are a very stealthy bunch. Its like your driving and BAM they pop-up outta nowhere. :D

Theres a pothole on my street that has claimed 2 MT front arms, a C-hub, and a few other parts (all at once) it was about 4 inches deep

It will be real fun this year seeing its now almost a foot deep. Funny thing was the city came out and fixed the 2 inch deep pothole right next to it and a few others nearby (theres literally about 30 2-3 inchs deep potholes on my street)... So the curbies and hidden water/gas main pipes are the least of my worries.
The piss poor condition of my street was one of the driving factors in getting a savage it seems to be able to handel anything it drives into ;)

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I hate when things hide in the grass waiting to pounce on the unsupecting [:'(]

put a small bucket over it or mark it with a stake and flag? ;)

And lez....Kyosho's are not indestructable....I know 'cause I have the MP7.5 Kanai III as well in my stable. They're built more like Ferarri's ... not Mac Trucks.

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Hi Tommygun32. I was in Calais(France) a couple of years ago with my buggy (also a MP7.5 Kanai) and was driving around on top of the cliffs,+/-40meters high when my buggy went WOT staight off the top and smashed into the rocks at the bottom. Thought that would be the end of my buggy but when I got to the bottom to pick it up there was absolutaly NOTHING wrong with it, took it back up to the top and started straight away. Thats why I personally think that KYOSHO build the strongest buggy on the market. :D
THIS IS NO BS.
Nothing broken,nothing bent.
Also jumped it over 2 caravans off a sk8board ramp, no problemo.
(((((Kyosho))))) has found a cliant for life in me. I'll never buy anything else.;)

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the streets in Illinois are crap! i look like im a drunk avoiding every pot hole with my little fiero.

im simply not going to run on the sidewalk anymore. and i really only want it on a track, but how could i resist a 50F day?
but, parts are on there way, she will be pretty now that im getting new shock towers.

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Yea I was tempted to break my nitros but it was raining on and off and the little lakes (water filled potholes) were quite deep. Took out my 1/10th scale waterproof buggy and got it dirty as hell (good thing I can fling it into the shower and hose it down ;))

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well its all buttoned up, it took 4 hours to change every mount (front and rear) and replace both diffs (which i had to dissasemble, clean of grease and refill)

so now i replaced
front shock tower,front brace, rear brace, all pins, swaybar, front diff
rear shock tower, rear pins, front brace, rear brace, diff.

what was upraded
front/rear pillow ball suspension
big bore shocks and red springs
clutch bell, alu clutch shoes
jpx engine
jammin jp-2 pipe
htq servos
alu servo mounts
alu chassis braces
radio

what hasent been repaired or replaced? servo tray, servo saver, gass tank,brakes, chassis. everything else is new.

now its pouring out[&o]

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Know how ya feel just finished a jammin .5 CRT pro into brushless(gotta paint it still) and was like OK TIME TO TEST look out its raining...
Only got it so I could have something that could handle my brushless system that has caused other RC's a few issues. I didn't like the idea of letting my $100 BL system goto waste so I spent $200 on a truggy that would be able to handle it so I got use out of it ;)
OK I lied it also looked damn cool too I just used that as a reason to justify getting blowin $200 on it along with all the parts needed to convert it ;)

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got a break today! jumped it non stop for 2 hours, did happen to nose dive on a brick after too fast a jump, bent the mount a tad, nothing a hammer cant fix! :D


i can tell the new diffs are doing their thing, lots more control.