P500 PSA: Do you know where all your exits are?

[Coeus]

Really? 🤔. I don’t plan to flop the Talon.

🤔

 

[Admin]

 

[KyGal83]

It can happen, just less often than the P5

+1 for the Talon.

 

[The Green Goat]

the Talon.

 

[Smittyp]

I am becoming the queen of the P5 flop... starting to rival Lee with those. If you trail ride a P5 it is inevitable and unavoidable... at some point you will flop it. I recently had another flop that put me in a precarious situation, and had me asking myself....

Do I know where all my exits are? How quickly can I get out of this thing?


For several years.. (several of you can attest to this.) I was terrified of flopping my P5 over. I was worried I would get hurt, or hurt my P5. I did not know what to expect, how to get out. Which meant I did not push it to better my driving skills. Now I have had several flops that range in severity. Not all flops are the same. So if you haven't flopped one, here are some scenarios I have experienced and maybe can help others to be prepared. Of course there is the number one solution.... Don't flop! But where is the fun if you don't push your comfort level a little.


1st Flop:

This one was basically a nothing of flop on to an embankment and wasn't fully on my side. It was more of a bad tilt. This one did not require me to exit or even unbuckle. (That is not usually the case.) SmittyP & Futzin were able to right me in a matter of a minute and on we went.

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2nd Flop:

Fully down. Came around a corner too fast to slick ruts, got cross threaded on them and did a front tire pirouette to a slam down on the passenger side. This one HURT! Bruises, sore muscles, twisted my wrist, banged up my elbow and shoulder. It took some time to get me out and climbing out of this one was a challenge. It took several people to assist my exit, I am very grateful for all their help.


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3rd Flop:

Not my brightest moment... 10 days post abdominal surgery. I will fully admit I had no business being in a buggy. Poor judgement on my part. But I love it and really, really wanted to be out there. This flop was on our local trails, where I had never flopped before. Once the flop happened. It took over an hour to right it again. I was stuck inside the buggy the whole time. Unable to get out, unable to help right it, because of being limited by my surgery. I was unable to hoist myself out the opposite door, as there are no places to step inside a flopped P5 to assist climbing out. My rear rack setup does not allow we to climb out the rear window, and being fully down does not allow the windshield or roof to be removed. So hanging out inside was my only option. An option I was not happy with because I could not assist in "righting my wrong."

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4th Flop:

This was fully down flop on a hump. TheGreenGoat, Red500, JayPro and Futzin were able to right me enough, and provide counter weight to drive on up the hump and out.

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MORAL OF THE STORY:

How do you plan to exit your P5 if any of these happens? Do you have a plan?

It looks like flop 1 2 4 was at windrock with me. So maybe you shouldn’t let me pick the trails 🤣🤣🤣

 

[Coeus]

It looks like flop 1 2 4 was at windrock with me. So maybe you shouldn’t let me pick the trails 🤣🤣🤣

Note to self

 

[KyGal83]

It looks like flop 1 2 4 was at windrock with me. So maybe you shouldn’t let me pick the trails 🤣🤣🤣

Yes they were and I love the trails you find for us. Always a challenge, but not too much. Keep it up!

#1 Brad was leading and you were behind me. #2 It was the day we had all those P5’s on trail 13 and had that big washout in one of the first big dips. #4 was that Saturday we all met up at Brain Rock.

 

[Smittyp]

Yes they were and I love the trails you find for us. Always a challenge, but not too much. Keep it up!

#1 Brad was leading and you were behind me. #2 It was the day we had all those P5’s on trail 13 and had that big washout in one of the first big dips. #4 was that Saturday we all met up at Brain Rock.

Well, the first one is Brad‘s fault he was leading. so I’m only 50% of the blame. I can live with that 🤣🤣

 

[KyGal83]

That was a fun day for sure!
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@TripleB … How bad is this trail now?

 

[Fatsquatch]

@TripleB … How bad is this trail now?

“It gets easier from here”

 

[KyGal83]

“It gets easier from here”

That is what he usually says but in this one before we started he said “ It’s pretty rough, you guys will prolly turn over a couple times, but you won’t die.” 🤣🤣

 

[TripleB]

@TripleB … How bad is this trail now?

It smooth sailing now.

 

[Fatsquatch]

That is what he usually says but in this one before we started he said “ It’s pretty rough, you guys will prolly turn over a couple times, but you won’t die.” 🤣🤣

Mr Sixteen+4 I think wants to be in one that turns over next week. I’m hoping it isn’t mine.

 

[TripleB]

@TripleB … How bad is this trail now?

It smooth sailing now.

Oops wrong trail. It was fixed right after we went through there 2 years ago. It's got a couple wash outs now but nothing like it was before.

 

[TripleB]

@TripleB … How bad is this trail now?

We will probably go up that trail Wednesday coming back from Standing Stone. We came up it during Takeover. The day you guys had the 500 ride.

 

[Vikes79]

I am becoming the queen of the P5 flop... starting to rival Lee with those. If you trail ride a P5 it is inevitable and unavoidable... at some point you will flop it. I recently had another flop that put me in a precarious situation, and had me asking myself....

Do I know where all my exits are? How quickly can I get out of this thing?


For several years.. (several of you can attest to this.) I was terrified of flopping my P5 over. I was worried I would get hurt, or hurt my P5. I did not know what to expect, how to get out. Which meant I did not push it to better my driving skills. Now I have had several flops that range in severity. Not all flops are the same. So if you haven't flopped one, here are some scenarios I have experienced and maybe can help others to be prepared. Of course there is the number one solution.... Don't flop! But where is the fun if you don't push your comfort level a little.


1st Flop:

This one was basically a nothing of flop on to an embankment and wasn't fully on my side. It was more of a bad tilt. This one did not require me to exit or even unbuckle. (That is not usually the case.) SmittyP & Futzin were able to right me in a matter of a minute and on we went.

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2nd Flop:

Fully down. Came around a corner too fast to slick ruts, got cross threaded on them and did a front tire pirouette to a slam down on the passenger side. This one HURT! Bruises, sore muscles, twisted my wrist, banged up my elbow and shoulder. It took some time to get me out and climbing out of this one was a challenge. It took several people to assist my exit, I am very grateful for all their help.


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3rd Flop:

Not my brightest moment... 10 days post abdominal surgery. I will fully admit I had no business being in a buggy. Poor judgement on my part. But I love it and really, really wanted to be out there. This flop was on our local trails, where I had never flopped before. Once the flop happened. It took over an hour to right it again. I was stuck inside the buggy the whole time. Unable to get out, unable to help right it, because of being limited by my surgery. I was unable to hoist myself out the opposite door, as there are no places to step inside a flopped P5 to assist climbing out. My rear rack setup does not allow we to climb out the rear window, and being fully down does not allow the windshield or roof to be removed. So hanging out inside was my only option. An option I was not happy with because I could not assist in "righting my wrong."

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4th Flop:

This was fully down flop on a hump. TheGreenGoat, Red500, JayPro and Futzin were able to right me enough, and provide counter weight to drive on up the hump and out.

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MORAL OF THE STORY:

How do you plan to exit your P5 if any of these happens? Do you have a plan?

If you had a pair of these on your p500 you’d be set!

 

[Vikes79]

Really? 🤔. I don’t plan to flop a Talon.

🤨

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