let our 18 yr old cousin's friend ride it and he smashed it head on into a tree...don't even know how fast he was going to do this damage!
we got it brand new in 06'

 

That's sucks. Insured? (I hope).

 

nope

 

Well, looks like you've acquired an indentured servant then if the form of an 18 year old boy...

Got any more pics. How bad is it? Hows the frame?

 

no but i can go in the garage and take some........give me a few..

 

Don't worry about it. I'm headin' to bed, have to get up early. Just post them when you get a chance. You'll get a lot of input and help from everyone.

 

I can't even begin to tell you how many times I have seen that happen while I worked at a motorcycle dealership. Replacing the frame and all is a PITA, but it's just time consuming.

 

I don't know a whole lot about ATV's but from what I can tell the part whole part that is bent can be bolted off and replaced...
My dad thinks he can just bend it back but I think he's crazy and it won't look right at all...either way it's going to cost a pretty penny to fix..especially since this happened in Indiana and they left the rest of the front end there!

i tried to get some better pics...

 

Is your alignment off at all? You may need to replace the control arms or something. It is common with those types of crashed to bend them

 

yea the alignment definately isnt right...the left wheel seems to "toe in"...i guess thats what you would call it anyways

 

Most likely one or both of the control arms are bent. Try to look for any stress cracks in the paint and make sure to completely disassemble things and lay them out. The more you dig into it, the more you will find wrong unfortunately

 

thanks for the advice! Don't know when we'll get the chane to work on it..got alot on our plates right now but hopefully we'll get it all fixed up soon!

 

i hope your cousins friend is helping out with the cost of repairs

 

i think the kid should be paying for the whole dam thing.

 

Doesn't look that bad from the pics. Looks very much repairable. Does it start? will it run