Been riding dirt bikes and quads for 30 years and had never gone out on my own, until yesterday. Had a couple riders lined up to go but they cancelled last minute. I figured that I had never had any issues in the past, so I said screw it, I’m going anyways. The first two hours were great, then this happened…

Castle nut came off the A-arm and there I was, all by myself in the middle of the bush. Limped it in reverse for about 2 kms and stashed it in the bush where I figured I could get my truck in to retrieve it. Walked out of the bush and hitchhiked 20 kms back to my truck.

Quite the ride. Had water over my hood and half way up the windshield.

I’ll tear into the Griz tonight and see what kind of damage was done. Pretty sure it’s going to need an axle. Moral of the story, when GC members tell you to check castle nuts and cotter pins on a regular basis, you should really listen to them.