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trinitypowder
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Well, well. Guess what? I smashed up the XP yesterday. I started a "surf" turn to the left at about 15-20 mph and promptly pounded a rock
. Over the bars I go and hit the snow wondering if my left thumb made the trip or stayed with the sled. As it turns out, it stayed with me, although it's been altered. Broken left thumb, 2 bone chips, and a torn UCL. That's a ulnar collateral legiment. Also called Skier's thumb. I did the same thing to my right thumb in '01 during a desert motorcycle race, so now I'll have a matching set. I'll see the hand Doc on Monday and hopefully surgery next week if the swelling is down. Now for the important part. My XP is REALLY bent this time. Left side is back about 3" and the right forward about 1 1/2". The whole thing looks goofy. Kinda like me in a Speedo. I know for sure that the left spindle is hammered but nothing else looks broke or bent. I'm sure once I start un-bolting items, they'll show me their "new" shapes. The worst part is the new a-arm on the left only had 14 miles on it! I just replaced that Thursday night from my uncle pounding a rock last Monday. $108 for the a-arm divided by 14 miles, equals $7.71 per mile. That's expensive riding there boys. I'll start pulling things off tomorrow and give you fellow DOO riders a report. On a good note, we rode for another 36 miles and as long as we were not on the trial, she handled great. We hammered up and down a 200' climb for 20 minutes NON-STOP. No belt issues at all. That belt has 120 miles on it. Hopefully this trend continues. This sled keeps running stronger everytime out. 156 miles so far and is beating my uncles XRS159 no problem. Great in the POW. Now, if we could just remove all of the rocks from the Snowies, we would be in great shape. And since my Yammy and Kitty buddies read this, yes it's a Ski-Doo and apparently, the front end is still weak.
. Over the bars I go and hit the snow wondering if my left thumb made the trip or stayed with the sled. As it turns out, it stayed with me, although it's been altered. Broken left thumb, 2 bone chips, and a torn UCL. That's a ulnar collateral legiment. Also called Skier's thumb. I did the same thing to my right thumb in '01 during a desert motorcycle race, so now I'll have a matching set. I'll see the hand Doc on Monday and hopefully surgery next week if the swelling is down. Now for the important part. My XP is REALLY bent this time. Left side is back about 3" and the right forward about 1 1/2". The whole thing looks goofy. Kinda like me in a Speedo. I know for sure that the left spindle is hammered but nothing else looks broke or bent. I'm sure once I start un-bolting items, they'll show me their "new" shapes. The worst part is the new a-arm on the left only had 14 miles on it! I just replaced that Thursday night from my uncle pounding a rock last Monday. $108 for the a-arm divided by 14 miles, equals $7.71 per mile. That's expensive riding there boys. I'll start pulling things off tomorrow and give you fellow DOO riders a report. On a good note, we rode for another 36 miles and as long as we were not on the trial, she handled great. We hammered up and down a 200' climb for 20 minutes NON-STOP. No belt issues at all. That belt has 120 miles on it. Hopefully this trend continues. This sled keeps running stronger everytime out. 156 miles so far and is beating my uncles XRS159 no problem. Great in the POW. Now, if we could just remove all of the rocks from the Snowies, we would be in great shape. And since my Yammy and Kitty buddies read this, yes it's a Ski-Doo and apparently, the front end is still weak.
