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Idaho Slim
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Well, not a good start to the season 
Just left HPS having installed their new silencer on SnoJo's new XP-X.
Returning home back to Rexburg Motor Sports to pick up my new XP, 40 miles North on I-20 here in Idaho, crossed the Snake River @ Thorton Bridge doing 75 mph towing our 19' enclosed Interstate trailer, hit the road seam gap as we entered the bridge, already is a significant bump.
Trailer tongue POPPED of the ball, started violent fish tails across the bridge and on down the road, Sparks everywhere lit up the night, car lights behind me bailing out everywhere - It was alot of traffic. Lots of sparks, violent jerking, I tried to get the trailer speed down but could see the trailer sideways almost hitting both side's of my outift, so increased speed on and off so as to not get sideswiped and put the F250 into a spin, and still trying to slow down / stop.
The trailer chains finally gave way and I saw in my rear mirror the tongue hit a road seam and the trailer flip over and crossed the right hand lane into the borrow pit with SnoJos new XP inside
The most important thing was that Miraculously everyone following was able to stop and get out of the way with no collisions.
Was able to get the trailer door open, it was chaos inside, will take pics later this morning and show you. We drug SnoJo's XP out, incredibly, minor damage to the handle bars, bent her new handguards and a broken kill switch, a few minor scratches. Hit the electric start and it fired, started, then stalled, hit it again and it roared to life and I DROVE it up to the road. Taking it in in a few hours to have it checked over.
WOW, what a night
p.s. ......... Guess this finally puts to rest all the worries about these XP's hitting a pine cone and totaling eh ?? !!!
Just left HPS having installed their new silencer on SnoJo's new XP-X.
Returning home back to Rexburg Motor Sports to pick up my new XP, 40 miles North on I-20 here in Idaho, crossed the Snake River @ Thorton Bridge doing 75 mph towing our 19' enclosed Interstate trailer, hit the road seam gap as we entered the bridge, already is a significant bump.
Trailer tongue POPPED of the ball, started violent fish tails across the bridge and on down the road, Sparks everywhere lit up the night, car lights behind me bailing out everywhere - It was alot of traffic. Lots of sparks, violent jerking, I tried to get the trailer speed down but could see the trailer sideways almost hitting both side's of my outift, so increased speed on and off so as to not get sideswiped and put the F250 into a spin, and still trying to slow down / stop.
The trailer chains finally gave way and I saw in my rear mirror the tongue hit a road seam and the trailer flip over and crossed the right hand lane into the borrow pit with SnoJos new XP inside
The most important thing was that Miraculously everyone following was able to stop and get out of the way with no collisions.
Was able to get the trailer door open, it was chaos inside, will take pics later this morning and show you. We drug SnoJo's XP out, incredibly, minor damage to the handle bars, bent her new handguards and a broken kill switch, a few minor scratches. Hit the electric start and it fired, started, then stalled, hit it again and it roared to life and I DROVE it up to the road. Taking it in in a few hours to have it checked over.
WOW, what a night
p.s. ......... Guess this finally puts to rest all the worries about these XP's hitting a pine cone and totaling eh ?? !!!
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