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Sorry to say we have no pictures but here's the story. On Sat March 15 we were playing in the sand at Winchester Bay with my new Xxc (300 miles) and I did something I thought I was smart enough to know better, I climbed to within 20ft of a 200+ dune, couldn't make it, lost almost all of my momentum then tried for a u turn and rolled sideways to the bottom. It was a rough ride to say the least. I'm sure glad we were in the Maverick instead of our RZR with its wimpy roll cage because in spite of a terrific pounding you can't find where the cage deflected at all. What did break was the right front tie rod and the outside right cv. With all that though I was able to drive it about two miles to the staging area. Pretty tough machine IMO. The Albany Oregon Can Am shop has a $9300 estimate predicated on whether the frame needs replacing. Now for our injuries. My girlfriend's right forearm was broken rather badly with both bones ripping her skin open from elbow to wrist, not a pretty picture but after two and a half hours surgery, two plates, twelve screws and seventy yes seventy staples she's doing pretty well. Our four point harnesses held us in better than the OEM belts would have, I think, but still my whole left trunk is a giant bruise. My only real issue afterward was when admitted to the hospital my bp was only 75/51 due to shock but an iv solution brought that up in a few hours and I was released with my girlfriend being held for two days. At 67 and 72 we don't recover that fast but we will ride again in a few months.
