We Take our Can-Am Maverick X3 X RS Turbo RR up Trail 15; DID WE MAKE IT?! | UTV DRIVER
- 5 months ago
Trail 15 at Windrock OHV has a reputation for violence. Most riders linger for a moment, eye the series of stone steps, then make for less ominous terrain. That’s been us for the better part of a year, but our 2020 Can-Am Maverick X3 X RS Turbo RR is a different story. Was our time and money well-spent?
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Trail 15 at Windrock OHV has a reputation for violence. It sits like a threat, one of the first routes off of the park’s main paved road, promising all manner of pain for first-time visitors. Most riders linger for a moment, eye the series of stone steps, then heed their better angels and make for less ominous terrain. That’s been us for the better part of a year. Anytime we headed to Windrock with a test unit, we’d have to ride past that double-black-diamond route for fear of having to call a manufacturer and tell them that gravity and a few lumps of sandstone had turned their shiny new side-by-side to slag. But our project 2020 Can-Am Maverick X3 X RS Turbo RR is a different story. I wouldn’t have to call Papa BRP if we put that one on its lid.
And we’ve slowly built the machine to handle routes like this. With bumpers front and rear, rock sliders, and a beefy Warn winch, the X3 can bounce off of just about anything without doing any serious damage. Add in our 35-inch BFGoodrich KM3 tires and KMC beadlock wheels, and we’ve got the equipment to make short work of serious routes. At least, that was the plan.
The trail doesn’t waste any time. The second your tires leave the pavement, you’re climbing. And while the sandstone offers up more grip than the slick clay and limestone we’re accustomed to seeing on the East Coast, it won’t do much to pull you up the mountain. For that, you’ll need throttle. Lots of it. How’d it go?
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Trail 15 at Windrock OHV has a reputation for violence. It sits like a threat, one of the first routes off of the park’s main paved road, promising all manner of pain for first-time visitors. Most riders linger for a moment, eye the series of stone steps, then heed their better angels and make for less ominous terrain. That’s been us for the better part of a year. Anytime we headed to Windrock with a test unit, we’d have to ride past that double-black-diamond route for fear of having to call a manufacturer and tell them that gravity and a few lumps of sandstone had turned their shiny new side-by-side to slag. But our project 2020 Can-Am Maverick X3 X RS Turbo RR is a different story. I wouldn’t have to call Papa BRP if we put that one on its lid.
And we’ve slowly built the machine to handle routes like this. With bumpers front and rear, rock sliders, and a beefy Warn winch, the X3 can bounce off of just about anything without doing any serious damage. Add in our 35-inch BFGoodrich KM3 tires and KMC beadlock wheels, and we’ve got the equipment to make short work of serious routes. At least, that was the plan.
The trail doesn’t waste any time. The second your tires leave the pavement, you’re climbing. And while the sandstone offers up more grip than the slick clay and limestone we’re accustomed to seeing on the East Coast, it won’t do much to pull you up the mountain. For that, you’ll need throttle. Lots of it. How’d it go?
Full story here: https://www.utvdriver.com/story/utv-news/watch-project-can-am-maverick-x3-test-windrock-trail-15-video/
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