Who knew...?
My friend Paul and I were out messing around on the lake I live on; he was on his X2 and I was on my Matrix... my wife was riding our RXPX and watching me attempt 180 nose stabs for the first time.
Paul's X2 is a blast to ride - just go WFO and play; never scary, a bit twitchy compared to the Trinity hull, but fun to try stuff with.
We asked my wife if she wanted to try it - bear in mind, she's never ridden a standup before, only 100s of hours on a couch. First start in 6' water, she was up and going - rode for 15 minutes, carving, playing and having a good time.
I jokingly asked her if she wanted to try mine when she got back. Surprise - she swam right over. After one mist-start (a little too much throttle), she rode the XS1000 powered monster for 5 minutes until she accidentally went WFO when she hit some chop. The gainer she did off the deck as the ski launched away from her was priceless.
That night, she said she wanted her own. I've had a clean 2006 with electrical gremlins and a stock-ish motor sitting in storage and I've got the 97 RN I picked up from Pancake that's got a solid motor and electronics.
My 6-yr old daughter and I stripped the decals and turf off the 2006; it's getting sprayed some wild pink pearl next week. I'm swapping the driveline and bling from the 97 into it - it's a new motor, has better components and a bit more power. Called Thrust Innovations today to get a RRP handlepole/steering setup for it - trying to mirror the setup I have so she can eventually bounce between the two and be comfortable with the pole weight and controls.
Ryan
My friend Paul and I were out messing around on the lake I live on; he was on his X2 and I was on my Matrix... my wife was riding our RXPX and watching me attempt 180 nose stabs for the first time.
Paul's X2 is a blast to ride - just go WFO and play; never scary, a bit twitchy compared to the Trinity hull, but fun to try stuff with.
We asked my wife if she wanted to try it - bear in mind, she's never ridden a standup before, only 100s of hours on a couch. First start in 6' water, she was up and going - rode for 15 minutes, carving, playing and having a good time.
I jokingly asked her if she wanted to try mine when she got back. Surprise - she swam right over. After one mist-start (a little too much throttle), she rode the XS1000 powered monster for 5 minutes until she accidentally went WFO when she hit some chop. The gainer she did off the deck as the ski launched away from her was priceless.
That night, she said she wanted her own. I've had a clean 2006 with electrical gremlins and a stock-ish motor sitting in storage and I've got the 97 RN I picked up from Pancake that's got a solid motor and electronics.
My 6-yr old daughter and I stripped the decals and turf off the 2006; it's getting sprayed some wild pink pearl next week. I'm swapping the driveline and bling from the 97 into it - it's a new motor, has better components and a bit more power. Called Thrust Innovations today to get a RRP handlepole/steering setup for it - trying to mirror the setup I have so she can eventually bounce between the two and be comfortable with the pole weight and controls.
Ryan
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