- Location
- Lake Stevens, WA
Just got my X2 in the water. First X2 I have owned. Previous experience has been with Yama's (Superjet, FX1, GP1200, etc, etc). This ski does not have lanyard switch. As I understand it, when you fall off it is suppose to do circles, like the old Kawi stands up use to. My ski continues to go the direction it was pointed, at a speed equal to my crawl stroke. Bad deal, as the ski usually gets a head start. So my questions:
1. There must be a spring somewhere that is missing or broken. I pulled up a parts diagram and I see 3 different spring in the steering set up, but not sure one of these will solve the problem. Can you confirm which spring forces the handle bars one direction so it does circles when falling off?
2. I set the carb idle as low as it will go . . I was hoping to set it so low that if I fell off the ski the engine would die. It idles decent, but even with the butterfly bottomed out, it sill idles. I am sure the age of the carb (who knows when it was rebuilt) is a contributing factor. The ski also has a Westcoast head and pipe. Am I missing a carb setting so it will idle down farther? I plan to rebuild the carb this winter . . . would just like to make the ski safer to ride this season before I tear into it.
Thanks all.
Kevin
1. There must be a spring somewhere that is missing or broken. I pulled up a parts diagram and I see 3 different spring in the steering set up, but not sure one of these will solve the problem. Can you confirm which spring forces the handle bars one direction so it does circles when falling off?
2. I set the carb idle as low as it will go . . I was hoping to set it so low that if I fell off the ski the engine would die. It idles decent, but even with the butterfly bottomed out, it sill idles. I am sure the age of the carb (who knows when it was rebuilt) is a contributing factor. The ski also has a Westcoast head and pipe. Am I missing a carb setting so it will idle down farther? I plan to rebuild the carb this winter . . . would just like to make the ski safer to ride this season before I tear into it.
Thanks all.
Kevin