2008 handlepole work on fx-1?

[infamy]

i need the top bracket for my fx-1 handlepole and was wondering if the 2008 will work since it is shorter than the previous year superjets. i wanna make sure the fx-1 steering cable will still work . the cable part numbers are different on the 08sj and fx-1. i wont be using the whole handlepole , just the top bracket that is riveted to it.

 

[Brenden]

got a 2002 pole std lenght if you want it
make an offer and we might get ya back on the water sometime soon

 

[infamy]

i'd take it, but the fx-1 steering cable wont work on it. i'd have to buy a sj steering cable also and im trying to avoid that. i actualy have another fx-1 handlepole thats already on it, so i dont need it today. but eventually my buddy will want his handlepole back. (i hope he doesnt mind that its 3 inches shorter now)

 

[Brenden]

ooo ic now i know they wont work lol
thanks anyway
good luck

 

[yamanube]

I dont think the bracket on the new pole is shorter, I thought it was the glass piece?
The end of the '08 pole looks just like my '06, if that is the case it will not work with your FX1 cable because the cable mounts in a different location on the pole.

 

[D Slicker]

i need the top bracket for my fx-1 handlepole and was wondering if the 2008 will work since it is shorter than the previous year superjets. i wanna make sure the fx-1 steering cable will still work . the cable part numbers are different on the 08sj and fx-1. i wont be using the whole handlepole , just the top bracket that is riveted to it.

Whats wrong with that? It can be fixed....:jester:

 

[SUPERJET-113]

I heard the 08 poles are shorter and they have the Fx-1 top bracket..

 

[yamanube]

I heard the 08 poles are shorter and they have the Fx-1 top bracket..

Really? My buddy just got an '08, Ill have to take a closer look at it sometime.

 

[SUPERJET-113]

Yeah, a buddy here in town was checking out a 08' pole to buy from Taylor Curtis till he realized it had the FX-1 top bracket and the cables are different(like mentioned above).

 

[Matt_E]

Really? That's terrible.

It means one of two things.....

a) it used the FX1 steering cable
b) it uses a new steering cable.


That sucks.

 

[special fx]

We needs pics! It may be good news for us lowly FX guys.......maybe they beefed up the top bracket?? The FX top bracket is weaker than the Superjet (pre '08).

 

[Mike Serlin]

The easiest way for yamaha to make the 08 pole shorter was to use the old fx/1 handlepole top castings. The new steering cable has significantly less throw than the previous one. I think anyone thinking about freestyle/freeride on an 08 should switch over to the older handlepole so they can do all the same old quick steer mods.

 

[Matt_E]

The easiest way for yamaha to make the 08 pole shorter was to use the old fx/1 handlepole top castings. The new steering cable has significantly less throw than the previous one. I think anyone thinking about freestyle/freeride on an 08 should switch over to the older handlepole so they can do all the same old quick steer mods.

That will work only if the pump has remained identical both in casting and location in the hull.
I suspect Yamaha may have used a pure FX1 cable, which means shorter throw on top (Pole) and also a shorter piece on the bottom.

 

[cookerq62]

I used an fx1 pole with a squarenose plate on my squarenose and it had plenty of throw. But no where close to getting hull to hull and the cable and nozzle were maxed out. You fx guys are going to have plenty of replacement poles and cables.

 

[Matt_E]

Did you use an FX1 cable

 

[cookerq62]

not at first but yes I used an fx1 cable

 

[Matt_E]

How did you do the pump end of the cable?
FX1 is too short there.

 

[cookerq62]

2 650 sx steering nozzles glassed together and flipped over :biggrin:

 

[tomski]

The 08 uses a extension on the end of the cable at the pump. A $44 piece. The part numbers on the 08 and fx-1 cables match. Check it out at DGY.COM

 

[Flash-FX]

I looked them up...

08 SJ - F2F-61481-00-00

05 SJ - GM6-61481-00-00

94 FX1 -FX1-61481-00-00

I don't see a similarity here, unless the #'s changed and the actual part is the same.