SXRguyinMA
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If you will read past that post, you will see that there are people running some of those parts already that he has made.........
Here is how I look at it. He is building parts for his own ski...... That takes time. It is also something that none of us even want to do. If it takes him to next year, well, that is his choice, it is not like this is something he is building for a customer.
I'm running my ski not with parts that he made but with work that he did, and its holding up just fine, handlepole and hull. I'd love to get my hands on some of his goodies to test. Another member here is running his SXR with bens hull mods and footwells (not his wells but he installed them) and he's not having any issues.
Like Kahuna said, it takes time when you're fabricating your own stuff, to make it fit properly AND lookd good. I saw one example of someones front hull carbon part that fit ok but looked like hell, the weave was all messed up and not straight. If Ben makes something and the weave isnt straight and perfect its no good. It has to work, has to fit, AND has to look good. These things take time. I think what hes done in the time he's spent on it is actually amazing. His ski got put off to do mine, then another SXR, now Arts ski. And in between he has a family and a house and other side jobs and everything else. So it's not 24/7 working on his ski, if it was it'd be done. :chairshot:
Like it was said before, some people want to bolt stuff on and go, which is fine. But dont criticize someone who's making their own parts and taking their time to get poop right. Like Art said, when it is in the water it'll be one of the nicest custom skiis on the east coast, and he can take pride in saying he built most of the parts himself and assembled it. :highhorse:
What about you? you bolt on a pipe and prop and a fancy handlepole and bars, that SOMEONE else made, and call it good? Why not criticize them for taking so long in R&D to make those parts. Do you think FP created their pipes in a day? No, it took probably months of testing, buiding, testing, building, etc to get it right. Same with every other a/m part manufacturer out there. Its not an overnight process. :sad6:
So leave Ben alone, he's doing some amazing work. go ride your ski and STFU :censored: :smashfreakB: