650/X-2 650sx hops

Location
Utica MI
I have a bone stock 91 650 and when you first hop on and open it up it windes up and then hooks up also on top end it wont stay in the water it just hops and you cant gain speed or jump wakes unless you time the hoping i have a open intake grete also.

PLEASE HELP!!!!
 

Wilke

X2 stole my life
Location
Indialantic, FL
More time riding. Get more weight forward over the handle pole and absorb the hops with your legs. Aftermarket extended ride plates help as well as getting lower bend bars (0 or 4 degree bend). But the best thing is more ride time learning how to use your weight with the ski and work with the hopping.
 
It takes time, make shure to limit the trottle while carving.. It wil help allot. Just go out and practice (A)

Try reducing speed and make turns at low speeds pressing on the back of the ski with ya legs. You can speed up more and more. I am getting it 90 degrees drifting at speed now, when you do steer opposite and trottle up while puching right on the ski.

It's hard but when you know how it's like riding a bike :p

Greetings,
 
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I have a bone stock 91 650 and when you first hop on and open it up it windes up and then hooks up PLEASE HELP!!!!

If the impeller seems like it is spinning, you may have a worn out impeller or pump housing, most likely impeller, You can check the gap between them with a piece of shim stock, the ones that are 12" long usually work good for this..and go in through the intake, ( disconnect ur battery)..You will have to check ur manual for tolerances, I believe somewhere in the range of .010" - .016" would be the max
Could also be a leak in the pump itself.. They are siliconed in and if it is sucking air, it could cavitate..
 

WFO Speedracer

A lifetime ban is like a lifetime warranty !
Location
Alabama
Its a weight distribution thing, my 650SX fixed steer does not porpoise at all, mainly because I can get my weight further forward on the ski, wide open runs are no problem at all.
 
Location
Utica MI
I think its the impeller bc it is original and the fins are chewed up and ive riden other skis and they dont hop like mine does but ill defenatly try distrubting my weight diffrently
 
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