Super Jet Anyone put a polespring on a Xmetal pole?

[Tommygunz]

I have a Xmetal adjustable pole on my superjet and was wondering if anyone has put a polespring on one and how much of a pain in the a$$ it would be to do?

Thanks for any info guys!

 

[junkyardj]

for some reason i thought i seen someone use a kawi spring, i was going to try it too cause the girl doesnt like a stiff pole WTF

what girl doesnt want a stiff one?

 

[3rid]

Did it a few years ago with a sxr800 spring on a xmetal pole... worked fine... I'll try to find a pic on my pc tonight...

 

[JamesG]

it is a pain in A$$, but it's awesome (the pole will naturally lift up on its own with the spring). i did it on my sxr with the stock spring and it works great. i had to take the rubber bumper off of the spring tho, to make it fit inside the pole. I don't know if it is the same for the superjet tho. It makes riding a lot easier on your back too.

 

[BruceSki]

oxnard did it check some of his threads

 

[oxnard111]

Take a look here. A couple post in my build thread.

http://www.x-h2o.com/threads/19078-Chris-Surf-Battle-Boat...-Never-done!/page6&highlight=battle

 

[Tommygunz]

Thanks guys appreciate the info! So if u take out the dual pole bolts and run a stock pole bolt are u able to tighten it enuff to still make the pole semi stiff for no handed aerials? Or is that what you have to sacrifice to have a lighter pole?

 

[Waternut]

You can still have a pretty tight pole with a single bolt. I don't have the x-metal pole but I ran with two bolts on my aluminum pole before putting a stock bolt and springs in it. No spring didn't kill my back but it sure wore me out. I usually ride for extended periods of time without stopping but couldn't ride more than 5-10 minutes without stopping to rest when I wasn't running a spring. Best mod ever.

 

[Tommygunz]

So if I'm gonna run a single pole bolt is it recommend that I buy a stock pole bolt or a heavy duty aftermarket bolt from Blowsion or somebody else? Sorry to ask so much- just wanna set this ski up right! Thanks again!

 

[orangefinger]

I used a single bolt with a aftermarket kawasaki spring, i had the idea to jam the back end up in the x -metal pole hole and therefore i did not have to cut the spring.....the pole is super light and in my opinion much " less tennis arm " than running singles that always come open and stiff pole....

 

[NVJAY775]

I used a single bolt with a aftermarket kawasaki spring, i had the idea to jam the back end up in the x -metal pole hole and therefore i did not have to cut the spring.....the pole is super light and in my opinion much " less tennis arm " than running singles that always come open and stiff pole....

This setup works very well and have seen this boat with the set up.

I liked running a stiff pole until I had unbearable tennis elbows caused from hard stab landings, and other stab like tricks, and the stiff pole. I can still mess up my elbows from landing wrong, but loosening the pole bolt and using a spring helped the elbows tremendously.