Looking to buy Freestyle ski but need advice

[WFO Speedracer]

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Can you be more specific: why would it be too much ski and motor?

you can buy HP and have it delivered overnight, riding skills don't come overnight they come with years and years of riding experience, Imagine going from a moped to a Superbike, it's kinda like that, the only thing worse than having too much HP is having too little

 

[kevbo]

All freestyle boats need to be short in order to get the nose up and to rotate quick enough to complete a flip. This configuration is "very" difficult to ride around like long OEM hulls. Manufactures have made "freeride" hulls that are somewhere in between, usually with no rocker at the rear. These boats are fun as long as the rider isn't too big and can get the pole length adjusted right. Over the years I've noticed a lot of rider turnover in the jetski world. Some people always struggle with riding and owning skis, the rest are just flaky.

 

[WFO Speedracer]

All freestyle boats need to be short in order to get the nose up and to rotate quick enough to complete a flip. This configuration is "very" difficult to ride around like long OEM hulls. Manufactures have made "freeride" hulls that are somewhere in between, usually with no rocker at the rear. These boats are fun as long as the rider isn't too big and can get the pole length adjusted right. Over the years I've noticed a lot of rider turnover in the jetski world. Some people always struggle with riding and owning skis, the rest are just flaky.

I agree and the segment with the most turnover is the guys that have to have the best , fastest whatever is fashionable this week, since that changes every few weeks they can never keep up and the end up getting out of the sport completely, all my friends I used to ski with that chased the holy grail are now not jetsking anymore, the guys with stock or lightly modded boats are the ones that stay in the game.

Buy a Superjet do some mods to it when you have mastered that and can ride it to it's potential and the ski is now holding you back then sell it and upgrade, this does two things it keeps you from getting frustrated and it puts new players in the game.

 

[Hedikallel]

Thank you for all the opinions and suggestions. Like I mentioned, I have a SJ that I ride 4 times a week, and I’ve been riding for years now. I’m looking for something more playful as I want to advance a bit more when it comes to freestyle. Upgrading to a Rickter FR2 with a 701 motor, b-pipe and upgraded dual carbs— will it be that much of a learning curve, and what drastically will change from riding an SJ?

 

[97superjet]

I rode my carbon superfreak titan and immediately fell in love, they are WAY more fun than a superjet in my opinion....that didnt take me much of a learning curve but I can tell you it doesnt backflip on command like people expect lol still learning that

 

[RiverRides]

Thank you for all the opinions and suggestions. Like I mentioned, I have a SJ that I ride 4 times a week, and I’ve been riding for years now. I’m looking for something more playful as I want to advance a bit more when it comes to freestyle. Upgrading to a Rickter FR2 with a 701 motor, b-pipe and upgraded dual carbs— will it be that much of a learning curve, and what drastically will change from riding an SJ?

Never ridden a FR2 but if you have a lot of experience on your sj then the Rickter/701 regardless of mods won't be "too much". Your learning curve will be with shorter hull and how it handles differently. You may even hate it after the first ride but if you stick with it you might not want to ever get back on a stock hull except to go fast.

 

[kevbo]

Thank you for all the opinions and suggestions. Like I mentioned, I have a SJ that I ride 4 times a week, and I’ve been riding for years now. I’m looking for something more playful as I want to advance a bit more when it comes to freestyle. Upgrading to a Rickter FR2 with a 701 motor, b-pipe and upgraded dual carbs— will it be that much of a learning curve, and what drastically will change from riding an SJ?

The biggest difference is going to be hull length. Chop the rear off your SJ and shorten the pole, thats 99% of an aftermarket freestyle hull. Shorter boats are easier to get into the air. They are also more difficult to plane and riding fast usually means you're bent over. Lightweight guys can ride a short hull the same as a big dude rides a long Superjet. The length of the ride plate and length of pole become very critical when a big guy rides a short hull.

 

[Hedikallel]

The biggest difference is going to be hull length. Chop the rear off your SJ and shorten the pole, thats 99% of an aftermarket freestyle hull. Shorter boats are easier to get into the air. They are also more difficult to plane and riding fast usually means you're bent over. Lightweight guys can ride a short hull the same as a big dude rides a long Superjet. The length of the ride plate and length of pole become very critical when a big guy rides a short hull.

 

[Hedikallel]

That’s helpful. So I’m 6ft 2in. I weight, 195 pounds. Surely I will have some handle pole adjustments needed.

 

[kevbo]

A very short pole will work if you never plane the hull and just mush around like flatwater guys. This requires a lot of power since all the ski wants to do is go up and flip. A longer rideplate is often needed for faster cruising on short hulls. Setting the nozzle or trim a little negative adds lift at the rear and effectively makes the rider lighter. So keep all this in mind if it seems too difficult to plane. There are easy options to fix it.