Motor mounts?
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Oh I'm on that Monday morning! @JetManiac do you carry anything like these? (From post 19 http://djrltd.com/shopjetskiparts/d...for-yamaha-superjet-rickter-aftermarket-hulls)
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Some hulls require some work to get couch mounts to work. Open the mounting holes up a bit, and shave a little off the bottom. I lawn darted a flip yesterday with couch mounts.
Rolls do tend to be the killer of mounts though.
I think some of the locals around here run monkey grip mounts
Rolls do tend to be the killer of mounts though.
I think some of the locals around here run monkey grip mounts
Are they rollin with them?
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Paul lehr rolls and I believe he said he uses them
And Robby w. (Can’t remember his name here at the moment) Flips... a lot. @Big Kahuna rolls, not sure what mounts he’s using though.
And Robby w. (Can’t remember his name here at the moment) Flips... a lot. @Big Kahuna rolls, not sure what mounts he’s using though.
BK went back to OEM....from what I don't know though..
Breaking mounts happens......something has to give. but have you ever broke a bed plate with one??
I have been using Monkey Grips for years. Yes, they break! I consider mounts a sacraficial wear part.
I routinely change out my mounts, begining of the season, then again mid summer as part of routine maint.
If you ride hard, you kind of have to expect it. Best advice is keep several new ones as spares, check them at the end of every ride. Find a broken one? Change it right away!
I agree, side slapping hard from a failed roll is probably the worst, followed closely by pancaking a failed surf flip
I have been using Monkey Grips for years. Yes, they break! I consider mounts a sacraficial wear part.
I routinely change out my mounts, begining of the season, then again mid summer as part of routine maint.
If you ride hard, you kind of have to expect it. Best advice is keep several new ones as spares, check them at the end of every ride. Find a broken one? Change it right away!
I agree, side slapping hard from a failed roll is probably the worst, followed closely by pancaking a failed surf flip
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No, but we have several sponsored pro riders that run 6 mounts. They just weld a tab with a hole on the bedplate for the third mount.
OK 4 new monkeygrips on way from Amazon prime then I am getting 1 RRP and 1 OE from @JetManiac
I set up a test station I have to see any differences in behavior between the 3 with my own 2 eyes...
Then I am ordering a few more of whichever one seems best and I am running 6 of them forever....
That would have been a great selling point on the Krash RTR skis.....
I set up a test station I have to see any differences in behavior between the 3 with my own 2 eyes...
Then I am ordering a few more of whichever one seems best and I am running 6 of them forever....
That would have been a great selling point on the Krash RTR skis.....
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I also thought I recalled someone running a “limiting strap” so to speak from the motor mount mounting bolt to the bed plate mounting bolt. Maybe someone could make a strap that wrapped around the back of a motor mount and went bolt to bolt on the mounts for side to side play.
ProSouth was it this one ?
http://www.x-h2o.com/index.php?threads/surf-straps-engine-safety-straps-for-sj-blaster-fx1.106504/
http://www.x-h2o.com/index.php?threads/surf-straps-engine-safety-straps-for-sj-blaster-fx1.106504/
Some old names in that thread!
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I believe so. Although I would make them much tighter. If you had this on all four and Kenny keepers I doubt motor mounts would fail due to over flexing. Maybe after time and dry rotting, but that seems like a good idea.
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That seems like it would prevent the carnage from a failed roll and the engine slamming into the side of the ski. I wish those straps were still available. It seems like a cheap functional option