- Location
- State College, PA
Hello. I just picked up my first stand up ski today-- a bone stock 1994 SJ.
I first rode a stand up ski a few weeks ago when my friend was given a 1987 650sx. I was immediately hooked. I feel like stand-ups are all the exhilaration of dirtbikes glued to the fun of wakeboarding-- a great combination.
I was able to get the ski on the lake for only about 15 minutes today, but right away I noticed it handles much differently than the 650sx does. In some ways good, but others, not so much. While the SJ is quite a bit more stable to get standing, I find that it feels more disconnected from the water in terms of rolling side to side. It also feels like it floats much higher in the water and is more willing to jump out of it. At the same time, though, I noticed it also creates a ton more wake, which allowed me to actually create a set-up wake for a simple jump or two.
These concerns are things that I think I will get used to with time. The main issue I had, though, was that when going straight (also, it's worth noting the lake was total glass today) and getting higher in speed the ski would start to "wobble" back and forth a bit. It almost felt how you would imagine the ski would behave if the reduction nozzle were loose and were "flapping" side to side a bit. It became difficult to keep the ski pointed straight and I'd have to get out of the throttle. It also felt like a speed-wobble on a skateboard.
Is there something I can look into that could be causing this, or is this normal?
Also, I'd like to do a pipe and prop to keep up with my friends 650. The SJ is lacking a bit on the top-end compared to the 650, which has about every bolt-on except a prop. I'm concerned though, that more top-end will be useless if it's going to wobble like it seems to want to.
I first rode a stand up ski a few weeks ago when my friend was given a 1987 650sx. I was immediately hooked. I feel like stand-ups are all the exhilaration of dirtbikes glued to the fun of wakeboarding-- a great combination.
I was able to get the ski on the lake for only about 15 minutes today, but right away I noticed it handles much differently than the 650sx does. In some ways good, but others, not so much. While the SJ is quite a bit more stable to get standing, I find that it feels more disconnected from the water in terms of rolling side to side. It also feels like it floats much higher in the water and is more willing to jump out of it. At the same time, though, I noticed it also creates a ton more wake, which allowed me to actually create a set-up wake for a simple jump or two.
These concerns are things that I think I will get used to with time. The main issue I had, though, was that when going straight (also, it's worth noting the lake was total glass today) and getting higher in speed the ski would start to "wobble" back and forth a bit. It almost felt how you would imagine the ski would behave if the reduction nozzle were loose and were "flapping" side to side a bit. It became difficult to keep the ski pointed straight and I'd have to get out of the throttle. It also felt like a speed-wobble on a skateboard.
Is there something I can look into that could be causing this, or is this normal?
Also, I'd like to do a pipe and prop to keep up with my friends 650. The SJ is lacking a bit on the top-end compared to the 650, which has about every bolt-on except a prop. I'm concerned though, that more top-end will be useless if it's going to wobble like it seems to want to.
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