DAG
Yes, my balls tickled from that landing
- Location
- Charlotte, NC
haha, love the ride report baxter, and all the disclaimers. It was a good day indeed. Don't wait to long to pick, put the kid on eBay if thats what it takes.
Custom/Hybrid Noob Ride Report: -2 Superfreak & Backie Chan
- Thread starter baxt3r
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baxt3r
BBQ
- Location
- Charlotte, NC
Already made my choice and sent partial payment. Hoping to see the new hull by mid-November.
- Location
- Tualatin, OR
What did you choose? And why?
ProSouth
Seriously, Don't be a dick.
- Location
- kawasakis suck
well, i wasnt expecting that. adjustable ride plates? is this new? i know you can cut them down. steve sends one pretty long so you can progressively take some off and see where you like it.
swapmeet
Brotastic
- Location
- Arlington TX
LMAO cut the guy a break you know what he means about the plates! LOL yeah, Steve sends a "Plate strecher" with each ski so if you cut it too far can stretch it back out. Adjustable!
baxt3r
BBQ
- Location
- Charlotte, NC
I went with the Chan because I liked it better and I can grow into that hull by trimming the ride plate. I'll try to elaborate a little bit when I get in front of a computer.
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ProSouth
Seriously, Don't be a dick.
- Location
- kawasakis suck
ummm what?LMAO cut the guy a break you know what he means about the plates! LOL yeah, Steve sends a "Plate strecher" with each ski so if you cut it too far can stretch it back out. Adjustable!
- Location
- Home of the Steelers!
Yea after tons of research and riding a handful of aftermarket hulls, including Steve's (FastElements), -2 Freak, I decided to go with the Backie Chan. I sent my down payment yesterday. Plan on picking mine up (no shipping charge) at Daytona this year. Really, how can you go wrong with the awesome pre-world finals price
- Location
- Wilmington Nc
I ordered mine last week to. I feel the same the chan was fun as all get out can't wait to ride it with a 850.
- Location
- Wilmington Nc
Steve is a great guy to. Don't know why people hate on people so much.maybe because he has a bunch of jetski parts and they don't. who knows.
swapmeet
Brotastic
- Location
- Arlington TX
Saving this quote. Might need it later.
baxt3r
BBQ
- Location
- Charlotte, NC
Lol @ Swap.
- Location
- Rochester, NY
Baxter, I'm glad you were able to test out a hull before you bought it.
I'd like to chime in with my feedback of the hulls as well. For some of us, we have been fortunate enough to ride multiple aftermarket hulls, but I feel that this is a small number of us. Most are in Baxter's corner. We've had the -2 Superfreak now for a few years and can say this is one of my all time favorite hulls, yes, its not a back flip purpose ski but what are the percentage of riders that are actually flipping? Everyone that hops on it, loves how smooth it is, the way its responds, especially in the surf. The bigger the surf the more is shines. The tray is huge, so no one complains about not being able to ride surf stance, everyone with myself included, try to get back onto a superjet and look like we've regressed a few years due to the freak being so stable.
When we set up these skis for people to demo, the thought was use the same power plant, same pump, same everything so you can truly get a feel for the hulls, not the motor. Both have solas mags, 701s, 9/15 hookers, b pipes, just your typical limited set up.
On the other hand the chan is a different boat. The tray is shorter by 3 inches, the ski is overall quite a bit shorter and other then they are both aftermarket hulls the similarities I feel stop there. We were able to test a few ride plates on the chan and since many people are looking for a nice riding ski, we always have kept the super long ride plate on it as well as always riding it in surf. In the surf the ski did surprisingly well, not one person said they would rather have it over the freak for a 100% surf, myself included. However, that is not what the chan was made for. This was strictly a flat water ski that we were trying to see how it did in the surf, and I think it surpassed all our expectations. The ski rides incredibly flat for such a short hull, we've used the extended intake grate to keep it hooked up in the surf but talking with Steve, quite a few flatwater guys like no intake grate on it. The hull was very stable and turned on a dime due to it being so short, the ski had great pop of waves and the fit and finish is up there with the best of them.
After hopping off the chan and getting back on the freak, the freak seamed huge, almost like a Cadillac, is the best way to describe it. Roomy, comfy and easy to ride.
So after riding both, I think it's great we have so many options to best fit our ability and riding style. The chan is a great flatwater boat that can be pushed to perform surprisingly well in other conditions, and freaks are easy to ride, add confidence to all ability levels no matter what the length -2 to -9.
I'd like to chime in with my feedback of the hulls as well. For some of us, we have been fortunate enough to ride multiple aftermarket hulls, but I feel that this is a small number of us. Most are in Baxter's corner. We've had the -2 Superfreak now for a few years and can say this is one of my all time favorite hulls, yes, its not a back flip purpose ski but what are the percentage of riders that are actually flipping? Everyone that hops on it, loves how smooth it is, the way its responds, especially in the surf. The bigger the surf the more is shines. The tray is huge, so no one complains about not being able to ride surf stance, everyone with myself included, try to get back onto a superjet and look like we've regressed a few years due to the freak being so stable.
When we set up these skis for people to demo, the thought was use the same power plant, same pump, same everything so you can truly get a feel for the hulls, not the motor. Both have solas mags, 701s, 9/15 hookers, b pipes, just your typical limited set up.
On the other hand the chan is a different boat. The tray is shorter by 3 inches, the ski is overall quite a bit shorter and other then they are both aftermarket hulls the similarities I feel stop there. We were able to test a few ride plates on the chan and since many people are looking for a nice riding ski, we always have kept the super long ride plate on it as well as always riding it in surf. In the surf the ski did surprisingly well, not one person said they would rather have it over the freak for a 100% surf, myself included. However, that is not what the chan was made for. This was strictly a flat water ski that we were trying to see how it did in the surf, and I think it surpassed all our expectations. The ski rides incredibly flat for such a short hull, we've used the extended intake grate to keep it hooked up in the surf but talking with Steve, quite a few flatwater guys like no intake grate on it. The hull was very stable and turned on a dime due to it being so short, the ski had great pop of waves and the fit and finish is up there with the best of them.
After hopping off the chan and getting back on the freak, the freak seamed huge, almost like a Cadillac, is the best way to describe it. Roomy, comfy and easy to ride.
So after riding both, I think it's great we have so many options to best fit our ability and riding style. The chan is a great flatwater boat that can be pushed to perform surprisingly well in other conditions, and freaks are easy to ride, add confidence to all ability levels no matter what the length -2 to -9.
baxt3r
BBQ
- Location
- Charlotte, NC
I really wish other skis were put out there with a limited setup for the reasons above. You get to see what the hull is like and not some monster power plant that will scare the hell out of you. This is especially true given most people advise to go to an aftermarket hull before going to a bigger engine. If a particular hull shines with a limited 701 in it, it has be awesome with a bigger engine, one would think. It just makes the big engine test rides seem like backwards logic to me when it comes to someone having to make a choice on a new hull.
iangdesign
Cats, lots of cats!
- Location
- United States
What days will the Chan be there and where abouts? I'll be there Sunday and maybe Monday if I can't ride any on Sunday. Looking forward to trying these hullls out!
- Location
- Wilmington Nc
Whee you talking about Steve at trendsetter or fast elements. I might have gotn confused with what you where saying.