Custom/Hybrid Rickter vs superfreak..
- Thread starter IWannaYama
- Start date
- Location
- Central FL
Go to thrust Monday. They will have new xfrs in Stock. Who said 1300 for turf?! Jesus. Haha. Both skis have there unique stuff going on. But I think the freaks are pretty simple but I've built at least 15 of them by now.
KTM434
Jamie FN Hickey
- Location
- Palm Coast FL
Mine went together very easily and it's not his latest hulls with improved fit/finish. Maybe I got lucky or maybe people just expect perfection. I'd rather spend a few extra hours/days building to have a better end result in ride quality.
IMO you should focus on ride quality and what suits your needs. Haven't ridden all the Rickters but I can tell you it's very hard to break a Superfreak.
IMO you should focus on ride quality and what suits your needs. Haven't ridden all the Rickters but I can tell you it's very hard to break a Superfreak.
- Location
- Boynton Beach
Rickter FS2-EVO1 with ninja adjustable FHolds has tray just about the same as a superjet. To me the best part of any A/M surf ski is the wider tray.
D.
- Location
- Boynton Beach
Per my understanding all late model Rickters (glass or CF) are build with epoxy resin, vacuum bagged = super strength, right?
SuperFreak Titans tray, with none adjustable footholds and turfed by Thrust is absolute PIMP, so roomy and comfortable.
SuperFreak Titans tray, with none adjustable footholds and turfed by Thrust is absolute PIMP, so roomy and comfortable.
Who? Krash... oh they are the company that makes air bags for big wheels right?
- Location
- Delray Beach, FL
Going there Monday as a matter of fact !
- Location
- s florida
Hell, i'll do that turf job for $1250!! lol
- Location
- Delray Beach, FL
Are rickters are a standard length? I noticed they don't list -4 or -9 options.
- Location
- New York Crew
Rickters are for the molds. Xfs and fs2 evo 1. Thats it. Other changes are only to top deck
- Location
- Annapolis, MD
The fs/fr is "standard" length. The xfs/xfr is much shorter.
. I've tried a few times now, and I just can't decipher that post. Wat?
- Location
- Delray Beach, FL
Lol agreed. What about the molds ??
It seems like the fr/fs are 4 inches shorter than a sj but not absolutely sure. The xfr/xfs are much shorter.
mightymighty2stroke
I'd rather be on the lake
- Location
- LKN, NC
I have a SF and I love it, but judging by your posts you sound better suited to a Rickter. IMO the SF leaves a bit to be desired as far as build quality goes. Good luck at Thrust, hope you can find something you like.
KTM434
Jamie FN Hickey
- Location
- Palm Coast FL
Depends what you mean by build quality. Rickters may have better fit and finish but I've seen Rickters fall apart a lot more than Superfeaks. Tem is a composite genius but not a perfectionist on finish and bling factor
^^That seemed to be a problem with Rickters in the first couple years. Since then, they have been pretty much bullet-proof. I've seen them lawn-darted over and over from high up without ill effect. I personally don't much care for Rickters, but durability wouldn't be a concern nowadays.
Superfreaks are also very durable, but can have issues with hood liners, motor mount inserts, and battery trays on early hulls. Maybe that's something that's fixed now, I don't know.
Superfreaks are also very durable, but can have issues with hood liners, motor mount inserts, and battery trays on early hulls. Maybe that's something that's fixed now, I don't know.
- Location
- Delray Beach, FL
Agreed
KTM434
Jamie FN Hickey
- Location
- Palm Coast FL
I have seen TC lawn dart his nose off the ocean floor with no major damage which is very impressive. There are a lot of repaired Rickters in Australia. Their surf is huge compared to anything here so I imagine anything gets beat up worse than in the US so maybe its an unfair comparison?. The battery tray in the early Freak I'm not aware of them breaking rather than just being a poor design. I do know of the hood liners but have never heard anything about the motor mount inserts. My motor mount plates and inserts have sustained a lot of abuse. Not trying to be a fanboy, just stating the facts I know.
With that said I wish I could say I've ridden many different lengths of the Badass hull but I'm limited in what lengths Ive tried. I did just ride a Circus in big choppy surf today and can say I was very shocked and pleased with how it rode. Had a small engine that was over propped which may have helped but I had zero issues keeping the nose down and was amazed how stable it was and so easy and fun to slash waves with. I imagine the -9" Tiran would be amazing! XFS/R may be very fun as well but I can't speak from experience
With that said I wish I could say I've ridden many different lengths of the Badass hull but I'm limited in what lengths Ive tried. I did just ride a Circus in big choppy surf today and can say I was very shocked and pleased with how it rode. Had a small engine that was over propped which may have helped but I had zero issues keeping the nose down and was amazed how stable it was and so easy and fun to slash waves with. I imagine the -9" Tiran would be amazing! XFS/R may be very fun as well but I can't speak from experience
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