rode a SJ for the 1st time-was disappointedq

[Mile9c1]

Yeah even if you can't get the turning, it should be STABLE compared to a dinky 550.

 

[Marshj]

Riding a Sj with stock bars is a rather squirelly ride. You're always burring your elbows in ur nuts:bigeyes:

Change the bars and youll see a world of difference

 

[hangtime]

550's are not more stable than a SJ that's ridiculous .
Congrats on your first ride but it's time to ditch the 550

 

[djyox]

From what I have felt when I was on SJ for the first time, The SN SJ is a lot easier to ride, for me, it seemed than the RN.

I'm the new owner of an old SN now... And the 550 is just going to become a dust collecter until the kids are old enough...

 

[concentrack]

oh, okay. that makes a lot of since. i'm sure i was over leaning.

again, THANKS for all responses. my expectation was that the my almost stock 550 would be LESS stable then the RN SJ, so that's why i was caught off guard and surprised that i felt less stable.

after reading all the responses here, it's now obvious what the problem was. i was attempting to ride a SJ like it was a 550; therefore, it was less stable for me. im sure if riden correctly the SJ is more stable then the 550, but that didn't help me today. it was frustrating because i kept trying to push down harder to get it to stick through turns, but i could never find that grove where you're carving and leaning way over, but the ski firmly stuck (or railing) in the water.

again, thanks for all the feedback.

 

[LBE]

Get an FX1. Feels like a 550 with power. Easy transition.

 

[yamaslut]

Round noses are way more loose than the squares...

I find it strange that the round you rode was more loose and harder to ride than a sj. I think the steering or something was wrong w/ the ski that you rode... doesn't make sense to me...

try to jump on another one to see if it was the ski... I have seen people mess up their steering pretty bad and not know...

 

[sflsurfrider]

kawi = lean however you want the boat to react to your english

yami = lean where the ski tells you to lean.

 

[SJBrit]

kawi = lean however you want the boat to react to your english.

Hey, enough with the English comments already.... :sneaky:

yami = lean where the ski tells you to lean.

And bail when it tells you to bail :biggthumpup:

 

[FLY6584]

Round noses are way more loose than the squares...

Why's that? I always thought they were the same or pretty similar.:dunno:

 

[onesojourner]

Why's that? I always thought they were the same or pretty similar.:dunno:

I was told the same thing. I thought the bottoms were both the same.

 

[Matt_E]

The handling is a bit different due to differing pole pivot and resulting center of gravity.

 

[yamaslut]

it's the pole height and position of the handpole on the ski... They are in different spots totally.... This changes the feel and reaction of the ski... most lowered handpole brackets are just brining the pole back down where it should be, like on a square, but the position is still different..

 

[jtsangarinos]

ill tell you i bought an 06 sj off the showroom floor and i couldnt believe how difficult it was to ride. you would be amazed at how much of a difference a good ride plate and an intake grate would do. Ill tell you though if you like the sj you will love an fx1. i just bought my first one and it is great.

 

[Duster8]

i went from a 550 to a RN with a 701 and i experienced the exact same thing you're describing. Mine however is really stable at high speeds. But i missed my 550 after i bought my RN. Just takes time to change your riding style. I was so comfortable on my 550 and you dont expect a SJ to be THAT much different. Ive only ridden it about 5 times, but i dont think i could go back to my 550 now. Its soo much more fun to have 70 hp vs 35 hp.

 

[g-fly]

add me to the list of people who went from JS's right to the SJ's. At first I couldn't stand them and had to unlearn what was second nature to me. But after a couple of months, I was hooked.. Chasing friends around buoys, I found that the ones on 750SX's seemed to be wearing out fatser than usual. The SJ didn't require as much rider input as the SX's (and obviously the older JS's). It was then I realized that it wasn't them, it was me not working as hard around the course as they were.

G

 

[Big Kahuna]

on a bouy course, the SXR does to the SJ, what the SJ does to the SX's.......... night and day difference.............

It took a while to get use to the SJ from my 550......... but going from racing the SJ to hopping on the SXR was like putting on a well broke in pair of shoes.............


Still love the SJ's though!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[YAMA CAT]

I'm a Superjet Convert from a SXR. Don't get me wrong I have a soft spot for the SXR because it got me back riding Stand-ups and if I was a racer I would definitly still have the SXR.
That said now I have two Superjets a Roundnose and a Squarenose. My Roundnose with the Tubbies, Hull Extentions, and Long Ride handles very similar to my old SXR. My Squarenose is a lot more playful or "squirrelly" to some. As many test rides I have take on other peoples machines I have discovered that no two superjets handle alike. The beauty of the Superjets is that there some many aftermarket parts available. You can customized them to your personal riding style however you like. Yes I know they make Kawi aftermarket parts, but the money you spend on kawi parts you could have twice as many Yamaha parts.

 

[concentrack]

thanks for all of the responses.

 

[wydopen]

Get an FX1. Feels like a 550 with power. Easy transition.

i have a fx1 minus the motor and pipe id sell you