raytherace
Canadian Brapp Dealer
- Location
- St-Ray Beach, QC
Other The What is your biggest Rookie move on a build.
- Thread starter B3IS
- Start date
- Location
- Minnesota
I forgot to put loctite on my stator threads.
There goes a stator, set of cases and a nice lightened flywheel.
There goes a stator, set of cases and a nice lightened flywheel.
X2..
pickup came loose, caused pre-ignition and seperated the tooth ring off my atp flame flywheel (which is only pressed on), came off and cut the stator wires, shorted out the sensor.. only cost me a new pickup $100, some soldering and pressed the flywheel back together with bearing locktite, no problems since!
- Location
- Fort Sask, AB
Installing my first set of foot holds..... ummm cut it on the line.. (turned out okay.. then I realized they are useless on an SXR)
- Location
- montreal, qc
first: i forgot to put locktight to my flywheel bolt, so it came loose. shred my rad total loss flywheel then my crank.
second: i change 3 time my engine on my x2, after i realize that i should put a yamaha engine or buying a superjet with fix steer.
third: i'm still stuck with a kawasaki engine
second: i change 3 time my engine on my x2, after i realize that i should put a yamaha engine or buying a superjet with fix steer.
third: i'm still stuck with a kawasaki engine
baxt3r
BBQ
- Location
- Charlotte, NC
Made the mistake of not remembering the cooling line routing on my old GP1200. Also managed to leave a line loose which completely flooded the hull.
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- Location
- Santa Maria, CA
spent all day in a rush trying to reseal the engine on a 550 so my bro could ride it the next weekend. Put it in the water left the flush kit cap off, flooded the hull and over heated a little. still runs tho. lucky I didnt sink the ski.
TimotaLT
Lake Rat
- Location
- Lake Travis, TX
Got too stoned one day and thought I would fill my buddies ski with gas before we rode and forgot that it was an internal fill, so the gas cap was just a hole in the ski so ended up filling 5 gallons into the hull.
Another time stoned again couldn't figure why my ski would only fire and instantly die, f-ed with it for an hour or so couldn't figure it out brought it to a friends house and realized the choke was in the on position, fml.
Another time stoned again couldn't figure why my ski would only fire and instantly die, f-ed with it for an hour or so couldn't figure it out brought it to a friends house and realized the choke was in the on position, fml.
Tyler Zane
Open Your Eyes
- Location
- Panama City Beach, FL
lmao, put the pipe down bro... at least till after the ride...
D-Roc
I forgot!
- Location
- Dirty River Rider
One time I showed up to the river and was like " hey you guys ready to ride?". And they where like" yeah how bout you where is your ski?".
caseville9036
BLRider
- Location
- SE MI
Forgot to measure the ring gap and assembled the engine.
A rebuild followed shortly after that.
A rebuild followed shortly after that.
Tyler Zane
Open Your Eyes
- Location
- Panama City Beach, FL
once i used a air ratchet to tighten nylock nuts. had to cut them off and all i had was a 4in grinding wheel. it left a mark on my pole bracket..
FlightPlanDan
Don'tTrustAfartAfter50
- Location
- Crescent Beach, FL
Chose a silly place to drill a hole for the bilge discharge. Port side forward above the mod chamber. A mile of hose that's always in the way. Did it on both ski's. Yes, it's fixable...but I enjoy kicking myself in the ass for it, and it makes me think a bit more b4 I do anything.
onlyFX-1
Jace Forest...BRAP!
- Location
- Lake Travis,Texas
Hmmmm.....sounds familiar, at least I learned a cool trick to get the gas out after you did that
Mark44
Katie's Boss
- Location
- 100% one place
Have you learned anything from this? Just say no?
- Location
- Lake St. Clair (MI)
Not putting the battery straps on. The positive post got pinned under cdi. Frying the ground coming out of the stator, which melted all the other wires. Replaced the wires and added a fuse to the ground wire 
Tyler Zane
Open Your Eyes
- Location
- Panama City Beach, FL
turn the bilge pumps on?
Set the fuel pickup in the bottom of the hull? LOL