Surfriding Ultimate Embarrassing Moments

[Pro-pulsion]

Welcome to another one of my ridiculous threads where nothing ever needs to make sense...it's almost like being in the homeland of the Dodo from Bugs Bunny

I thought this might bring about some good entertainment so here goes...

A few years ago just after I bought my 650sx I was out ripping around at my usual spot. It's a public ramp, sees a lot of people and traffic. While out on the water I have one specific rule, keep lots of distance from everyone and everything. Well, as I was taking a break a sailboat started to approach. Not knowing if he could see me, I fire up and bolt. After my ride time was up I think I understood why he was trying to get close. At some point or another, my board shorts decided to rip, I'm guessing early into the ride, leaving my junk flyin' around in the wind. A valuable lesson was learned, always wear boxers under shorts, you never know when the equipment might get an opportunity to go public lol. Anyone else have any good stories to help us learn the important lessons?

 

[Ducky]

I have too many stories for this thread.

 

[makejetskiinggreatagain]

mine isn't as good as that one but when I first bought my SJ I brought it home from the dealer in the winter. I was so excited to use it that I bought all the right winter gear for early riding and showed up opening day at the lake in early march. I was talking to the ranger during the inspection about how excited I was to use it for the first time and how I bought it so that I didn't have to worry about it not running like my old beater skis I was used to. I drop the ski in the water and it low and behold it wouldnt start. I sat there trying to start the damn thing for what seemed like hours until the battery died. I loaded back up and left, pissed off thinking that I bought a lemon or something. Turned out the fuel selector wasn't switched to "ON" (Thanks @Matt_E for figuring that out for me lol).

The embarrassing part to this story is that I went back the next weekend and when I showed up to inspection there were some new rangers. They told me about how the week before they had heard that their first jet skier of the season was this retard that showed up and froze his ass off in the water trying to start his ski forever until the battery died and then left cussing and throwing a fit...to which I responded, um...ya...that was me.

 

[surfjunkie]

I thought "a few years ago when I bought my 650 sx" was the end of the story

My first trip to the jet ski zone I had my sj and b2 on a double trlr. Tried to walk it down and just drop the sj and leave b2 on trlr. Waves buried tires before I could unload it. Brought my truck down but couldn't budge trailer to align to hitch waves buried truck tires. Had to get pulled out one by one. This was a busy weekend and beach was packed. Dunlawton approach so guard was in tower giving me instructions over the pa. "Jet skier this. Jet skier that"

It was a nightmare for some one like me who doesn't like being the center of attention.

 

[patrickoconnor]

After riding a 440 a couple times I decided to buy a 750 with a pipe and port work. I immediately took it to my friends beach house where we threw it off his dock and in the bay. After 5 minutes of idling out of a no wake zone, I came across a group of drunk girls floating on rafts. They asked me what it was, and I said its a Jetski. Eager to show off, I hammered the gas for the first time and the ski ripped right out of my arms. No lanyard, strong idle. It circled twice before I could swim and and catch up to it. Epic fail.

 

[Pro-pulsion]

My only defense to the 650sx is that around here sj's are insanely rare. So ya gotta go with what's available lol. I still think it was a great toy to have, maybe because it was the only one but meh, I liked it

 

[Pro-pulsion]

I have too many stories for this thread.

That's enough of that now lol, you already gave it up by starting with that statement. Time to fess up, let's hear it. You know you want to tell all, so out with it man. Give us a chart topper or twenty.

 

[Ducky]

That's enough of that now lol, you already gave it up by starting with that statement. Time to fess up, let's hear it. You know you want to tell all, so out with it man. Give us a chart topper or twenty.

Hahaha I thought this was a thread about life....but I just saw its in the surf riding forum. Carry on.

 

[SUPERJET-113]

I would be to embarrassed if I exposed my most embarrassing riding/wrenching moments..haha

 

[Pro-pulsion]

I would be to embarrassed if I exposed my most embarrassing riding/wrenching moments..haha

Hah! That's not fair, you can't tease us like that lol. Matt, this is about life, life in the surf and how to fess up when you do a complete bonehead fail. That's what makes us "the man, or woman". I'm sure there are some gals on here that have lost an article of bikini at one point or another from laying in the tray on first start-up I've lost my drawers too from the learners position dragging behind the ski trying to get into the tray, even felt like I blew my boys off from the thrust a time or ten lol.

 

[eastcoastjumper]

One time I was filling up on the beach where we put gas in before going out the inlet and I left my internal fill cap off. So I took off from the beach and I was on the throttle heavy when I started to bog out. I was pissed, I could see the waves and had to turn back and see what's up. So I slide back up the beach and take off my hood and immediately see my gas cap off and minimal amount spilled luckily.

Another time I had put some dielectric grease in my spark plug boots and i must have put in way too much because same scenario as above pulled off the beach hit waves going out the inlet and I started running on one cylinder. Turned back pissed off and popped the hood to see one of the boots off and the heated up grease slid down and got all over the plug. Lol. Cleaned everything dry best I could and headed back out.

Lesson learned, there is no need to put di-electric grease anywhere near your plugs.

I'm glad both of those things didn't happen at the same time because my ski probably would of blown up

 

[ProSouth]

Had a similar situation with drunk girls on a boat, I was headed back in to check on fuel since I run s kart tank and constantly worry. On the way back in a wake board boat was headed out and when he took off out of the no wake zone he was just a plowin, I figured I had enough to flip and didn't think about it. The ski bogged as soon as I went to preload for the wake. The ski barely left the water and I just landed on my back, luckily I can laugh at myself and thought it was hilarious.

 

[bored&stroked]

My buddy was testing his superjet, so I was riding the seadoo tow truck in case of trouble. He ended up dieing in the middle of the lake and couldn't re-start. I pulled out the tow rope to pull him back to shore and promptly dropped it and sucked the rope into the ski, fully binding and killing the motor. We ended up fixing the sueprjet and using it to tow the seadoo back to shore lol.

 

[Pro-pulsion]

I have mentioned it once before and don't mind admitting I am an idiot again lol. I went with a buddy to a lake about an hour and fifteen away from home. All pumped up that he bought my old Kawi and we can now both go ride. I ended up waiting for him to get to our rendezvous point due to construction so I razz him a bunch about it. Finally we get to the ramp, I tell him to go ahead since he needs the practice. A bunch of people are on the beach staring at the rockin SuperJet with the guy in full gear. Not even 200 feet out and I can't get the ski to get up at all. We messed with carb settings for a good 45 minutes on the ramp when I call it and pull the ski out. I do one last check back at the parking area and notice one of my metering diaphragm caps are loose. Just as I say why is that loose, my memory strikes just like being hit by a brick. I had that cap off to test another intake setup earlier and forgot to put the diaphragm back into the pto carb. There was nothing wrong with the ski or the carbs, just the owner lol.

 

[Paulk1]

During the off season u can buy a beach pass and drive your truck on the beach in long beach island NJ. So, that's what u did! I didn't know there were only certain sections that u were able to drive. Being 17 years old at the time I didn't know about letting air out of your tires.i sunk my new truck, trailer and blaster. Luckily a fisherman pulled me out to meet a crowd of people standing around a cop who issued me three tickets. O I was in a protected bird sanctuary... Missed that sign.

The best probably was my first new boat. A black and red nautique. It was beautiful and I was neurotic with it. Cleaning and waxing it constantly! First trip out with the wife and something is wrong. Vibrating, not turning and redlining at 10mph. I call the boat dealership screaming and yelling from the water,I went nuts ! Limp the boat to the dealership and they lift it out if the water. I wrapped a wakeboard rope around prop and rudder. The rope, I bought at their shop the day before... Couldn't even blame in some other idiot.

 

[jetx]

First ski was a 750 sxi pro...was out jumping waves and fell, couldn't get ski to start just cranked over....a huge cabin cruiser came over and towed me to shore. Got back to shore and realized I forgot to put tether back on...duh!

Last year we had probably the best wave day of the year during the week, met up with a buddy after work...was razzing him to not blow up his new dasa motor in his blaster since I didn't have a rear tow loop (I know, dumb on my part) to tow him back...we head out and a 100 ft off shore my motor locks up and I go flying over bars on my fixed steer....was thankful for the dasa that day

 

[user_error]

my first race at Havasu a couple years back...we all drew our gate picks and i got my ski into position on the line. I had just ridden my ski over to the start gate so i knew it ran and had a full tank of fuel.

As the race official signals everyone to start their engines i try to crank mine over and it cranks but just will not start. I am super flustered and freaking out at this point and i call for a 2 minute hold. My holder then tells me i didnt put the lanyard on the kill switch (kawis will crank over without the lanyard, but they will not fire/spark)

so ya, i called for a 2 minute hold at Havasu because i didnt put my lanyard on. it was an FML moment..

 

[j0hnny]

At wave rave this year i tried to beach a ski for the first time....

i think only one person saw me but lets just say the end result was a scorpion and kissing my hood really hard.

 

[CRJ]

Been pretty lucky so far. mostly novice moves.

~went out for a ride, hopped on the ski and hit the start button, ski wouldnt start. Forgot to put the plug wires back on. Have also forgotten the lanyard.
~sank it doing a fountain, had to swim my bobber back across the lake. opening the hood and seeing the whole motor under water was kinda cool. pulled the plugs and cranked it, must have shot 30ft up at least
~same sinking as above, i rolled it on its side to drain the cases. the pole folded down (rn pole) and it hit the starter button. Water shot out of the plug hole, bounced off the pole and hit me i the face like a pressure washer.
~ first run the day after buying my square nose, i went to the lake solo to get a feel for it. I got on it kneeling for the first 5 or so minutes, then in the middle of the lake stood up. Riding along in a straight line i started to lean left and didn't know to use power/steering to stay up. hit the water doing 30-40, and didn't hold on. the swim took a good 10 minutes with the wind pushing the ski away as i swam.
~blew a motor last year at the end of the season. Had easily 40 rides on it, a good 200hrs of fun. then at a freeride here at the end of the weekend it locked up. Cracked both sleeves, destroyed a crank, set of reeds and domes. All due to the c-clip coming out, which im pretty sure was due to me putting it in at 6 or 9 o'clock. Felt good in front of the 40 other guys standing around as i pulled the head and the OOOOOOOO's came out.

Its all in good fun though!

 

[Mike W]

In the early 90s I forgot to to secure the bow of my XP when loading up at the boat ramp. When I pulled forward I dropped it on the concrete in front of about 10 people. I was that guy that day. What a noobie move.