- Location
- Phoenix, AZ
Snapped my throttle lever when changing out my handlepole, so my temporary fix: bike brake lever! Still trying to figure out how to attach the shifter so i can change gears 
had to share lol
had to share lol
What questionable thing did you put on your jet ski today?
- Thread starter Chris024
- Start date
Quinc
Buy a Superjet
- Location
- California
My favorite is seeing vice grips holding the battery cable to battery.
SXIPro
JM781 Big Bore
- Location
- Here on the 'X' mostly
When I switched to a smaller battery I may have been known to run a block of wood wrapped in hydroturf on top of it to fill in the extra space so I could keep it snug under the straps.... just a rumor though.
smokeysevin
one man with a couch
- Location
- Houston
I intentionally have tried to build better so as to leave no room for questions but I am a crap bodyman so 100% the paint...
Sean
Sean
2lick
Brap!!!
- Location
- Limerick, PA
I usually keep my stuff clean but back when I was chasing my first flip... Got ridding buddies and everyone excited for a big day with boats and spectators to motivate us. I showed up to the water and instantly broke mount glued to the hull for fuel tank. Grabbed a sandal and ratchet strap out of my truck and found away to keep things in place.
It worked all day, we had a blast!
It worked all day, we had a blast!
- Location
- Canberra, Australia.
When I first got into the sport in the early 90’s one of my ‘ski’s had a PINK throttle lever made of PLASTIC (came with the ‘ski). I have a PURPLE throttle lever on my X2. As it’s alloy and period-correct I’ll be leaving it on there.
- Location
- Charlotte, NC
Not my ski or my work but a guy local bought a nice edge with all the goodies, dasa 950, bpipe etc. Blew the engine up, sent it to a pretty reputable shop that I'm aware of, spent close to 10k getting engine completely rebuilt, assembled, tuned etc cause owner didn't know how to work on his own ski. 2nd ride after getting it back last summer, bpipe chamber comes loose from the coupler. I take a look at the ski and the shop used 2 4", super thin oetiker clamps on the chamber coupler instead of worm clamps. I couldn't believe what I saw especially after hearing how much he spent.
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- Location
- Ontario, Canada
I know, it's not a ski but it was definitely worth the mention. If you have Polaris ATV check your head stock for cracking steering mounts!!
So I was out on the 4-wheeler one weekend with a group. We were out on some back roads at times but mainly trails and the group likes to travel at high speeds most of the time. I however do not. Just after a high speed run on roads that have drop off shoulders that fall 50+ feet to get to some trails, I thought my steering felt a little odd. We get onto the trails and not long after my handle bars get really spongy feeling then fold right off the front of the steering head stock. A friend and I abandon ship, run back to the closest camp we could find and did some routing around. We found a pair of flat steel pieces that worked just enough with the ViseGrips to pinch the bars and get me back. Below is my sketchy "get me home" fix, the next is what I saw while driving the thing as the bars rolled off the head stock. This happened JUST after doing a high speed road run with cliffs for shoulders
So I was out on the 4-wheeler one weekend with a group. We were out on some back roads at times but mainly trails and the group likes to travel at high speeds most of the time. I however do not. Just after a high speed run on roads that have drop off shoulders that fall 50+ feet to get to some trails, I thought my steering felt a little odd. We get onto the trails and not long after my handle bars get really spongy feeling then fold right off the front of the steering head stock. A friend and I abandon ship, run back to the closest camp we could find and did some routing around. We found a pair of flat steel pieces that worked just enough with the ViseGrips to pinch the bars and get me back. Below is my sketchy "get me home" fix, the next is what I saw while driving the thing as the bars rolled off the head stock. This happened JUST after doing a high speed road run with cliffs for shoulders
bored&stroked
Urban redneck
- Location
- AZ
I install myself in the tray every time, thats highly questionable.
Vumad
Super Hero, with a cape!
- Location
- St. Pete, FL
Two people beat me to saying "myself".
My buddy lost the screw on top of his spark plug on his XL700. He temporary fixed it on the water by wrapping the thread in the foil from his pack of cigarettes. It worked well.
My first trip to daytona was with the X2 in my avatar and I kept getting water ingestion. Tom21 helped me make a make-shift airbox for my K&N arrested by putting a MTN DEW bottle over it and basically shrink wrapping the hull side of the arrestor with a butane torch. It did work.
My buddy lost the screw on top of his spark plug on his XL700. He temporary fixed it on the water by wrapping the thread in the foil from his pack of cigarettes. It worked well.
My first trip to daytona was with the X2 in my avatar and I kept getting water ingestion. Tom21 helped me make a make-shift airbox for my K&N arrested by putting a MTN DEW bottle over it and basically shrink wrapping the hull side of the arrestor with a butane torch. It did work.
Hulled ski on a flatbed trailer for years.
First ski, a 300sx, didn't know what hydroturf was, layed down some sweet 10 dollar anti fatigue matts..they did in fact fatigue.
Duct taped holes shut on sn hood thinking the front holes would be enough. Didn't make it out of marina, floated and struggled to rip it off and put it in the pocket of my swim trunks.
Replaced oem fuel line with the colored crap only to replace it with oem fuel line a year later.
Broke 3 SN poles before my stubborn brain realized an rn pole and a bracket was much stronger.
Once went in 3 ft Beach break surf trying to get rad then realized hood latch was never locked the entire time (lucky)
Let a newbie gf ride a bone stock 701 sn with no bilge just the siphon and she sunk it in 20 minutes.
Beached my ski gently on a launch ramp to eat a snack, down a water bottle, and have a smoke. Go back not 20 minutes later and she's gone. Freak out then find ski in middle of marina floating 5 minutes later.
.....damn I'm stupid
First ski, a 300sx, didn't know what hydroturf was, layed down some sweet 10 dollar anti fatigue matts..they did in fact fatigue.
Duct taped holes shut on sn hood thinking the front holes would be enough. Didn't make it out of marina, floated and struggled to rip it off and put it in the pocket of my swim trunks.
Replaced oem fuel line with the colored crap only to replace it with oem fuel line a year later.
Broke 3 SN poles before my stubborn brain realized an rn pole and a bracket was much stronger.
Once went in 3 ft Beach break surf trying to get rad then realized hood latch was never locked the entire time (lucky)
Let a newbie gf ride a bone stock 701 sn with no bilge just the siphon and she sunk it in 20 minutes.
Beached my ski gently on a launch ramp to eat a snack, down a water bottle, and have a smoke. Go back not 20 minutes later and she's gone. Freak out then find ski in middle of marina floating 5 minutes later.
.....damn I'm stupid
- Location
- Phoenix, AZ
haha oh my these are all awesome. reminds me of my favorite saying:
"If it's stupid, but works, it ain't stupid" lol
"If it's stupid, but works, it ain't stupid" lol
- Location
- Phoenix, AZ
Dang man sounds like you got some stories! that poor 701
hope you found it. how does that even happen? going slow and scuppers or something?Most here have sunk/swamped a ski. I guess you could say the ski was swamped because superjets have enough foam to keep the tail end bobbing at the waterline, barely.
I'm pretty sure the hood wasn't sealed properly. Then add 2 to 4 foot chop, rider who has never been in crap like that, ski being on it side not running more than it was, no bilge...yeah don't know what I was thinking there
I'm pretty sure the hood wasn't sealed properly. Then add 2 to 4 foot chop, rider who has never been in crap like that, ski being on it side not running more than it was, no bilge...yeah don't know what I was thinking there
- Location
- Phoenix, AZ
ah gotcha, didn't realize it's as common. Good to know, still pretty new to the scene lol
bored&stroked
Urban redneck
- Location
- AZ
My superjet sunk when I let a 10yr old ride it with no electric bilge.
The common theme here is ski's sink, and electric bilges are mandatory.
The common theme here is ski's sink, and electric bilges are mandatory.
Read this and keep it on you if you need it. If it happens..when it happens you aren't going home till you get the ski running. Extra battery, jumper cables, tools, etc. If you can't get it running you gotta tear the motor apart and dry it out immediately.
So you sunk your ski
It happens to everyone sooner or later. Your ski sunk and the motor is flooded with water. Here's what to do. Realize that time is critical, much more so with saltwater. The water will immediately start to corrode your crank bearings, your wrist pin bearings, and the bores. The longer you...
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