just before i bought steves wdk rokR 1200, i test rode it. it had the short plate on it just like the one you are going to attempt to first ride it with. i have to say it was un-rideable! it was about impossible to get up on plane and after muscling it around for 5 minutes, i was dead nuts tired. steve sold it to me because he, nor anybody else could ride it. i put a longer SJ plate on it and it rode much better and plained out quickly. there was a vid floating around, of me flipping it off no setup wake with the short plate. i now have the long plate on there and it rides like a dream. it gets harder to flip as the plate gets longer. i need more power.