- Location
- Chico, California
How long can one expect to be able to ride a custom flatwater ski with a 1000-1200cc Dasa before having to rebuild?
Flatwater Ski Reliability
- Thread starter numer0us
- Start date
- Location
- Coeur D' Alene, ID
Reliability is directly proportional to the amount of water your motor ingests. I ran ~350 gallons through my 1200rr before rebuilding, coulda pushed it to 400g prolly but rather do preventative maintenance instead of replacing rods and cases.
- Location
- Chico, California
Followed you on insta. Setup looks badass. Do you spend a lot of time working on your ski and fixing problems?
- Location
- Coeur D' Alene, ID
Thanks for the follow man, its a fun ski
It really depends. Sometimes Ill go a month or more doing nothing but putting fuel in the tank, sometimes I am wrenching every single ride. These ski's put out of ton of performance, but they also take a beating so things break. I rode the orange DVX for about a year and replaced/fixed: Steering, bars x3, Trim cable x3, Steering cable, Throttle cable, Exhaust coupler x20~, battery x2, Bendix, before I did a full rebuild on the motor. This is normal or maybe even better case scenario for a year of riding from what I see from other freestyle riders, those that actually put hours in, plenty of garage queen skis that get ridden 5 hours a year.
It is a expensive hobby any way you slice it. But if you do your preventative maintenance and do your stuff right the first time it is manageable.
Aquaholic
World's Oldest Teenager
- Location
- San Diego, CA.
“Flat water ski reliability’=oxymoron.