X-metal pole chinpad help... please

[oxnard111]

So I just got my x-metal pole today. I'm hoping to get it installed before Pismo this weekend, but I confused as what to do about the whole chin pad situation.

I purchased a blowsion carbon chin pad over a year ago, and was under the impression you could use it on an X-metal pole, but maybe I was wrong. I know you have to drill your own holes on the tabs of the pole for your chin pad mounting bolts, but the blowsion chin pad is too narrow to fully cover the mounting tabs. I imagine I could cut them shorter, but is the proper thing to do?

Also, the little tab on the lower interior part of the chinpad, do you just let it rest on the top of the x-metal pole? Do I cut if off b/c I am running the x-metal?

Any advice is appreciated :arms: Or should I just get a different chin pad????... what other companies make them? WCF if I remember looks nice on the x-metal.

 

[nikad58]

http://www.x-h2o.com/threads/20707&highlight=Xmetal+pole

This might help !

 

[oxnard111]

Damn... I feel stupid... sorry. How did that thread escape me?

In my defense that thread was so last week when I was camping :biggrin: thats why i don't bother searching b/c otherwise I read all the other damn posts. I'm online all day at work. even bigger :biggrin:

 

[ucsspirit]

Here are some pics I took with a chin pad I made just for the x metal pole. you can see how its mounted. if you are interested in one, I can make one for you. the way it is designed, you no longer need the support bolt. I have been riding with out mine for over a season now without any problems.

 

[oxnard111]

Okay, so after holding this -4 pole up to my stock, cut down pole, I think it will be too short. I thought I had measured my stock pole to be cut down about 3.75", but maybe I measured wrong ?? :dunno:

I'm thinking that I should go -2", b/c if I need it to be shorter, I can run a shorter turnplate.

Any input on this decision to exchange it for a brand new -2"? I am 5'8", running Wamilton Rickter footholds installed as far forward as the exhaust tube would allow, standard length turnplate, with a waterdawg lowered bracket.

X-metal already said they would do the exchange, I just need to pay shipping back to them, and they didn't mention me paying shipping back out to me, but they may contact when my pole arrives to them and let me know about that then.

 

[RMBC Freeride]

You can try mine in Pismo: -2 Xmetal pole w/ Xmetal turn plate & footholds forward a little like yours... if that helps

 

[oxnard111]

You can try mine in Pismo: -2 Xmetal pole w/ Xmetal turn plate & footholds forward a little like yours... if that helps

thats works for me... maybe I'll wait till after the weekend send it back.

 

[DAG]

theirs quite a few people wonting a -4 for trade for a -2.. maby you can make a doller or two since yours is brand new

 

[sjetrider]

Just keep the -4, you will be glad you did.

 

[wydopen]

Just keep the -4, you will be glad you did.

idk..i think you flatwater guys go too short..

 

[DR3]

Just keep the -4, you will be glad you did.

x2

 

[sjetrider]

Here are some pics I took with a chin pad I made just for the x metal pole. you can see how its mounted. if you are interested in one, I can make one for you. the way it is designed, you no longer need the support bolt. I have been riding with out mine for over a season now without any problems.

Thats pretty PIMP right der.

 

[2lick]

im -9 overall.. it feels natural

 

[oxnard111]

I'm ordering a chin pad from ucsspirit (Brad), can't wait to get it and test it out. Thanks Brad.

 

[ucsspirit]

Hey thanks,
for those of you that I have talked to. I just got back into town. I will start on them in the morning I hope, got to get the equipment set up. I enjoyed talking to you, and hopefully should be done shortly making them.

 

[keefer]

I'm ordering a chin pad from ucsspirit (Brad), can't wait to get it and test it out. Thanks Brad.

Yup, I have one on order also, can't wait to get mine either. Kinda like Christmas in July:Banane01:

 

[Idok]

keep the -4, add the xmetal turnplate.........


for my WDK hull/pole I ordered a -5 + the short turnplate for a total of
-7.5

 

[oxnard111]

keep the -4, add the xmetal turnplate.........


for my WDK hull/pole I ordered a -5 + the short turnplate for a total of
-7.5

too late...

I think I'm going to go with the -2 pole, -2.5 x-metal turn plate, and -1.25 WDK bracket.

total -5.75 shorter than stock.

although when measuring the -4 x-metal pole compared to my -3.75 stock cut pole, the x-metal was still like -2" shorter than the stock cut down when looking at the center hole where the UMI steering bolts up.