icecoled007
Captain of this ship
- Location
- Colorado
Just replaced my cracking SXR fiberglass pole for an adjustable xmetal pole. Im not a huge fan of the erector style RRP poles. The xmetal pole seemed best and included everything I needed.
I thought I will post some pictures, since it was super hard for me to find pictures of this setup before I bought it.... Thanks to rollin5150 and fast superjet chase for providing some of the only pictures, and his help with the install.
Overall installation was kind of a PITA. I had to drill out all the SXR rivets to get to the OEM pole and remove the OEM bump stops. The pole comes setup for dual breathers and the SXR only has the single tube coming up. I was told to do the "bigfish" mod and cut it to reduce pinching wires/easier installation. I couldn't justify cutting my new pole, and decided not to cut it like Rick at Xmetal told me to. I don't think it would be possible to run this without the adjustable steering from Xmetal. The turn cable is kind of funky and I wasn't able to get the adapter to work. Everything needed adjustment/modification. Luckily the adjustable steering lets me install the cable waaay back. The chin pad was also a bit of a challenge to get the clip in the pole.
In the end all the hard work was worth it. The pole looks awesome on the SXR, and forces me to keep the pole down riding much more aggressive through the turns.
What do you think?
Oh ya, and that was an awesome ride. The water was glass! :wiggle:
I thought I will post some pictures, since it was super hard for me to find pictures of this setup before I bought it.... Thanks to rollin5150 and fast superjet chase for providing some of the only pictures, and his help with the install.
Overall installation was kind of a PITA. I had to drill out all the SXR rivets to get to the OEM pole and remove the OEM bump stops. The pole comes setup for dual breathers and the SXR only has the single tube coming up. I was told to do the "bigfish" mod and cut it to reduce pinching wires/easier installation. I couldn't justify cutting my new pole, and decided not to cut it like Rick at Xmetal told me to. I don't think it would be possible to run this without the adjustable steering from Xmetal. The turn cable is kind of funky and I wasn't able to get the adapter to work. Everything needed adjustment/modification. Luckily the adjustable steering lets me install the cable waaay back. The chin pad was also a bit of a challenge to get the clip in the pole.
In the end all the hard work was worth it. The pole looks awesome on the SXR, and forces me to keep the pole down riding much more aggressive through the turns.
What do you think?
Oh ya, and that was an awesome ride. The water was glass! :wiggle:
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