Do superjets porpose like kawi standups?

[letsgo]

i can't take the porposing of my 650sx anymore. :banghead: i'm fed up. i know there are a bunch of mods i can add to reduce or lessen this problem, but i'm figuring i should just save myself the hassle and get a superjet.

so do superjets porpose like kawi standups?

thanks for your help.

 

[Matt_E]

It's a technique issue for the most part.
If you're having this trouble with your SX, buying a SJ will not magically fix the problem


That said, the SJ is a much better ride than the SX

 

[slickchaos]

what kind of techique would reduce porpusing

 

[Gainera2582]

riding more forward in the tray usually reduces porposing for me!!!!

 

[michaelart]

adding a pump wedge if there isn't one there already....

 

[RMBC Freeride]

riding more forward in the tray usually reduces porposing for me!!!!

adding a pump wedge if there isn't one there already....

None of the above... its just something you learn over time. Those things might help lessen the learning curve, but really all it takes is practice. how the hell else would the "D-cut" rideplate even be rideable??? Theoretically a ski should porpoise like crazy with a shorter than stock plate - yet many people use them...
Practice.

It's a technique issue for the most part.

EXACTLY!!!

 

[letsgo]

thanks all! that helps. now i have an excuse to spend more time on my sx.

 

[rkymtnrider]

i just push the nose down, forward pressure on the bars

 

[waxhead]

i get down low and off the back
it holds the nose up adds speed and stops porpisoing

 

[AIRICCC]

i just push the nose down, forward pressure on the bars

....:bs2:

 

[AIRICCC]

i get down low and off the back
it holds the nose up adds speed and stops porpisoing

contrary to what you may think, this actually works very well on superjets...
on your 650sx, it will be easier to keep the ski from porpousing with a full tank of gas... once the ski starts porpousing you cant stop it unless you slow down and start going again, it gets momentum...

get an sxr

 

[Rickster]

....:bs2:

Why you calling BS on this? That is exactly what I do at the start of a WOT run to keep the ski hooked up. I'm big, so I want the nose down as much as possible through about 20-30 MPH.

30+ mph, I do Wax does and get as far back and low as possible in the tray.

 

[Rickster]

on your 650sx, it will be easier to keep the ski from porpousing with a full tank of gas...

Stop contradicting yourself. Have a full tank does exactly what pushing forward on the bars does. It pushed the nose down and allows the ski to hook up through the low to mid ranges where porpoising is the most trouble.

 

[SJBrit]

get an sxr

Or quit riding the SJ in a straight line.... (very advanced freestyle maneuver on an SJ!! :cool2

 

[ski4]

i have found that a superjet likes to do this more than my old 750 sx

\but as stated with practice and positioning it can be minimized

 

[Matt_E]

With a bit of practice, one should be able to get up to full speed and go full speed on a stock rideplate (or cut stock!) without much porpoising.

 

[djkorn1]

The main key to porpoising is throttle control. Once you have that down, your good to go.

 

[skittle]

im diggin the avatar, boiler room kicks ass.

 

[SXIPro]

My SJ with stock ride plate porpoises much less and is much easier to 'flatten out' than my SXIPro was, which had a shimmed up extended ride plate. It may be because the SJ has a -3 pole so I can ride further up in the tray comfortably.

 

[Prem1x]

Even my SXR with a TBM ride plate and a shortened pole will bounce a little when I put a full tank of gas in it. I prefer to ride it between 1/3 to 2/3 of gas.