Surfriding My friends are scared of salt. Help

[KTM434]

When I lived in NH I rode in a snow storm once... In a brackish (salt) water river. Now I'm a spoiled guy in FL and I just wear my wetsuit to be stylish and look kool



Salt water only requires more maintenance. More waterproofing and sealing electrical components and bolt threads is a good preparation. After riding in salt: back flush the cooling lines, spray the bilge area with industrial cleaner (I use Purple power from Walmart) to actually remove any salt then rinse with water and run engine. Finally I spray WD-40 all over all you bolts, carbs, metal/corrosive parts including pump area and controls then store the ski indoors with the hood off so everything dries.

 

[peterlocal22]

get new friends because the ocean is sooo fun.
it does kill your ski though, lol

 

[ProSouth]

Tell them if they keep riding in the lakes they'll get the flesh eating bacteria (google it). Have your friends done backflips? Tell them their odds are greater in the surf. I try not to ride surf personally. I'm building a ski for it... But will have a junk pump and simple motor and electronics in it.

 

[SkiDiggity]

I ride both lakes and ocean... Ocean more so cause lakes are down right BORING with my type of set up. If they are running an almost stock set up or one like mine where it is just a pipe, head, and prop then surf is their friend!!!! You are opened up to more air time, as prosouth said, backflips, barrel roles, huge nose stabs, and my favorite surfing waves and reentries. Anyone can get on a ski and ride flat water but it takes skill to ride surf in my opinion, unless you are try to throw flat-water rolls and stuff at least.

just my 2 cents

 

[Crab]

Now take a light hull like my freak with some power and a mag pump out in surf and the fun factor just doubled at least! I will admit it takes a bit to get use to, maybe 5 min...

 

[KTM434]

Crab what motor/pump/prop/carbs/pipe/ignition are you running?

 

[Crab]

Lpw 83mm, skat mag, 10/16 hook, enhanced, b-mod, Jetwork 38, Matt will approve

 

[Matt_E]

Yup, awesome setup the crab man has there.

 

[subhard]

Yup, awesome setup the crab man has there.

That's good to hear. I'm getting pretty much that exact same setup in my hurricane. Is your lpw 760 or 701 based?

 

[KTM434]

That's good to hear. I'm getting pretty much that exact same setup in my hurricane. Is your lpw 760 or 701 based?

760 starts at 84mm so that's out of the question. It's definitely a 701 cylinder and I imagine it's a 61x

 

[subhard]

Oh. Got it. I'm a noob. JK

 

[djkorn1]

Get in the Ocean, you Cupcakes! Rinse off your ski and spray down with a lil wd40 and it'll be fine.

 

[FlightPlanDan]

My buddy has an incredible dirt bike.

He only rides on asphalt tracks because of the extra work that's involved in maintaining his bike. He doesn't want all of that dust entering his engine, mud in the sprockets etc....
The shame is that he takes that bike to those asphalt tracks and it sux. It's not made for that. There's a great dirt riding spot minutes from his house!


He's got a pretty machine that he's afraid to use.

That's a sad thing.

 

[redwood]

Perfectly said. If you have the machine and the money into it, Just use the thing.

 

[Balduccimoto]

What's up wit ya? Be a good friend and throw them a tampon. Really, what's the point of buying qnything powersport related if they're afraid to use it. Some of us don't even have fresh water near, hell I never even been in fresh water before. I mean that chit scares me, I don't want flesh eating bacteria!

 

[FlightPlanDan]

"throw them a tampon"

points for making me laugh...for real.

I'm gonna use that in the future!

 

[Cbking]

Me and a few buddies are going riding this weekend it's supposed to be 70. But there's still ice on the lakes just a couple small open bays.

 

[sleddingfarmer]

I agree with with what someone else said, Let them ride your ski in the ocean to give it a try. Maybe that'll change their minds.

Also look up "fluid film". I spray that on my vehicles and it keeps everything and anything from rusting/corroding with our ridiculous amount of road salt they dump on the roads cause nobody knows how to drive anymore. Works like magic and sticks like crazy. I spray it on the underside of my truck in the fall and it stays on all winter long. Spray that inside your ski and you'll be fine...or fine-ish, for the most part.

 

[Vumad]

I try to race the fresh over the salt. There is no reason to take my ski somewhere more corrosive when the conditions are the same at the lake.

However, I go where the conditions and riders are. If the event is in the salt, or if the surf is up, or something is wrong with the lake, I am in the salt.

Letting your friends ride you stuff probably wont change anything other than the condition of your stuff. Get the lady a couch and let her ride with you. Lisa rides her GP1200 in the surf and I ride my Superjet. If she doesn't want to ride anymore, she parks in a place she can spot me, so I'm riding alone but have that safety net of not riding alone. Sometimes, that is all you can do.

Never ride alone in the surf. Never.