Nosestab practice carnage

[SNOWMAN]

so i go out bound and determined to get my nosestabs down. i think i caught too much air for me and didnt land well. the ski took off again, and when i got to it it would only go around in circles. is this sht fixable? crap. now i need a pole. whats errybody got?
dont have 450 for a new AC, somebody hook a nigga up i get paid sooon.

 

[DAG]

use 1/2 roll of duck tape overlaping 3/4 per wrap and 3" ABOVE AND BELOW THE CRACK and it will be as ridged as a rock.
I was suprized how well mine held like this and i beat the out of it.

 

[tightithrash]

and put a RN pole on it. you'll thank me later.

 

[jrslim84]

i have a stock sxr pole that is cracked at bottom take the bottom of yours and the top of mine and glass in the middle and your good

 

[SNOWMAN]

duct tape. lulz. that sht fixes everything. thankz fellas...is there some kind of conversion with a RN pole? or does it just bolt up? is it 2"shorter? and thankz jj, i might take you up on that pole brah thnkz

 

[Mitchell]

just keep your eyes open for an ac pole. i cracked my stock sx pole first ride out, but i found an ac on here for 180$.

 

[SNOWMAN]

yeah i been lookin. there is one on ebay 199 or so. to much for me rite now. brand new poles go for 75 bucks shipped on ebay, just misssed the last one. so im lookin. have 100 bucks man whos got a pole and needs a hundred bucks?
paypal verified.
thankz for the help....

 

[SNOWMAN]

well.. i cut out all the damage and reglassed the entire area front and back with bondo hair. then i sanded it down a little and cut out some sheet metal for added support. not pretty but it seems hella strong. a used pole goes for like 120-150. not worth it if im just gonna break it again. so savin for a real pole
heres the pic, copped the idea from the "beef it" kits. total cost 20 bucks.
the local glass guy around here wanted 150 to fix it with no added support.

 

[Sanoman]

A riding buddy of mine broke his in the very same spot! Must be a weak area Snowman.

 

[SNOWMAN]

yeah they all break there. it sux. the guy who had this ski before me broke at least 2 poles. i dont know if it will break again after this. i have another pole i am doing the same thing to only better in case this one breaks.
any constructive critisim? so my next will be better?
who thinks it will break?

 

[smoofers]

yeah they all break there. it sux. the guy who had this ski before me broke at least 2 poles. i dont know if it will break again after this. i have another pole i am doing the same thing to only better in case this one breaks.
any constructive critisim? so my next will be better?
who thinks it will break?

Next time just use a couple of layers of 8oz glass instead of the kitty hair. Glass cloth is stronger and lighter - I don't really like using filler for structural repairs.

 

[Idok]

Next time just use a couple of layers of 8oz glass instead of the kitty hair. Glass cloth is stronger and lighter - I don't really like using filler for structural repairs.

+1

 

[Flyinbysti]

I am waiting for mine to break. It has taken some abuse the last couple rides out.

 

[tom21]

you need to wrap it with glass and it will hold. my sj pole is 3 seasons now. hooray for cheapazz bastards like me!

 

[SUPERJET-113]

Krackasaki.. typical... :biggrin:
Bondo hair or "kitty hair" is not structurally strong enough to hold that, not to mention its not SMC compatible, so it wont stick very well. But hopefully the metal you put on there will help keep it all together.
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You need some SMC compatible resin or epoxy resin to do the job right, but as mentioned above just get a RN pole on there. They are the only OEM poles that hold up compared to any other KAWI pole or the SN hunk of SMC junk.
The SMC compatible resin costs about the same as epoxy.. So I just use epoxy now, dont even mess with the SMC resin on anything SMC that I fix.

Hey at least you didnt get hurt. Ive broken a couple Kawi 750 poles back in the day on my Team Butch 750SX race ski and one time it broke off in a full WFO buoy turn and my hand rammed into the hood and jammed the F out of it, nearly broke it. i had a helmet on and my head slammed into the side of the hood pretty hard too.

Good luck!
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[SNOWMAN]

yeah thankz dudes, im not real familair with epoxy resin and fibercloth, so i went this route thinkin that it needed filler, it was mad low after i ground out all the junk...im just hopin it holds till i get a alum pole, i will take the advice tho, and glass the other one i have and keep it ready in case this one breaks. the kitty hair seems strong, i guess ill see after nosestab practice 2
cheers