Sn nose cover?

[Superjetsasquatch]

New to the forum and new to the standup world so hopefully someone here can help me out! So what's the word on nose covers for a sn? I subbed my ski maybe a little harder than usual and when I came back up I noticed the whole thing was gone. Is this a common problem? Or was mine maybe cracked after years of abuse and finally gave out?

 

[smoofers]

They definitely break from abuse. I attempted a roll and flopped the ski hard, which broke mine. I got an aftermarket one from CarterB. A few other members and vendors on here offer them. The stock ones sadly don't hold up to abuse.

 

[Midlake Crisis]

Tom21 makes some nice external fuel fill ones so you don't lose the fuel door (another common problem)

 

[Superjetsasquatch]

Right after I posted I found Tom's site and it looked like a good deal so I sent him a message.

Also I have a problem with my exhaust mounting bolts on the head coming loose even with loctite and getting them fairly tight. Any solutions or suggestions?

 

[smoofers]

Right after I posted I found Tom's site and it looked like a good deal so I sent him a message.

Also I have a problem with my exhaust mounting bolts on the head coming loose even with loctite and getting them fairly tight. Any solutions or suggestions?

Are you talking about the ones that brace the stock exhaust?

 

[Superjetsasquatch]

Yeah

 

[Superjetsasquatch]

Are you talking about the ones that brace the stock exhaust?

Yeah after about an hour of riding the start to loosen up then if I go long enough they completely fall out and the exhaust shakes around and it makes me a little nervous

 

[smoofers]

I'd look at putting an aftermarket exhaust (like a B-pipe) on down the road. However, that's the expensive option. I'd be willing to bet that your bolt holes could stand to be helicoiled or timecerted (thread repair inserts) to restore the proper thread needed to keep the bolts from loosening. I'd also use new bolts since the old ones could be worn and fatigued.

Before doing any of that though, are you actually using a torque wrench and tightening the bolts to the OEM torque spec?

 

[Superjetsasquatch]

I'd look at putting an aftermarket exhaust (like a B-pipe) on down the road. However, that's the expensive option. I'd be willing to bet that your bolt holes could stand to be helicoiled or timecerted (thread repair inserts) to restore the proper thread needed to keep the bolts from loosening. I'd also use new bolts since the old ones could be worn and fatigued.

Before doing any of that though, are you actually using a torque wrench and tightening the bolts to the OEM torque spec?

Yeah a new pipe will be going on this winter if I decide to keep this ski or not. And I don't have a service manual yet so no. But I have a pretty good idea of how tight certain sized bolts need to be after many years of stripping and breaking off bolts lol