=== So many Rideplates .....

[superjetkev]

x4 for the stock d cut plate. and i used a jigsaw to cut mine...a grinder? haha jigsaw took about 5 minutes and worked perfect. I used a wood cutting blade with coarse teeth and let er rip.

 

[Yami-Rider]

I just used my plasma cutter to cut a D in my stocker.

 

[Big Kahuna]

is a d cut plate gonna kill any high speed stability or carving though? i want to try a d cut but i enjoy WOT runs, carving and freestyle so id haste to cut my only plate (fx1)

Yup.

A ride plate is part of the tuning of how a ski handles. I have had good luck with the standard Worx plates. I had a Dominator race plate that I cut short. About the same length as that RIVA Plate or the Worx plate that has the D shaped hole cut in it that is shortened.

Good overall plate.

I have a old style carbon Wamiltons plate that works really good for all conditions. I do not typically like D cut plates for flat water.

I had a old style protec ride plate that was D Cut, but it had more negative angle (downward angle from front to back - tail sits farther down in the rear that say a stock plate) it handled turning and wide open runs ok. But for rolls, it actually caused the tail to go high and the nose to drop.

 

[Big Kahuna]

Would it be safe to assume that the shallower you cut the D the more effective it will be for carving and stable for WOT runs?

I was thinking of cutting mine but I didnt want to go and chop it down so bad that Im riding with the nose high all the time.

Im 6'3" 210 so I want some more manuverability for tricks but dont want to give up complete stability

See my other post. If you D Cut a stock plate you will be taking away from Carving and WOT Handling which the stock plate really sucks for anyhow.

If you want both, D Cut your stock plate and also find a WORX Std Length Plate, RIVA or PROTEC. The WORX Dominator long plate buries the nose way to much for standard riding. The R&D Race plate works pretty well for an all around plate, does not bury the nose as much as the WORX.

Swap plates depending on how you want to ride. Or get that Wamiltons adjustible if they still make them. Do not know of a single person who has used it though.

 

[kevbo]

On a standup, the rider is part of the center of gravity. Bigger/taller riders move the CG aft. The rideplate length is the only easy way to compensate for various riders or types of riding. I have found D-cuts make the ski turn quicker at slow speeds and keep the nose up. Its great for smaller guys. Really big guys often need long plates and hull extentions to get the nose to break over. Fins only take away from steering, they are great for carving on an old Kawasaki but no good for a flat turning Superjets.