Umi death Part IV & XMetal replacement.

[freestylegeek]

Xmetal looks killer on SXR's!!
You won't be disappointed with this one.

 

[djkorn1]

Thanks. You gonna be at the hole on Sunday?

 

[firemedicmonkey]

:notworthy: ... The steering cable is mounted super cool and sano! Cool setup. I should be on the water tomorrow! :cool2:

Umm.... hmm... you might want to rephrase that? I believe that our experience today begs to differ :twak: Items needed to make a stock steering cable work:
1 Dull Hack-Saw
1 Wrong Size Allen Key
1 Pair of Vice Grips
1 Stolen Machine Screw
1 Philips Screw Driver
Whole bunch of loctite, duct-tape, 2 part epoxy...

 

[djkorn1]

That sleeve is holding now...I think I just didn't have it tight enough.

 

[firemedicmonkey]

:starwars: Lets be honest... you just needed a couch rider to come fix it for you with some red-neck engineering...

Here comes the monkey to save the day! :bananalama:

 

[Big Kahuna]

Hey DJ, you need dual pivot bolts for that pole!!!!!!!!

 

[djkorn1]

Nope...I need to modify it for a spring! (It's too damn heavy!) Dual pivots wont work on my stock bracket...

 

[Bigfish]

That sleeve is holding now...I think I just didn't have it tight enough.

Get rid of the sleeve ,use a 750 cable works alot better.

 

[djkorn1]

:starwars: Lets be honest... you just needed a couch rider to come fix it for you with some red-neck engineering...Here comes the monkey to save the day!

Damn Monkeys...talkin smack. Sorry bout today bro. :chairshot:

 

[djkorn1]

I think if I cut down my 800 cable and thread it down a little further, it should work fine (for the rest of this year).

I need a new cable anyway...so I'll get a 750 one over the winter.

 

[firemedicmonkey]

Damn Monkeys...talkin smack. Sorry bout today bro. :chairshot:

It could have been worse I could have thrown poo at you! No worries about today I got a lot of chit done around the shop... Ready to ride all week now!

 

[sicksxr07]

djkorn1 he's right switch too the dual bolt system, just go the the local hardware store. i made mine for like 6 bucks. the pole stays where you want it and is very easy to move. just takes some getting use to..

 

[djkorn1]

I borrowed a set from Madmat....I'm gonna give em a try.

 

[Zeon]

DUAL BOLTS FTW... it will take some time but it will be better to ride

 

[stanton]

i move my pole constantly, and youll need to in the surf.
stiff/springless poles make every part of riding alot more tiring.

 

[ski4]

i move my pole constantly, and youll need to in the surf.
stiff/springless poles make every part of riding alot more tiring.

i hear ya on that

 

[BruceSki]

i dunno... i just cracked my stocker sj pole a few weeks ago and went to an ac alum pole... i tightened up the bolt and i have a blowsion spring and now the pole just stays wherever you put it since the bolt is tight


im kinda diggin this setup now... makes one handers/no handers kinda fun.. when you go to find it again, the pole is right where it was when you let go.

 

[stanton]

i dunno... i just cracked my stocker sj pole a few weeks ago and went to an ac alum pole... i tightened up the bolt and i have a blowsion spring and now the pole just stays wherever you put it since the bolt is tight
im kinda diggin this setup now... makes one handers/no handers kinda fun.. when you go to find it again, the pole is right where it was when you let go.

try with no spring!
stiff/nospring is better than loose/nospring.
but who doesnt run a spring???

 

[djkorn1]

I ran without one today...but it wasn't that tight. I got tired alot quicker.

 

[BruceSki]

for the few months i rode my ski stock last year the stock pole with heavy spring killed my back.. i need the pole to be weightless to keep my back from hurting.

when changing poles i was almost ready to run with no spring after trying to get that damn blowsion spring back in... what a pita. the lowered bracket doesnt make it any more fun... i took a couple chips out of the gelcoat getting the bolt back through.