Whoops, Broke The Hydrospace

Slug

Slug

Forever Young
Location
Gold Coast, Australia
Yesterday one of our local dealerships gave me a call and offered me a ride on the Hydrospace while they took some pics for a new Australian magazine. The wind was up (along with the chop) and there was also alot of boat traffic. The ski hooked up beautifuly in the small chop. There was no cavitation at all. Full throttle turns into a boat wake at any angle were easy. It was certainly different but felt pretty good. In big chop or choppy surf I think the turbo lag would make the ski painful to ride. After about 20 mins of turns the ski lost power and stopped. Turned out to be a battery cable.
Today the water was flat and the ski felt totally different. It was all over the place in a straight line and didn't want to bank at all through turns. It bit hard on me through one turn and spat me. I held the bars to the end, twisted up side down, hurt my shoulder and neck and twisted the top end of the pole. In less than an hour we broke the thing twice.
Are these things unrealible or did we just have some bad luck? I have to admit I expected a little more from a ski worth $20,000 AUS.
 
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RyanO

RyanO

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Location
Gold Coast, Australia
the thing handles different thats for sure slug.

what broke the second time?

was the battery cable just loose? if so i wouldnt call that a fault.

the thing will bank right through the turns but you have to ride it completly different to any other ski its a matter of getting used to it. the ski has a tall learning curve but once ur over that its smooth sailing and awesome corner handling.

I will admit the ski is a bit weird at WOT on silk smooth water.. but are you ever going to find that on a race track?

And no, im not bias, ive got a superjet and sxr and a HS.
 
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