what makes some srx's good on water

jeffgilbert

jeffgilbert

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How come i see some SRXs on water and they can go forever? The one that i just bought the owner told me thats its no good on water which i see with alot of yamaha's. So is there something that you change in the clutching or suspion to go further on water?

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Jeff
 
yeah for it to be good on water you have to seal off with silicone everything where the light shines through or where you know/think where water will get through and you can go on and on and on crossing water, as of clutching or suspension i dunno, i dont cross water, unless like 5 feet on a bravo once counts, lol
 
I have watched guys with no hood play in the water, so I'm not sure if sealing up every thing is as important as big ski's, 2" lugs and light weight. Also a sealed milk jug with enough rope to reach the surface of the water in case you lose it would be a good idea, if you want to find it after it sinks.
 
Sealing up the belly and the holes at the front heat exchanger. Look at my avatar.
 
i like amsoils look at at.... just pin it and i use a life jacket and some rope... i never sealed mine and went all the way across our lake here in nv witch is about 2 miles wide... it was a bud light 100 dollar bet but my srx made it... i had a pretty good run though... good luck man what do you plan on running ... water x? or just fun short lake runs?
 
just seal it up around the belt area and make sure your hood is in place good around the front shocks...if you dont have issues about your belt getting wet and you dont start with your skis in the water your srx will go for miles at a time
 
My srx was pretty good on water once I had the nerve to try it.
The more nerve you got the farther you'll go. Also some luck always help.
I alway hit the edge of the water with lots of speed. I never got hardly any water under the hood.
Good luck,
Rick.
 
Just wating for the snow now. We spend a good part of our riding day on the water so i just dont want to be the guy that is on the bottom. My Vmax is really good if its flat to flat and got some speed going, gose just as far as the guys on the Doos
 
I had a little experience about 5 yrs ago with my wifes 94vmax6.
Crossing st norahs about 6 times. Figured hit it once more and we'll head off to lunch.
BLUB BLUB... Not fun. A bud and me had it running in about a half hr, but whata pain in the *** and the water was fricken cold! Only 6 ft of water, so I guess i was lucky.
Good luck,
Rick.
 
i have my transfer rods adjusted for maximum ski lift so this shouldnt have any effect on going across water, because on my old Doo i found the shortend up limiter straps helped.

Jeff
 
Just keep the belt dry, or you will be wet in a hurry. Some Pro-action sleds let water off the skis get to the belt easily because of gaps. I have a Viper that does this in record time unless I seal it up with silicone. Power or clutching does you no good whatsoever if the belt gets wet.

If you cross water regularily, just be sure to be prepared to go in sooner or later. It happens to the best of them. You may want to unsnap your helmet chinstrap so you can get your helmet off quickly. It is real hard to do in the water, and the helmet likes to fill up with water and make it difficult to breath. You may want to leave your coat on shore so you have something dry to crawl into if you get wet. Tying something that floats to it helps find the sled later like mentioned above. Think about how far you are from a place to get warm if you do go in.
 
mulderdad said:
Get someone to take a bunch of pictures of your srx on water and post em up.
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Just from my general experiances thats a bad idea. Usually the time when something goes way wrong is when someone has a camera handy to prove how much of a dumb @$$ you were being. Things usually go as planned or better when you have no way of proving to everyone else how cool it really was. I believe Murphy's Law applies here.... :o|

My advice - leave the camera at home and tell good stories - just imo
 
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