Thread: New Water toys

Not real boating as such, but the wife's brother gave my kids his old pole skis. They've been sitting around for nearly 10 yrs. I've got 1 going but the other may take a little more work.
Not that I'll be riding them for quite a while. Don't think my back surgeon would be happy if he found out.

I see donor engines for something more fun....

That looks a whole lot of fun. I had a crack on one a hand full of years back. Think it will be a while before my next go too.

Originally Posted by Nibblet

I see donor engines for something more fun....

Nothing is more fun than a poleski.


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Originally Posted by cambo

Not real boating as such, but the wife's brother gave my kids his old pole skis. They've been sitting around for nearly 10 yrs. I've got 1 going but the other may take a little more work.
Not that I'll be riding them for quite a while. Don't think my back surgeon would be happy if he found out.

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What a bloody awesome score! I've had a few poleskis but never one that new....a worked 650sx was my last one till somebody decided they needed it more than I did.
Huge fun and awesome for fitness and core strength......perhaps I should get another

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Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Nothing is more fun than a poleski.


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Not even a lady of the pole??

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Originally Posted by Nibblet

Not even a lady of the pole??

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Nope......that's only 5 min of fun

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Originally Posted by Nibblet

Not even a lady of the pole??

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my apprentice just got back from thailand.... he can show you what a real lady can do with a pole! or a ping pong ball. Only $2.50

Seeing as I know 3/4 of sod-all about these things - do ya kneel on them?
Are they better than a jetski or just older style?
Whadda they go for normally?

Kneeling is for pussies haha. You stand up and ride it. Think of them as a 2S MX bike compared to the sit down types as a Harley.

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Originally Posted by 308

Seeing as I know 3/4 of sod-all about these things - do ya kneel on them?
Are they better than a jetski or just older style?
Whadda they go for normally?

From memory if you ride motorbikes takes a bit of getting used to, if you counter steer like a bike you fall over.

Originally Posted by erniec

From memory if you ride motorbikes takes a bit of getting used to, if you counter steer like a bike you fall over.

Its a pretty quick adjust from a dirtbike....dont really counter steer them tho just lean and turn/gas it. They handle power on and are terrible off the gas so same same.... the thing I had to adjust to was that feeling of loosing the front wheel were on a bike you would lessen steering lock and get weight forward to recover instead you turn tighter with more power and weight rearward.

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Think of them as a 2S MX bike compared to the sit down types as a Harley


Now that I understand

Looks like fun

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

What a bloody awesome score! I've had a few poleskis but never one that new....a worked 650sx was my last one till somebody decided they needed it more than I did.
Huge fun and awesome for fitness and core strength......perhaps I should get another

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Even somewhere to stow the net

Had a quick look at the non runner today.
Rear cylinder is pumping out oil when cranked over. As in lots of oil. I didn't have a rag over the holes and got covered lol.
Going to have to strip the intake off and inspect it all now. It's probably a carb issue as my bil has had issues before with it.

I've been recommended to delete both the oil pump and crankcase ventilation valve by a lot of jetskiers. Seems the oil pumps have common issues failing and so does the seals on the ventilation valve and then bad bad things happen.
Seeing as they've been sitting for ages it may be preventative maintenance if I do at least that to the 1 that runs.
The other needs to come out of the hole for further tinkering