Sooo I got the board last friday, earlier than expected, always a good surprised!
Rodney didn’t propose any skin except the bare carbon, according to him the wrapping quality is not as good as he expect. Bumer I really like the neongreen/white skin they propose.
Great delivery package, strong plywood case, I use it to build a kart to bring the board to the beach.
Good quality so far, the carbon layout look good, not perfect around the jet but nothing too bad. The clear coat is a bit fragile and easy to scratch with the controler.
The handles are strong in aluminium but for my point of view they doesn’t look good. They give a textile handles with the board so you can chage them, I’ll probably change them when I’ll get better. This aluminium are easier to reach.
The construction look serious and clean, everything is accessible and easy to reach.
The shut off key bracelet is a bit short, it’s annoying if you keep the original one.
The most important, the engine feel strong , really simple and easy to maintain for what I see.
Aluminiums connectors, feels reliable and sures. Will see with time if it’s the case.
The exhaust is big but even with that it’s a bit noisy, nothing critical here Rodney have been pretty clear about this point.
The jet is in aluminium with aluminium prop, not the best for performance but the sheapest if you damage it, the jet doesn’t have a screen protector like the latest jetboards explorer so it could suck something easily.
The battery last for quit long, I begin so I use a lot the starter but even with that I’m pleased with the battery lifetime. I was (finally) able to stand up today and get a tank or ride even with 10/15 start at the beginning of this session.
No drain plug, the pump work well but to get the last water in you need to drain it manually. The DLE video show a drain position with the noise down but it also drain the gas tank in this position…
I think it could be a good upgrade but I guess I’ll get less water in when I’ll master it more.
The gearing oil is a good point for gears longetivity but need to be changed every 15h, it’s quit short, if I use the board every day that’s mean every 2 weeks.
The board come with a travel bag, tools, stand and some spare parts. It also come with 2 fins options. I decide to use the short one due to the seaweeds on my lake.
The board didn’t come with pads, only footstraps, but to begin pads are easier to use.
But for what I see it’s the same for jetsurf or mako… They should propose pads at least as an options.
The first start was easier than expected. The carb was a bit off tuning but it’s my fault, Rodney propose me to start it and tune it for me before delivery and I refuse. It was easy to tune it properly, instruction are integrate to the board.
The board have far enough power to get fun, easy and fast to reach planning speed.
The throttle is sensitive, more than my electric skateboard but it’s probably because it’s not the same mecanism and I’m not used to this one yet. (thumb roll vs trigger)
I don’t have comparaison points but I’m really happy with this board, will see in the futur if I get trouble or not, but the construction feel solid and reliable, I doesn’t have the impression something can brake easily.
Anyway Rodney was always here to answer my questions when I got the board, so I’m pretty sure he will help if something happen.
Now I just need to practice, I just finish the engine breaking so I can push the board now, but I’m not good enough to go full speed yet.