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Are RIVA's Sponsons That Good? WCJ Quick Topics

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13 Comments

@one_day_at_a_time9915 2 years ago

I just ordered these , I'm running a full out stage 2 with the Riva ride plate. Will these help with proposing???? like really help????

@mikehuesser1058 5 years ago

Waiting on Riva sponsons for my 2019 gp1800r, thanks for your easily understood explanation. Just reattached the round internal nut\washer w/ rtv sealant on the Rxt300 that I spun removing the stock intake grate, whoops! I'm installing the Worx intake grate that you recommended 😉. Thank you for your helpful information.

@brandonduncan9449 5 years ago

Thank you for this breakdown!!!

@edemkounou7734 3 years ago

I have the worx sponson on my 23 fx limited svho, I felt that the stability went away compared to the stock sponson. Which means that I have to apply a lot more throttle to have the ski go forward otherwise it. The only good thing is that it does hook however it is unpredictable when it's going to bite which isn't what I wanted. I only set it to 2 as it has 4 settings g in total. I am really not loving it at all. I haven't touched the I take grate yet. Any idea why the ski behaves like that? Is that because it doesn't like the sponson. I just Tate the instability. I rather a stable ski over turning abilities

@someone_who_speaks_american 5 years ago

I just may have to try some on my 2016 FZS stage 1, a little more bite would be nice.

@fizzle_4625 5 years ago

My fx has workx sponsons that seem to be shaved to have a step like that, even the base of it has been shaved down

@Landerh1984 5 years ago

I hated my riva sponsons for my 21 FX SVHO . Made the ski very unstable with a passenger at low speed. I tried all 3 settings with no luck. Called and talked with Brian at riva and even stopped by Riva in Key Largo to have them take a look. No one saw anything wrong with the installation or the sponsons so I ended up sending them back. High speed cornering was insane but I didn't want to sacrifice stability at low speed as I spend 90% of the time just cruising with a passenger.

@gregfaucher6338 5 years ago

Is that something I’d want on my 20 GTI SE 170? Or is this a “racing” mod?

@avalanche1220 4 years ago

Given that worx is the only aftermarket brand (to my knwoledge) for an old gsx, are the worx worth getting over stock for the 300 price point?

@patan77 5 years ago

What sponson do you recommend for a kawi stx160lx Kevin?

@pauldearnley9564 4 years ago (edited)

Hi Kevin great content as always looking at fitting sponsons on my 2017 fx but over in uk they are nearly twice the price of the worx! After watching your great video later riva models hand the step like you explained but for the 2017 model they are flat just as the worx what are your thoughts should I still stick with riva?

@ETCJPACE 1 year ago

Kevin, you need props. Military pilots use them all the time. I am sure you can get a small model PWC to use instead of a pen.

@mikemayoral7356 3 years ago

Hi Kevin. I just saw this video and was wondering what your take was. Apparently the sponsons on a RXT-X (and perhaps other models) are adjustable. In this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUx4XeuyLXY this guy bought some Riva racing sponsons and while he was taking off his RXT sponsons, he saw that they can also be adjusted. So, he decided to adjust them to the lowest setting (Sport) before switching over to the Riva sponsons. Once he tried the RXT sponsons in the new sport setting, he said that it handles so much better and that he decided NOT to put on the Riva sponsons and most likely sent them back. Have you tried riding an ST3 hull with the sponsons lowered to the sport mode to see if there is a better performance with the stock Sea Doo sponsons? Just curious.