TBM Kawasaki SX-R 1500/160 “Signature Series” Ride Plate

Description

After several years of development TBM has finally achieved the perfect
balance of handling and speed. The majority of aftermarket ride plates will
provide a trade off when it comes to handling and speed of the watercraft,
especially with a Stand Up. Typically if you want speed you have a ride plate
that has had the planing angle lifted or reduced to allow the nose of the ski
to ride higher out of the water thus increasing top speed. The problem with
that is lifting the nose on a stand up makes them lazy in the corners and they
will porpoise in any type of chop (rougher water conditions) which is always
present in Closed Course racing. On the flip side if you want a ski to handle
the rough race conditions better you typically will increase the planing angle
downward to achieve a more planted ride characteristic when on the throttle.
This will make the ski turn more aggressively and reduce the porpoising in
rough water conditions. Adding length to the ride plate alone does not do much
for the handling if the planing angle is not adjusted. The added length has a
similar effect as extending the wheelbase on a motorcycle, however there is
always a point of diminishing returns when you go too far and hinder the
handling by over compensating.

Every ride plate is cast aluminum from aircraft grade alloy, trued and heat
treated and the mounting holes are CNC machined to fit without any
modification. They are finished with satin black powder coating and new
stainless steel hardware is provided.