"thenewguy" Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 anyone ever done it? there is a place in the spring time where i go ridin that would be perfect. its about 1 foot deep and 20 fet long. it has good start and end points. are shees capable of this kinda buisness or should i not attempt fate. do ya need paddles or any special mods to be succesful? any tips or storys welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MULLET~BOY Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 i would hit that make sure your wide open though and have a camara man with ya so if ya crash you get it on cammra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evil Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 PADDLES HELP !!!! but you better be on it and dont let off. im not sure if on;y a foot of water is safe, you might hit the water and dive, then roll, have that buddy with a camera ready and let us know how it works out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHEEDAISY Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 i watched shees do it on TV one time , they had paddles and kinda like a surf board or something underneth them.hope this helps. josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb67rs1 Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 ive doen it alot, hit it real fast and try get the weight transfered off the front and you will smim right over it. its pretty cool and you dont really get wet, just a little on the legs if you do it right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheeboy12 Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 I saw in a mag a few years ago where a guy moded a banshee to cross an inlet in a lake. He had it lowered, paddles, wide tires on the front and he even riged up a knee board up under the chasiss. I can't remeber how far the crossing was, but i was like holy shit. I remeber the article saying that he had to be doing 80. He made it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRMit Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 Steve Abbott did it in 2 of the Huevos movies I believe. He had paddles and what looked like a kneeboard under the swingarm. He tried it several times in choppy water and didn't make it. In the other movie he made it every time, but the water was real smooth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmatt Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 I've done it over a small pond, about 40-50 feet across. I barely made it in third, if the pond would have been any wider, I would have gotten really wet. Fourth gear was much better suited for it. You have to keep your weight back and commit, this isn't something that you can half-ass. I was using RAZR tires, not paddles, but I had trouble keeping straight. I don't know if paddles would have helped this or not. Just make sure that there is a smooth transition into and out of the water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minkia38 Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 ive done it too - sit back on seat, keep her pinned! and dont try to trun a whole lot or youll know why i said that..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducman Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 I haven't tried it on the shee, but I know it can be done. I've rolled it too so be careful. I would think that full sand set up; paddles in back and buffs with ridges in front would help a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeChicharon Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 First post all right. Ill get a pic of my bansh later. I would make sure you would have some sort of an air box. A buddy at florence tried to hydroplane a little pond with those clamp ons. Water got sucked in and WHAM!!! the front end came down so hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erbilabuc Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 you definitely need paddles and you must be going a minimum of 45mph in the high end of the power band Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trick2stroke Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 Its verry possible and very easy, I did it several times on my blaster and all I had was an LRD pipe and shots so it wasn't fast, I also did it when it was stock.... I have hydro planed several times recently on my YZ 85 and its verry easy, just hit it strait and don't try to turn or anything.... I will try to get some vids or sumthin but my digi cam is messed up and I don't have a digi camcorder....Maby my friend can borrow his moms.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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