There has been a lot of consternation on this forum re: Sparks and how sound they are.
Today I went for my first ride. After several attempts at maneuvering the trailer towards the ramp, finally succeeding and then realizing I forgot to take the tie-downs off, I managed to get the Spark in the water. After several attempts to park said trailer, I returned to the Spark (I remembered to tie it to the dock...). After pointing it out to sea (uhm, lake) and doing my pre-flight check (nearly forgot to attach lanyard to me), I pressed start. Spark immediately jumped to 5 kph and I figured I was going to catch **** for surpassing the dead wake rule. Then I looked behind me an there was no wake.
Long story short, I had 54 minutes of pure fun! No handlebar breaks, hull is intact, electrical systems functioning within acceptable parameters. I didn't fall off because it was to 'tippy'. It didn't fill up with water or run out of oil or coolant. It just ran well!
So despite all of the horror stories that have been written about here, remember that the people that are having great experiences are far less likely to post in the forums....but we are out there!
Today I went for my first ride. After several attempts at maneuvering the trailer towards the ramp, finally succeeding and then realizing I forgot to take the tie-downs off, I managed to get the Spark in the water. After several attempts to park said trailer, I returned to the Spark (I remembered to tie it to the dock...). After pointing it out to sea (uhm, lake) and doing my pre-flight check (nearly forgot to attach lanyard to me), I pressed start. Spark immediately jumped to 5 kph and I figured I was going to catch **** for surpassing the dead wake rule. Then I looked behind me an there was no wake.
Long story short, I had 54 minutes of pure fun! No handlebar breaks, hull is intact, electrical systems functioning within acceptable parameters. I didn't fall off because it was to 'tippy'. It didn't fill up with water or run out of oil or coolant. It just ran well!
So despite all of the horror stories that have been written about here, remember that the people that are having great experiences are far less likely to post in the forums....but we are out there!