Well, on Thursday I finally picked up my new Spark, over a month and a half late, but at least I got it. It is a 2 up 90hp IBR model. First impressions, it's light, nimble, def rides rougher than a glass ski in chop, but that is to be expected, and Really fun to toss around. The one thing that I noticed, and was looking for opinions for others that own one, is regarding acceleration. Doing a hole shot, it seems that I get more noise than acceleration, at least till it hits it's (for lack of a better term) power band. I know this is a 4 stroke, but until it gets the revs up and moving 5-10 mph, it's more sound than fury.
I've only ridden it for a couple hours, so it isn't broken in yet, and I haven't ran it in sports mode, though I thought all that did was allow it to produce more power by allowing it to rev higher. What has your experiences been with your Sparks, especially those with 90hp IBR setups? Maybe it's just not broken in yet, maybe it's because I haven't had it in sport mode? Or maybe that is the way it is? Thoughts, folks?
I've only ridden it for a couple hours, so it isn't broken in yet, and I haven't ran it in sports mode, though I thought all that did was allow it to produce more power by allowing it to rev higher. What has your experiences been with your Sparks, especially those with 90hp IBR setups? Maybe it's just not broken in yet, maybe it's because I haven't had it in sport mode? Or maybe that is the way it is? Thoughts, folks?