Administrators Horton Posted January 10, 2017 Administrators Share Posted January 10, 2017 My picks are The SansRival SR2. You had to see it in person. It had a blue clear coat over a carbon cloth on top. It looked insane in the sunlight. I can not find a picture that does in justice. The HO Superlite-CX Slalom Waterski 2014. Simple contours and mostly black. Again you have to see it in person. http://www.boardco.com/media/catalog/product/cache/2/image/800x/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/h/o/ho_superlite_cx_water_ski_2014.jpg Radar Vapor Graphite Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes ★ Baller Video Coaching System Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skier2788 Posted January 10, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 10, 2017 One of my favorite ski just by the graphics was my 2004 HO Truth. I was 16 and the awesome skulls.... Didn't ski very well.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Edbrazil Posted January 11, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 11, 2017 In my opinion, nothing can match the way that some of the old wood skis looked, such as Connelly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Texas6 Posted January 11, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 11, 2017 This ones prettier when it doesn't have feet in it; but try and imagine it full of beer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ski6jones Posted January 11, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 11, 2017 O'brien Elite http://cdn.gandermountain.com/product/044/44832_L1.jpg?interpolation=lanczos-none&downsize=1200px:* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Chef23 Posted January 11, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 11, 2017 I agree with the O'brien Elite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skihacker Posted January 11, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 11, 2017 The elite was pretty sharp, but my #1 would be the early Mapple 6.0, gloss black with subtle blue flake, still my backup. I wasn't a fan of the matte. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted January 11, 2017 Author Administrators Share Posted January 11, 2017 Darn! How did i forget the Elite? Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes ★ Baller Video Coaching System Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skihacker Posted January 11, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 11, 2017 Because you've had entirely too many skis over the years, kinda not fair really. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jhughes Posted January 11, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 11, 2017 The original 2012 HO S2 was an absolute visual masterpiece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Onside135 Posted January 11, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 11, 2017 I like the Connelly Hooks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller klindy Posted January 11, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 11, 2017 Got to be Eric's (@eleeski) frankenski. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller LeonL Posted January 11, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 11, 2017 This goes back a ways (20 + years) and I don't have a picture, but I thought the Kidder Hammer was a good looking ski. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU_Skier Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 I always liked the looks of the Sixam and had functionality as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller wtrskior Posted January 11, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 11, 2017 Original syndicate A1 has to be up there http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RkSjrzA4WOs/SFqdzqadW3I/AAAAAAAAAYI/H4oFq8wk41k/s400/145-homain2.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller aupatking Posted January 11, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 11, 2017 +1 on the Sans Rival. I want one just because it looks so good. My favorite bottom is my 2016 GT. No question what I'm riding from the other end of the lake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller sunvalleylaw Posted January 11, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 11, 2017 Kidder Redline. Early to mid 80's. I still have one. Looks best with Wiley's high wraps with blue overlays. Connelly Hooks were cool, but then, you should just go full Maherajah. Except I do like the pin tail on the Connelly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Nando Posted January 11, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 11, 2017 To me the old O'Brien wood skis had even better inlay patterns than the others. For modern skis, the Vapors have been nice, as have a lot of skis, but the carbon fiber on a Sans Rival in the sunlight sure looks good... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jcamp Posted January 11, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 11, 2017 @Chef23 great to see you posting on BOS again! Welcome back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ The_MS Posted January 11, 2017 Baller_ Share Posted January 11, 2017 You guys mention Elite and immediately my elbows started hurting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller 6balls Posted January 11, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 11, 2017 I liked the CR7 with the pain in the @ss fin box that fit up into the bottom of the ski. Liked the perfect carbon weave of the Razor along with the nostrils up front. Also liked the original KD 7000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryno Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 I've been on a Sans Rival SR2 for the last four years and I just can't let myself replace it. It still skis bloody well, but I love the look and quality of construction. My previous choice for best looking ski was the Obrien Quattro, but I didn't like the feel when I skied on one. http://i1059.photobucket.com/albums/t440/RyanJMcGill/IMG_3021_zpslgmxa5il.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryno Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 While we're on the topic of Sans Rival, it doesn't look like their site has been updated in a while and they didn't release a new ski last year. Have they gone under? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Roger Posted January 11, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 11, 2017 I think the Fischer #1 started the better looking ski thing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller thager Posted January 11, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 11, 2017 I always liked the 70's Torque Super Comp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller BRY Posted January 11, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 11, 2017 #4 Some of those Connelly wood skis were art. I had a Hook that was awesome but it got "hooked" out of my boat, sad day. #3 Some of those older HO's were bad ass, very cool graphics. #2 Fisher #1 was first carbon ski that elevated to the level of the Connelly woodies. Loved that ski. #1 SansRival SR2 has to be seen to believe though. The perfection of the carbon under the clear coat. No waver, no bubble, no squish, all perfectly aligned. And that clear coat, perfect. Truely No Rival to that. Seemed it needed different settings for every 2 degrees of water temp though.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Nando Posted January 11, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 11, 2017 Yes! Thager, the Torque Super Comp was the 'murican flag graphic, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller DavidN Posted January 11, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 11, 2017 Sharpest looking ski for me - the Fischer #1 Blue - I still regret that I sold that piece of high end craftsmanship! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ The_MS Posted January 11, 2017 Baller_ Share Posted January 11, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted January 11, 2017 Author Administrators Share Posted January 11, 2017 @MS is there a ski in that image? Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes ★ Baller Video Coaching System Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller fu_man Posted January 11, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 11, 2017 I have always thought this version of the Senate was a classy looking ski but now that I see it, it is hard to argue with @MS . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skiinxs Posted January 11, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 11, 2017 @thager Yes the Torque Super Comp! I still have one of those complete with the red fiberglass overlay on the front binding. It's a wonder I never broke my ankle with that thing, kinda like an early hard shell with no release. I was looking at it in the garage the other day thinking of mounting it on a wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryno Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 @BRY I haven't discovered the water temperature specific setting issues you found with the SR2. In the last few months I have skied anywhere from 90 water temp to 55 (today). My settings haven't changed, the problem is always with me rather than the ski. I do use the carbon fin with a front ventral and the wing at 9 deg. So maybe it's the aluminium fin that was more sensitive to changing conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller thager Posted January 11, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 11, 2017 @Nando That's the one. Hard to find any pics though. About impossible to find the ski! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Stejcraftben Posted January 12, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 12, 2017 @LeonL my dad has a kidder hammer and still skis on it! I'll get a pic and put it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skiinxs Posted January 12, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 12, 2017 @thager I will take some pictures this evening and post them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller thager Posted January 12, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 12, 2017 @skiinxs Nice! One of the guys on my lake had one when I was growing up. Always wanted one! Venturi tunnel was also a new concept but needed more tweaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Roger Posted January 12, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 12, 2017 @MS - I had a Tech-1. I think it said something like "Honeycomb Technology" on it, very high tech... My first slalom ski. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ The_MS Posted January 12, 2017 Baller_ Share Posted January 12, 2017 @Roger Mine had the Ricky McCormick signature on it. It was my first non wood slalom ski. I think it was the first ski to use Graphite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Roger Posted January 12, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 12, 2017 @MS = yes, Graphite. It was making into everything back then. I still have an old Graphite tennis racket :smile: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller thager Posted January 12, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 12, 2017 I am in possession of a custom Tech One made by Ricky and Lucky. Will try to remember to put up a picture today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Booze Posted January 12, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 12, 2017 The late 80's Mastercrafts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller thager Posted January 12, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 12, 2017 I stand corrected, is not a Tech 1. Ski is a CG World Record made by Ricky and Lucky for Jim Heins. Has been in storage for a long time. Here are some pics though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Edmund Posted January 12, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 12, 2017 HO Vengeance ASX; this is one heavy ski! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller SkiJay Posted January 12, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 12, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Nando Posted January 12, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 12, 2017 Thager, that custom ski of Jim's looks suspiciously like a CG top sheet glued onto a... hmmm, now let's see, what had an orange bottom and a tunnel from that era? And what brand did Lucky ski on after CG? I'm betting there's another classic graphic under the top sheet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller dchristman Posted January 12, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 12, 2017 Lucky skied on Great American. The skis looked like clones of the CG skis to me. They also had a trick that looked just like a CG Tech-Nique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller aupatking Posted January 12, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 12, 2017 @skibrain I was about to dig through my pictures for my Mach One. You read my mind. It's a ski I bought 100% to hang on my wall. It's a looker, for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller thager Posted January 12, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 12, 2017 @Nando You'll have to ask Jim about that. As I recall he said it was the front of one ski and the back half of another. Skis like a barge! That's red by the way, not orange! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller dchristman Posted January 12, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 12, 2017 @Nando are you thinking it's a EP Comp X2? I believe the Great American was an edge to edge concave like the Tech-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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