Anybody jetski?

[Tone]

I raced IJSBA for 10 yrs and walked away with overall 1st in Stock and Modified in TX running a Kawasaki. I have 2 Ultra150s and love them. Most rental places use Yamaha as they seem to be the most durable. 4 strokes are replacing 2 strokes for environmental reasons but I have no experience with them. I've ridden SeaDoos as well and had no problems but they were harder to work on - Kawa seems to be the easiest IMHO.

[AndyC]

I too have had them for years. Never competed in the IJSBA but had my Yamaha shipped out to Lake Havasu a few times with Big Red Racing
What a blast those years were. My last time out was 2000 and I had my HX there. -- Copper Canyon, Sand bar, Mud Shark, Cocomos, Fish's desert party -- some good times Tone & Joe you guys ever race or go to the Finals? I got to know alot of people there and might have meet you if you were there

As for choices I have no idea now adays - almost all of them are 4 stokers. But in my case I never had any probems with the Yamahas.(Raider 1100 & GP800) My HX was modified and the motor blew, but I was able to get SeaDoo to chip in on the repairs through their Customer Relations Department. it was only a few days out of warranty - piston ring went and took out everything.
Well the Yamaha's are gone, the HX is in the garage sitting - just to fun of a ski to sell and I now have a SeaDoo Speedster Jet boat with the Mercury 240 EFI motor that I use alot So I've converted alittle

Either way you'll have fun with what every brand you get.

[Joe_Black]

I just ran whatever was in reasonable driving distance from me, never got that competitive. It was just a blast to run a sanctioned event. The first year, 1991, I ran bone-stock then upgraded the exhaust, impeller and intake grate for the second year. Then I got into coastal stuff like wave-punching which was awesome in the lighter 'ski like I had. Talk about getting air! I had a bad habit of getting about a mile off shore and running swells, but by that time had a lot (probably too much!) confidence that the Yamaha would get me back in.

[Bulldoggie]

I am a Jetski GOD! I have a 650 kawasaki stand-up model, and I have more tricks than the freestylers on ESPN.

But for overall fun I recommend a polaris sit down model. some days it's fun to cruise and not get immersed in cold water. A dry suit will extend your season by many months.

[Joe_Black]

LOL! All bow down!

Tried the uprights for a while then took a friends hopped-up 600 Kaw out for a spin. Dumped it at 60MPH+ and got bruised up pretty good through a wetsuit. No more uprights for me!

[thedutchguy]

Well I bought one this week.
Its a 2006 seadoo RXP.
Why I bought this one?............
The dealer's nearby,
Its super fast, because it has 215 HP comming from a supercharged engine!
Which means My VX and ski have the same output.

[Joe_Black]

Sweet! Very sharp.

Now, make sure your dealer is stocking parts for your new water rocket.

[Spike]

Well I bought one this week.
Its a 2006 seadoo RXP.
Why I bought this one?............
The dealer's nearby,
Its super fast, because it has 215 HP comming from a supercharged engine!
Which means My VX and ski have the same output.

Plus both are yellow on top and black on the bottom???