Stand up jet skis....
 

I just moved back down to college and I'm about 2 blocks away from the beach. Me and my room mate are thinking about picking up some stand up jet skis for the ocean....

I want to spend as little as possible... probably 5-800.

Any comments on old stand up jet skis? what breaks? good brands and crap brands?

Re: Stand up jet skis....
 

well they are a pain in the ass to work on...if you ever owned a 2 stroke dirtbike you know what im talking about....
other than that they are fun as hell to ride..they just have to be worked on alott...

Re: Stand up jet skis....
 

I personally think they're easy as hell to work on, all 2 strokes are.

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The jet ski's you stand up on are all pretty old for the most part, you can prolly pick em up for a coupple hundred bucks. They need to be worked on almolst as much as you ride them. Jet ski's are a PITA to work on you donthave much room, but they are a BLAST!

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Huh? They still make stand-up jet skis. :l

Look for an old Yamaha Super jet. They can be bought fairly cheap and are fast and have potential to be faster. Kawasaki 650sx can be bought for dirt and they are pretty quick. I love stand-up jet skis. So much more fun than a sit down since you actually have to balance yourself and you can do more stuff other than just push the throttle and go. :1
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Re: Stand up jet skis....
 

well they are, they just require lil more maintenance than a regular 4 stroke...especially if they have never worked on 1 b4...

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I had a kawasaki not sure the size.... it was tiny but ---- it i got it for dirt cheap. It was ------- awesome waaayyy more fun than a sit down.

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Super Jets ------- blow.

Go find an '80's Kawasaki 550. We've been raping those for the past few years. One of my buddies has a '95 Kawa 650 with every aftermarket piece available and I'd have to say it was the fastest thing I have ridden on water.

Any problems you encounter can be solved on the pwc forums.

Re: Stand up jet skis....
 

so what usually breaks on these things?

Re: Stand up jet skis....
 

starters, stators, ignition boxes/coils and starter solenoids

cheap, easy fixes