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?

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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...

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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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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.

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so what usually breaks on these things?

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starters, stators, ignition boxes/coils and starter solenoids

cheap, easy fixes

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get something big enough to actually move worth a ----.

550 = for little kids or tiny girls.

i personally wouldn't get anything under 1000cc

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yea i got a 1997 kawasaki 900 it will hit about 60 which is fast enuff for me ;D

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::)

You ever ridden a stand up?

Stock ones aren't speed machines but still a lot of fun. Throw a pipe/water box, stainless prop and re jet and you'll have a whole different animal.

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i havent seen a stand up jet ski newer than a crx, lol.

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What's a water box?

<--------- jet ski noob

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yes, and a 550 couldn't even get me out of the water. i was about 220lbs then...

550s are the d15s of stand up jet skis

i take it back a 900 would prob be enough :P

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my buddy had a stand up a few years back. picked it up for like 250 bucks, there hard to ride.. now he has like a 12-1300 one of those.. site down though, rode it 2 weeks ago.. fucker is no joke, super super fast.. they only do like 60, but you dont wanna be going any faster than that on one.
hittin wakes at 55 can get scary.

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Do they even make them 1000cc? I've never seen one that big. 750cc is fast enough for most people who aren't too fat to be on it in the first place. :P


You would take a Kawasaki 550 over a super jet? :-\ That's like wanting a D15 over an LS/Vtec. :1
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i think there prety cool. first time a rode one, my arms felt like they would fall off at the end of the day. fter some getting use to it though, it was a lot of fun

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there is a brand new one at the yamaha dealership here, i believe its 1100cc triple cylinder 2 smoker.

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You wanna scare yourself.....
Get on that skidoo xp or rxp turbo nonsense. I almost pissed myself and i was no where near full throttle. 60mph on water is a lot different than in a car.

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yeap 60 mph is very very fast on the water

i believe there is a s/c inline 4 sit down jetski that has the most power now. 210hp i think???? :S

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ya... I'm pretty sure it's a kawasaki... my uncle is thinking about getting one. should be fun.

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Yeah, lots of those around here. I think they are more than 210hp though. ------- insane to be doing 60mph on a PWC. :S I've never been on one, but I could imagine it would be crazy. :6
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I just picked up a Kawi 550........

Westcoast Performance Cylinder Head, Westcoast full exhaust from manifold to water box, Westcoast 7 gallon gas tank, Mikuni Carb, K&N air cleaner, Ocean Pro ride plate, bilge pump, and a Jet Works professional stand.

$700. no complaints except the hard core 80's paint scheme.

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:y