Who rides PWC's / jet ski's?
 

I'm getting ready to buy a new jet ski in a few months and I was just curious if anybody on HMT was into watersports? I've been into watersports since I was a little kid, my parents have always had a boat. My brother and I usually have a jet ski to split between us, but now I'm ready to buy my own.

This is what I'm looking at:

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'06 Seadoo RXP

Specs:
215hp 1494cc four stroke Supercharged engine
That's all that matters ;D

To be honest I don't really like Seadoo since I've had problems with them in the past but supposedly this is the meanest baddest jet ski on the water right now, and there are still plenty of modifications you can do. So who else here is into water sports? Post up what you've got.

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12 thousand dollar peice of ----. All of the 4 strokes were so shitty. It's fast, but don't buy a bombardier. Everything they make is junk. We had allot of problems with the 4 stroke boats when i worked at the polaris/bombardier dealership. Hell, we always had allot of problems with sea doo's period. The owner and the main mechanic there would never own one. If you want something fast, look for an old polaris 1200 pro or 785 pro. Those boats are ------- bad ass. Especially the 785, that thing was sweet. 140 hp and probably weighs as much as the engine in that big ass sea doo.

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id roll the turbo honda one, upgrade the turbo, up the boost and run some crome on it. hhaha

400hp jet ski.

i think rawr is right, id find an older big displacement 2 stroke unit.

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I was reading about the honda turbo ones and all of the test that the water sports mags. said that it was a toss up between the honda and the kawi. They said that out of the hole honda was kinda slow, go fig, but the mid to top end was crazy fast. They also said that the honda felt like astreet bike on the water. Super stable and would turn on a dime. The only thing keeping you from doing a wot turn is the fact that you cant hold on, its that stable!! The kawi, was a good overall ski. But I would go with the honda. You know that it will run forever!!!!! And with all the reading Ive done on them, people have nothing but good things to say about them! Just my .02

here is A some links that i found
http://www.motorsports-network.com/h...c/aquaR12X.htm
http://www.jetski.com/articlePrint.cfm?id=613
http://www.powersportsnetwork.com/en...21820&veh=5926

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That's the problem I've got with it, all the Seadoo's I've had in the past have been a huge piece of ----...that's about the only reason I don't already own one. I want something new but I might pick up an older ski just to work on and fixup and what not. I've had my eye on the Yamaha 2 stroke and the Honda as well...but I need to find some people that have these ski's before I buy one.

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we had allot fo problems with the ware rings and ---- on the 4 strokes. they were so tight clearance they would go out after riding them for a month or so. and thats probably a 120 part. plus the new pump oil and ---- you have to buy. The new sea doo's are more junky than the old ones. The only reason the owner sold them is because when people wanted to buy a PWC they just automaticly identifed with the brand name Sea Doo. I havent had any experience with yamaha's, kaw's or hondas. But i cant see them being any worse than see doo.

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If you can, definitley get an older two stroke. They'll stomp a 4 stroke anyday. All the new PWCs load in extra ---- that weighs them down.

I do give the new Seadoo's one thing though: the closed loop cooling system. WTF didn't they think of that earlier. No more crusty engine. ;D

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they only get crusty if you ride them in the ocean and let them sit without purging the water out on the trailor. salt water destroys boats :3

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Most lakes already have banned 2 strokes :-\

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my parents have this that we pretty much have been using every weekend. If i never spent any money on my car i would own one myself.


http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...73_102_pic.jpg

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Maybe in your area, every lake, ocean, etc that I've EVER been to allows 2 strokes and will continue to allow them until 2012. Once 2012 rolls around all 2 strokes must meet 2006 emissions standards. So basically if I buy a 2006 2 stroke jet ski I can ride it to 2012 and beyond unless they ---- with the laws until then. Here's some good reading:

http://www.groupk.com/pwc-faq-2stk.htm

I'm really considering the GP1300R from Yamaha since it's still a 2 stroke but I really don't want to have to deal with buying an old ski. It's also a good bit cheaper than the Seadoo. I probably will buy a second ski after I buy a boat..but right now I only need one.

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2 strokes are only banned in homo tree hugging states.If I were in the market for a jet ski though I would go with the turbo Honda.I dont think it would take too much to make it "faster" ;)

I dont have a PWC but I pimp this...
http://www.freeway-sports.com/images/Yamaha/sx230.jpg
23 feet,2 engines,280hp.It tops out at 50 and thats pretty fast for the water.Especially on a windy day when its rough and choppy :-X

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I hate jet skiers

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I used to ride an older polaris, they were alot of fun...I think the old small one I used to ride maxed at 63mph on a perfectly smooth river with my big ass on it. Jumping houseboat wakes was alot of fun.

On another note, the new yamahas look nice, but they seem to be low on the hp totem pole.

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I had a 96 sea doo 650 xp, and for the one year I had it, I spend over $650 on parts for the pos. It wasnt the fastest but it went alright. I had to put a new flywheel and driveshaft in it, since the spined shaft decided to srtip out inside the flywheel.

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LOL not all of us are dumb fucks when we are out on the water.

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Werd, a lot of people are totally retarded on the water. Infact I just got back from vacation and where I went there were tons of blue jet skis with white numbers on the front (rentals). The people went WOT in the no wake zones and were all ------- around in the same spot very close to each other. That's a good way to die, I've seen it first hand.

Anyways the Honda turbo ski only makes 165hp and the Yamaha GP1300R makes 170hp N/A. I believe the Yamaha is a little bit lighter and they both have excellent handling characteristics according to several reviews I've read. I actually haven't seen too many optional parts for the Honda ski but I have seen quite a few for the RXP and the GP1300R.

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aww don't hate, but i do think that everyone should have to take a mandated course because some people do ride like complete douschebags. The worst is when families let others use them and then the relatives ---- ---- up because they don't know what they're doing.

I rock an 02 yamaha gp800R with a flame arrestor kit from riva. Not the fastest thing, but it handles so good.

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I love it when they ride my ------- when we are wakeboarding, or the 11 year old girl doing donuts right in front of me...

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I bass fish alot. So everytime I see a jetski I want to shoot the driver.

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I took the course when I was 12 and got my boating liscense. It wasn't a difficult course at all.