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Posted by stangin' (Member # 514) on :
 
i'm looking to get one in the near future, but i don't really know much about them. i do know that i want a 2-seater and it will be used for casual riding, no major tricks or anything like that. i do like speed and power.

any suggestions on what brands and models to look at or stay away from? reliability is important as well. any other info would be great, thanks.
 
Posted by 89 FAKE SNAKE (Member # 4531) on :
 
i say the new yamaha or the new turbo honda
 
Posted by Stevo (Member # 972) on :
 
Yamaha should still have their deal going on with their waverunners. $79 a month for 2 years. What kind of water are you planning on playing on? If you want to drop 11-14k on a ski, def go w/ a honda. If you are more in the 7-9k range, stick w/ the yamaha 1200.
 
Posted by 510 mob shit (Member # 2117) on :
 
if you dont want to do any tricks but you want to go fast get the rxp its the fastest ski they make!!! 215 horsepower
 
Posted by stangin' (Member # 514) on :
 
i don't really have a price range. i just want one thats fast and reliable, no tricks. i'm going to speed most of my time in the delta.

are they all as reliable, honda, sea-doo, yamaha, and such? i want to get opinions on why one is better than the other.

stevo, why the honda over the yamaha? i guess i can say i'll spend up to 14k.
 
Posted by 510 mob shit (Member # 2117) on :
 
sea doo rxp..sea doo has been around the longest, you can get a 5 year warranty if it makes you feel good inside.im telling you the rxp blows everthing else out of the water on speed!!
 
Posted by slidewayz94 (Member # 3101) on :
 
I would get a 3 seater, 4 stroke. If you want to legally tow a skier, you need a driver, flagger, and a spot for the person being towed. Also a 4-stroke so that you don't have to worry about lakes that ban them.

I believe some 2-stroke were "tahoe legal" haven't followed PWC's in a couple years since mine got totalled.
 
Posted by RiddlerGT (Member # 113) on :
 
My buddie has a new honda turbo, its unbelivable fast you can actually feel when the turbo spools up. Sea doos are hard to kill also been around in the game forever
 
Posted by NiftyWhiteFifty (Member # 4320) on :
 
From what i've been told, Yamaha and Kawasaki are the best out there. my friend has a 2000 GP1200 waverunner. I rode it and was blown away by how fast it is. It make's my old wetjet seem slow and boring. Also polaris has some good models

[ July 09, 2006, 01:04 AM: Message edited by: NiftyWhiteFifty ]
 
Posted by Juiced-03 (Member # 2245) on :
 
If you want balls to the wall speed, the Seadoo RXP or RXT no doubt. The Honda Turbo would be a worthy consideration as well, but not quite as powerful.
 
Posted by Joooestang66 (Member # 2828) on :
 
Just find a Kawasaki Ultra 150 thats in good condition. It's a 1500 cc two stroke two seater that rips. I've seen an 02' Ultra 150 with Factory Pipe's Triple Pipe, good jetting, impeller, and a high compression head hit 82 mph on radar.
 
Posted by Stevo (Member # 972) on :
 
I've been on Kawis, Yamahas, Sea Dos, and the Hondas w/ the turbo in it and felt the Honda had the best overall feel on the water as far as the holeshot is concerned. Yea, the Honda lags on top speed, but the holeshot is what you are looking for. Manuverability is also a plus on the Honda compared to the compeditors. I can take a Honda 3 seater and turn it @ 50mph @ full deflection and not even throw anyone off. All the others failed on that. Any other questions, lemme know. I shopped around for waverunners before I went w/ the airplane project.
 
Posted by NO MANRZ (Member # 566) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by 510 mob shit:
sea doo rxp..sea doo has been around the longest, you can get a 5 year warranty if it makes you feel good inside.im telling you the rxp blows everthing else out of the water on speed!!
We just broke in a brand new rxp not too long ago. Let me tell you, going full throttle on that thing is intense. I love it. Had the speedo up to 72 mph the other day with a small chop, I know that might not be right on but I was hauling. I raced a few boats that day and spanked them really hard.
 
Posted by 51505.0 (Member # 1904) on :
 
I have a RXP, i got mine for 11500 OTD with an extended warranty. I have raced alot of ski's on the water and nothing comes close to my RXP except another RXP.
 
Posted by 510 mob shit (Member # 2117) on :
 
man im telling you ive been riding skis since i was young and i know what im talking about,look online and go to all the web pages nobody comes within 25 h.p to the rxp so stop listing to all these people and go buy one..ive rode all of the new skis for raw power its the rxp.....the others are nice but for what your asking for i think the best is the sea doo
 
Posted by stangin' (Member # 514) on :
 
510 mob shit: thanks for the advice. i always like to hear opinions from all around. the more the better, right?

thanks everyone, keep it coming.
 
Posted by naych (Member # 223) on :
 
I just bought 2 seadoo's rxp and gti le...rxp is very fast..i am happy with them.. I go out to folsom lake almost every weekend with my buddy and he's got yamaha 110 deluxe...you're welcome to join us and test them out...

Naych
 
Posted by stangin' (Member # 514) on :
 
naych

thanks for the offer, greatly appreciated [patriot] .
 




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