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  1. bird

    Kawasaki announces SXX-160... what do we think!?

    my point was you guys are trolls This is a post about a new hood on an existing ski, and we're getting your life stories.
  2. bird

    Kawasaki announces SXX-160... what do we think!?

    why are there more Yamaha fan boys commenting on this than anything? You guys need to ride your skis more, stop wrenching and go ride....
  3. bird

    the trivial complaints thread

    What most people don't realize is Daylights Saving should be permanent not abolished. It's Daylights saving in the Summer, not the Winter.
  4. bird

    Newbie needs help

    Yamaha puts stickers over the holes in the bulkhead, to keep water away from the open cell foam.... Make sure you close off the source of the water intrusion.
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    SXR Need help factory wet pipe install

    Are you at Sea Level? I'm at 700ft in Wisconsin and the Jets that came with were too rich. I went to 75 lows and 147.5 mains. It's still a little rich in the summer heat, but I ride in the winter months so it's a trade off. I just turn my needles in in the summer. You have to tune your...
  6. bird

    so April...

    I'm from the North and one of the great things about Daytona is that it is IN January. I've been there twice, 2015 and 2018. go
  7. bird

    SJ's on Ford.com!

    My buddy drove my 2008 Suburban with 292,000 on it. Said it drove better than both of his newer cars. It's amazing how things last when you take care of a good design. Pushrod V8s forever!
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    SJ's on Ford.com!

    Photoshoped a bit
  9. bird

    Freestyle 2012 WF Vision - Hullfull of Hollow

    Just looking at that tray makes me cringe. So narrow with footholds in the way.
  10. bird

    2021 RICKTER EDGE FR

    Is this ski setup for high altitude? I see that you're in Denver. Pretty ski. Good luck with sale!
  11. bird

    Wet suit vs Dry Suit?

    I wear a 3mm neoprene hood and a helmet when riding in cold months. I pulled the liner out of my GIRO mountain bike helmet to make more room.
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    Is the sport / market declining?

    Seeing the prices of used SuperJets tanking, has me thinking these RTRs are great for the sport. They're gonna put new life into the sport, instead of newbs buying clapped out 701s and water logged hulls for $6,000.
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    Rickter Back in Production 2025

    overnight? Must have been some good drugs back in the late 90s. Marc Sickerling and Rick Roy were riding way more than one night. Back flipping got big in 2009-10? That's right, the 2000s sucked, 90s were lit, and 2010s were uber duber.
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    Rickter Back in Production 2025

    When I lived in Madison, WI there were so many silent sports nerds who dropped 20k on a kayak or bicycle. Stand up Jet Skis is a market of river rats, red necks, or surfers trying to OVER tune Japanese toys! lol
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    Is the sport / market declining?

    ...enough with the government. We just got word in the past week that LSP is making an RTR and more, as well as Rickter being back. Jet Skis still got game.
  16. bird

    Stalls out when on its right side.

    sorry about the bad photo, but you can barely see the second breather cut in the rear. The down tube is in the way.
  17. bird

    Stalls out when on its right side.

    I would spend some time getting your hood done right. From the sounds of it you have water ingestion. I can take a photo of my hood if you need. I cut the liner out, except for the rear area. Added a second breather and moved second down tube to the rear. The front hole is sealed with...
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    Stalls out when on its right side.

    Another 2011 SXR owner here. You have the possibility of a few things when it leans to the right. 1. Water exhaust going back into engine. Stock exhaust or? 2. Water getting sucked into the carbs. Stock flame arresters? 3. Weak fuel pump, maybe. Make sure you're siphon is hooked up and...
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    Is the sport / market declining?

    They go 57 or 62, which is faster than entry level sitdowns? Please don't call Watercraft Journal knowledgeable! LOL story for another day.... Orca is 530-580lbs, that blows an FX Yamaha away at 866lbs. Sparks are 420ish dry, wet they're 500 pounds.
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    Is the sport / market declining?

    The guy with the Hulk Lite hulls, who sold out to now defunct Nikola Powersports, used Zero to make his electric jet ski. https://zero-cms-disco.cdn.prismic.io/zero-cms-disco/372e4e04-53f3-4f30-9bf2-7e3e5fc1a901_powertrain-data-sheet.pdf They took down the youtube video of it. Taiga's...
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