About a year ago I started some research on the traditional sit down jet ski, something seemed to be missing. Up until about 3/4 months ago I started learning about the "stand up". With this being said I have absolutely no clue where to start. The only thing I know is that I'm more interested in going through the air rather than going fast, freestyle if you will. I'm not talking about getting on the water day 1 and trying to back flip the thing but more or less wanting to pop in and out of the water, 180's, flying high, etc. I need a good starter ski I feel for this, however I don't want to be put in a situation where I'm bored after 6 months because a ski won't handle the back flip, or 360. I like the concept of a Superjet because its lighter and shorter. My only concern is that it does not come with a very powerful engine or a hull designed for such an impact. Essentially here I'm not really looking for defined opinions rather just hard facts and knowledge. Like will it break after a year when I launch myself 12 feet out of the water or will this engine (OEM) not even inherently allow me to do such. Please any help would honestly be amazing. Thanks in advance.
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I owned a completely stock 701 rn superjet for a few years and I put that thing through hell and high water....it has plenty of power stock for a beginner! I had that thing out in 15 foot waves in lake michigan a few times never with a problem that hull and engine I would say is the most reliable stock hull you can find out there, not really for sure where you got the hull not being able to take an impact, I have been
20 some feet in the air off big waves with no problems
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20 some feet in the air off big waves with no problems
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And power wise, if its running right you can easily get 5-10 feet in the air off a boat wake of you hit it right
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What about doing simple things like buying an aftermarket intake grate or doing in general modifications to gain more thrust. Not necessarily right now but over time as there is more familiarity and experience.
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You wont find a better ski for under $6 for jumping wake both power wise and reliability wise
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Going from bone stock to a simple intake grate you'll notice a pretty significant difference, after so many mods like a pipe and intake grate and impeller. You might as well just send in the top end to get it ported, you only can get so far with just a 701 but for under $800 you can get a ported top end which will significantly improve low end pop
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Pit it this way you can drop a realitivly stock 701 engine in the right aftermarket hull and be able to flip it. Not saying it's easy but its doable also theres people that will flip bone stock superjets of the right type of surf wave
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Buy a 701 superjet with limited mods and learn to ride. Then go from there.
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Ride a 550, master it, then you can ride anything!
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One of the reasons stand-ups are so fun, is that they are so challenging to ride. Some guys pick it up right away, others take forever to master even the basics. Everyone is different and very few ever get bored. Discouraged maybe, by lack of progress, but seldom ever bored.
Talent and skill will go a long way so the first thing I'll preach is practice, practice, practice but ultimately guys with "balls" progress much faster. Second, buy the most ski you can afford. You'll be a great rider if you master a 550 first as suggested above but you'll be a pretty decent rider much sooner if you start on a limited SJ with most, if not all the handling mods already done.
The real problem with buying a starter ski is that is that it was probably somebody else's starter ski and they were learning how to mod it, not ride it, so you risk buying a lot of somebody else's headaches. The good news is, you'll end up learning some wrenching skills early on which you will need as much, if not more than actual riding talent.
Talent and skill will go a long way so the first thing I'll preach is practice, practice, practice but ultimately guys with "balls" progress much faster. Second, buy the most ski you can afford. You'll be a great rider if you master a 550 first as suggested above but you'll be a pretty decent rider much sooner if you start on a limited SJ with most, if not all the handling mods already done.
The real problem with buying a starter ski is that is that it was probably somebody else's starter ski and they were learning how to mod it, not ride it, so you risk buying a lot of somebody else's headaches. The good news is, you'll end up learning some wrenching skills early on which you will need as much, if not more than actual riding talent.
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Also dont get discouraged when you here us talking about having to wrench on skis all the time, if you get bone stock you'll most like be fine if the ski was taken care of, but as soon as those mods start getting added, the more likely there is something to go wrong, and half the time it's an easy or simple fix for cheap, for example, my head pipe bolt for a b-pipe stripped put first ride this summer, it was a pain in the ass but I didn't expect the ski to be flawless after rebuilding the whole thing this winter, all I had to do was just re tap the hole and get a new bolt and I was done, all I'm saying is that wrenching on a ski is just as much of the sport as it is riding, hell maybe you'll take something away from it like me. I started wrench on these skis at a young age, now I'm going into the airforce as a mechanic
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Still riding the first ski I had. Was a new superjet from 2003. Started off wanting to do jump wakes and do fountains, stabs, firehose etc then racing and occasional surf riding became my focus. I was barely under the hood for ten years on that ski. The superjet does it all and it can evolve with your style especially if you can handle fiberglass and epoxy work.
Also. Everyone wants to do big air tricks until the airtime hits you back. Lol. Just be prepared
Also. Everyone wants to do big air tricks until the airtime hits you back. Lol. Just be prepared
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My very first standup was a 92 Superjet with a single carb 701. It had mild porting and Coffman Sizzler pipe.
I rode it for seven seasons with only minor repairs, (Coil, Starter and Bendix). The Yamaha is popular because it's so solid. Even piped and ported, they are extremely reliable and the bulk of the wrenching will be to repair damage caused by actually riding it or from doing upgrades. The upgrade bug is probably a biggest culprit.
I rode it for seven seasons with only minor repairs, (Coil, Starter and Bendix). The Yamaha is popular because it's so solid. Even piped and ported, they are extremely reliable and the bulk of the wrenching will be to repair damage caused by actually riding it or from doing upgrades. The upgrade bug is probably a biggest culprit.
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Sounds like you need a superjet. A superjet is the best all around ski. so much fun. But if you really do just want to do beginner modern freestyle, and if you have the money, don't be afraid to buy something like a tigercrfat aquabot with a 701 based powerplant.
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Also know what you want to get into, not every boat is made the same, if you want to do flat water tricks your going to need a very specific hull and setup if you want to ride in big surf it will be a whole different setup, I'd recomend get a superjet first or if you have money maybe a tiger craft or a backie chan hull maybe even a rickter something you still will be able to chase boats in and hit big surf with and just fool around with on the lake
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