Hey guys. I'm looking to buy a 3 seater pwc (for my gf to ride) for around $1000. In general, what is the best brand of pwc before the year 2000. Are there any to stay away from? Have any recommendation?
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Best pwc brand before the year 2000
- Thread starter Nighthawk777
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- Mooresville, NC
Yami-Rider
TigerCraft FV-PRO
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- Texoma
Make her ride a SN! lol
The 701-760 xl's and ventures would be your best bet like kurt said. Your have to spend around 2K for a decent XL. You may be able to find a rough wave venture for around 1k.
The 701-760 xl's and ventures would be your best bet like kurt said. Your have to spend around 2K for a decent XL. You may be able to find a rough wave venture for around 1k.
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Polaris SLT 750 
In all seriousness yamaha's tend to be the most reliable.
In all seriousness yamaha's tend to be the most reliable.
Vumad
Super Hero, with a cape!
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I believe the 1998 XL1200 came with the 135 non-PV motor. That would be my choice hands down. Might be hard to get for that price, but we got out 1999 GP1200 for $1050 with broken handle bars and broken steering cable. Only other thing in the 2 years we've owned it has been oil block off kit.
ProSouth
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^^ agreed on the non PV motor.
Thanks guys. I'll look for one
mike b
Michael "Mayhem" Bevacqua aka MikeyChan
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gp760 is great and more fun than a 3seater IMO but all depends what the wife wants and likes. Im a big yamaha fan but between them and Kawi I don't think youll be disappointed
How about seadoo?
mike b
Michael "Mayhem" Bevacqua aka MikeyChan
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dont do it and save yourself the headaches lol
Haha alight. Thanks
icecoled007
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Tigershark
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Really?
icecoled007
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No the Kawasaki STX'S are nice though
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Tigershark over jet ski?
icecoled007
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I was just kidding - no tigershark (I don't know anything about them) the STX's are pretty good but they are getting a little harder to find as people are scooping them up for SXRs.
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What about a ZXI? 
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Vumad
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The gp1200 can be had for not much more than the gp760, but the gp760 is going to be easier to find at that kind of price. I would spend the extra money on the gp1200 over the gp760 given the 2-seater were an option.
The xl760 is going to be much more common than the xl1200 so of you are set on the 3-seater then the 760 is going to likely be the better way to go just because the xl1200 non-Pv is going to be very hard to find.
Power valve motors are more likely to fail. I'd take a gp760 over a gp800 unless the price is the exact same, because the 800 is much more likely to be a maintence problem. If you can't do everything to repair a ski excluding a motor rebuil, stay away from the 800. (I've never owned a Pv motor). Also everyone wants a fortune for their 800, 1200 and 1300 Pv skis, and they all have fresh motors, probably because they break and people think they can recover the money they just spent on repairs.
The kawasaki 750 is a good motor, so a 750 ss, zxi, etc would be great choices. I've ridden the as but not the zxi. If I were looking at the zxi, I would try to get the 1100 motor. I have not ridden a sts, but I had one I yanked the 750 motor out of. It was a barge and I don't think owning one, even with an 1100 would be very exciting. At that point, is just buy a boat.
The xl760 is going to be much more common than the xl1200 so of you are set on the 3-seater then the 760 is going to likely be the better way to go just because the xl1200 non-Pv is going to be very hard to find.
Power valve motors are more likely to fail. I'd take a gp760 over a gp800 unless the price is the exact same, because the 800 is much more likely to be a maintence problem. If you can't do everything to repair a ski excluding a motor rebuil, stay away from the 800. (I've never owned a Pv motor). Also everyone wants a fortune for their 800, 1200 and 1300 Pv skis, and they all have fresh motors, probably because they break and people think they can recover the money they just spent on repairs.
The kawasaki 750 is a good motor, so a 750 ss, zxi, etc would be great choices. I've ridden the as but not the zxi. If I were looking at the zxi, I would try to get the 1100 motor. I have not ridden a sts, but I had one I yanked the 750 motor out of. It was a barge and I don't think owning one, even with an 1100 would be very exciting. At that point, is just buy a boat.