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- Modesto CA
Im about to buy a built 94 superjet. Should i wait for an FX1 to come along or buy the SJ?? Whats gona be better for freestyle?
Freestyle better to buy, 94 Super jet or FX1???
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Brotastic
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- Arlington TX
SJ is better all around.
kraqus
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94 SJ has a 650cc engine.....FX1 has a 701cc.......
For Freestyle I would go with the FX1...
Benny
For Freestyle I would go with the FX1...
Benny
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- Vegas
Superjet
Schmidty721
someone turf my rails
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hornedogg79
dodgin' bass boats
"Really?"
kraqus
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- Great State of Texas
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- Fort myers
Why do people say the SJ is better??
Ok ok, I mean except for the little baby pump, which can be swapped for a superjet pump if you want it bad enough....
It seems to me that the FX1 is smaller and lighter, and with the same pump and motor as an SJ, wouldnt that mean that a good rider could do more with an FX1 than an SJ?
Ok ok, I mean except for the little baby pump, which can be swapped for a superjet pump if you want it bad enough....
It seems to me that the FX1 is smaller and lighter, and with the same pump and motor as an SJ, wouldnt that mean that a good rider could do more with an FX1 than an SJ?
yes to all lol
if i could go back i would have started with the fx, coming from a 550 i felt like a sj was huge
- Location
- Gilbert, AZ
The FX-1 is an awesome 2nd ski to have. If you want to Freestyle, you are better off picking up the SN, then picking up an FX-1 at a later date.
I'm not taking anything away from the FX-1, it's just that odds are you will like the SN better.
I'm not taking anything away from the FX-1, it's just that odds are you will like the SN better.
- Location
- Modesto CA
Yeah i bought the sj for 1200 from a chick who had no clue what she had, got a smokin deal, now just need to make sure motors not 
ed over and il be good. This is my 2nd sj btw, i had a 90 sn but its at my lake house and dont ride it anymore
ed over and il be good. This is my 2nd sj btw, i had a 90 sn but its at my lake house and dont ride it anymore
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- Fort myers
I picked up a minty FX1 yesterday bone stock and rode it all day with no issues! I love it. I think I even managed to convert one of my friends who is a die hard SJ guy...
- Location
- Fort Worth, TX
I rode the same FX1 as well and could go in a straight line and that was about it. Im also a noob though
Offroadie
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FX-1 4 life! :headbang:
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- Red Bluff CA
Seems fx1s have issues with the motormounts coming off the fiberglass bottom. Not to mention the tiny pump and tiny tray. I myself cant stand them and think yamaha did a good thing by only making them for 2 years and then discontinuing their copy of kawis 550. But Im a 550 hater deep at heart.
On the other hand, they sure are fast skis, they just dont have the oomph on the bottom end that a "big" superjet has because of its pump. Sorry I got 2 buddies with fx1s that swear they are the best thing short of a bob. One even said those exact words. they are good skis, just not what Id want for doing freestyle. Lots feel the same way, lots dont.
On the other hand, they sure are fast skis, they just dont have the oomph on the bottom end that a "big" superjet has because of its pump. Sorry I got 2 buddies with fx1s that swear they are the best thing short of a bob. One even said those exact words. they are good skis, just not what Id want for doing freestyle. Lots feel the same way, lots dont.
dragginblazer
Do Good Jetski Crew
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- North Richland Hills, TX
stock fx1 = no
modded tray and pump fx1 = yes
sj will make a good backup for the girls to ride.
modded tray and pump fx1 = yes
sj will make a good backup for the girls to ride.
- Location
- Red Bluff CA
Check out all the freestyle vids on youtube. Namely the ones done in 1997, there is a comparison between a fx1 and a sj. Both sponsored riders. Could only find 1 barrel roll vid of a fx1, and it failed so I dunno.
Theres a reason they stopped making them. They are a good novelty ski, but for any serious freestyle, nah. I can do everything I can do on my sj on my buddies fx1, just feels way more tippy and like Im going to bust my shins in the tiny ass tray. Not to mention they all feel like they are cavitating on the bottom unless they have the perfect prop in them, because of their tiny ass pump behind a larger motor.
Dont forget the fiberglass top and bottom thats gonna break all to hell real fast on them, just like the blasters do.
Sorry but its the superjet forum and saw guys talking up the fx1s, ha edit; it isnt the superjet forum my bad
Theres a reason they stopped making them. They are a good novelty ski, but for any serious freestyle, nah. I can do everything I can do on my sj on my buddies fx1, just feels way more tippy and like Im going to bust my shins in the tiny ass tray. Not to mention they all feel like they are cavitating on the bottom unless they have the perfect prop in them, because of their tiny ass pump behind a larger motor.
Dont forget the fiberglass top and bottom thats gonna break all to hell real fast on them, just like the blasters do.
Sorry but its the superjet forum and saw guys talking up the fx1s, ha edit; it isnt the superjet forum my bad
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