I never had a standup before but have been riding jet skis for years. I am bored of not being able to jump and do some stupid stuff. I have jet skis to ride around in so I'm looking for something more for freestyle use. I weigh 250 lbs and that is what I am trying to overcome. I know that everyone has their opinion but what would be best for me, 750, 650, 550, 550 with a 650 conversion.... I have great balance and I'm not worried about top end speed,just enough torque or hull shot to have fun if I'm thinking correctly. I am very mechanically able to do a conversion so I'm not afraid of doing that if that is what is best. I just don't know what hull is best for fun.
Freestyle Hull design
- Thread starter 87jct90
- Start date
- Location
- amarillo ,tx
look for a 96 and up round nose superjet, ima bigger guy to have no problems jumping it and stuff, even when it was bone stock
- Location
- Kennesaw GA
sn 701 superjet
Is it worth doing conversions? I heard that the 750 hull is crap, the 650 is heavy and hard to throw around, and anything lower than 650 would be too underpowered for me. But when I looked it up, from what I see, there is only a 25lb difference between 650s and 550s. Is that true?
- Location
- amarillo ,tx
dnt mess with an older kawi 550 or 650 youll do more wrenching than rideing, stick with yamaha u can get an older sn superjet
ProSouth
Seriously, Don't be a dick.
- Location
- kawasakis suck
Stay away from Kawi. Find a 91-95 superjet with a 701 engine in it. Kawis are heAvy. And unless you get a 650 or bigger Kawi, they're underpowered. If you wanna do anything freestyle, with parts availability and easy to work on, Yamaha.
Vumad
Super Hero, with a cape!
- Location
- St. Pete, FL
701 Superjet, shorten the pole to start. Then to down the mods list starting with a pipe.
Do not pay more for modifications. You can add on later. Spend you money on the cleanest most reliable ski you can afford. Condition > performance, its much easier to add parts to a clean ski than repair a
ski with work out performance parts.
Do not pay more for modifications. You can add on later. Spend you money on the cleanest most reliable ski you can afford. Condition > performance, its much easier to add parts to a clean ski than repair a
ski with work out performance parts.
Joker
...chaos? Its Fair!
- Location
- La Porte, Indiana
If you can talk the guy down to 1000-1200 it would be a good deal depending on the condition. Once that happens you can swap over a 701 and be happy.
KTM434
Jamie FN Hickey
- Location
- Palm Coast FL
Buy the square nose and sell the trailer to fund some mod parts or maintenance. Square nose SJ is the best bang for the buck of any ski out there IMO.
So the 650 would be ok with a few mods? Even for a guy my weight I will be able to get it to jump enough to have fun? Also if I do buy a 650 square nose to save money, is there a certain year I should buy?
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KTM434
Jamie FN Hickey
- Location
- Palm Coast FL
You need to start somewhere and that's a good platform to get into. Sell the trailer and all you Kawis to fund a bigger motor and some mods and you'll never look back
Ok great, thanks. Is there a certain year I should look for or anything I should look at specifically, such as something that rots out or breaks. Also, why are you all saying superjets over Kawasakis, are they that much lighter or is it the hull design?
ProSouth
Seriously, Don't be a dick.
- Location
- kawasakis suck
Hull design, weights, reliability, and parts are all over the place. A lot of parts swap over from different skis too.
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Here are the two in my area, they are more than I wanted to spend, but there is no price on fun right? What do you think?
http://albany.craigslist.org/boa/3959554805.html
http://poconos.craigslist.org/boa/3977609603.html
http://albany.craigslist.org/boa/3959554805.html
http://poconos.craigslist.org/boa/3977609603.html