Jet ski for beginners

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sharkzex

Location
Italy
Hi everyone,
I am a 22 year old boy who wants to approach the world of stand up jet skis.
I searched a bit on the internet, I see many videos but I have a lot of confusion. I am very fascinated by the free style but I have seen that they really cost a lot, especially the rickter. I had thought of taking a super jet 701 to be used mainly in the lake and sea even if I much prefer the sea. My questions are:

1. For begginers it's ok the super jet 701 ?

2. What is the difference between a Yamaha 650 and a Super Jet 701?

3. Can I modify the super jet 701 and make it free style?

4. In the free style is only the lightness of the components important or is it essential to have an adequate hull?

5. What is the difference between a super jet and a hydrospace? Why should I buy a super jet instead of a hydrospace that has many more cv?

6. In addition to the usual tricks, is it essential to have a rickter for somersault or is it also possible with a modified super jet 701?

I want to understand if taking a yamaha super jet 701 with time I can make it free style or super jet 701 remains completely different from a real rickter.

Thanks very much to all
 
Quinc

Quinc

Buy a Superjet
Location
California
Get a Superjet 701, ride it for a few months and then decide if you want to upgrade to a Rickter or Tigercraft or Bun or Krash depending on the kind of riding you enjoy most. Or keep the SJ and mod it.
 
Vumad

Vumad

Super Hero, with a cape!
Location
St. Pete, FL
Your #1 priority for your first ski should be one thing and only one thing. Maximum reliability. Your budget will then determine the level of performance you can afford beyond the basics. Given a $3000 minty stock superjet or a $3000 for a lot of performance parts on a corroded, ragged out superjet. The first is the much better option. You can always add parts to a ski, swap parts to another hull, or change over skis entirely.

The best ski for a new rider is the one that answers this question with a yes...
Can I ride this for a year without maintenance? If the answer is no, it's not the best choice. Sure, things break, but if you have no experience and no friends and buy broken or anticipate braking before you have even ridden it, you are seriously going to handicap your long term performance in the sport.
 
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Mentzel

Location
Ak
Consider a jetski 550 also. For $1500 you could be riding a clean ski that will challenge most riders. Upgrade to SJ after a couple years.
 
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sharkzex

Location
Italy
Thanks everyone for replying,
However I agree with Vumad, jet ski must be reliable otherwise I don't know what to do.

The 550 in my opinion is now too old and "heavy"
I would take a super jet 701 even if in my opinion it is very far from the true free style.
 
bird

bird

walking on water
Site Supporter
Location
La Crosse, WI on the BIG River
sharkzex said:
Thanks everyone for replying,
However I agree with Vumad, jet ski must be reliable otherwise I don't know what to do.

The 550 in my opinion is now too old and "heavy"
I would take a super jet 701 even if in my opinion it is very far from the true free style.
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You need to do more research. 550s maybe old, but they are lighter than a Superjet.

No one is buying Hydrospaces anymore, unless you're a collector. They stopped making the Weber engines.

There are guys who can do more freestyle on a SuperJet than a Rickter. Get something reliable and learn how to ride. 550 is probably not going to be a great learning adventure(reliability), unless it's been completely maintained and/or updated.
 
E350

E350

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Location
Sacramento Delta
sharkzex You are young, so you are strong. But importantly:

1. How tall are you (in inches)?

2. How much do you weigh (in lbs.)?

3. Will you ride fresh water or salt water?

4. Will you ride waves or flat water?
 
streetroc

streetroc

Location
Georgia
Yamaha 701 superjet. Very reliable and plenty of power so you won't get bored with it anytime soon as a new rider. I picked up a really nice square nose a couple of years ago for $1700. Once you get a season or two on that you can either upgrade it or look for something else.
 
Vumad

Vumad

Super Hero, with a cape!
Location
St. Pete, FL
sharkzex said:
I am 1.70 meters / 67 inches


I weight 132 lbs


salt water


I prefer waves in the sea
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The best bang for you buck would be a minty square nose, but it will be easier to find a minty round nose. You're small enough that a 550/SX/FX1 would work great, but finding a minty one less than a superjet is very unlikely. Also these skis arer not easy to upgrade. The FX1 is space limited for pipes and the smaller pump is by no means an easy upgrade. The Round nose is worth the premium over the square, as it will give you more room to grow (hoods, poles, etc), but if you hope to purchase a rickter anyway, a square will fit you just as well as a round. Anything is good for getting out and meeting people, and once you do you can get some test rides in to pick what you want long term.

I didn't find this forum until after I had a $800 650SX that was always broken. Then when the motor let go, I built a X2. Since everyone said modify this and that, my X2 was constantly down. I think I got my stock SJ for $2800. It's needed almost no maintenance outside of cables and carbs, and now that I run ethanol free with stabilizer I dond't even touch the carbs. The only mistake I made with my SJ is that when I went to the girdled head, I got a base gasket leak, stuck a piston, then paid the wrong person to rebuild it, so I stuck another piston. Haven't had a single problem since, outside of cables and bilge replacements.

Buying a (fairly) clean superjet and setting the rule that if it doesn't just bolt on I don't buy it has lead to (almost) completely uninterrupted ride time, which is a far stretch from where I started, which was persistently at the end of a tow rope.

Condition condition condition. It's a boat, and in the salt water, condition is just that much more important.
 
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