Kawasaki Sxr or Yamaha Super Jet??

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hbsurfski123

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I have a 1990 Kaw. 650 super clean ski , got it for doing a tbathroom tile floor such a good deal took me 2 days to do the work, But anyways i love the ski its super clean stock with i think an upgraded filter and pipe and i never have any probelsmn with it and it gets me out of the hole when throwing it around and subing it but im looking for something better/newer because of my interest in starting to race.

So question is Super jet or Kaw SXR.

I know the SXR has about 90 or so more CC's than the super jet but also weights 100 lbs more than the Super jet. But i llove Kaw reliablility, so if some one could give me some info or reccomendatios ni would appreciate it!!!!
 
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hbsurfski123

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Huntington Beach- CA
Cool Thanks yea im thinking racing might get too pricy and maybe end up freestyling a lot the thing is i like right by the beach and plan on doing a lot of beach riding soon so maybe the lighter super jet would be better but how is the realiablity of the super jet
 
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My Yamaha's have been the most reliable motors out of everything I've ever owned.

4 yrs ago I had the exact same dilemma as you and finally bought the 06 SXR. I have since sold the Kawi and bought Superjets. I will never look back.
 
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chriselmore_1

chriselmore_1

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san jose ca
Lol kaw reliability. Each ski has its purpose and suits a specific riding style. For freestyle i like a sj. Feels lighter on the water and pops alot easier. A sj slides more in turns as opposed to carving. but plenty of others swear by the kawi. Its all relative to your riding
 
ger87410

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If it's stock and well maintained, it's super reliable.

As soon as you start making mods, like with any ski, your reliability goes down.

I've had my stock 650 SJ for 3+ years now and only had a problem cuz water got in the ebox.
 
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I had a race ported and coffman piped 701 that ran for 7 yrs without cracking a bolt and I have no idea how old it was before I got it.
 
ger87410

ger87410

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hbsurfski123, you a pwctoday.com frequenter?

j/w

Different groups will give you different responses to the same question. Your comment of 'kawi reliability' makes me wonder which group you hail from. :smile:
 
vitalikol

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So if I want to do freestyle on SXR ? You taleing me I can't ?
There are lot of guys who do freestyle/freeride on SXR . It's just little bit harder.
 
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vitalikol said:
So if I want to do freestyle on SXR ? You taleing me I can't ?
There are lot of guys who do freestyle/freeride on SXR . It's just little bit harder.
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Noone saying what you can and can't do.

U can go use a Sea-Doo XP for freestyling if you want. It won't be easy, but you can give it a shot.
 
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hbsurfski123

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Huntington Beach- CA
So your telling me the sj yamaha will not do well when it comes to racing becuase i might do a little bit of racing in the future........ but also I am by the beach so i plan on doing some beach riding hopefully get a couple barells also how does a ski do when it comes to getting closed out in a barrel and ski gets tossed iun the white water??


Hmmm i am kind of leaning towards the SJ i like the fact thats it lighter more mobile and plus freeriding is free racing = $$$

But my kaw. 650 is a champ!!!
 
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