Krashindustries.com is selling 997cc RTR Skis for $12,000.00
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- Windsor, Ontario
Most the guys in Michigan spent about $13,400 including tax, delivery, registration, etc.
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- Michigan
Plus taxes, shipping and registration... idk if its 15k after all that..should remain proportional for those extra costs of course.
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- maine
- Location
- maine
Meh. But what’s 8 grand really....
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- Windsor, Ontario
Not sure if I'm mixing up skis but as far as I can recall the Surf Rickter has a 701 platform. If I was buying a surf hull, sure I'd consider the Rickter for the reliability. When you are in rollers the last thing you need is a quality issue killing your ski several hundred feet from shore. That's no longer an inconvenience, that's your safety as well.
However, considering I bought the 50Cal for freestyle, where I'm typically 100ft from shore on inland lakes, I would never pay 8K more for a ski with drastically less power only to gain a little up-front reliability. I bought the Krash because of what it offered for power, there is nothing even remotely close to these RTPs for the price, even used.
And to me, 8K more is a lot and puts me out of a position where I can justify purchasing one of these skis. Personally, I am super grateful to Krash for doing this. I would have never owned a ski with this much power if it wasn't for their $12k pricing.
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However, considering I bought the 50Cal for freestyle, where I'm typically 100ft from shore on inland lakes, I would never pay 8K more for a ski with drastically less power only to gain a little up-front reliability. I bought the Krash because of what it offered for power, there is nothing even remotely close to these RTPs for the price, even used.
And to me, 8K more is a lot and puts me out of a position where I can justify purchasing one of these skis. Personally, I am super grateful to Krash for doing this. I would have never owned a ski with this much power if it wasn't for their $12k pricing.
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- maine
That’s pretty much a new dirtbike off the showroom floor
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I don't have a B pipe. There is only one pipe adjustment screw, looks like KV applied what everyone has learned about the bottom and mid screws on the B, and I never claimed monster anything. I just need to get the thing as good as I can get it given my existing setup. Why so much agro?
- Location
- Michigan
There are two screws the bottom one is about impossible to reach unless you have small hands lol. I ran mine fully closed for a few hours... I wouldn't recommend it.
It was fine but damn did the pipe heat up, it was hot and wasn't great riding overall. It was about a month ago so I don't have great memory of what the ski felt like (low end vs mid range etc..)
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It was fine but damn did the pipe heat up, it was hot and wasn't great riding overall. It was about a month ago so I don't have great memory of what the ski felt like (low end vs mid range etc..)
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- Saskatchewan
Fyi these skis cost almost 20k by the time they get to Canada. I'm absolutely shocked some one chose a krash over a rickter. I still do not trust a single part on these ski's. The quality control is too poor. Did anyone see the internals of that carb? Scary. You absolutely get what you pay for and my summers to short to be fixing a new ski.
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- Windsor, Ontario
Preaching to the choir. $20K CAD yes, but a New Rickter surf is $30k CAD ($20K USD x 1.3 exchange rate x 1.13 tax rate), so its all relative. Thats $10k more for much less power and to avoid some headaches. I could literally drop in a new 148 torrent, rhaas mounts, new yamaha midshaft housing, and a set of full spec carbs and have money left over. No matter how you shake it, unless you literally have zero confidence in the engine lasting more than a couple years, were out ahead. And truthfully I have a lot of faith in the motors.
Everyone is different, I have a backup ski so I don't mind when/if mine goes down for a week a couple times during the summer. I get new parts in a few days and 1 hour of work and im back on the water. To me that is worth saving $10k and having a more powerful ski.
If TC or Blowsion built a turn key rickter wouldn't you still have to pay import tax? Or are you just assuming everyone wants to put it all together themselves? Do you still pay import tax on big ticket items like a $10kUSD Dasa long block assembly?
Asking because I'm curious. I still blame Trump.
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- Windsor, Ontario
If TC or Blowsion built a turn key rickter wouldn't you still have to pay import tax? Or are you just assuming everyone wants to put it all together themselves? Do you still pay import tax on big ticket items like a $10kUSD Dasa long block assembly?
Asking because I'm curious. I still blame Trump.
You pay tax on anything over $50-200, depends on border guard. All parts, hulls, etc are all taxable at 13%. If its manufactured outside of the US you can add another 5-10% duty.
I have owned my RTP since early spring I had the starter issue I talked krash into letting me repair it, got the parts. I replaced the rubber on the Scupper valve with polyurethane 1/8 inch thick rubber seals perfectly. Had some loose bolts here and there, I broke the steering system off at the blowsion surf slam, Nick Barton and his mechanic and crew replaced my steering system and steering cable at their house in Pacific City. really cool people to be around real love for the sport you can tell. Ski runs amazing I have little over 15 hours on it starts instantly every time, I previously owned a round nose superjet the power increase is huge it's equal to a 450 dirt bike versus an 80cc dirt bike. The ski has increased my riding level tremendously over a superjet. I was not about to start dumping a bunch of stupid money into a super jet when I can buy this for the price clearly a no-brainer desicision, I don't have a huge background in jet skis but I do in Motocross talking with lots of people at the blowsion surf slam Dasa motor has to be rebuilt at the end of every summer??? I know I got krash some more sales by being at the blowsion surf slam for sure. It has definitely been a great decision my wife rides it, my nine-year-old rides it it's very stable.
20k Canadian? So that's about 15 and change usd? One of the joys of "building" an aftermarket ski is being able to register it for cents on the dollar. I am very curious about the engine block itself. I want nothing to do with the pipe,carbs or electrics. With that being said you get what you pay for. I think people on the outside looking in are very quick to judge that it's "cheap" and not the greatest quality. Well no poop it's 12 fakin grand. The long block in most flatwater skis is more than that .To me it seems like a great buy for the money. Your never ever going to beat the quality that an oem manufacture has on parts I mean licorice there s 25 year old stators in our skis today.
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- Saskatchewan
Personally I bought a professionally built 2 year old like new rickter in Canada for less than a RTP unit would of cost me. It's just the fact that buying a new krash in Canada is not woth what it's going to cost you and you're better off spending less on an almost new lightly used AM ski within Canada. You can get a real nice professionally built edge or fs2 for less than 20 cdn with all the bugs worked out.
I'd just rather be riding than wrenching. I have a spare superjet too but who wants to ride that when you've got an AM ski.
Maybe in the US it makes more sense but for us canadians there are way better options for the money.
I'd just rather be riding than wrenching. I have a spare superjet too but who wants to ride that when you've got an AM ski.
Maybe in the US it makes more sense but for us canadians there are way better options for the money.
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- Windsor, Ontario
Again you're talking about a 701 Rickter, there's no way you'll find a 1000 Rickter in Canada for even close to $20k CAD. At least I've never seen any that low but correct me if I you know of some for sale.
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- Saskatchewan
They come and go fast on kijiji and the Facebook groups. a like new 900 DASA edge just soldfor 18 cdn on kijiji. Id honestly still rather have a used 701 rickter/phantom/hurricane/tigercraft than a new 997 krash
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