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Because 2 strokes are becoming a dinosaur. It's only a matter of time before all 2 strokes are banned.
I might be the 1%, but I would rather 4 stroke than 2.
New Yamaha 3cyl 4-stroke
- Thread starter Dustin88
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Because 2 strokes are becoming a dinosaur. It's only a matter of time before all 2 strokes are banned.
I might be the 1%, but I would rather 4 stroke than 2.
waxhead
wannabe backflipper
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your a 1%er
Quinc
Buy a Superjet
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- California
Yamaha makes fuel injected outboard 2strokes that exceed epa standards. Too bad they are not going that route.
icecoled007
Captain of this ship
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- Colorado
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- Kennesaw GA
Personal I could care less about 4-strokes but I have a feeling that within 10 yrs from now all 2-strokes will be banned from all core lakes. After that either the standup will disappear from lakes or someone will make a cheap 4-stroke standup
Where are you seeing this?
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I often wonder why the pwc manufacturers don't look at the entire small engine market for ideas. In 2002 Stihl brought out a nifty new concept called the 4 Mix. I thought it was a great idea. Yamaha could make this work in sj if they put some time into it. The engine could still be made to about the same size as the good ol 701 and you get the best of both worlds. 4 stroke level emissions and sound output, 2 stroke mixing and power. I really liked the 4 Mix string trimmers when I was working at the dealer.
http://www.stihl.com/4-mix-engine-lightweight-and-with-good-lugging-power.aspx
http://www.stihl.com/4-mix-engine-lightweight-and-with-good-lugging-power.aspx
Quinc
Buy a Superjet
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- California
I posted a link to the article in the thread with the krash hull that had the spark engine.
No, they just call it a viper now. Bore and stroke is the same too.
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Big Kahuna
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Racers would like it.
Possibly if the power was right.
Agreed. Look at the state of stand up racing right now. The predominant ski is still the SXR, a ski that hasn't been manufactured for several years now. Yes, you can still buy a superjet brand new but they are not very competitive in any class besides lites (and you have to put a 760 cylinder on it to stand a chance). Aftermarket hulls are fine for GP and Open classes but those classes are generally reserved for the higher skilled riders. Stock/lites, limited classes are running out of options if the superjet is the only ski that can be bought brand new.
That article is almost 7 years old now, Yamaha discontinued their HPDI outboards.
Big Kahuna
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I finished 2nd place to a Superjet at the Hartwell Race. It was wet piped. and I was on a and SXR. I could not out run him on the holeshot. And I got 2 really good starts.
Big Kahuna
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The the Technology is still there.
As Scott Watkins said, the day you put a 4 stroke in a stand up is the day it ceases to be a jet ski.
Imo the current 4 strokes like the hydro or belassi, are another class of machine altogether. Too big, too heavy, too expensive, too much maintenance. The belassi is nearly 10 ft long. That's not a jet ski anymore. It becomes less like moto x on water and more like moto gp.
Imo the current 4 strokes like the hydro or belassi, are another class of machine altogether. Too big, too heavy, too expensive, too much maintenance. The belassi is nearly 10 ft long. That's not a jet ski anymore. It becomes less like moto x on water and more like moto gp.
No doubt, I don't know why Sea-Doo doesn't put E-Tec engines in their watercraft. I think they would be well received like the E-Tecs in the Ski-Doos.
Yea I had basically the same thing happen to me at St. George. Most races are IJSBA though, so you don't normally have to go up against a piped SJ. I would much rather be on the SXR in rough water though.
Big Kahuna
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I like the SXR miss my old one. But thinking about giving the newer SJ a shot. Racing would be the ProWatercross tour. Piped SJ or 760 motor option.