What was your first jet ski ?

[WFO Speedracer]

I am showing may age a bit here but my first ski was a 1975 440, I bought in pieces, the engine had the weird H2 kawasaki piston mod where the cylinder was cut all the way from the transfer port too the bottom of the cylinder, it used Kawasaki H2 motorcycle pistons , it ran like a raped ape ( well for a kid on a 440 anyway) I rode it a couple of years and built a 550 reed ski with dual carbs and a Coffman pipe. I still have the hull to the second ski I may put it back together one day.

 

[JetWash]

For me , my first ride was in 88 on a 550. Thats what set the hook. Took some graduation money in '93 to buy a cherry stock '89 650 sx. Rode it for Season or two stock ,then I painted, bought a 44sbn carb, intake, impeller, and a kirker tail cone i believe. Hyper-Tec was my Local Ski Shop. It made a few trips to South Haven. Miss watching Hot Summer Nites on espn.

 

[bored&stroked]

Kawi 650sx.
Learned to ride standups on one, so I bought one for myself. This was before I ever rode a superjet and learned what riding was really about. But I liked it alot at the time lol. Put a 750 in, dual 40mm SBN's, kept the 650 flywheel, milled the head for 175psi. Did the oem pipe mods and tried a PJS pipe too. Footholds, aluminum pole, skat 9-17 prop, Rend ride plate, worx intake grate.....kinda miss it now lol.

 

[faceplant2]

1990 650 SN . Bought 14 years ago. It is so slow that I named it my rocking chair. It is now my backup ski for nephews.

 

[fastgtfairlane]

91 440 with a Reed engine swapped in.

 

[800750]

My first ski was a 94 750 sx. It was sitting on the side of someones house, I knocked on the door and the rest was history.

 

[Big Kahuna]

88 X2

 

[DylanS]

Also started on a x2, 90’ I believe in good old 2010 !! Picked up a RN soon after and regret selling it to this day

 

[Stavissimo]

First ski was a 1994 stock fx1, as hard as it was to learn on it, could not get enough

 

[Kohldanielzimmer]

1983 550. That poor piston port lasted all of about 3 rides then ran away to shore revved to the moon and ate a rod bearing. Who knew 25 year old crank seals should be replaced!

 

[mikesx]

88 X2

 

[SXIPro]

'98 SXIPro. I got into the game late. I was in my early 40s when I bought it.

 

[X2Kid]

Late 70’s 440.

I had so much trouble with that piece of crap my brain has deleted most of my memories of it to maintain my sanity.

 

[Scorn800]

85 550 that I bought in 92 with birthday money. Been hooked ever since

 

[johnmarchetta34]

My 1st ski was a 1998 kawasaki 750 sxi and since then I moved on to an SJ and then a Rickter XFS comp. I have learned so much from all my different skis and will never forget the memories they have left me with.

 

[Half flip95]

1980 JS440, 300 bucks

 

[RiverRides]

89 650sx

 

[97superjet]

First jetski was a 94 seadoo xp...glorious. First stand up was my 97 superjet I still have!

 

[mthomps]

300sx. Still have it. Thing cant get out of its own way. Ive seen insects accelerate faster. Years later when i got my first superjet it was like a different sport.

 

[MarkWalker]

In 1979 I was 12, my cousin had a brand new Kawasaki JS440 at his cottage. He let me ride it, you couldn't remove the smile from my face with a baseball bat. Flash Forward 15 years. I'm talking to him at a Christmas party. We started talking about the ski, he says "hey I still have it, it's been in the basement of my business for over 15 years. Do you want it?" It was in my garage before new year's!