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Yamaha Joins Kawasaki Effort To Develop Hydrogen Engines

DJ Middleton

January 20, 2022

In what appears to be an ever-increasing pace, engine manufacturers around the world are pursuing a range of strategies to produce low and zero carbon solutions to meet tightening emission standards. A popular engineering choice ...

Engine

Gallery: The First 3 Mods That Every 2021 Sea-Doo RXP-X ...

Kevin Shaw

November 17, 2021

It makes sense for manufacturers to design and build a powerplant that can (and often will) surpass the expectations of the general riding public. In doing so, the OE can detune or otherwise restrict to ...

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Electrical

Video: Easy Tips for Extending Your PWC Battery’s Life

Kevin Shaw

November 2, 2021

Obviously those of you in Florida, along the Gulf Coast, Arizona and California aren’t terribly worried about having to winterize your personal watercraft for several months out of the year; but to our friends in ...

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Handling

Tested: ProWatercraft Fattie Front Sponsons ’08-’20 & ’21 Yamaha SuperJets

Matt Hampton

September 3, 2021

IPD Racing has had an excellent summer testing new products for the 2021 Yamaha 4-stroke SuperJet (along with continuing to test and improve our Gen3 2-stroke SuperJet setup), and we’ve found that there was still ...

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Engine

Video: Top Speed Results on GreenHulk ’21 RXP-X 300 Stage ...

Greg Gaddis

August 16, 2021

Initially, we had some complications trying to get speed results from the 2021 Sea-Doo RXP-X Stage 1 kit; blowing a cooling line on test day ruined the fun! Luckily it was a quick fix and didn’t ...

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Engine

Video: Installing a GreenHulk Stage 1 Kit on a 2021 ...

Greg Gaddis

August 9, 2021

After many months of waiting, parts are finally becoming available for today’s watercraft. For us, this meant getting the GreenHulk Stage 1 kit installed on our 2021 Sea-Doo RXP-X. With plenty of manufacturers offering performance kits, ...

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How-To

Gallery: EZ-Pour Spout Upgrade for the Sea-Doo LinQ Fuel Caddy ...

Kevin Shaw

June 28, 2021

Sea-Doo effectively opened up a world of convenient, easy travel with the introduction of its LinQ accessory system back in 2018. The collapsible mounting system allows the personal watercraft enthusiast an array of options to ...

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Hull

Video: Optimizing a ’21 RXP-X 300 With Three Sea-Doo Accessories

Kevin Shaw

June 14, 2021

In a day when enthusiasts want everything but the kitchen sink available on their personal watercraft, it’s impressive to see the leading sales brand, Sea-Doo offer a one-seater musclecraft. The 2021 RXP-X wowed all of ...

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Handling

SX-R Sponson Shootout: JC Racing vs. Watercross of Texas (WCOT)

Matt Hampton

June 3, 2021

The Kawasaki SX-R 1500 has been around for a few years now. Racers and recreational riders alike have bolted on just about every aftermarket handling component available in an attempt to make the big beast ...

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Paint

Gallery: Restoring Sea-Doo Plastics Back to Better-Than-Factory (Video)

Kevin Shaw

May 31, 2021

“Oh crap!” I yelled as precious 93 octane spat from the flexible filler neck of my SureCan jerry can. The spilled fuel splattered across the glossy black plastic cap over the left hand side rear ...

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