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Gallery: SX-R 800 Top End Rebuild

Kevin Bailey

October 13, 2017

The stand-up personal watercraft market has been consistently growing, with many people buying both used and brand new skis. Kawasaki even came out with a brand-new version of their SX-R after discontinuing it over 5 ...

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Weight Watchers: The Power of Power-to-Weight Ratios

Kevin Shaw

October 31, 2016

Too often, the maxim, “Money can’t buy you happiness, but it can buy you more horsepower — and that’s the same thing” is the modus operandi of so many performance enthusiasts. And sure, in today’s ...

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Videos: Greenhulk’s 80MPH ’16 FZ SVHO With a RIVA Stage ...

Jerry Gaddis

May 24, 2016

The Watercraft Journal has enjoyed a long friendship with Jerry Gaddis, owner of Greenhulk.net, the PWC industry’s largest and most active enthusiast forum, and are excited to share Step 1 in Jerry’s on-going build journal: ...

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Gallery: Cycle Springs Powersports’ Commitment to Service Spurs Salt Series

Kevin Shaw

March 23, 2016

Cycle Springs Powersports, the family-owned franchise dealership in Clearwater, Florida, is taking customer satisfaction to a whole new, and higher level. Owned by Noel Hughes and Marty Skapik, Cycle Springs traces its history back to ...

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Gallery: PWC Muscle Gives The Whys And Hows of Sea-Doo ...

Kevin Shaw

December 2, 2015

High performance engines simply require better care, high quality parts and studious maintenance than their less potent siblings. Since its introduction in 2003, the supercharged Rotax 4-tec 3-cylinder has remained one of the most prolific ...

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Double-Edged Sword: Building a PWC For Both Drags & Closed ...

Kevin Shaw

November 24, 2015

Is it possible to set up a personal watercraft for both drag racing and closed course and remain competitive in both schools? If not, what’s needed to be competitive in either genres? And, what are ...

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Videos: The Shocking Potential & Problem With Electric Turbos

Kevin Shaw

September 17, 2015

OK, for many of you this article might not make a lot of sense. But for the very vocal few who have been taking to the online performance forums or contacting us directly about the ...

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Stage Fright: RIVA Racing’s Stage III-Equipped Yamaha FZR

Kevin Shaw

April 6, 2015

When it came to adequately defining the experience of riding RIVA Racing’s Yamaha SVHO-powered FZR test mule, we kept coming back to one word: potential. But exactly did that mean? Webster’s sums it up rather ...

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Quick Tech: Mounting & Plumbing An Accessory Fuel Tank

Corey Goodman

February 19, 2015

The idea came about from our riding group doing extended day rides. The long distances required us to find fuel wherever we could. This was even more difficult when riding in protected areas where fuel ...

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Inside Wildwood Sea-Doo’s Spark-Powered Krash FootRocket

Kevin Shaw

January 26, 2015

Admittedly, there are few projects that truly catch our eye enough to really croon over them. A few months back we peeled the layers back on Keith Salles’ 110-mph SHO-powered Yamaha GPR because it was ...

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