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How High Are You? How Elevation Impacts Your Ride

You unload the ski, make a few passes, and immediately know something’s off. The RPM isn’t there. Acceleration feels softer. The setup hasn’t changed...

Video: Take your Kawasaki Ultra to the Next Level with Unlimited PWC’s Full Billet Ultra X Sponsons

The Watercraft Journal partnered with Unlimited PWC and JD’s WaterWorld to equip the latest generation Kawasaki Ultra 310 LX-S JetSki with Unlimited’s full catalog...

Video: Take your Ultra’s Handling to the Next Level with Unlimited PWC’s Handlebar Package

The Watercraft Journal partnered with Unlimited PWC and JD’s WaterWorld to equip the latest generation Kawasaki Ultra 310 LX-S with Unlimited’s full catalog of...

Video: Take Your Kawasaki Ultra to the Next Level with Unlimited PWC

The Watercraft Journal had the opportunity to partner with Unlimted PWC and JD’s WaterWorld to equip a new Kawasaki Ultra 310 LX-S with a...

Gallery: Kspeed Ultra Racing Sponsons Installation

Sponsons provide added traction in the water, allowing for superior control of the vessel and help eliminate your craft from breaking free in a...

Gallery: Ultra Ride Plate Handling Test – Kspeed KS1 vs. KS2 vs OEM

Over the last decade the Kawasaki Ultra 300 and 310 models have widely been considered the best rough water PWC. This well deserved reputation...

Gallery: The First 3 Mods That Every 2021 Sea-Doo RXP-X 300 Should Get (Video)

It makes sense for manufacturers to design and build a powerplant that can (and often will) surpass the expectations of the general riding public....

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

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...

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

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...

Gallery: The Watercraft Journal’s Top 3 Parts Choices For “First Mods”

In today's world of technologically-advanced supercharged personal watercraft, the challenge isn't so much how to make more horsepower but how to maximize its potential....

The Incredible Hulk: Behind The Man Behind The Industry’s Most Successful Forum

My friendship with Jerry Gaddis all started with a friendly email warning me that I had really screwed up. In the final months before...

The Return of The King: Introducing The 2017 Kawasaki SX-R JetSki

Before going forward, let's take a minute and look back at how we got here, shall we? Just two years shy of the Kawasaki JetSki's...

Video: Kawasaki Teases All-New 4-Stroke 2017 SX-R Standup

OK, ladies and gentlemen. Here is the biggest news to hit the personal watercraft industry since, well...ever. Kawasaki, the company who first introduced the...

Debunking Myths & Better Understanding Sea-Doo’s Carbon Ring Seal

The haters. Oh boy, the haters. If the internet has taught us one thing, it's that people sure love to dump on stuff. For...

Gallery: Introducing The 2016 Yamaha WaveRunner Lineup

The 2016 model year marks three consecutive years where the Yamaha Motor Corporation has dramatically raised the bar. In 2014, Yamaha's Super High Output...

Yamaha Caught Testing JetFish WaveRunner Center Console PWC

For those of you already subscribing to The Watercraft Journal, you're already familiar with Yamaha's far-afield-of-normal open-bow, center console WaveRunner. What we originally deemed as...