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Video: Take Your Kawasaki Ultra to the Next Level with ...

JD Brussels

April 7, 2023

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 literal king’s ransom of custom components from Unlimited’s massive catalog for ...

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Gallery: Kspeed Ultra Racing Sponsons Installation

Chris Stone

April 5, 2023

Sponsons provide added traction in the water, allowing for superior control of the vessel and help eliminate your craft from breaking free in a turn or unexpectedly lose traction in other-than-flat conditions. When turning at ...

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

DJ Middleton

February 24, 2022

Over the last decade the Kawasaki Ultra 300 and 310 models have widely been considered the best rough water PWC. This well deserved reputation is primarily due to the tough fiberglass 22.5-degree true deep-V hull ...

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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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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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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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Electrical

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

Kevin Shaw

May 21, 2020

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. And if there’s one thing, it is that there is tons ...

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The Technology Behind Top Loader Intake Grates

Brice Leckrone

February 27, 2019

So you want to gain more performance out of your personal watercraft but don’t want to break the bank. Well one of the easiest ways to do so is going to be to install a ...

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Gallery: RIVA Sea-Doo 2018 RXT-X 300 Pro-Series Sponsons Install & ...

Kevin Shaw

September 6, 2018

In a perfect instance of putting the cart before the horse, The Watercraft Journal managed to publish its full-length review of RIVA Racing’s Pro-Series Sponsons for the 2018 Sea-Doo RXT-X 300 long before getting around ...

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Gallery: JC Racing ’17 Kawasaki SX-R Mid-Sponsons Install & Test ...

Kevin Shaw

September 25, 2017

First impressions can often be misleading. That has been the personal experience of many standup riders upon initial meets with the 2017 Kawasaki SX-R 1500 standup. Many claimed the big (551-pounds!) ski big heavy, to ...

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