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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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Handling

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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Gallery: Installing Vinyl Graphics on Your PWC

Ashley Haude

September 15, 2017

Your ski is looking tired from many fun days in the sun or you need new sponsor graphics for the season, but don’t know how to install them. Check out this quick guide to get ...

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Tips For Beating Salt Water Corrosion

Brice Leckrone

September 11, 2017

If you own a personal watercraft, you likely know that the effects of water meeting metal parts causes corrosion and rust. Salt water compounds this effect much faster than fresh water. If you ride in ...

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Back To Basics: How to Ride a Stand Up Tutorial ...

Ashley Haude

August 17, 2017

Stand up personal watercraft are incredibly fun and rewarding to ride, but the learning curve is so steep that many people give up before being able to stand and ride. After I bought my first ...

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How To Be A Pro At The Boat Ramp

Brice Leckrone

August 11, 2017

You just drove away from the dealership with your brand new PWC and chances are if this is your first PWC or you are new to towing a trailer altogether, you may be trying to ...

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Gallery: Building a Custom Kawasaki JS440 For Just Over Two ...

Kevin Shaw

July 31, 2017

There’s not a whole lot of personal watercraft enthusiasts who longingly look back through the near half-century of PWC models with a sense of nostalgia the same way a car or motorcycle enthusiast might. But ...

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Handling

Gallery: The Genius Inside The RIVA Yamaha GP/VX Pro Series ...

Kevin Shaw

July 24, 2017

Since the earliest, and admittedly crudest, attempts at drafting a proper sponson for a personal watercraft were first made, the effort to improve upon the design, to achieve a proper compliment to the shape and ...

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How-To

How To Build a Sport Spec Yamaha WaveBlaster For Less ...

Andrew Kermin

July 17, 2017

The Sport Spec class has been a popular racing class dating back to the early 1990s. It has recently shown a huge resurgence of interest over the past five years. So what’s all the hype ...

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How-To

Gallery: Know What You Are Getting With a Pre-Delivery Inspection

Kevin Shaw

May 16, 2017

Purchasing a brand new personal watercraft can be one of the most exciting moments in an enthusiast’s life. Yet, notice we said can be and not is always – and that is because of what ...

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