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Handling

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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How-To

Stand Up Skills: Stand for Skill

Ashley Haude

August 27, 2018

Anyone who has time around stand up jets skis has at least an inkling as to how difficult it can be to simply get moving in a straight line. Stand ups do not float with ...

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How-To

Stand Up Skills: Deep Water Start (Video)

Ashley Haude

August 13, 2018

You’ve fallen off. You’ve made it back to the ski, treading water next to it you catch your breath, look up at the water sloshing around in the tray and wonder how the heck you ...

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How-To

Stand Up Skills: Shallow Water Start (Video)

Ashley Haude

July 30, 2018

Welcome to my new article series designed to help people learn how to ride, progress, and enjoy stand up jet skis. Before we talk about setting up backflip wakes and mastering the power slide, let ...

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Pump

Video: 2018 Yamaha GP1800 Impeller Swap – Long Haul Ep. ...

Kevin Shaw

July 20, 2018

Listen, we’ve all done it. Even the best of us. Sucking up a rock, stick or some other bit of debris is a pretty common phenomenon, and shouldn’t be the reason you hang your lanyard ...

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Engine

Gallery: SuperJet 760cc Top End Swap (Video)

Ashley Haude

June 4, 2018

The 701cc Yamaha SuperJet has been an icon in the stand up jet ski world for nearly three decades, and over that time period many modifications have been perfected. Let’s face it, most of us ...

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Engine

Carbs In Harm’s Way: Identifying Aluminum Oxidation in Carburetors

Kevin Shaw

May 16, 2018

It’s been a while since you’ve last ridden your two-stroke ski – be it a few weeks or several years – you’ve got the better part of the day off and you’re thinking it’s a ...

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Hull

Green Hulk Fixes GP1800 Intake Grate Insert/Hull Cracking Issue

Kevin Shaw

March 26, 2018

There’s been quite a bit of concern from many on the performance forums concerning the longevity of Yamaha’s lightweight NanoXcel2 hull material, particularly in regards to those with GP1800’s who are pushing their machines further ...

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How-To

Say No To Thefts; How To Secure Your PWC When ...

Cody Cole

December 28, 2017

Let’s face it; there are a lot of shady and dis-honest people out there. While we’d like to believe most people are good, there is quite a few that are just plain bad. Theft happens, ...

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Hull

Video: GreenHulk Intake Grate Shootout For GP1800 and VXR

Brice Leckrone

December 7, 2017

Recently, Jerry Gaddis from GreenHulk.net made a wonderful comparison of all the available aftermarket intakes grates for the Yamaha GP1800 and VXR. These intake grates, which will bolt up to all current GP1800’s and 2015 ...

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