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Real Review: XPS S3 Master Tech Hand Cleaner

Anthony Radetic

July 17, 2018

[Special thanks go out to Sea-Doo X-Team rider Anthony Radetic for today’s special guest edition of “Real Review.” -Ed] Clean hands are important but clean shouldn’t mean an aggressive cleaner that strips and dries hands. ...

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A Little Bit Softer Now: 2018 Yamaha VX Cruiser HO ...

Kevin Shaw

July 12, 2018

“It’s $600 less?” I balked. Staring at the open windows on my computer screen, the evidence was looking me straight in the face. According to my observation, the 2018 Yamaha VX Cruiser HO is more ...

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Gear

Real Review: JetPilot 3/2 Men’s Cause & Women’s Minx One ...

Ashley Haude

July 11, 2018

With a vast array of wetsuit thicknesses, colors, and styles, JetPilot has been in the business of supplying quality suits to racers and recreational riders alike for three decades. I live in the great land ...

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Heads Up Showdown: ’18 Sea-Doo RXT-X 300 vs. ’18 Yamaha ...

Kevin Shaw

June 15, 2018

It’s been a standing policy since launching in 2013 that The Watercraft Journal doesn’t do shootouts. Certainly, the logistics of performing a shootout between two or more watercraft is all but impossible (that is, if ...

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Real Review: SoPro First Person Helmet Camera Mount (Video)

Ashley Haude

June 11, 2018

Riding jet skis is one of the most fun things us motorsports lovers can do. You know something that is almost as good as riding jet skis? Sharing your jet ski riding footage with all ...

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In Brief: 2018 Sea-Doo Wake Pro 230 (Video)

Kevin Shaw

June 8, 2018

Typically, our full-length personal watercraft reviews are…well, a little more lengthy. Admittedly, we had only a few hours aboard the all-new 2018 Sea-Doo Wake Pro 230, and while so much of the runabout is more ...

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Gallery: RIVA Racing’s Stage III-Equipped 2018 Sea-Doo RXT-X 300

Kevin Shaw

May 23, 2018

My impatience had turned into visual frustration as the azure blue sky above Pompano Beach, Florida, faded into silver clouds, eventually darkening into an impending storm. Thankfully, I had arrived at RIVA Racing‘s secret testing ...

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Real Review: RIVA Racing Offshore Rash Guard

Kevin Shaw

May 22, 2018

It’s been a while since we’ve gotten our hands on any new riding apparel that we’ve actually liked wearing. While more hardcore riders don’t find product reviews such as these terribly titillating, the majority of ...

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It Ain’t No Black Magic: 2018 Sea-Doo RXT 230

Kevin Shaw

April 6, 2018

By mid-afternoon, Lake Havasu was churning like a bathtub. The IJSBA World Finals were chewing through their final motos for the day, and the noise carried over the water like a siren’s song. Add to ...

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Gallery: RIVA Racing Limited-Edition 2018 Yamaha GP1800R (Video)

Kevin Shaw

March 20, 2018

“So what’s stock?” Dave Bamdas queried, already knowing the answer. “What, like 250 horsepower? Yeah, this has a hundred over that. 350.” The president of RIVA Racing has seen quite a bit in his 30-plus-years ...

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