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Real Review: Jettribe’s RS-16 Reactive Leg Guards

The first rule of designing and manufacturing safety equipment should always be providing the optimum level of protection for the athlete. Yet, the second...

Ebony & Ivory: 2016 Yamaha VX Cruiser HO WaveRunner

Burgeoning fast food chain Five Guys Burgers and Fries is quickly ruining us from enjoying any other burger chain because ordering a standard cheeseburger...

Ockham’s Razor: 2016 Yamaha VXR WaveRunner

William of Ockham philosophized nearly 700 years ago that the simplest answer is usually the better of two. Sounds pretty simple, right? Yeah, that's...

Real Review: Jettribe’s PRG 2.0 Multi-Colored Racing Gloves

Not all riding gloves are created equal, and the reason being is actually rather simple: build material. For most enthusiasts, strictly using neoprene for...

Gallery: Introducing The New 2016 333-Horsepower Belassi B3R

What you're seeing here is yet another starry-eyed, glistening manifestation of an ever-hopeful dream crying to be actualized. The 2016 Belassi B3R vows to...

Real Review: Jettribe RS-17 Race Course Armor Vest

Of all of the manufacturers producing riding gear for the personal watercraft industry, there is no company more dedicated to the art of PWC...

Gallery: RIVA Racing’s Limited Edition 2016 Yamaha FZR 350 #9

The laser-etched plaque mounted to the engine's powder coated-red valve cover read "Serial No. 09 of 25." Reading it aloud, I couldn't help but...

Real Review: Jettribe Special Forces Moto Pants

It's been nearly half a year with our Jettribe Special Forces Moto Pants and we're just coming to terms with them. The purpose of...

Real Review: XPS Watercraft Cleaning and Detailing Kit

As the snow thaws over most of the northern hemisphere, watercraft enthusiasts are preparing to de-winterize their machines, drawing back the covers, pumping out...

Real Review: Jettribe Gator Lycra Socks

Last month, we reviewed Jettribe's GRB 2.0 Race Boots, and noted that, as Jettribe themselves advertise, that their boots run a half of a...

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...