Wait! Whaaat? Yup, that’s what many people are saying. And by all accounts the two skis shown in the image on the right, which was posted by FNGYogi in a Reddit thread, shows two such X2’s; one in Kawasaki Green and the other in a pale blue – both touting some impressive custom stitchwork by Jettrim.
Based off of a modern SX-R 160 (touting the Kawasaki’s proven 160-horsepower 1,498cc four cylinder 4-stroke), each X2 features a completely redesigned deck with a heavily contoured single seat, dual latch hood cover and fixed steering neck. Unique kickouts at the rear provide a “tray wedge” shape for foot placement.
Unfortunately, even the most casual observer can see the “Speed Magic” banner stretching across their hoods. Speed Magic is a manufacturer of speed parts (mainly for Kawasaki) out of Japan, as well as very unique conversions and custom kits. Prior to 2018, Speed Magic was famous for its 1.5-liter 4-stroke swaps in SX-R 800s until the SX-R 160 debuted.
Shortly thereafter, Speed Magic revealed its X-2 project in April of 2019. At the time, the conversion kit took the current SX-R 160 JetSki and replaced the deck, hood and handle pole with a new top, single-rider seat, added a fixed steering neck and a heavily reinforced hood/engine cover. These two skis are not official pre-production X2’s from Kawasaki, but a customer’s skis built by Speed Magic. Even a metal flake X2 similar to the ski on the left debuted in an issue of Pro Rider Magazine (see attached image) a few years ago.
