If you’ve never had ‘chair envy’, you will after watching this Bopenski Kickback Chair video. We know that we often rave about this chair and with good reason. It’s just so nice to use a chair with a back after spending some time crouched on a PWC.

Give your back a break and chill out in a Bopenski Kickback Chair. It is built specifically for PWC and made to stay put while you take in a sunset on the back of your ski.

This clip gives us one more reason to carry a Bopenski Kickback Chair. Love. The Bopenski video features a group of several couples cruising a lake on their PWC.

They are having a blast! It’s a nice sunny day and it’s they’re riding without any cares in the world and they’re happy to be together. It’s a day we all want, no work, no stress, just a nice ride on the water spending time with someone special.

When the group stops to take breaks, the guys quickly set up the Bopenski chairs on the backs of the skis so the girls can sit and relax. Soon they were were just chilling on the water with no worries. It was a beautiful day. When the group hit the skis again, the chairs were broken down as fast as they were set up and everyone was off and again riding. It seemed like an endless summer of love.

Although the Bopenski short has no sound, it’s easy to get the gist of the advertisement. It’s telling us to enjoy our time on the water with someone we are really into and that we can literally kick back in a chair without leaving the scene.

The Bopenski Kickback Chair is built to last and withstand most anything you can throw at it. It doesn’t require tools and will only set you back $219 and Bopenski is now including free shipping in the continental USA.

Purchase a Bopenski Kickback Chair for your next PWC adventure. You’ll be stoked and so will your significant other.

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You gotta hand it to Sea-Doo sometimes. For a major manufacturer to go out on a limb and produce a vehicle that go totally against the grain is an incredibly bold tactic; and while fortune favors the brave, not every swing at bat results in a homerun. A great example of this is the short-lived LRV platform.

Somewhat based on the Sea-Doo GTX DI, the LRV was a massively enlarged runabout capable of seating four adults; this was done by elongating the factory 130.4-inch hull to a whopping 155.6-inches, as well as expanding to 61.5-inches in width over the previous 48.1. This ballooned the craft from its comparable 705-pound form to 960-pounds.

Powered by a 130-horsepower 951cc 2-stroke Rotax Orbital DI, the LRV really didn’t have enough oomph to wow your additional 3 passengers; but the enlarged 25-gallon fuel cell did help keep the party going. Although forgotten by many, this particular LRV was recently resurrected by Westside Powersports for their winter project. Here’s the original post’s description:

Winter build all done!!! 2000 GTX LRV 951cc carb Bought with motor that knocked so I pulled out old power plant and pump system. Work performed: Put in low hour mint 951cc motor Updated with brass pump not plastic New OEM wear ring with AMSoil marine gear oil Full OEM rebuilt carbs Replaced fuel lines with coast guard approve line Oil tank replaced with 96 seamless tank New fuel float in fuel baffle.

Custom work: Custom marine mats with Westside Powersports logo Custom one off Hydro-Turf seat big thanks to them and great workmanship the diamonds are perfectly aligned. Also big shout out to advanced custom canvas for seat installation here in the lake of the Ozarks. Custom reg numbers Yes this LRV is for sale for the right price I will be taking out on the water as soon as lake levels come up and water temp isn’t below 40deg.

This would be a perfect PWC to put on the back of you yacht as a puddle jumper boat. Rated for three riders but, can handle 5 passengers at no wake. Tons of storage front back and coolers under the seat. Plus still small glove box for wallet and cell phone. Will put specs in the pictures.

If you have any questions please pm, call, or email me [email protected] 8133639074 Westside Powersports. Com Asking with trailer $8950 Thanks!

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Alabama native, Brad Bertrand made waves on social media among the Sea-Doo community by expertly retrofitting the model-exclusive Garmin ECHOMAP Plus – an item only found on the 2019 Fish Pro – to his brand-new Neon Yellow-and-Lava Gray 2019 RXT-X 300. Purchasing all of the parts unique to the Fish Pro, Bertrand smartly equipped his supercharged performer with the 62cv Fish Finder, the full-color 6-inch screen and the Fish Pro’s in-hull transducer, looking g as if BRP had offered the option itself.

Many clamored for details on how Bertrand did it; the answer was remarkably unremarkable. Order the parts, follow the service manual to replicate how BRP installed the system, and there you go. The ST3 platform is surprisingly modular, allowing for a bevy of upgrades (USB phone charger, BRP Premium Audio, etc.) with very little difficultly.

Since the installation, Bertrand has taken no time in racking up the hours on his newest machine, providing what he calls, “Sea-Doo Saturdays” – short video compilations of his rides as gathered by GoPro. Bertrand is definitely earning his “Sea-Doo Life” superfan status with his Garmin-upgraded RXT-X and look forward to more videos documenting his adventures.

A video posted on social media caused quite an uproar in Northwest Cape Coral, FL. Fox 4 Now opens with the video that shows several Jet Skis speeding down a canal in Cape Coral, FL. Many of us are used to reading stories and watching videos pertaining to jet ski bans and petitions from local residents; it’s a little different in Cape Coral, Florida. Questions remain about whether anything can be done to stop the fast moving PWC. Some residents are concerned about the safety of wildlife and people casually enjoying the waterway. Others don’t seem to mind the speedy machines.

“It’s a waterway, I don’t think there’s a law against it,” said John Kukla, who lives in Cape Coral.

Timothy Francis, a concerned resident, states that there are a number of places to take a high powered ski and still have a good time. He recently purchased a John Boat and after watching the video of the speeding watercraft, he’s a little concerned about taking his kids out in the boat.

The PWC riders seen in the video did return to apologize and said they’d slow down even though they weren’t doing anything wrong. According to police chief, Sergeant Alan Kolak, the state of Florida took away the cities’ power to regulate freshwater waterways. There are no speed restrictions. As long as PWC don’t damage property on the water, they aren’t breaking any laws. Saltwater canals in Cape Coral that lead into the Gulf of Mexico differ. They have “No Wake Zone” and “Idle Speed” signs so everyone with a motor has to slow down in those particular areas.

Some residents would like to see the freshwater canal law changed so that it aligns with the saltwater law.
As for now, riders can zip along without facing legal trouble unless property damage occurs.

Broward Motorsports located in Tequesta, FL, is coming in hot with a huge sale on select models of Yamaha WaveRunners and Sea-Doo watercraft. Broward Motorsports has financing available for all credit scores. The team is willing to do what it takes to earn your business and make sure you’re happy before walking out the door.

Speaking of happiness, check out the Yamaha Best of Show Sales Event featuring Yamaha WaveRunners. Get as low as 2.99% APR financing on new models built between 2014-2019. This offer also includes up to three years Genuine Yamaha Coverage.

Another enticing offer from Broward Motorsports and Yamaha is for two brand new WaveRunners made between 2014 and 2019. These machines can be financed as low as 6.49% for 96 months. Three years of Genuine Yamaha Coverage applies to this offer as well.

The third offer is available for the EX Series. Purchase one of these skis for as little as $99 a month. That’s a steal! Get three years of Genuine Yamaha Coverage or choose a cash incentive.

The final offer is for financing as low as 4.99% for 60 months and 3 years Genuine Yamaha Coverage and also applies to Yamaha WaveRunners built between 2014 and 2019. A cash incentive or warranty can be chosen for models manufactured in 2018 and prior years. See the page for the fine print. Hurry, because the Yamaha Best of Show Event ends March 31, 2019!

The huge sale on WaveRunners also includes big markdowns on select models.

The Sea-Doo Pre-Season Event is still happening at Broward Motorsports. Buy a Sea-Doo built in the 2016-2019 range and get up to 2.9% APR financing and a 3 year Sea-Doo warranty. Wait, there’s more! Save $1,300 on a 2018 Sea-Doo Spark 3 Up, which a great entry level machine. Save $1,500 on a 2018 GTI 130, or $2,100 in savings on select models of Sea-Doo’s 2018 GTR’s.

These deals won’t last forever so make sure you stop and buy a shiny new PWC at Broward Motorsports before the huge sale ends.

In a move that has left many Rec Lite Class racers absolutely baffled, the IJSBA announced earlier this month that the 2019 Yamaha EXR WaveRunner has been outlawed from use in the IJSBA Runabout Rec Lites Classes. The 110-horsepower, 540-pound two-seater is easily one of the most anticipated additions to the Rec Lite market segment, and was the vocalized weapon-of-choice for those looking to compete in the 2019 season.

Despite being well over 100-pounds heavier, many decried the Yamaha’s wider and longer NanoXcel2 hull and 20-horsepower advantage as being “unfair” against the 90-horsepower, 438-pound Spark 3-up. These factors played a central role in the IJSBA’s refusal to permit the newcomer to the Rec Lite classes (although traditional 102-horsepower, 600-pound EX models qualify – verifying that the width and length of the EXR isn’t an issue).

The IJSBA wrote in a press release:
The following changes shall be made to the Runabout Rec Lites Classes:  Criteria shall be adopted that allows the Yamaha EX to be included in Rec Lites but not the Yamaha EXR.  Specific homologation will now be required for a Watercraft to become Rec Lites eligible and the only watercraft that shall have this homologation are the Sea-Doo Spark line of watercraft and the Yamaha EX*.  Competitors will still be allowed to repair their watercraft and make cosmetic changes which may include limited changes to the texture of the surface of the hull.  However, the shape of the hull may not be changed and reinforcements to the inside of the hull may not be added.

*Severe penalties shall be enforced against any rider found to have altered an EXR to appear to be an EX in the Rec Lites Classes. Please do not do this.

As professional runabout continued to grow more and more competitive, racers were forced to become all the more innovative; finding gray areas, loopholes and outright omissions in the prescribed rule books. Particularly in the Pro Open and GP classes, machines capable of mid-90mph speeds pushed racers to explore new ways to keep planted in the saddle. The g-forces in a particular hairpin turn could easily peel the rider from the seat, no matter how firm a grip he held on the bars.

The trend of building up bolstered backrests, narrowed coves at the knees and hyper-ergonomic saddles placed racers in a virtual Recaro-style race seat, locking their bodies in position as they piloted their all-carbon fiber machines at speeds that would horrify most human beings. These seats were custom-tailored to fit the rider, usually molded in carbon fiber, and wrapped in just enough grippy canvas to not add undue weight to the ski.

Unfortunately, the move also placed racers in danger beyond that of the already perilous race. High-end machines like these have a tendency to break down – and often in spectacular and life-threatening ways. Equally, steering components are under extreme stresses and have snapped within milliseconds.

All of these, as well as accidents, collisions and excessive g-forces in corners all require a rider to be able to freely ejected away – and the IJSBA just ruled that seats such as these inhibit the rider from clearing such dangers. They explain:

Aftermarket Seats may not provide the function to allow a rider to “lock in” to place nor shall these seats provide a saddle function beyond basic contours for riding positions. Specific language will be provided to give Race Directors a guide in prohibiting any seat which does not allow the rider to be freely removed or ejected from a watercraft from a collision or heavy force. All IJSBA Sanctioned Organizers must comply with this rule by January 1, 2020 and this rule will be applied to the 2019 IJSBA World Finals.