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Watercraft

Gallery: 2023 Sea-Doo RXP-X 300 Apex (Video)

Kevin Shaw

December 2, 2022

Admittedly, we didn’t see this one coming. In recent years, Sea-Doo has made custom one-off watercraft for celebrities or unique events that garner the brand some added attention on social media for a few weeks. ...

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Watercraft

Gallery: 2022 Kawasaki Ultra 310LX vs. 2022 Sea-Doo GTX Limited ...

Kevin Shaw

November 16, 2022

It’s not often we get our hands on two of the industry’s leading machines but these past few months have allowed us exclusive access to the two most well-equipped luxury performance runabouts: the 2022 Sea-Doo ...

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Features

Do PWC Manufacturers Really Care About Customer Feedback?

JD Brussels

November 15, 2022

It’s often said that “the squeaky wheel gets the grease,” so do the big manufacturers actually listen when customers give their honest feedback? As owners of both Yamaha and Kawasaki watercraft, we have dealt with ...

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Racing

Gallery: 2022 IJSBA World Finals in Lake Havasu City, AZ

Jessica Waters

November 8, 2022

The 2022 IJSBA World Finals, as always, showcased the best the sport has to offer – not only in terms of the fast boats and fine-tuned instincts of the champions, but in the grit, determination ...

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Products

Videos: Installing and Testing the Kspeed Stage 1 Kit on a ...

JD Brussels

November 2, 2022

The day that KSpeed announced that they had “cracked the code” on the 2022 Ultra 310 ECU was the same day I placed my order for their 2022+ Stage 1 Kit. The kit is relatively ...

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Engine

Gallery: The Ultimate Oil Change Tutorial For 2022-up Kawasaki Ultra ...

JD Brussels

October 28, 2022

The following procedure has been adapted from the official factory method outlined in the OEM Shop Manual for the 2022 Kawasaki Ultra 310. The instructions provided in this article are “by the book.” Different climates ...

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Gear

Real Review: Slippery Wetsuits’ Array Side-Entry Neo Vest

Kevin Shaw

October 25, 2022

A few years ago, we used to claim that “we weren’t fans of side-entry vests” but considering we’ve been wearing various iterations of Slippery Wetsuit’s Array Side-Entry Neo Vest for the last four years or ...

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Watercraft

Gallery: 2022 Sea-Doo GTX Limited 300 (Video)

Kevin Shaw

October 4, 2022

Easily one of the best rides I had been on was exploring Pamlico Sound and Cape Hatteras. That was waaay back in 2008, so the fog of memory has glossed over the unrelenting beating we ...

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Watercraft

Gallery: 2022 Kawasaki Ultra 310LX-S JetSki (Video)

Kevin Shaw

September 27, 2022

Maaan, I really wanted to love all three of Kawasaki’s new 310-horsepower JetSkis but the 2022 Ultra 310LX-S just feels like a missed opportunity. It’s the middle child stuck somewhere between the fully-loaded, hyper luxury, ...

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Features

Video: RIVA MaptunerX Dealer Service Application

Kevin Shaw

September 12, 2022

Tuning 4-stroke personal watercraft has come a long way in a very short time. In little over a decade, this industry has gone from completely excising the factory ECU (and a portion of the wiring ...

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