The rift between diehard standup riders and casual runabout riders has never been more expansive. As modern runabouts gravitate towards miniature sport boats replete with on board sound systems, cruise control and electronically-automated full suspension system, the good ol’ days of heaving a pair of 550s into the bed of your pickup and heading to the lake with a couple of your buddies has never felt so distant.
Many standup lovers though haven’t given up hope for the future. One such is Jimmy Strickland. The Slidell, Mississippi native pieced together a great mini movie “Wet Dreams Unleashed – the SuperJet Movie” with few good friends. “The other riders are Josh Chrisman, David Silas and Laszlo Molnar. We are pretty much a bunch southern Mississippi boys that love riding standups and motocross,” Jimmy told The Watercraft Journal.
“We mostly ride on the Jordan River in Kiln, Mississippi,” he continued. The footage as shown below, is a combination of scenes from last year’s riding season and previous ride days. “This was our first video of a bunch of old footage consisting mostly of my good friend Laszlo because he was the only one with a GoPro at the time,” Jimmy prefaced. “Now, we all have GoPros and are working on another video consisting of waves, enduro like standup riding and probably some moto.”
To be fair, there’s a little NSFW language, but that’s be expected with a bunch of friends having a good time. So until the next movie comes out, enjoy Jimmy and company’s first foray into film making below:
Excellent movie. Really shows the thrill of riding standup jet skis. Quick changes in camera location keep things moving. Good music so turn your speakers on.