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Who's into stand up jet skis?

I spent a week learning to ride a stand-up jet ski a few years back, it was a blast. So if a casual user's experience is any use, read on.

There was a much steeper learning curve on the stand-up. Tougher to get up, you lose your shorts in the jet wash a lot, and much easier to fall. Especially tough if the lake has a lot of traffic/chop. But, once you learn, it's a blast. Super maneuverable and fast. A sea doo would be more fun for guests (they won't have to learn anything), a jet ski more fun for the owner. If you just want to cruise the lake with a passenger or pull a tube, a sea doo is probably better. If you want to rip, a jet ski. In terms of maneuverability, it's kind of like 2 skis vs slalom. Also like slalom, you'll learn to go early in the morning or at twilight when the water lays down. The learning curve can be a good thing, if you want a built-in disincentive for other people to use your stuff.
 
Jet ski's are a hell of a lot more fun than wave runners (personal water craft)!

The best analogy that I can give is cars versus motorcycles.

They take a bit more time to learn, but I could do just about anything on one within 2 hours, though I did decide to get colored contacts after 'losing' one of my contacts in a particular high speed plunge into the water and 'discovered' that the contact was still in my eye, albeit pushed up high, in the middle of the night when it dried out.
 
I rode them in the late eighties. aww, breathing in the smoke!

has a learning curve. you better be in good shape.

no way I could ride one now.
 
Kfxrider90 said:
I'm thinking about getting one, as I'm purchasing a house on a lake with a dock off the back yard. I'll be honest.... I know nothing about them :(. I was thinking about getting something from the 90's to fit my budget. What models are reliable and decent from that era?:teeth Any info on the sport is appreciated.
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They always seemed like a totally fucking gigglefest to me, but I've never ridden one.
 
Hole[B said:
shot;9058049]Almost always, I'm gonna suggest a Yamaha superjet.[/B]

Oh, and nothing beats a good stand up...they rule! When you get well have to get Danni and go for a Moto...
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See OP? Same exact ski I suggested via PM. :cool:thumbup Trust us on this, and just be patient in your search. I have picked up 650 and 701 Superjets for $1000 to $1700 and they are the best for all the reasons I pmed you.


Berto, I suggested the same.,let's bring out all the skis and do a day on the lake. I think I have 7 now.:laughing:ride
 
Two other good posts in this thread that I agree with:
1)Jet skis are way more fun and far cheaper than sit downs....you'll get bored of a sit down in a day. The jet ski curve can take years to get great both for carving and for freestyle, but what fun to learn. Most MOTO ruders are up and carving turns in one day of decent lake time with good instruction.

2). AvGas and racing oil.....two stroke smell is the best smell on the planet!
 
horsepower said:
Two other good posts in this thread that I agree with:
1)Jet skis are way more fun and far cheaper than sit downs....you'll get bored of a sit down in a day. The jet ski curve can take years to get great both for carving and for freestyle, but what fun to learn. Most MOTO ruders are up and carving turns in one day of decent lake time with good instruction.

2). AvGas and racing oil.....two stroke smell is the best smell on the planet!
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The sit down things don't even seem mildy appealing to me. If I wanted to do that shit, I think I would rather be in a proper speedboat.
 
Funny Danni! In hidden taste tests, two out of two washed up racers suggest the same boat! OP, for reference, "boat" means "jetski/ waverer". Superjets come in two generations: Square nose (95 and older) and round nose (96+). They got a new hull in 2008, but it's more of a course hull from what I know.

What's his budget, Danni? If he wants, I've got one of my old 750sxi pro mod hulls that just needs a motor, some mats and grips...but has all the pro stuff in it still. He could buy that cheap.
 
Eldritch said:
The sit down things don't even seem mildy appealing to me. If I wanted to do that shit, I think I would rather be in a proper speedboat.
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They didn't appeal to me neither, then we got some 2013 SeaDoo RXPX260's. These are the ONLY lean in style PWC I've ever ridden and they run about 69-71mph. We're talking a PWC that you can drag a knee/ shoulder to the inside, on. They're super fun like that. Course, they need about $2K in mods to get them to motorcycle like acceleration, but still, for the water, they're as close as you can get to a bike (and that wetbike thing is the shittiest thing ON the water).
 
Holeshot said:
They didn't appeal to me neither, then we got some 2013 SeaDoo RXPX260's. These are the ONLY lean in style PWC I've ever ridden and they run about 69-71mph. We're talking a PWC that you can drag a knee/ shoulder to the inside, on. They're super fun like that. Course, they need about $2K in mods to get them to motorcycle like acceleration, but still, for the water, they're as close as you can get to a bike (and that wetbike thing is the shittiest thing ON the water).
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More so than the stand up ski models?
 
Nah, unfortunately. Standup are the bees knees...
 
Holeshot said:
Funny Danni! In hidden taste tests, two out of two washed up racers suggest the same boat!

What's his budget, Danni? If he wants, I've got one of my old 750sxi pros.
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:laughing. Actually, technically, only one of us is washed up.:teeth
He said his budget is $1000 in the first post.:). Not oddly enough, my second choice was the 750.:thumbup. He just has to up his $$ ante.
Holeshot said:
They didn't appeal to me neither, then we got some 2013 SeaDoo RXPX260's. These are the ONLY lean in style PWC I've ever ridden and they run about 69-71mph. We're talking a PWC that you can drag a knee/ shoulder to the inside, on.
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Not quite true. You forgot the Yamaha WaveBlaster,circa 1995-1997ish nits is one of the trickest hybrid skis on the water. It is a true hybrid though and it was designed by sacraments own Larry Rippengroeger to actually act like a moto on the water. Awesome inside lean and knee dragging ability like a ski too. The x2 is another cheap ass hybrid moto type choice. Those were my choices 1-4.
 
Ah...totally forgot about the blaster. That thing was pretty cool. X2's were never cool...IMO.

Hmm...$1K. That's a tight budget.

http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/boa/5060403672.html

Guy here looks like he's paying for storage, so he may be willing to bargain:

http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/boa/5054594876.html

But by the time you drive there, just see if this guy will go to $1400 or so:

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/boa/5061910139.html

Nice boat too:

http://stockton.craigslist.org/boa/5018914429.html
 
Holeshot said:
Nah, unfortunately. Standup are the bees knees...
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My pop had never been on one is his life and rented one down in Mexico. From the story his girlfriend at the time told me, I guess about an hour after he got on the thing he was dumping full throttle into waves and popping up doing 360 backflips and fullt submerging on landings, causing the poor bastard running the rental stand for gringos on the beach to be running out from his cabana waving his arms frantically shouting, "NOT ON RENTALS! NOT ON RENTALS!" Pop was not allowed to rent any more Jet Skis in Cabo after that. :laughing

I have wanted to try one ever since, but I have never been much of a beach guy.
 
Eldritch said:
My pop had never been on one is his life and rented one down in Mexico. From the story his girlfriend at the time told me, I guess about an hour after he got on the thing he was dumping full throttle into waves and popping up doing 360 backflips and fullt submerging on landings, causing the poor bastard running the rental stand for gringos on the beach to be running out from his cabana waving his arms frantically shouting, "NOT ON RENTALS! NOT ON RENTALS!" Pop was not allowed to rent any more Jet Skis in Cabo after that. :laughing

I have wanted to try one ever since, but I have never been much of a beach guy.
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For you Mike!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Yamaha-Wave...tr=true&hash=item1c53f98052&item=121667944530
 

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Climber said:
It would be a hell of a fun way to commit suicide :laughing
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LOL, I just have this image in my head of the nose digging into a wave and the thruster tearing free and just carrying you skittering along the surface for another 2 miles. :laughing
 
Holeshot said:
Ah...totally forgot about the blaster. That thing was pretty cool. X2's were never cool...IMO.
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:laughing that's so true, X2s were never cool.:laughing
The WaveBlaster is THE ski to take into 15+ foot ocean waves though. While you mostly stand up on it, ou don't have to toss it at the last minute either like a true stand up ski and take your chances with the great whites.:teeth
 
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Eldritch said:
LOL, I just have this image in my head of the nose digging into a wave and the thruster tearing free and just carrying you skittering along the surface for another 2 miles. :laughing
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You described what happens to a tee-hee
It's like zzzzzt zzzzzt zzzt cartooney thing with an audio dub of Goofey when he flies out a window....wooohooohoooo
One arm of any top jet skier is far far longer than the other:rofl
 
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