WATSON
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Registered: 16th Jun 05
Location: Fife, Scotland
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We have a JET SKI  Might be up for sale if the price is right 
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antonOO2
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Registered: 17th Sep 02
Location: Midlands
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what you got watson??
Are you alowed in the sea anywhere anytime ??surely you can just go in??although i have heard that the water and sand etc isnt good for them??
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WATSON
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Registered: 16th Jun 05
Location: Fife, Scotland
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You need a licence for them… cant remember what it is been sitting in garage its been tuned aswell 
Al pop out tomorrow and see what it is again 
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Sooty
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Registered: 9th Mar 03
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Yup, i had a ski in america.... absolutely amazing fun !
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Eck
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Registered: 17th Apr 06
Location: Lundin Links, Fife
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Watson wtf have you NOT got mate I think a jetski would be  you get heated swimsuits do you not? so could still go in winter 
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Jules S
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Jet skis to me were a very short lived buzz.
Three or four times out and boredom set in....that and you can't ride them to a lake 
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Daimo B
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Used to do it properly (jetskiing), had our own club etc. Done it for 6-7 years. Herne Bay Jetski club. Many people still go down there.
Totally different. The Jetski is the cheaper option though. Looking at about £40-£80 for a full days use of juice plus oil. They need to be maintained every time you use them (cleaned, engine rinsed etc). They don't suffer with many engine issues, ropes getting caught on teh impellor is the worst, or the engine flooding. (plug out, WD40 in, turn it over with thumb over top).
Engine tuning wise, you can make them PLENTY quick enough (if we're talking stand up, sit downs are for pussies and lazy boys ). Enoguh to feel like its ripping your arms out.
Issues: Becoming rarer to find an official place to let you do it.
Can cause serious back problems later unless you train a lot (gym to keep your lower back strong). You can do so many tricks, its great fun..
Or the car...
More expensive to buy, more expensive to do. ITs damn good fun, but you can only go round set circuits where-as the jetski you can go anywhere.
TBH, i LOVE track days, they are the best, but given the choice, i'd go for the jetski.
Yamaha 701 superjet, dribble. I think Kawasaki are now up to 800cc on their stand ups, but the ski is much heavier than the Yamaha.
[Edited on 30-08-2006 by VXR]
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Daimo B
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quote:
Originally posted by WATSON
You need a licence for them… cant remember what it is been sitting in garage its been tuned aswell
Al pop out tomorrow and see what it is again
No you dont? You just need to find an area of water that the local coastguard/water safty committe allows you to jetski on. Many places it banned because of the noise...
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Mather.16v
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Registered: 1st Nov 04
Location: Stockport
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jet ski 
my mate's dad has got a caravan on anglesey where he keeps his boat and jetskis, there great fun, i think hes shelled out 40k on a new boat this year 
wheni go we normally launch from the menai bridge on the straights, its free, quiet calm at times but just want to stay clear of the whirl pools
[Edited on 30-08-2006 by Mather.16v]
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antonOO2
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Registered: 17th Sep 02
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cheers lads ,looks like im getting a jetski.Me parents have got a holiday home on a waterpark with 2 big watersports lakes so seems like the sensible option really.Now ive just got to choose one ,and i have no clue what im looking for apart from i want it to be fast
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Daimo B
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Depends how much cash you got to burn really..
£1000-£1500 ish..
Kawasaki 550. If you can ride this, you can ride any standup. Its light, not very powerfull, but very skittish.
£1500-£2500
650-701 original superjet. I fell in love with this ski, its great fun but retains a ridgid platform (i.e its quite balanced on the water).
650 Superjet..
Kawasaki 650-750SX
Again, like the above, a good wter breaker. Faster outright than the superjet, but a heavier ski (so hard to do tricks on).
See here for 550 and 650 and 750 info..
http://www.jetski.nu/pages/vattenskoter_museum_kawasaki.htm
Kawasaki 550sx 1991 First
Kawasaki 650sx 1991 2nd.
Kawasaki 750sx 1994-1995 - last one before we sold up...
£2500+
New style 701 Sueprject. Great ride, not quite as stable as older model, but lighter and faster and more tunable.
Type in Jetski, or Personnal Watercraft for searches..
http://www.jrmagoos.com/riders.html
Damn, brings back memories.
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James
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Registered: 1st Jun 02
Location: Surrey
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Get a sit down one, be a jessy 
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antonOO2
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Registered: 17th Sep 02
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im seriously considering getting both as myself and brother will enjoy the standup whereas my parents would much prefer the sit down ,and im sure there will be days when i prefer it to.Looking to spend about 4-5k on the two really.Is this feasable ,or will we be buying rubbish??
cheers
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James
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Registered: 1st Jun 02
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Decent jet bikes can be up to £5k TBH
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antonOO2
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Registered: 17th Sep 02
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lloks like ill have to rethink then maybe the bike to begin with then a ski later on.
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James
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Registered: 1st Jun 02
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Ski's are more effort, take a while to actually learn how to get them going.
I prefer the bikes but thats just me
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antonOO2
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Registered: 17th Sep 02
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the bike would be better for the family really as my mum and dad could use it .I would feel guilty if i got a ski really as they wouldnt be able to get the hang of it i dont think.Im going to look for a bike with the view to getting a ski in the future.
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Daimo B
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£4-5K will buy you "just about" i think, a brand new Stand up ski.
Personnally, i'd either look to buy a brand new one, spend time running it in (booooring), or buying a well looked after 2nd hand one for £3k-4k.
Jet bike is a differnet thing altogether. Remember Police Acadamy (film) where they are on jetskis, the black guy who does the voices is on something that looks like to big skis in front of each other. Thats a jetbike, they never really took off.
If your buying it, your parents shouldn't matter. Let them buy their own lol..
We eventually moved to a Sea Doo HX, its a sitdown/stand up ski, dad started getting back issues (funny enough, just recently had 2 disks removed and some of his spine cut away). It was good fun, but I never fealt as "knackard" as i did on the stand ups at the end of the day.
Hard days skiing on a standup, home, shower, bit of food, BANG im asleep
Jetskis the closest thing to a bike, but on water, and doesn't hurt so much when you come off
I would never ever suggest going out without being fully kitted up though, suit, boots, life jacket, and in veyr busy places, bash hat and goggles.
[Edited on 30-08-2006 by VXR]
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antonOO2
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Registered: 17th Sep 02
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Deffinatly looking for a sit down at the moment and then a stand up next year .Really like the idea of having both and with two of you out in the water i think you could have more fun.
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boyracer2002
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Registered: 10th Aug 02
Location: West Yorkshire
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jetski!
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