Eating Kawasaki's for lunch

[nerdlinger]

Eating Kawasakis for lunch

Last weekend there was a guy tooling around on a Kawasucky 1100 zxi (I think it was a 98 or 99). He flagged me down and wanted to race my 99 XP. I happily obliged his request.

We selected an open stretch of blue about 1000 yards long and hit the throttle:

The results:

1st run: he peeled off at 100 yards because he said I sprayed him, apparently we were too close.

2nd run: blew him away at the line and beat him by 300 yards. His excuse this time: "it was too wavy". But aren't we on the same lake?

3rd run: he asked for a head start. I gave him 50 yards, passed him by the 300 mark and beat him by 200.

He was dismayed over how his 3-cylinder 120hp engine just got annihilated.

With the 4th of July coming up, don't buy fireworks, just blow up a Kawasaki.

 

[seadoo GTS 1993]

Lmao, typical kawasaki owner makin' up excuses...

Way to go! Beating him, not once, not twice, but three times!:hurray:


SEADOO.. only way to go:cheers:

 

[JJinSC]

There are folks that buy only by name and then there are other folks that ride before they buy. Those folks by Seadoos.

 

[FreeMarketSlave]

How are the newer, larger engine PWC? I just got my first one(97spx 787) running excellent, and it is about all one can handle. I really can't imagine them being too much more powerful without losing it EVERY time you get to playing around. This poor old body can't take being thrown off the machine, like what happened last time I rode mine. I really don't even know what happened...I think it did a 180 on me, and the next thing I knew, I was swimming for dear life! I've been sore for days!!!!!


Edit.....I should probably add that I was doing circles full throttle, and going straight and then banking it also, enjoying the g's a little toooo much, until(I figured out, you know you did good when, you feel the left hand grip give)....DUH?

 

[seadoo GTS 1993]

the new skis are tanks IMO, big, bulky and heavy.... so there kinda hard to fall off of, have great acceleration, and can hit a top speed of 70 MPH

 

[stripesace]

(I figured out, you know you did good when, you feel the left hand grip give)....DUH?

Thats always an interesting sensation!

 

[nerdlinger]

The new 4-strokes are too heavy. Most have higher horsepower and many have have higher top speeds, but IMO they don't compare to the maneuverability and power of a 2-stroke. My 130-hp 2-stroke XP can beat a 155hp 4-Tec, sometimes beat the 215's, but not the 255's in a straight line because they are ridiculously quick. I doubt anyone can do a "wheelie" on one though since they weigh like 900 pounds.

BTW, falling off your PWC isn't shameful if you are teaching yourself tricks. I've fallen many times, especially standing up at the rear of the craft and doing a hard turn. It can be tough to balance, but you get the best g-force from that position, and you can do 180s, 360s, wheelies, etc. much easier.

 

[stripesace]

A yamaha XL1200 pulled up to me while I was drinking some water and wanted to race. 1st pass "my hole shot stinks - I've been dinking with my trim so it might be off"

2nd Pass "Man it was way too rough, my nozzle was only in the water half the time."

3rd Pass (gave him a head start) - he peels off for some reason

4th Pass beat him so bad that I just pulled a 180 and headed to the house.