Hey Sea Doo Guy, as the Griz astutely pointed out, the S/D forum has a "non Sea Doo PWC Talk section, so, why not follow his advice?
IMO, which is based upon being a member for about ten years, this Forum is legions above the other PWC Forums and is, again, IMO, the best place to gather information about your PWC, be it a Kawi, Polaris, S/D or Yami. (alphabetical order-not preference listed)
I've owned a couple 93 S/D GTX's since new, (still have em, just don't ride them much) however, after eye ballin' a bitchin' lookin' maroon/silver colored 2001 Jet Ski 1100 STX for several years that is parked a few trailers away from mine, when I saw a couple 1997's for sale over in Claremont, CA with only 20 hours on them a few years ago, I bought them.
Except for replacing one of the starter switches, IMO, they run a heck of a lot better than the 1997 S/D GTX's ,which I was contemplating purchasing a few days before the Kawi purchase.
That said, just in case Dr. H is monitoring this post, pleeeese Dr. H, don't reprimand me for expressing my opinion about the Kawi's over the S/D because, as pointed out above, I still have them thar S/D's. When I want a bouncing, fun ride, they are the ones I take off the trailer. And one of them has never had an engine rebuild. That bad boy must have at least 3000 hours on it.
The other one a friend capsized several years ago and failed to tell me about it until I tried to crank it over a few weeks later. It ran for a couple years, maybe two until the crank seized. I think the crank would have been ok but for it being defective at birth, so said a friend who looked at it.
So Sea Doo Guy, as you can see from the posts set forth herein, this is the place to start your Kawi Forum. Even Dr. H has/had a Polaris!
