[533ogetnom]

are they like cars? can you get them to come off of retail price if your buying them new or last years model? never bought a jetski before

[Crimson92]

Yes you can discount them like cars, if you know how to bargain of course.

my family has a '00 yamaha xl700 couple hundred over invoice

and '05 sea doo gtx-4TEC

I recommend yamaha for handling and seadoo for speed

[533ogetnom]

any good place to find invoice pricing? ill do a search after this but i figured id ask

[Crimson92]

no, i have no idea where to find invoice pricing...im sure google could help...btw im gushing over the new yamaha fx high output.

[533ogetnom]

google fails me, were looking to get a sea doo rxp, given that im a power hound its a natural fit

[Crimson92]

Good choice but i can tell you from experience that the yamaha will handle a lot better

[Gort]

SeaDoo RXP rocks
215HP Beast

I've heard of them hitting 80+ mph

[Crimson92]

80 geez....i shit bricks when im going 55 on bad water

[Straz M3]

Get the new Kawasaki 250hp Supercharged...blows the RXP away

[MoreCowbell]

What do these things normally run?

[Crimson92]

what do you mean price wise?

depending on model 5k-12k

hp wise 100hp-250hp

speed wise 30mph-apparently 80mph

[MoreCowbell]

I wish i lived on the water...

[Crimson92]

they sure are fun

[Gort]

Originally Posted by Crimson92

80 geez....i shit bricks when im going 55 on bad water

It's amazing how hitting water at 50+ mph feels more like hitting a concrete slab.

[Crimson92]

Originally Posted by Gort

It's amazing how hitting water at 50+ mph feels more like hitting a concrete slab.

luckily i haven't fallen off going that fast, at that speed im making sure im holding on for dear life, but i know what youre talking about it hurts like a mofo. If i have passengers they usually end up try to take me down with them....hell no...i kick them off...i aint falling off going that fast

[533ogetnom]

Originally Posted by Crimson92

80 geez....i shit bricks when im going 55 on bad water

its for use on a lake, thats normally pretty calm - the boat traffic, or i could go on lake michigan and eat shit

i found a place that will sell a new 2006 rxp for 10k otd w/ cover extingusiher ECT (no trailer) think im going to call around and try and get people to beat it

[533ogetnom]

Originally Posted by Gort

It's amazing how hitting water at 50+ mph feels more like hitting a concrete slab.

i would imagine it wouldnt be too bad, you would probably just skid across the water, ive fallen off tubing before when we were going fast skipped 3 times before plunging under

[Crimson92]

no, trust me when i say this...falling off at that speed or close to it will knock the wind out of you and literally feel like you just hit a wall

[533ogetnom]

Originally Posted by Crimson92

no, trust me when i say this...falling off at that speed or close to it will knock the wind out of you and literally feel like you just hit a wall

oh yea, that happened to be too, but its not as dangerous as say jumping off a bridge and hitting the water at the same speed flat THATS what gets you hurt

[darkcloud]

My buddies jet ski hits around 65. I think it has around 180hp, it's pretty crazy. I didn't have the pleasure of falling off at any speed but I did smack the water while wakeboarding and that fawking hurt. Doing close to 40 trying to attempt a switch foot(cut me some slack, I'm still a beginner) ended my day. I was hurting.

[533ogetnom]

Originally Posted by darkcloud

My buddies jet ski hits around 65. I think it has around 180hp, it's pretty crazy. I didn't have the pleasure of falling off at any speed but I did smack the water while wakeboarding and that fawking hurt. Doing close to 40 trying to attempt a switch foot(cut me some slack, I'm still a beginner) ended my day. I was hurting.

im sure you converted your forward momentum to vertical though when your board hit the water, similar things happen in snowboarding and it hurts like a bitch even in powder

[darkcloud]

Originally Posted by 533ogetnom

im sure you converted your forward momentum to vertical though when your board hit the water, similar things happen in snowboarding and it hurts like a bitch even in powder

I guess? I lead with my left leg and I was slidding the board past the half way point testing the fins grab points. Will I got ready and went for it. Dipped the front end, put in a little jump with a hip twist and got all the way around but when I landed I think I dug the nose in too much and bit it or a fin grabbed. My friends board has a small fin on each corner. I had already tried 2 times before that but was lucky not to really hit hard but the 3rd time kicked my ass.