baba

who of you has had or has at the moment got a ski?

and what model and your views?and if poss any pics cheers in advance

cossiedrift

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hi mate just bought 1 about 2 weeks ago its a polaris sl 1050 2 seater and it goes like fuck mate.i love it drinks more fuel than the cossie tho.



sorry the phots are crap

Gaz 88

always wanted one of these should be a good thread.

Sexy-RS

I had a 1996 Bright Yellow Seado xp when i lived in herne bay used to love it

As said they drink more than a cossie used to cost me Ł40 -Ł50 just to take it out for the weekend Was so much fun tho! Dohnuts at sea are the bollox lol Engine rebuild costs more than a cossie to as i found out

Don't get a stand up one or your spend most the time in the water

BigChuck

just noticed this thread, here's a couple of pics of baba's seadoo rxp, from sunday



this one is his mates,



heres the launch lol





oh yes and the village idiot aka he-man was there as well,

clarky 82

used to race them when i was younger.the rxp is a nice choice and plenty fast enough for anyone.i used to race a 96 seadoo xp with loads of trick bits.

RS500/364

Even the kid looks away Embarrass

Dan Cossie

My Dad had one with his boat and it was the NUTS.........cant remember the name as i was only 15/16..but i must say i had some proper good fun on it......great laugh with ya mates

SassyRS

My son has one...

charlie luciano

iTrader: (3)

I have owned a couple of them and they are pukka and fun to get out on, however they can cost a lot to maintain and as stated above when engines go pop it can be very costly,

1st one I owned was an early type of two seater kawasaki x2 sold that and replaced it with a stand up kawasaki 750 sx

stand up skis are more fun imo, you get wet more often and freestyle tricks are in abundance, sit down skis are big and boring and doughnuts on the water is their only trick

Sorry no pics of mine as it was about ten years ago


Luciano

baba

yes this isnt me its my overweight friend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

baba

cheers big chuck.

sunday was a laugh raji in a wet suit thats summit il never forget "the struggle"

RS500/364

I am think of getting one never done it before what should i do

GARETH T

i get bored very fast on them,,, great for the first 20 mins

mk1_orion_boy

They look like proper fun! I live by the sea and always see em
What sort of speed can they do?

RC4

depends mate,the new seadoo supercharged is 215 b.h.p,theres a honda 1400 turbo you can get hold of that doesnt hang about
my little brother has about 3 of the fuckers i,m on them when i visit my mum in the summer

Sunil_FiestaRS1800

iTrader: (1)

my mates got a sitown SeaDoo GTI. Like has been said, you do get pretty bored quickly on the sitdowns. Especially on a lake where you dont even have waves to jump like the sea.

StandUps look loads of fun though and the tricks ive seen them do down the lake are sick . Wouldnt fancy being on the sea with one unless it was really calm as it was pretty hairy on the SitDown. Especailly when we went from Bounemouth to the Isle White onit

One very good thing about the Sitdowns though is you can tow things with them. We have towed a kneeboard off the back amongst other things and that was really good fun. Took awhile to get the hang of though

BigChuck

oh yes, "the struggle" definitely brought a tear to the eye

GARETH T

if you havent owned one before,,, see if someone will borrow you one for the day, as they can get boring!

they are fun with rings on the back

Maxfield

My dad used to have a jet ski business...

All yamahas I believe... only 700's for insurance purposes.

I'm sure he'll have another one soon as they're great fun

baba

the fast skis are doing around 70+mph but they get there pretty quick

baba

what do you mean mate?

saff_cossie

G/f's dad has a Yamaha 1200cc thing that is about 7 years old now. It can seat 4 people and only 12 came into Oz. Not a Seadoo, will see if I can find some electronic pics as most are paper.

He and I have been 60mph on it accross the bay when it was like a mill pond but even the slightest ripple at that speed rocks you. They are a lot of fun but agree with Gareth, I get bored so quickly on them as its not like a car with different corners/braking/surfaces etc on the road/race track.

They are not cheap when they go wrong and he has had a partial rebuild under warranty during the first year. They also need thorough cleaning after each use due to the salt water.

baba

im ok that way dont get bored easily ive a good boredom threshold.....another hobby is watching paint dry.

BigChuck

after being out with baba a couple of times, i had to get one of my own, not quite an rxp but still bloody quick



i will need to get some more pics, but was having too much fun out in the waves, taking pictures was the last thing on my mind

danneth

i had a polaris 1400cc 140bhp, think i got around 74mph on it at bridlington feels more like 150mph though when your on a choppy sea

GARETH T

get a boat, much more fun



went out to do a bit of wake boarding yest, but the sea was very very choppy

danneth

more fun?

GARETH T

it has a fridge for the beer,,,,

BigChuck

i don't think you can get the same adrenalin rush from a boat, my ski will run rings round most speed boats, quicker acceleration and its more agile, plus mine has a ready made ice box for the beers.

danneth

ok point proven

lucy p

hey guys just bought my own ski have you,s all got yours still x