I might be going into the deep-end OPPO

"MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner" (montegoman562)
02/07/2018 at 14:11 • Filed to: jet ski, PERSONAL WATERCRAFT, PWC

But at least I’ll get there fast.

The above is a Kawasaki JetSki STX15F that I would love to buy.

160 horsepower, 1500cc 4 cylinder, 4 stroke, has reverse and off power steering. Reported around 70 mph top speeds.

It may not be now, and it may not be this ski, but I think I’m diving in this spring and this is a bad ass option.

DISCUSSION (32)

CalzoneGolem > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
02/07/2018 at 14:18

You could not pay me to go 70 mph on that thing.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > CalzoneGolem
02/07/2018 at 14:21

hahahahaha I’ve cracked 70 mph on a supercharged SeaDoo before. Was amazingly fun, though I also figured I was 1 tiny wave from getting launched off so I slowed down. It wasn’t my ski either so I was a bit more cautious with it.

bob and john > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
02/07/2018 at 14:24

I have a 310HP Kawasaki 310 LX about 15 feet from my desk.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > bob and john
02/07/2018 at 14:26

Wanna hook me up with a deal my friend? lol

I saw that work environment on facebook oppo just yesterday I believe, but I don’t think I saw any Jet Skis

Future next gen S2000 owner > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
02/07/2018 at 14:28

Don’t. Wait until late summer or buy now if you can handle it. Prices jump in the spring.

Michael > bob and john
02/07/2018 at 14:29

I have the Yamaha GP1800 an equal distance from me

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Future next gen S2000 owner
02/07/2018 at 14:32

Yeah, problem with buying now is there’s zero chance of a test run and limited availability. Problem with buying at the end of the summer is torture because you use it once and have to winterize.

It’s a challenging balance of availability, cost and patience. There’s not a ton on the market right now.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Michael
02/07/2018 at 14:33

One of you has to have a good deal on a used ski for me!

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
02/07/2018 at 14:34

I think I’ve been 55 and it’s great fun blasting across a pretty tame lake. Money can’t buy happiness but it can’t buy a jet ski and I’ve never seen someone drowning in a jet ski.

Michael > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
02/07/2018 at 14:35

haha, unfortunately we don’t really do “used”

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Michael
02/07/2018 at 14:38

Well if someone comes in with a trade, let me know

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
02/07/2018 at 14:39

lol, the typo made that a lot funnier than it should have been.

But seriously they’re a stupid amount of fun and basically slap a smile on your face the second you get moving.

Michael > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
02/07/2018 at 14:41

Edit: Deleted because I don’t want to be a dumbass and get busted by IT

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Michael
02/07/2018 at 14:48

bah missed it too.

can feel free to comment on a random crazy old post of mine if you want and I can dismiss the comment after. Decently secure process.

bob and john > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
02/07/2018 at 15:01

we are trying to get out of them (being a city dealer means we dont sell THAT many...just take up space)

it is a new unit...retails for like 20K CAD>

But I get the feeling if you put in an offer of 16K OTD manager might jump on it

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
02/07/2018 at 15:01

Bahahaha typing at the DMV is not a good move apparently(hint hint)

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > bob and john
02/07/2018 at 15:16

I’m more in the used market than new unfortunately. I just converted my budget to Canadian and it puts me around 6,200 Maple Leaves. I’d be happy to deal with bringing it home from Canada but I don’t think he’d be happy to deal with my 6,200 offer hahaha

shop-teacher > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
02/07/2018 at 15:35

Don’t you have a rally car to finish?

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > shop-teacher
02/07/2018 at 15:37

I do....this is for family fun time over the summer though. With a plan to have the Rally Capri ready around Fall to race that through Fall, Winter, Spring then back to the water in the summer on a ski.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
02/07/2018 at 15:42

I’ve fallen off of standup ski’s at 50mph+ and other than a pulled muscle here and there I was never really seriously injured. As long as you don’t collide with solid objects you are usually fine.

source: I raced jetski’s.

shop-teacher > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
02/07/2018 at 15:47

Gotcha.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
02/07/2018 at 16:05

When I cracked 70 on that SeaDoo I was on Lake Huron and unfamiliar with the shore line on a borrowed ride at my old Boss’s house. I was a lot more concerned with the SeaDoo than I was with my self haha.

That’s awesome you used to race them, my experiences have all been sit downs and I’ve actually never fallen off one, despite riding in about 3 foot waves once. I’m naturally good enough at riding that the Boss used to have me teach other people how to use it and coach them because he didn’t feel like getting in the water. I don’t even have a boater’s license (which are required in Michigan and I’ll get one pretty easily if I purchase) and it was only my 2nd or 3rd time on a PWC.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
02/07/2018 at 16:11

Yeah, I still don’t have that boaters license either, I should get on that. WEIRD thing is, if you want to buy a 30ft boat, no need. But a jetski? Yes.

If you ever get a chance, the stand-ups are definitely fun! 300's, 440's, 550's are the bottom of the barrel. 650's are okay-ish, 750's are a ton of fun, especially the twin-carb models, the slide around easily. 800's are great for racing, they handle like they are on rails compared to any of the aforementioned. And that’s just Kawasaki’s, I’m less learned when it comes to Yamaha Superjets.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Michael
02/07/2018 at 16:41

Message received and dismissed for privacy.

Reply: That explains it, gotcha haha

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
02/07/2018 at 16:46

Yeah hysterically if you’re over 40 they figure you’re fine to operate a PWC without a boaters license but yeah a 30 footer is fine. Last I checked a 30+ foot boat will do a lot more damage if pointed the wrong way.

Stand-ups sound like a ball but the chain of lakes I’ll be on tends to have a bunch of slow no wake zones to go through before you can get cranking. And the impression I get is that stand ups are not great for that environment. I’ve also considered little jet boats but those break like crazy from what I’ve seen (more so than PWC’s) and the group I’d be going out with already includes 2 pontoons and a small speedboat, a jetski would bring something different to the party and the kids would go nuts for rides on it.

TrickJos > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
02/07/2018 at 17:00

I had bought a ‘95 SeaDoo XP when I was about 19 or 20 years old. My cousin bought a three seater, can’t remember the model, shortly after that. I think we each only spent about $1,000 and they were rough machines, but I’ve never had so much fun in my life.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
02/07/2018 at 18:04

That sounds scary. The only jet ski I’ve us d was a 600 from the 90s and it was fast enough for me.

Kiltedpadre > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
02/07/2018 at 18:13

Hmm registered in Ohio. I would like to volunteer my services for a test ride and to keep it company anytime you’re too busy to give it the attention it needs.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Kiltedpadre
02/08/2018 at 10:57

Feel free to go test drive it in these cold waters for me and let me know how it runs lol.

If I buy it, it’ll come back to Michigan with me.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
02/08/2018 at 10:59

Amazing isn’t it? If they could just flippity flop that rule, that’d be great.

More modern stand-ups are okay in no-wake zones, they are pretty buoyant, so you can ride them pretty comfortably at slow speeds, even sitting down if you like.

Agreed on jet boats, my friend had one and he was always working on it, I also just about died on one. I was sitting in the way front (where the up-down action is the most extreme) and he was driving it like a mad man through lake michigan waves near south haven, do not want to repeat.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > TrickJos
02/08/2018 at 11:01

They always say you can’t buy happiness. But you can buy a jetski, and I’ve never seen someone sad on a jetski.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
02/08/2018 at 11:02

I like go fast.

I’ve cracked 70 mph on a jetski before and it’s so much fun, need smooth water for those speeds though.