Lol, I remember the first ride on a stand up (1996 on a Kawasaki 550, I got it on some trade work in college), and me and a buddy took it to the lake and rolled it to the beach section with a dolly i made....we had no idea what we were doing (I surfed and snowboarded, I can do this right??)....so I laid on it belly down and idled past the swim bouys then full throttle (to get my knee and body up because of the instability you mentioned) and the jet blew my trunks down to my ankles! My buddy laughing: "Bro the whole beach saw your ass and pointed" 🤣 un-erasable memory
@grd1184 they're still alive! The SXR & Superjet are the only models from big manufacturers. Lots of aftermarket hull manufacturers making crazy freestyle and racing skis though.
Everyone had one? Really? People in Utah, Texas, North Dakota, Greenbay Wisconsin? How about people in The Congo? What about Iceland and Greenland? Everyone, huh?
@cjhan47 thank you! Cool to hear that kind of feedback 🤙 While stand ups are our jam, sit downs can be fun. Going 80+ on a sit down is wild. We have a beater sit down with hundreds of hours from cruising around our local lake. In the end... less hate, more riding 😁
I've watched it a couple times since I just ordered a 25 Super Jet and have never owned one. I rode one 11 years ago and loved it. I'm hoping this 54 year old can get decent at this sport . Thanks for the video's.
Thx Chix for the video!! I’m 51 and really enjoying this hobby more and more as I slowly improve. Great tips!! Wish I had more endurance for the buoys, you make it look easy! Time to get in shape!!
Loved riding those jet skis in the 90s so much more fun than the sit on ones ,if your falling into a corner then give it some gas to bring you up again
I used to race ISJBA back in 2001 with a Kawi SXI Pro back in the day. It was fun between my Outdoor Motocross racing. It was so popular back then. The races were packed.
I started wearing a jet pilot John suit just cause the outsides of my legs would get so beat up from pressing against the tray. I love going wide open into a 180° or 90° buoy so much fun getting low and let off set the turn and throttle hard around the buoy
Great intro video. 😊 Stand ups are the best, used to ride one all the time in NZ, a lot like my MX bike but water based. Really fun to jump as well. :) Always thought they were 10x times the fun of a sit down. Well worth the effort to learn.
Really good how-to video. I learned to ride on my own on friends' skis, starting with the OG kawasaki 440. Friend got a brand new yamaha superjet and kawasaki that we were ripping around a couple weeks ago and i was starting to realize and learn some of the things you talked about. Good to know i was actually noticing a difference with switching feet for turn direction!
@hvguy Dayyyyummm, talk about a blast from the past! That's awesome 🤙Those were the good 'ol days videoing for Daily Drifter and Aaron. Sold my drift GTO like 5 years ago.... miss drifting sometimes ❤️
Excellent job on the Video Chix! I watched the whole thing. Damn, it's been a minute. I think the last video I saw of yours was a Grom video lol. Do you still have your GTO?
Been subscribed since the sxv days, cheers for the maintenance videos for it btw! That italian beast was a pain to service.. Gotta say I got pretty interested in stand up jetskiing watching your videos! Sold my sxv ages ago and havent had an adrenaline rush machine ever since. I need one!! Do these things require a lot of maintenance?
@aaleeksii heck yeah, boy, that's a blast from the past! If you have water nearby, stand ups are so much more fun once you figure them out. You don't have to worry about other drivers and crashing as much as on a bike, and you can push way harder. The learning curve does suck though. Maintenance is pretty easy whether you get a 4 stroke or 2 stroke that hasn't been abused. With two strokes keep up with plugs. Both you'll drain the hull/blow the engine exhaust out after you ride, and they'll take care of you for a while. Oil change intervals on 4 strokes are pretty long, only done it once so far on the Superjet.
@@ChixLife I bet they are! Sit down jetskis get boring very fast. Learning curve on these things fascinates me, shame I have never known anybody who owned one. I gotta get to test one somehow. You are on point about bikes.. I was always scared I’d hit someone/something going too fast. Not to mention the joyful police encounters, losing drivers license and getting fines.. that thing was all about troubles lol. Still fun as hell cant deny that
Great video! Turning like that, almost hiting yourself on water but not falling, is dammm freaking cool!! I’ve been always trying this trick. I have a SXI 750. 95, and I try to turn sliding like that, I completely fail on doing so.. I fall all the time! By watching you, I guess I just need some more throtle when sliding? So the ski gets more stabilization and then I can touch my butt on water lol .. see what I mean? Haha As u can see on my profile pic here, is me trying to do that.. kinda made it a lil bit 😅
@louizmumic3287 if you are intentionally trying to slide, you might check out my older doing 180s video. It is all about unsettling the hull just enough in that case to lose traction and powerslide. If you are looking for a hard traction turn, sometimes you just have to be lower and more forward with your body weight and more on the throttle feeding the pump. A shorter pole helps you get your lower body naturally lower so you can bend your knees more and still control/weight the ski, aggressive intake grate, sponsons, and longer ride plate help traction. Some skis just can't carve well as well as others, though.
@@ChixLife Hey, thanks for the reply! What I wanna perform is a hard traction turn as you said. And yeah, I believe my ski specs don't really match with the specs you mentioned. The funny thing is, I've seen some videos on YT people performing a hard traction turn on a SXI just like mine. Anyway, I will still figure my ski hehe.
@@louizmumic3287gotcha! Get that body weight lower and more aggressive/forward. Also helps to have a reference point in the water to help you mentally get into the turn. Kinda hard to describe, but the visual queue of a buoy or heck, even a plant or something floating, helps you set up a corner instead of just water to reference.
Dammit now i want a jet ski. How do you do a backflip? I captain a formula 40pc and I’ve had a couple guys doing backflips off my wake and its probably the coolest thing I’ve seen. Guessing that they are very good
@btravassos1226 having the right ski with enough power and rotation, then throwing your body weight back, looking back helps, and flip through. I never made it all the way around, but I was on an underpowered and heavy ski going over ski boat wake in cold December water. Once you get the muscle memory, flips are pretty easy compared to a lot of skills with the right ski.
You should watch the Skis Slow Motion video on my channel. Those guys are 60-65 years old, riding 70+ mph stand up skis. Fitness gets harder with age (I'm nearing my 40s with MANY joint surgeries and mild scoliosis), but it isn't impossible.
@dwightclayton7941 that's awesome, start 'em young! It is a Just1 J12, love them and have several I've used for years. I have a link for them in the description 👍
Great video thanks. A couple of questions, I'm 56 and thinking of learning to ride a stand up. Q1, Am I being silly to start at this age? Q2 which would be easier to ride, TR1 Superjet or SXR1500? thanks to anyone who can help.
At 36, I've had 3 knee surgeries, 1 back surgery, and two hip surgeries... so if you have the will and the able body, get after it 🤘 The ski choice depends on your goals. If you want to go fast in straight lines, the 1500 is a superior engine. But I personally can't stand the SXR1500 hull for carving corners. If just cruising around the lake, it does do better in chop, but goes through fuel very fast. The 4 stroke Superjet is a really fun ski for a four stroke platform. More stable than the older 2 stroke skis, yet is still relatively flickable and can hop wakes and have fun. Since it is smaller and lighter than the SXR, lake chop throws it around more. The TR1 has great gas milage, kinda to be expected since it isn't nearly as powerful as the 1500. I love my Superjet, but the intake and pump traction is a bummer, though I'm trying to wring out 100% of the ski on the buoy course. Both setups will need intake grate, ride plate, and bars at minimum to get the real fun out of them, and highly recommend faster steering, tray mat kit, and tray kicker. Took me a good 6 months to get in shape to ride well, but it is a fun journey!!
I saw a lawnmower engine attached to a bike seat that would push you on roller blades or skis and since then I've wondered why "stand ups" don't at least have a loop to grip with your thighs even if you're technically not sitting on it
@danlowe water undulating with race or lake chop would rip apart your thighs with a pole or tiny seat there haha. Water is not smooth like concrete. Some turns can pull 3 Gs, we get those legs shape 😁
@@ChixLife I get what you're saying. I'm talking about a foam wrapped loop that could slip in and out between your knees and dangle freely, swinging on a pendulum, similar to a rope handle you'd hold with your hands. Don't need to wear it like a harness, just sling the tip of your knee. Maybe one on each side. I'm thinking about the pendulum candle holders from 100+ years ago. Now people use them to carry a drink without spilling it as a novelty. Seems like maintaining your center of mass would be more important than firm footing.
@@ChixLife You can have the last word (I'll stop trying) but I'm in no way describing a seat. It's the principle of a "tuned mass dampener." No idea how to implement it but seems like a constant struggle to ride these and I don't see the point of that
@danlowe it's not about having the last word, it is about the point of it all. What you're suggesting is akin to saying snowboards need to have two boards... making them like snow skis. Something that already exists in a better form than strapping on two snowboards. It's not that us stand up riders want seats, or anything to help us stand. Standing and feeling the movement of the machine is the point! Riding over the water at 70mph, or doing backflips doesn't need some strange sitting/support apparatus to make it... really weird haha. Difficulty does not mean bad. Just go watch some real P1 Aqua X or IJSBA pro GP races on TH-cam, or these crazy freestylers doing their thing: th-cam.com/video/8s_q9SEE65U/w-d-xo.htmlfeature=shared
@GRamerDim the last one from years ago reached nearly 500k views. Before my surgery stopped me from being able to ride for a couple of years, then starting a business and not having time to ride, videos ranged around 5k-20k pretty consistently. Bad to Rad vids are 2k-5k, GP1R 3k, not bad there either with the channel still being relatively dormant.
@WhiteoutSnowy highly depends. The 2 stroke 08+ is still one of my favorite skis, but slow. The 4 stroke is nice to cruise on the lake, still playful, and race in it's own class. Easier in chop, and faster. The pump traction issue really sucks though. I don't go jump surf or want to do old school tricks so the 4s works fine.
@@ChixLife would you say that it is still a problem even after the grate and plate? im picking up a new sj and dont want to run into the sketchiness of my old 550. nice to see you upload!
@wesleychan1069 oh yes, the 4S Superjet has pump intake and traction issues. Intake grate and ride plate definitely help. Keep in mind though, I am more used to GP skis that are basically open race skis with all of the goodies. Coming from a 550, you will likely love the 4S SJs traction and handling 👍
Don’t understand your point. Was person wearing a life jacket? People die from riding a bicycle in the street too. A tragic event doesn’t mean it’s inherently dangerous.
I have the new Superjet and a question please. I just rode it for the first time ever. Mine seemed to have a bit of "play or slop" in the nozzle. It really doesn't go straight. Seemed to wander left or right and I had to counter steer regularly. Is this normal?
@peaceprayer595 it depends on what your body is doing in the tray, your speed, etc. If you are transferring your wight side to side without paying attention, then yes, you will be chasing the steering. Balance plays a big role. Also if you are not used to water motorsports, the steering is more of a guess than precise since you are directing the flow of water for propulsion. Is the nozzle centered in the rear when the bars are straight? It is a simple cable, so "slop" shouldn't be an issue, but check your cable attachments at the nozzle and the handle pole.
@@ChixLifethank you for the great info on the ASICS shoes I never heard of that before. I just got a pair and they work fantastic. Thank you for the great training video
I would have thought that it would have been better to wear a different helmet, the water would catch the the visor and extended chin of the helmet and tweak your head pretty bad..... might be better off with a different helmet rather than a motor cross one?
@jeffjohnson5139 why buy a motorcycle when you could have a car with air conditioning. Why buy a sit down ski when you could buy a boat. Why buy a sports car when a mini van still gets you to your destination. Are you seeing the theme here? C'mon, not everyone wants comfort or convenience over the adrenaline rush and stepping up to a challenge. Riding a stand up is more rewarding and fun. We call sit downs "couches" for a reason... anyone can just sit there and hit the throttle, not everyone can ride a stand up 😏
A four stroke standup as big as a couch why not just put a seat on the damn thing what is this world come to just keep making the round nose two Strokers for chrissake
@@ChixLife we are talking dirt bikes going to a harley. 70 pounds is HUGE on a ski and it will never do all around what a round nose will. Not a bad lake cruiser or occasional buoy basher tho
@tyronetrump1612 who says everyone wants a round nose? Just because you don't like the new skis, doesn't mean they aren't preferred by others. Still ain't a couch 🤙
Copied and pasted from another similar comment... not everyone wants easy and less fun 🤷♀️ "Why buy a motorcycle when you could have a car with air conditioning. Why buy a sit down ski when you could buy a boat. Why buy a sports car when a mini van still gets you to your destination. Are you seeing the theme here? C'mon, not everyone wants comfort or convenience over the adrenaline rush and stepping up to a challenge. Riding a stand up is more rewarding and fun. We call sit downs "couches" for a reason... anyone can just sit there and hit the throttle, not everyone can ride a stand up 😏"
GTX 170, baby! Luxury couch. No way could I ride a standup without getting injured and TOTALLY okay with that. I will say, though, this tutorial and those aggressive turns are still badass.
Lol, I remember the first ride on a stand up (1996 on a Kawasaki 550, I got it on some trade work in college), and me and a buddy took it to the lake and rolled it to the beach section with a dolly i made....we had no idea what we were doing (I surfed and snowboarded, I can do this right??)....so I laid on it belly down and idled past the swim bouys then full throttle (to get my knee and body up because of the instability you mentioned) and the jet blew my trunks down to my ankles! My buddy laughing: "Bro the whole beach saw your ass and pointed" 🤣 un-erasable memory
@rogerwilco71 🤣🤣🤣 ah that's a good classic memory 👏
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I can’t believe they still make these, everyone in the 90’s had one until the seated ones got popular, then I never saw one again.
@grd1184 they're still alive! The SXR & Superjet are the only models from big manufacturers. Lots of aftermarket hull manufacturers making crazy freestyle and racing skis though.
Kinda like the old 3 wheelers...
@@richardwebb371 Yeah but people stopped riding stand ups due to obesity and laziness. People stopped riding 3-wheelers due to them being dangerous AF
@@jamesroberts3642 exactly, it's really sad how many kids were horribly injured on 3 wheelers back in the day. It's a disturbing number.
Everyone had one? Really? People in Utah, Texas, North Dakota, Greenbay Wisconsin? How about people in The Congo? What about Iceland and Greenland? Everyone, huh?
I don't care about this at all, but because you're such a good teacher, I watched the entire thing. I'm 100% a sit-down guy.
@cjhan47 thank you! Cool to hear that kind of feedback 🤙
While stand ups are our jam, sit downs can be fun. Going 80+ on a sit down is wild. We have a beater sit down with hundreds of hours from cruising around our local lake. In the end... less hate, more riding 😁
Fat guys and women ride sit downs. I’m a fat guy and buying two stand ups. Haha. Good vid.
I've watched it a couple times since I just ordered a 25 Super Jet and have never owned one. I rode one 11 years ago and loved it. I'm hoping this 54 year old can get decent at this sport . Thanks for the video's.
@@scottsnell7293 woohoo, excited for you!
Thx Chix for the video!! I’m 51 and really enjoying this hobby more and more as I slowly improve. Great tips!! Wish I had more endurance for the buoys, you make it look easy! Time to get in shape!!
Loved riding those jet skis in the 90s so much more fun than the sit on ones ,if your falling into a corner then give it some gas to bring you up again
I have to say ! By far the best video to learn how to ride a standup !!! And the audio was incredible !
I never realized how much you have to move around once the ski is at speed. Great video!
Fantastic video! Great tips! I started riding 3 years ago, and can't get enough of this sport. Thanks for putting this one out here.
@dustinwild thank you! Keep sharing it with the world, this sport deserves more positive notoriety!
I came for the thumbnail and it's spectacular. :)
Aye, perv
I used to race ISJBA back in 2001 with a Kawi SXI Pro back in the day. It was fun between my Outdoor Motocross racing. It was so popular back then. The races were packed.
@FarmerFpv that's awesome! Sad to say the races these days barely get participants, and good luck with spectators 🫣
Best tutorial on TH-cam. Just bought an sxr 800 going out this afternoon! Thanks
@@erronius1 same 1st ski as me, enjoy and have fun!!
Get some straight or less curve than factory bars on the SXR 800 or 1500 and you will love it.
I just bought a new superjet, always wanted to ride a stand up. This video will help me learn for sure. Thanks
@chrisgibbs6176 congrats!!! Riding stand ups is an addiction for sure.
great teacher! thx for thaking the time to make this!! It took some time@
Time well spent if it helps more people enjoy these skis!
I have not been on one of those since the late 80's. Lmao. What a blast they were!
Outstanding video! Very informative, very helpful. I especially like the wrestling boots for water shoes! Excellent Idea!
Proof my phone is spying on me. How the heck did this pop up in my feed when a couple days I was talking about this?
If I ever have to commandeer one ,I’m good to go after watching the entire video. Great video!
Great video, wish I had this many years ago. Almost lost my bathing suit doing deep water starts.
Excellent video refresh and love the ending scenes! Great work
Wow that thing looks SOOOO much more stable than the SRX800 I had... and that was WAY more stable than the 550's and squarenoses that I also rode.
Best jetski newbie video i have seen. Helps a lot for a beginner like me 😀
@Ronnygrimm10 appreciate it! I've been there and felt pretty lost, so figured I'd make something that helps others learn!
i had a 90 440 kawasaki later picked up a 750. Great fun nothing like the ride.
I started wearing a jet pilot John suit just cause the outsides of my legs would get so beat up from pressing against the tray. I love going wide open into a 180° or 90° buoy so much fun getting low and let off set the turn and throttle hard around the buoy
Great intro video. 😊 Stand ups are the best, used to ride one all the time in NZ, a lot like my MX bike but water based. Really fun to jump as well. :)
Always thought they were 10x times the fun of a sit down. Well worth the effort to learn.
I miss my stand up ski, awesome video!!😃😃
I fell over watching this lol
Really good how-to video. I learned to ride on my own on friends' skis, starting with the OG kawasaki 440. Friend got a brand new yamaha superjet and kawasaki that we were ripping around a couple weeks ago and i was starting to realize and learn some of the things you talked about. Good to know i was actually noticing a difference with switching feet for turn direction!
Great video! Looks so fun
I've never been on a Jet Ski period. I'm doing some research on them after i recently played Wave Race for the Nintendo 64, lol.
Totally life changing 😎
This was great. Personally I never learned how to swim so ....there's that. :)
I am 6-4, 280 and was able to do it in my 30's and early 40's no problem. Not sure I can do it now that I am 58.
Rear sponsons is a must imo you can really get hard on the throttle and hold that edge
Had a sxr and now a waveblaster. Both are fun at the lake but the blaster is so fun in the surf.
She is spot on.
Oh my God it's chix with Trix 🎉 I remember you from filming as msr back in like 200...7? 😂
@hvguy Dayyyyummm, talk about a blast from the past! That's awesome 🤙Those were the good 'ol days videoing for Daily Drifter and Aaron. Sold my drift GTO like 5 years ago.... miss drifting sometimes ❤️
Excellent job on the Video Chix! I watched the whole thing. Damn, it's been a minute. I think the last video I saw of yours was a Grom video lol. Do you still have your GTO?
@@PNW_Car_Mods haha yeah it has been a while. Sold the GTO around 5 years ago. Miss that car.
Great vidéo! Thank you 😊 from france 🤟
Very informative. And captivating ❤🎉
Please make more jetski pov videos!
@@Leo3247-x1f planning on more, and I have lots of them already on my channel from years of riding 🤙
great new video! your og how to ride taught me how to ride and now im in my forth year racing 5 year riding
@@ryanstevens5775 keep sharing the stoke 🤘😎
Jettrim has the market locked up 😂
Been subscribed since the sxv days, cheers for the maintenance videos for it btw! That italian beast was a pain to service..
Gotta say I got pretty interested in stand up jetskiing watching your videos! Sold my sxv ages ago and havent had an adrenaline rush machine ever since. I need one!! Do these things require a lot of maintenance?
@aaleeksii heck yeah, boy, that's a blast from the past! If you have water nearby, stand ups are so much more fun once you figure them out. You don't have to worry about other drivers and crashing as much as on a bike, and you can push way harder. The learning curve does suck though.
Maintenance is pretty easy whether you get a 4 stroke or 2 stroke that hasn't been abused. With two strokes keep up with plugs. Both you'll drain the hull/blow the engine exhaust out after you ride, and they'll take care of you for a while. Oil change intervals on 4 strokes are pretty long, only done it once so far on the Superjet.
@@ChixLife I bet they are! Sit down jetskis get boring very fast. Learning curve on these things fascinates me, shame I have never known anybody who owned one. I gotta get to test one somehow.
You are on point about bikes.. I was always scared I’d hit someone/something going too fast. Not to mention the joyful police encounters, losing drivers license and getting fines.. that thing was all about troubles lol. Still fun as hell cant deny that
it sounds quiet compared to the original kawasaki and yamaha originals. nice ridin.
I was riding one of those in the 80’s.
@_Access_Denied_101 now with modern technology you could be riding one in the 2020s
@@ChixLife I wish.
I was hit on my Harley in 2011.
Great video! Turning like that, almost hiting yourself on water but not falling, is dammm freaking cool!! I’ve been always trying this trick. I have a SXI 750. 95, and I try to turn sliding like that, I completely fail on doing so.. I fall all the time! By watching you, I guess I just need some more throtle when sliding? So the ski gets more stabilization and then I can touch my butt on water lol .. see what I mean? Haha
As u can see on my profile pic here, is me trying to do that.. kinda made it a lil bit 😅
@louizmumic3287 if you are intentionally trying to slide, you might check out my older doing 180s video. It is all about unsettling the hull just enough in that case to lose traction and powerslide. If you are looking for a hard traction turn, sometimes you just have to be lower and more forward with your body weight and more on the throttle feeding the pump. A shorter pole helps you get your lower body naturally lower so you can bend your knees more and still control/weight the ski, aggressive intake grate, sponsons, and longer ride plate help traction. Some skis just can't carve well as well as others, though.
And here is the old slide video: th-cam.com/video/5xmuPJBrz3U/w-d-xo.htmlsi=fc0ms4UnR68l3vEe
@@ChixLife Hey, thanks for the reply! What I wanna perform is a hard traction turn as you said. And yeah, I believe my ski specs don't really match with the specs you mentioned. The funny thing is, I've seen some videos on YT people performing a hard traction turn on a SXI just like mine. Anyway, I will still figure my ski hehe.
@@louizmumic3287gotcha! Get that body weight lower and more aggressive/forward. Also helps to have a reference point in the water to help you mentally get into the turn. Kinda hard to describe, but the visual queue of a buoy or heck, even a plant or something floating, helps you set up a corner instead of just water to reference.
My Kawasaki SXI 750 Double Carb with a motor I tuned? Better get a better grip. The Stainless Impeller made the magic. JP4 fuel was fun!
Dammit now i want a jet ski. How do you do a backflip? I captain a formula 40pc and I’ve had a couple guys doing backflips off my wake and its probably the coolest thing I’ve seen. Guessing that they are very good
@btravassos1226 having the right ski with enough power and rotation, then throwing your body weight back, looking back helps, and flip through. I never made it all the way around, but I was on an underpowered and heavy ski going over ski boat wake in cold December water. Once you get the muscle memory, flips are pretty easy compared to a lot of skills with the right ski.
oh, i drive every time the right leg in front of it and the left leg behind. Now i wanna try it to change my legs.
In my mid 40's I got tired from just watching this video lol.
@richr909 I feel ya there. My various surgery joints complain every time I go out, but it is too addicting to not ride 😅
Me in my late 40's wanting to get on 1 for the 1st time. Can't be much worse than MX quad racing.
@@jeverett59 Don't do it. Party is over for stuff like this in your late 40's
You should watch the Skis Slow Motion video on my channel. Those guys are 60-65 years old, riding 70+ mph stand up skis. Fitness gets harder with age (I'm nearing my 40s with MANY joint surgeries and mild scoliosis), but it isn't impossible.
th-cam.com/video/kZzY5E5t-iE/w-d-xo.htmlsi=y7NgHbmbqsP0xZjK
What brand Helmet are you wearing. Just bought my 13 yr old daughter a 23 superjet.
@dwightclayton7941 that's awesome, start 'em young! It is a Just1 J12, love them and have several I've used for years. I have a link for them in the description 👍
They still make these things, thought they went out of style with flip phones
@DaveWells300 nah, now they do flips
Great video thanks.
A couple of questions, I'm 56 and thinking of learning to ride a stand up. Q1, Am I being silly to start at this age? Q2 which would be easier to ride, TR1 Superjet or SXR1500? thanks to anyone who can help.
At 36, I've had 3 knee surgeries, 1 back surgery, and two hip surgeries... so if you have the will and the able body, get after it 🤘
The ski choice depends on your goals. If you want to go fast in straight lines, the 1500 is a superior engine. But I personally can't stand the SXR1500 hull for carving corners. If just cruising around the lake, it does do better in chop, but goes through fuel very fast.
The 4 stroke Superjet is a really fun ski for a four stroke platform. More stable than the older 2 stroke skis, yet is still relatively flickable and can hop wakes and have fun. Since it is smaller and lighter than the SXR, lake chop throws it around more. The TR1 has great gas milage, kinda to be expected since it isn't nearly as powerful as the 1500. I love my Superjet, but the intake and pump traction is a bummer, though I'm trying to wring out 100% of the ski on the buoy course.
Both setups will need intake grate, ride plate, and bars at minimum to get the real fun out of them, and highly recommend faster steering, tray mat kit, and tray kicker.
Took me a good 6 months to get in shape to ride well, but it is a fun journey!!
@@ChixLife thanks for the reply, I was leaning more towards the Superjet.
I saw a lawnmower engine attached to a bike seat that would push you on roller blades or skis and since then I've wondered why "stand ups" don't at least have a loop to grip with your thighs even if you're technically not sitting on it
@danlowe water undulating with race or lake chop would rip apart your thighs with a pole or tiny seat there haha. Water is not smooth like concrete. Some turns can pull 3 Gs, we get those legs shape 😁
@@ChixLife I get what you're saying. I'm talking about a foam wrapped loop that could slip in and out between your knees and dangle freely, swinging on a pendulum, similar to a rope handle you'd hold with your hands. Don't need to wear it like a harness, just sling the tip of your knee. Maybe one on each side.
I'm thinking about the pendulum candle holders from 100+ years ago. Now people use them to carry a drink without spilling it as a novelty. Seems like maintaining your center of mass would be more important than firm footing.
@@danlowe nah. If we want to sit, we'll get a sit down. What's the point 😂
@@ChixLife You can have the last word (I'll stop trying) but I'm in no way describing a seat. It's the principle of a "tuned mass dampener." No idea how to implement it but seems like a constant struggle to ride these and I don't see the point of that
@danlowe it's not about having the last word, it is about the point of it all. What you're suggesting is akin to saying snowboards need to have two boards... making them like snow skis. Something that already exists in a better form than strapping on two snowboards.
It's not that us stand up riders want seats, or anything to help us stand. Standing and feeling the movement of the machine is the point! Riding over the water at 70mph, or doing backflips doesn't need some strange sitting/support apparatus to make it... really weird haha. Difficulty does not mean bad.
Just go watch some real P1 Aqua X or IJSBA pro GP races on TH-cam, or these crazy freestylers doing their thing:
th-cam.com/video/8s_q9SEE65U/w-d-xo.htmlfeature=shared
any of your other videos: barely break the 1k views mark
this video: 41k views
@GRamerDim the last one from years ago reached nearly 500k views. Before my surgery stopped me from being able to ride for a couple of years, then starting a business and not having time to ride, videos ranged around 5k-20k pretty consistently. Bad to Rad vids are 2k-5k, GP1R 3k, not bad there either with the channel still being relatively dormant.
Which do you prefer 2 stroke or 4 stroke for this sport ?
@WhiteoutSnowy highly depends. The 2 stroke 08+ is still one of my favorite skis, but slow. The 4 stroke is nice to cruise on the lake, still playful, and race in it's own class. Easier in chop, and faster. The pump traction issue really sucks though. I don't go jump surf or want to do old school tricks so the 4s works fine.
@@ChixLife would you say that it is still a problem even after the grate and plate? im picking up a new sj and dont want to run into the sketchiness of my old 550. nice to see you upload!
@wesleychan1069 oh yes, the 4S Superjet has pump intake and traction issues. Intake grate and ride plate definitely help. Keep in mind though, I am more used to GP skis that are basically open race skis with all of the goodies. Coming from a 550, you will likely love the 4S SJs traction and handling 👍
I watched a man drown in Lake Mead, NV because of one of these...
Saw a man get saved because of one of these
Don’t understand your point. Was person wearing a life jacket? People die from riding a bicycle in the street too. A tragic event doesn’t mean it’s inherently dangerous.
I have the new Superjet and a question please. I just rode it for the first time ever. Mine seemed to have a bit of "play or slop" in the nozzle. It really doesn't go straight. Seemed to wander left or right and I had to counter steer regularly. Is this normal?
@peaceprayer595 it depends on what your body is doing in the tray, your speed, etc. If you are transferring your wight side to side without paying attention, then yes, you will be chasing the steering. Balance plays a big role. Also if you are not used to water motorsports, the steering is more of a guess than precise since you are directing the flow of water for propulsion.
Is the nozzle centered in the rear when the bars are straight? It is a simple cable, so "slop" shouldn't be an issue, but check your cable attachments at the nozzle and the handle pole.
@@ChixLife Thanks very much for your reply!
You can still buy these or is this old? I thought they were all sit down now? Like a snowmobile.
@@powskier this Yamaha Superjet is new and currently available, along with the Kawi SXR 1500
@@ChixLifethank you for the great info on the ASICS shoes I never heard of that before. I just got a pair and they work fantastic. Thank you for the great training video
@Mark-zh4mb they're great right?! Glad to help a fellow rider 🤘
Oh, that bood
@@lordofthestings 🤣
I would have thought that it would have been better to wear a different helmet, the water would catch the the visor and extended chin of the helmet and tweak your head pretty bad..... might be better off with a different helmet rather than a motor cross one?
@MikeSmith-pz2is most wear MX helmets, just look at the races. I've come off at 40-50 mph and you tend to skip rather than dig.
*DOES IT GET OLD STANDING LIKE THAT?*
@AT-kt4wy nah, but I stand all day for work, so standing is kinda my thing I guess 😅
She cute.
No way to I ever dangle me bits behind the edge.
@@thepain321 wetsuits help, but when the dogballs are in effect... yikes
The sit down waverunners are so boring. I really want to rent a standup ski and try it
Chris at Pro Watercraft Racing rents out stand ups in Havasu, AZ
Why even buy these anymore? Seated ones more comfortable and you don’t need a knee replacement after a couple of months.
@jeffjohnson5139 why buy a motorcycle when you could have a car with air conditioning. Why buy a sit down ski when you could buy a boat. Why buy a sports car when a mini van still gets you to your destination.
Are you seeing the theme here?
C'mon, not everyone wants comfort or convenience over the adrenaline rush and stepping up to a challenge. Riding a stand up is more rewarding and fun.
We call sit downs "couches" for a reason... anyone can just sit there and hit the throttle, not everyone can ride a stand up 😏
@@ChixLife ok I see your point. Well articulated.
@jeffjohnson5139 and nice to see someone replying back like a real human. Touchè 👌
@@ChixLifetruth !
A four stroke standup as big as a couch why not just put a seat on the damn thing what is this world come to just keep making the round nose two Strokers for chrissake
@tyronetrump1612 you haven't ridden a 4 stroke stand up if you think they're like couches 🤣
Keep dreaming ✌️
@@ChixLife we are talking dirt bikes going to a harley. 70 pounds is HUGE on a ski and it will never do all around what a round nose will.
Not a bad lake cruiser or occasional buoy basher tho
@tyronetrump1612 who says everyone wants a round nose? Just because you don't like the new skis, doesn't mean they aren't preferred by others. Still ain't a couch 🤙
There's a much easier way:
Buy a sit-down jetski.
Copied and pasted from another similar comment... not everyone wants easy and less fun 🤷♀️
"Why buy a motorcycle when you could have a car with air conditioning. Why buy a sit down ski when you could buy a boat. Why buy a sports car when a mini van still gets you to your destination.
Are you seeing the theme here?
C'mon, not everyone wants comfort or convenience over the adrenaline rush and stepping up to a challenge. Riding a stand up is more rewarding and fun.
We call sit downs "couches" for a reason... anyone can just sit there and hit the throttle, not everyone can ride a stand up 😏"
GTX 170, baby! Luxury couch. No way could I ride a standup without getting injured and TOTALLY okay with that. I will say, though, this tutorial and those aggressive turns are still badass.
@@ChixLife fair enough
you are too old
@@Movetheproduct thanks for letting me know 🤘
Awesome vid!! Well done