i hate when people call sea-doos and wave runners "jet skis" only kawasakis are "jet skis". gotta love those old standups. they acually take skill to ride.
Hardly can believe we're coming up on 50 years since this video was made. My family would rent these in the late 70's and 80's up at Prineville Reservoir, Prineville Oregon. Just picked up a couple of 1994 Seadoos that were rode a couple times and put away. They look brand new. Learning about some servicing, and plan to get them running and my old ass on them soon!
I remember this video when it was new!! I was like "Ralphie" in A Christmas Story staring at the video, then over to the two that were on display, then repeat....Thx for a GREAT restoration and hats off to you. This video made me grin, 4 people in the Ranchero, and tested by people "6 to 60" Either of these two acts today would have you arrested and looking for a lawyer....I sure miss the old days before the Safety Nazi's took over...
@@emmettturner9452 State minimum boating ages vary, however the minimum age averages 12yrs, while some states require the operator to be 16yrs old. MINIMUM. If you allow your 6yr old to operate a pwc or boat, you are committing a criminal act of negligence. So will putting 4 people in the front seat of a vehicle with only 3 safety belts. I stand by my previous statement.
Awsome, I have a yellow 1976 JS400, still runs and rides great. I did have the engine resleeved to 440, made a big difference. I also added the on off switches to the handle bars.
I have a modified 550 been running Amsoil and all my two strokes and never have a problem. I’m 65 now and still feel like a little kid every time I get on it. If you can find the West Coast pipe that was the best I’ve found
I remember these. My parent's friends used to have some of these. My dad used to ride me around on them out at Lake Martinez. We ended up getting some late 70s 440. I remember the first 550 in 82. It was yellow. That was a ripper. My dad's coworkers bought one.
I have a restored 1989 Kawasaki 650 xr stand up. It was repainted Kawasaki green and I love it! Cool video. Sometimes the voices are a little creepy.... Lol
@jasonsiig yes, but the 300 had no torque, it made all its power at higher rpm than the 440. which is why the 440 is still faster off the line, but a 300 can walk away in the top end.
i have a pair of 650SXs they are the most fun on the water. I almost bought a pair of 75 400s on eBay. they were fully restored, perfect condition. the guy only wanted $500 each. to bad the shipping was going to be $1500 each (Washington state to Florida).
@Turbojeep23 i know what u mean. they're PWC...but let's face it, Jet ski's were the 1st...kinda like people saying "bobcat" for small loader......Case, Mustang, John Deere all make those small front end loaders but "Bobcat" was the 1st......on another note, i actually liked the Suzuki Wet Bike better, but that never caught on!
In the settings, it you set the speed to 1.25 or 1.5 it sounds a bit more normal. I think it has something to do with the audio sync to the film. I doubt this was actual video, which is different than traditional film method of image storage, and the audio is probably dubbed from a tape reel.
Not Kawasaki invention nor development, that was Clayton Jacobson but producing and distributing he could not and therefore got paid peanuts in equation to the profits it brought Kawasaki.
Used to have one of these ugly ducklings. Always broke down... ALWAYS... So went out years later and bought 2 matching 1100 ZXIS... Just a lil difference there... ha.
Bingo My son has thrown a few Beers with him and he invited him in the house in Parker to show the coffee table made out of the original stand up that his dad built.
Where all the fun began! Thanks Kawasaki! I"ve had 650's and 750 standups and ultra 150's. Always fun! No matter how old they are!
Anybody can ride a sit down pwc, but it takes skill and talent to ride a stand-up Jet Ski... Thanks for posting. Ski you on the water....
i hate when people call sea-doos and wave runners "jet skis" only kawasakis are "jet skis". gotta love those old standups. they acually take skill to ride.
I am so excited to see see this old commercial. This is my dad and brother! My dad did all the initial design work on the Kawasaki Jet Ski.
Ford Rancheros, stand-up skis, and qualudes. Let the good times roll.
Thats funny as hell
gerbilbill , LMAO 👍
gerbilbill I have a 65 ranchero
your knees would be so sore after riding one of those you would need the ludes
5:55 "for riders from 6 to 60.
Well, i'm 53 and i have no intentions to quit riding jetski's when i'm 60.
Hardly can believe we're coming up on 50 years since this video was made. My family would rent these in the late 70's and 80's up at Prineville Reservoir, Prineville Oregon. Just picked up a couple of 1994 Seadoos that were rode a couple times and put away. They look brand new. Learning about some servicing, and plan to get them running and my old ass on them soon!
I remember this video when it was new!! I was like "Ralphie" in A Christmas Story staring at the video, then over to the two that were on display, then repeat....Thx for a GREAT restoration and hats off to you. This video made me grin, 4 people in the Ranchero, and tested by people "6 to 60" Either of these two acts today would have you arrested and looking for a lawyer....I sure miss the old days before the Safety Nazi's took over...
Huh? Plenty of 6 year olds (and younger!) in Motorsports today. Not really much different from teaching a kid to ride a bike.
@@emmettturner9452 State minimum boating ages vary, however the minimum age averages 12yrs, while some states require the operator to be 16yrs old. MINIMUM. If you allow your 6yr old to operate a pwc or boat, you are committing a criminal act of negligence. So will putting 4 people in the front seat of a vehicle with only 3 safety belts. I stand by my previous statement.
@@hu112bu State waterways, sure.
1989 650sx here still runs like a beast every weekend!!!!
Same with my 1987 js500!
Awsome, I have a yellow 1976 JS400, still runs and rides great. I did have the engine resleeved to 440, made a big difference. I also added the on off switches to the handle bars.
I have a modified 550 been running Amsoil and all my two strokes and never have a problem. I’m 65 now and still feel like a little kid every time I get on it. If you can find the West Coast pipe that was the best I’ve found
That car they unloaded from… CLASSIC!
This guy sounds like Will Ferrell when he got shot with that tranquilizer gun in the movie Old School.
I remember these. My parent's friends used to have some of these. My dad used to ride me around on them out at Lake Martinez. We ended up getting some late 70s 440. I remember the first 550 in 82. It was yellow. That was a ripper. My dad's coworkers bought one.
true these were old ski's but dont sell stand ups short i have a 440 hull with a 750 in it and it can hold its own agaist big two seaters
Play at +1.25 playback speed 👍
Great video! Thanks for sharing!
I have a restored 1989 Kawasaki 650 xr stand up. It was repainted Kawasaki green and I love it! Cool video. Sometimes the voices are a little creepy.... Lol
Yeah, the speed of the playback machine needs some tweaks.
How camp and retro!!! I love it, let the good times roll............
Awesome video, is that how we talked in the 70's? lolol.
Still got my built 1989 650 ))
@jasonsiig yes, but the 300 had no torque, it made all its power at higher rpm than the 440. which is why the 440 is still faster off the line, but a 300 can walk away in the top end.
That synth solo!
The audio sounds slowed down... but the video doesnt... strange.
just think, your riding in granpa's boat around 1975 and one of those jumps the wake, like at :18 and your like:
"gramps what the hell was that? !"
I have a 91 550
nice video
"And away you go!"
Awesome Sauce.
Watch it in 1.25x speed the vid is slowed down for copyright reasons
The picture quality is more 50's than 70's ...
Just looking at that engine gives me flashbacks of endless breakdowns
Seems like you don’t know how to fix your shit I’ve had numerous 550s and 440s never let me down if maintained right
plain awesome
i have a pair of 650SXs they are the most fun on the water. I almost bought a pair of 75 400s on eBay. they were fully restored, perfect condition. the guy only wanted $500 each. to bad the shipping was going to be $1500 each (Washington state to Florida).
Got any good fresh water spots around central Florida? I'm tired of watching the brackish water eat my skis up
i have a 1995 750 sx in mint condition and i can't imagine how a 400 engine could get out of the water
People weren't fat then..
Back in the day when there were no water cops. That video broke about 5 to 10 laws you would get get a ticket doing now a days.
They didn't point out the fire extinguisher / whipit compartment.
Sweet glimpse of the WSAB at 8:28.
i want to know the name of this song. or what kind of music this is called.
Lol the audio
@Turbojeep23 im so with him
old things scare me for some reason.
@jasonsiig do you have any mods on it? like a good impeller or pipe? cause my 300sx is slow as balls.
lol 300sx is the slowest ski
@Turbojeep23 i know what u mean. they're PWC...but let's face it, Jet ski's were the 1st...kinda like people saying "bobcat" for small loader......Case, Mustang, John Deere all make those small front end loaders but "Bobcat" was the 1st......on another note, i actually liked the Suzuki Wet Bike better, but that never caught on!
I thought yamaha is going to bring a 2012 model . Am I wrong???
so thats the story of the jet ski.
It's weird to see the exhaust coming off the side like that.
I agree the others should be call Squat Skies.
Who remembers when they were that light?
@Turbojeep23 you know I did the head. all so lighting the fly wheel and porttimming .
I like how in the 70's he said " take them to any body of water
must have been before the inviromentelist shut down a lot of land and water riding
Go to the 8:06 mark. That's Tommy Chong right there!
You- you're crazy maan... I liiike you.... But you're Craaazy ....
@TheYoGroove your wrong..
WHATS wrong with the announcers voice?!?!
Let the good times roll sounds like he took a bong hit LOL
In the settings, it you set the speed to 1.25 or 1.5 it sounds a bit more normal. I think it has something to do with the audio sync to the film. I doubt this was actual video, which is different than traditional film method of image storage, and the audio is probably dubbed from a tape reel.
@popkarma exactly....and not every tissue is a Kleenex...nor is every bandage a Band-Aid!!!!!
the pitch is off
No safety kill switch lanyard? sounds like a good idea to me!
Lol I have never rode with one and not ever had a problem
If the engine shut off when you fell off, then it wouldn't circle back to you at idle speed.
wow 400cc had 23 hp the 440 had 27 hp but the 300 cc was 30 hp with one lung wow.
Speed it up to 1.25x. Still creepy but the speed is better.
I have a 1976 400 for sale or trade for golf cart- excellent condition!
Sounds like Garfield is narrating
Yeah.. This was 1975.
So lightweight and compact! Now they are way too big and heavy for a 2 person lift.
it rubs the lotion on it's skin or else it gets the hose agian
People on ludes should not narrate.
Self Circling @ 4:30
this is funny, have to play it at 1.25 speed to sound right
ttthee jet skiii thrrrrilll is youuuuurrsssssss
Boy if only you could pick up and load/unload a sxr1500 with a woman and kid...😂...bring back the small nible light skis!
@Turbojeep23 my 300 is at full speed in 30 ft gps at 35.3 mpa with a 4 inch chop I am 200 lbs out of the hole that is good 4 a 300
jason
I like who in the 70's he said " take them to any body of water
must have been before the inviromentelist shut down a lot of land and water riding
The announcer scares the shit out of me!
Not Kawasaki invention nor development, that was Clayton Jacobson but producing and distributing he could not and therefore got paid peanuts in equation to the profits it brought Kawasaki.
These comments got me dying🤣🤣🤣
Used to have one of these ugly ducklings. Always broke down... ALWAYS... So went out years later and bought 2 matching 1100 ZXIS...
Just a lil difference there... ha.
the commentator sounds like hes on something.....give me some!!!!
The dads voice is creepy
Je me suis perdue, autant pour moi 😂
Kawasaki stole the idea from the Jacobs family can't remember the father's name is but his son lives on the Parker strip in AZ
Kawasaki had to pay up.
Clayton Jacobson
Bingo
My son has thrown a few Beers with him and he invited him in the house in Parker to show the coffee table made out of the original stand up that his dad built.
@@patrickjohnson7801That's awesome!
It puts the lotion on the skin!
haha:D
I’m just watching this video to feel rich that I have a supercharged waverunner
I'm replying to your comment to feel rich that I have a supercharged kawasaki
HAHAHA
I got one of those
they suck compared to the stand ups they have now
Narrator had too many Quaaludes
How camp and retro!! I love it, let the good times roll.............