VortechSS

Rode a buddy's brand new 2020 1500cc SXR (a 160hp 4-cyl in a STAND UP ski!) while in St Petersburg a couple of weeks ago and its insane how quick the new skis are. The website says it will do 62 and I believe it...

HawkX66

Not hard to believe at all. My 2001, twenty year old, GTX951 will do 55 without a problem. That's out of a carbureted two stroke. I can only imagine the new tech four stroke FI models.

Tractionless

Yup all the time while cruising with a bunch of bikini clad ladies on board. I'd never trade the boat for a ski!

Wally

Sydwayz

142!!!
HFS!!! That's insane.
My first ski was a 1997 Polaris SL1050. That's when the Kawasaki ZXi 1150, Yamaha GP1200, and SeaPoo 950, where all the big dogs and they all ran about the same at that 64mph; at 110-135HP. These were all two seaters (really 1.5 as two full size adults would fall right over on any of them).

Now all the fast ones are 3 seaters, so they have enough room for these motors with all these power adders. That one, with the supercharger AND twin turbochargers.... wow!

302Sport

Anybody with a non-stepped 35ft or bigger Cig and 500's is lying if they say a jet ski never passed them........

thisistank

Im not a ski expert by any means. They’re fun but I wouldn’t buy one. Theyre fast for sure. I always see skis trying to keep
up even at just at 60ish. They alway get a good little run but the INSTANT it gets a little bumpy they’re like “NOPE!” They can’t hang even at “slow speeds of 60 ish. Glass water? Yeah they’re little drag machines.

seafordguy

I’ve only had one really try to bait me into something. Normally I go out of my way to ignore the behavior, but by the time I got up on plane and we rounded the bend into the bay he fell off quickly and I was only running 50 or so - cruise speed.

Wasn’t a rough day but he stood no chance.


Our 155gtx is plenty quick, particularly in Sport mode. 90% of people have no business on anything faster.

endeavor1

We did dam to dam last year at loto with a small group.Long, sore day with multiple fuel stops for the supercharged machines. 🤣. I’ve got to the point I’d rather pull the kids behind one of the Seadoos vs a boat just for the control and convenience. Love the acceleration of my tuned RXT but its top end is only for smooth water.

IGetWet

We now have a ‘19 RXT-X. It’s actually the wife’s. I keep telling her we’re going to have a mommy and daddy day and lock a cooler on the back and just run up the river for an entire day.

I run ours in eco mode most of the time, standard is nutz, sport mode is insane. I tell friends that want to jump on it that it’s not like the old 90s or early 2000s jet skis, you have to respect this thing or it will kick your ass and you’ll come to in the water gasping for air 50yds away from it. Some listen, some don’t.