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Japanese company SE Speedmagic launched its new lightweight hood for the brand new 1500 SX-R. It is stylish and more aggressive in overall aesthetics however the company has not confirmed its weight and price yet. The particular ski was built in order to be used as an exhibit at the Japan Boat Show. Photo courtesy: SE Speedmagic.

Now that the Kawasaki has started shipping the 2017 1500SX-R to the dealers and there were 9 of them racing at 2017 Hot Products IJSBA Mark Hahn Memorial Havasu 300 there have been a lot of questions to what new parts are in development and what existing parts will bolt on to the new SX-R. We are currently collection all the new part information and will be publishing a 2017 1500SX-R New Product feature poster in April. Photo courtesy: John Barrett

Here is information pertaining for upgrading the handlepole: All models of the RRP handlepoles will bolt on to the 2017 SX-R OEM handlepole bracket, to change the pole you will need to loosen the handlepole bracket to raise it up to be able to remove the pole bolt since it sits lower than the nose of the ski. The new SX-R is very heavy compared to the previous 800SXR, based on this RRP currently is recommending the Billet Pole for the new SX-R based on the strength of the RRP Billet pole, testing of the cast pole and the lightweight poles will be done asap and updated information will New Product feature poster in April.

The 2017 SX-R has a revised steering cable in some cases the RRP steering cable bracket will need to be relocated so the steering system will hit the RRP steering stop rather than the cable stops before hitting the steering stop which would cause the cable to break, bend or bind.

A unique vintage Jettrim mat made originally as a replacement for the JS550 rubber one was handed by Frank Walsh, the new owner of Jettrim to Jetskiworld.gr for a specific purpose. The Jettrim mat finally arrived to its final destination, the dealership of Champions (www.championsjetski.com) in Athens, Greece. Soon it will be glued to the appropriate location on this special WestCoast powered JS550 Ski.

Bill Chapin announced at the end of the day of Mark Hahn 300, 2017 race that he (and R&D) plans to cooperate with Team Pastorello in order to improve the overall performance of the Ultra and the SX-R skis. Team Pastorello and GoFastUS (of Christophe Girello) will also distribute the new aftermarket parts of R&D. The French team was using all the new R&D parts on its winning SX-R ski which was ridden by Raphael Maurin and Jean-Baptiste Botti.

Jetskiworld.gr takes a closer look to Team Pastorello’s SX-R which recently won the Ski class in the Mark Hahn 300 race. All parts and photos of the ski are presented in the features section. Do not miss it.