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Factory Team Kawasaki Jet Ski crew was trying to solve a problem that appeared out of nowhere. Captured by the lense of Jetskiworld.gr

Kasza made a point in GP Runabout Class with his carbon FZR race boat. This race craft was super and we decided to contact Gyorgy in order to find some more information related to his race craft. Therefore, his engine is a big bore Yamaha with 88mm stroke and stock bore. He uses a complete valve train system (Cam, Buckets, springs, retainers, valves, etc) from Webcam and the ports (intake and exhaust) were ported and coated. The oem supercharger was ditched in favors to a Garrett 3582 GTX which was operating with 2 bar boost pressure. Among many of its home made parts Gyorgy uses a special homemade billet pump with an adjustable pump cone and a peculiar steering system. The oem ECU was replaced with a programmable MoTeC M130. He has not put the engine on a dyno get however in terms of performance it needs only 2.5sec for the 0-60mph. The complete hulL, i.e. bottom and deck i.e. well as the steering is made of carbon fiber in Hungary. Bottom weighs 40kg and topdeck 17kg. The engine was prepared by his mechanic Maci. Kasza’s official sponsors for the World Finals 2014 were: Jettrim, Jetpower Hungay, Sververnet and GymCity.

Force was present at the World Finals with an impressive booth and there were many test rides arranged through the Pro Weekend. There was a great interest showed by Teams who wanted to get one of those KS-3 stand ups in order to use them as a primary school of Jet Skiing. According to Force founder Pascal Barriac even IJSBA agrees to have something included to its race schedule in the near future. Riva will most probably be the US Distributor of Force KS-3 however the plans were not finalized officially yet. Soon there will an official press release from the French Manufacturer.

Networx Jetsports is based in Quezon City in Philippines and it is a high performance watercraft specialist dealership. According to owner BJ Ang one of the main activities of the shop are the Fun Runs. Basically the dealership organizes excursions for its customers. A trip to an Island or a cove on their personal watercraft while they enjoy lunch or dinner and have fun. Photo courtesy: Networx Jetsports For more information contact Networx at 632 413 3109 to get informed about the upcoming fun run.

This is the engine compartment of the IRIE (X-2 type freestyle boat) that Japanese rider Masao Ueki used at the World Finals 2014. The hull is made by Japanese company IRIE while the twin-cylinder big bore 1170cc engine was prepared by CrazyHouse, another Japanese firm specialized in Yamaha engines. The intake features two 50mm carbs made by CrazyHouse and the exhaust is an R&D aluminum manifold with a Dry Carbon chamber. Horsepower is translated in to thrust via a 160mm pump. Ueki’s Freestyle craft cost $32000usd. Photo courtesy: Masao Ueki for Jetskiworld.gr

This is WatCon’s super heavy duty flywheel puller. This is a top quality flywheel puller! The puller body is chrome plated and has a 21mm center puller bolt, the multiple puller slots allow enough adjustment to remove flywheels on Polaris, Octane, Kawasaki 440, 550, 650, Sea-Doo, etc. It is already available in the on-line store of WatCon: https://www.watcon.com/tools/engine-1/flywheel-puller

Jet ski lost by Japanese man during 2011 tsunami is returned after it washes ashore over 3,000 miles away in Hawaii. A jet ski lost by a man who lived in Fukushima, Japan, during the 2011 earthquake and tsunami washed ashore in the Johnston Atoll The Johnston Atoll is 700 miles southwest of Honolulu, Hawaii, and 3,300 miles from Fukushima. An intern doing a bird survey for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service discovered the craft this past May. It was put on a ship bound for Japan on Sunday, and will arrive home to its owner on November 11. 'Getting something back, even if it can't be used, means a lot.' And now, thanks to some help from Chris Woolaway, the Hawaii coordinator for a global event called International Coastal Cleanup, Matsunaga is getting his jet ski back free of charge. Original Story By Chris Spargo for MailOnline Published: 15:59 GMT, 28 October 2014 | Updated: 16:23 GMT, 28 October 2014