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NEWS (ENG)

A recent study conducted for the PWIA by Bowe Marketing Research has revealed that the average pwc owner is 41 years of age and 71% are married with children. Fifty-nine percent of pwc owners are not interested in intensive physical activity but are using their craft mainly for cruising (61%) and to visit friends and family (61%). The study is published on the web site of ICOMIA (International Council of Marine Industry Associations).

Equipped with a Kawasaki 15F engine was only the beginning of this project. Now SE has already made a new hood in order to accommodate the 15F dashboard. Still we have not figured out where on Earth they will put the exhaust pipe (possibly it will be reversed to the front side...). We are very excited to see it running on the water.

After serving the scene of personal watercrafts fro more than twenty years the American magazine Personal Watercraft Illustrated known also as PWI closed down (4/1/2010) due to the consequences of the global economic crisis. It has been the No1 pwc magazine world wide for many years and its unique structure and features inspired so many other publishers and editors worldwide. We found out about it on the 4rth of January though the company had verified a month afterwards. We hope that it will emerge again in the market in the near future.

Here is the cover design of Hot Products 2010 Catalog. 2010 Hot Products catalog will be available Middle of March, 2010. Photo images are Junior Class Racers, Mat and Joe Edwards in England. We will soon know the hottest new products that will be featured.

This picture was taken in Japan while somebody was trying to figure out how to fit an STX-15F engine inside the X-2 engine compartment. Well if will manage also to fit the pipe and the electric box everything else is “a piece of cake”! These guys in Japan are one step beyond of Team Green at KMC...

R&D is proud to announce the soon to be released Yamaha FZR and SHO ECU reprogramming services. There has been a year of speculation and long awaited anticipation of these services becoming available. The research and development team at R&D have been testing and developing ECU programs to allow a range of performance levels to be reached for the recreational enthusiasts who are not interested in a full standalone aftermarket ECU. Entry-level programs will provide the enjoyment of a raised RPM limit setting as well as the internal boost limiter being either removed or raised. Ignition timing will be altered to safe performance levels that will allow the use of 91 octane pump gasoline. There will be several initial performance levels to chose from that will work with stock or R&D C1 and C3 Monster Wheels. Programs offered will be recreational performance tuned to safe AFR values, and can be further custom tuned (Richened) to accommodate additional boost levels. With the purchase of the R&D ECU Reprogramming Service, customers who have previously purchased an R&D Powershot Fuel Control Unit can send it in along with their ECU to R&D for free re-programming, to allow custom fuel tuning to work with the new ECU Programs. R&D Powershot Fuel Control Units will not be required on base entry programs. However, we recommend upgrading and using the Powershot for custom fuel fine-tuning. Fuel tuning or AFR conditions should always be checked and verified, as values can be slightly different from one craft to another. Higher performing programs are also under development and will be announced through updates on the R&D website. Stay tuned. R&D strongly suggests that AFR tuning be periodically verified using an Innovate LM1 or LC1 logging kit also available from R&D. Pt. # 802-01801 R&D ECU R1; Reprogrammed ECU to allow 8200 RPM’s, Raised Boost limiter to 12pounds, Standard Ignition Timing. For use with stock or C1 Monster Wheel Kit and 91 octane pump fuel. Pt. # 802-01802 R&D ECU R2; Reprogrammed ECU to allow 8400 RPM’s, Raised Boost limiter to 15 pounds, Slightly advanced Ignition Timing. For use with stock or C1 Monster Wheel Kit and 91 octane pump fuel. Pt. # 802-01803 R&D ECU R3; Reprogrammed ECU to allow 8500 RPM’s, Raised Boost limiter to 15 pounds, Advanced Ignition Timing. For use with C3 Monster Wheel Kit and 91 octane pump fuel. R&D has just announced the price of this new ECU which is $749,95 and is already available from R&D.

Japanese rider Yukiko Kume is one of the most exceptional female riders in Pro Am women Limited. This year se competed on SX-R prepared by Yuji Shiraki and her major sponsors were Jetpilot, Hot Products and Factory Zero. We tested exclusively her SX-R right after the World Finals and you will be able to read the complete report under the Race Tests section.