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Chief Commander Steve Webster owner of Kommander Ind. recently supported www.jetskiworld.gr by supplying the author with the following: An SX-R cylinder head with girdle set, angled reed spacers, Limited and Open exhaust flanges for Factory Pipe, pole tensioners (high and low), stickers and a small Kommander gear bag. Steve has been a good friend and tech supporter and he has been cooperating along Dustin Motzouris with Vasilis Moraitis for the past 5 years. We plan to test and evaluate each product and soon we will release a detailed report on each and everyone on the Open (and Limited) SX-R that we use for product testing and evaluation. Steve proves ones again his outstanding cooperation and professionalism.

Yamaha Watercraft Group, a division of Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA, today announced the production of the 100,000th Yamaha FX? WaveRunner? personal watercraft, making the Yamaha FX one of the most popular watercraft in the history of the PWC industry. The Yamaha FX WaveRunner is renowned worldwide as the first personal watercraft to feature a four-stroke engine. It has won more design and innovation awards than any other model in the industry including multiple “Watercraft of the Year “honors. The Yamaha FX Cruiser? SHO is currently the best-selling luxury model in 2009 and was the best-selling luxury performance model in 2008, according to state registration data. The FX Cruiser SHO features the largest displacement engine in a PWC today and is the only luxury model whose performance is compared to other brand’s “musclecraft” models. In 2008, the FX Cruiser SHO became the first product in the industry to feature hulls and decks engineered using nanotechnology, making them ultra-lightweight and stronger than ever before. For 2009, the Yamaha FX line includes four distinct configurations the FX? SHO, FX Cruiser? SHO, FX? HO and FX Cruiser? HO. All four models feature Yamaha’s proprietary NanoXcel™ hulls and decks. “Since its inception in 2003, the FX line has focused on exceeding customers’ expectations,” said Bryan Seti, national marketing manager for Yamaha’s Watercraft Group. “We do this by identifying the key attributes that customers tell us they want in their personal watercraft, and then we innovate relentlessly to give them even more. This has always been the spirit behind all of our watercraft, including the FX series, and it continues to be reflected in the popularity of the line year after year.” Pioneering innovations for Yamaha’s FX Series: • First PWC to feature a four-stroke engine. • First PWC to feature Cruiser? seating • First PWC to feature Electronic Throttle • First PWC to feature hulls and decks engineered using Nanotechnology • First PWC to feature Cruise Assist™ • First PWC to feature No Wake Mode™ Two years ago, Yamaha celebrated the production of its one millionth WaveRunner.

A San Francisco based company packed with endurance athletes and engineers is building an electric jet ski. According to Eco Watercraft the Eco1 will do more than 50mph. As quick as that is, it is nothing compared to the price. This new watercraft will cost as high as $32,000 when it goes into production in 2011. It is bound to be expensive since it is new technology but it will open new horizons in the recreational segment. The electrics are housed in an air- and watertight casing so you won’t get fried should you somehow manage to sink the vessel. Also, it will sport solar panels and will be built in a factory powered by renewable energy. Taylor hopes to unveil the Eco 1 at the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii next October. He says a second prototype with a carbon fiber hull will be finished in five weeks and the company will start taking orders by the end of the year. Once production on the Eco1 begins, the company will start work on an cheaper model with a little less performance and a price around $10,000 to $12,000.

The Seabreacher J is the latest offering by Innespace, designed exclusively for the recreational boating market. This new vessel incorporates a jet drive for increased safety and better surface performance. The J model is approved for recreational use by the US Coastguard and is able to be registered as a conventional powerboat in most countries. It is powered by a Rotax engine which is available in 155hp or 215hp supercharged variants. The engine and jet drive can be easily maintained at any personal watercraft dealership, making it a far easier watercraft to own and operate. The Seabreacher J combines the thrill of flying a submersible watercraft with the practicality and dependability of a conventional personal watercraft. The J model can be custom built with a host of available options that can personalize your Seabreacher to your desires. Well, Sea Doo had a dolphin on its logo long time ago but these guys made a dolphin power by a Sea Doo engine...Though, the company has other engines options too.

Billet girdled head kit for Kawasaki 800 SXR big bore. Domes fit up to an 85mm bore. Kit includes head shell, one pair of domes, girdle kit, O-rings, and all necessary hardware. Head shell is clear anodized for protection. The particular head is a bolt on product and it is easy to install. To use it with stock carbs you must also order part# ka800brk-carb, the optional cable bracket. This head will work with Factory Pipe's 800 dry pipe. No cylinder modifications required for girdle kit, just bolt it on.

It had been advertise since 2007 when the first Ultra 250X came up thought it was not available in the market. Lately we had been informed by the Greek official importer of Riva Products in Greece that the Riva top loader has finally been released by Riva. According to the manufacturer the particular top loader intake grate eliminates impeller spin and cavitation while delivering improved handling and acceleration with no loss in top speed. Available from Riva motorsports and all authorized dealerships.

Every year there are new pilots that come to prove luck and to try to be champion of the world. The ages of the participants go from the 16 years to more than 50 covering a wide range of pilots. There are those national and world champions as well as unknown, but all with the goal of winning. It is always difficult to tell to the new ones that the goal is to arrive, this year we also want that the index of abandonment is of 50 percent, maintaining this way the mystic of this event. Brazil will be a difficult filter mainly in distances and punishment to the engines in the north area, where the water will be calm and the engines will break one to one. The mixture of speed and reliability will be the one to be the winner. Here some pictures of the African series of the JETRAID go mainly for those pilots that one day were in this crazy adventure.