My Kawasaki X2

[Project Ski]

After months of work this is what it looks like.

Body Work:
Shaved Hood
Closed in the gas filler
Shaved the steering cover
Pearl White Paint

Handling Mods:
Tubbie Ones
Chopped 1.25" off of the rear
Cut rideplate to match hull
Hand Pull Trim

Engine:
Small Pin 750 sent to Team scream for the following;
2mm over to 780CC
Freestyle Porting
Intake mods
Exhaust Porting and Stinger mod

Westcoast intake, R&D stuffers, Carbon Tech Reeds
48mm Full Spectrum Carb
Factory Blaster Limited Pipe
MSD Total Loss
ADA Head

Pump:
800 SXR pump
14/19 Skat Swirl 6mm Cutback
TBM Supercone

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[#ZERO]

:bigeyes: Sweet Jesus... that's one nice looking X-2. :hail:

[1550]

very nice and clean... i think that looks like sleeper. it doest look like hull design is made in eighties....

[primetime1267]

:bigeyes: Sweat Jesus... that's one nice looking X-2. :hail:

X2!!!! And that means times 2 :brap:

[3wheelerdude]

Very nice and clean looking X2. :biggthumpup:

[MADMAT]

Damn nice X2!

[Malsom]

There is some money in that!!!

[Project Ski]

Thanks for all the compliments, i'm real happy with the way everything turned out.

[groaty]

awsome looking ski!!! i'm starting a project like that after i get my other 2 x2's running for the season.

[Legdragger]

Sweet jesus that is beautiful.

[Corbearofskiing]

where in ny are you ??

[xxx2]

Amazing! Looks Good! Any reinforcing? What kind of Air Intake?:hititbanana:

[Project Ski]

NYC

no reinforcing, we'll see how good it holds up. The air intake comes in through the back of the hood where Pete's does and dumps out in front of the gas tank.

[Project Ski]

My prop seems to be hitting my pump, im getting a clanging when the ski is running. Does anyone think an 11/16 concord will just be way too low? Putting the concord next to the 14/18 swirl makes the concorde look like a toy.

[crab]

My prop seems to be hitting my pump, im getting a clanging when the ski is running. Does anyone think an 11/16 concord will just be way too low? Putting the concord next to the 14/18 swirl makes the concorde look like a toy.It may be to low, but try it and see. Nozzle bore is a factor as well, my 12/17 swirl pushed my hull to 45 with the 650 b-piped motor. With the 78mm nozzle and short cone it had the same top speed as the 85mm nozzle, only the 85 was way more fun and quicker. I just repitched my SJ X-prop from 12/18 to 12/15, it was over 50 before and should be much more responsive down low now.

[shawn_NJ]

I'm only 30miles south of NYC, where do you ride? That thing came out SOOOOOOOOOOOOO $#^&#&ING sweet!

[Legdragger]

What do you have around the steering? It doesn't look like any of the Japanese parts I have seen?

[Project Ski]

Riding in fresh water until everything is dialed in, tested, and i have confidence in the ski. I had my ignition quit on me after an hour of riding, had to get it warrantied. Real killer on the first day out.

Pete, The steering cover i made myself. I took the stock steering cover, cut it down to match the hood profile and fiberglassed it together and filled in the holes where the trim and fuel selector are. Ill take some closer up pics of it.

[Legdragger]

Does the steering cover help block you air intake from water?

[dbrutherford]

How about some pics of the pump/shoe/grate setup you are using too.

Thanks

DBR

[Legdragger]

This X2 is as exotic as just about anything they have in Japan.

Did you have to distort the tank for that pipe? I have been meaning to try that chamber.

[Project Ski]

no distortion on the tank needed. It actually wobbles aroudna little bit under there without the oil tank. but i did weld a 1.5" extention on the back of the chamber to move it up and clear the exhaust manifold properly. This is where the chamber meets the headpipe.

[sxrcohen5]

Thats a very nice x-2 wowwww!

where do you ride that? you seem close by ....i wana see that work of art in person

[Island750]

Man that thing is clean!! Great work!

[Hilli]

Super Clean,Nice Work!

[Legdragger]

but i did weld a 1.5" extention on the back of the chamber to move it up and clear the exhaust manifold properly. This is where the chamber meets the headpipe.


Will I have to add that 1.5 in extension on the coupler end to clear the manifold? I have a yamaha and kawi headpipe so mabe one will have more clearance with the different height at the manifold/headpipe gasket.

Is that a kawi or yamaha headpipe you have on it?

[Project Ski]

I am using a yamaha headpipe. The kawi will proably make things worse as it raises the height of everything by 3/4"

It fit without the extension but not well. It was touching the manifold, and it had to be rotated in a specific position. There is no space to play at all. Adding the 1.5" let me rotate it to where it fit right in regards to touching the hull and to get it pointed where i needed for my waterbox. It also moved it away fro the manifold so i have a 1/4" or so of space between them.

I have no way to tell if there was any power difference with or without the extention, i never tried it before i added it on.

[Malsom]

So the Yami head pipe works fine on a kawi exh manifold? Or are there certian adaptors? Thanks!

[dbrutherford]

On a Factory Pipe Products head pipe, it has a three bolt design just like a stock Kawasaki 650. They make a manifold that has this same bolt pattern for a Yamaha so that it all bolts up the same. The head pipe they make fits like 75% of the pipes they make as long as you use the right exhaust manifold.