300/440/550 Kawasaki js550

[Mr Bojangles]

agreed! I repainted and turfed my 750SS from the neon purples and pinks to something more moderen. But Make sure you do a compresion test, and get it preforming right before you spend alot of time with the preaty stuff. Its easier to repace a rideplateor impeller than to repaint and turf a ski IMO

 

[waveracer92]

Hahaha, so happy mine didn't come with "the colors". Like bojangles just mentioned, always start the running process before anything.

 

[CNONEY11]

true true. im just lookin forward to it.

 

[waveracer92]

(I want a 750 now..... saw a nice one earlier for $1600....)

 

[Mr Bojangles]

good things come to thoes who wait, but for others, they get lucky!

I waited, and I scored this off CL monday for $50! now I have a motor next year to put in the 550

 

[waveracer92]

Poor ski.... that's a 750 right?

 

[CNONEY11]

haha. good find. what is that? 1990 650sx?

 

[Mr Bojangles]

haha. good find. what is that? 1990 650sx?

yup! had some goodies on it, but its complete and I prob can have it running with little work

 

[waveracer92]

Alright, quick question, bout how much do you think it'd cost to fix that up?

 

[CNONEY11]

looks like needs a bit of turf lmao... and some elbow grease.

 

[Mr Bojangles]

to get it water ready and running great? it would need..............

new impeller
carb rebuild, or just a better carb then the one thats on it
A title
turf

with all that it would be rideable, but not a screaming machine or a looker and without trying to get a title, it would be about $100 if you looked hard enough for parts

 

[waveracer92]

looks like needs a bit of turf lmao... and some elbow grease.

Ya, lots of it, hell, if I had money, I'd make an offer, (too much work for me lmao, gotta finish mime 1st....)

 

[Mr Bojangles]

yeah, I found its better to invest in something that runs than to try and cheap out. you spend more in the long run trying to get it to work. but there is exceptions, my 550 was $400 with trailer, and it just needed a battery and starter and I was ready to roll

 

[CNONEY11]

hahaha. itll be up and looking good in no time.

 

[waveracer92]

Didn't find any good kawasaki's on that craiglook site, doesn't matter, have a ski already, guess I'm just anxious.

 

[CNONEY11]

Didn't find any good kawasaki's on that craiglook site, doesn't matter, have a ski already, guess I'm just anxious.

haha.. only time will tell. keep checking and you might find a one of a kind deal.

 

[waveracer92]

I'm getting the title straightened out with the guy I bought it from, (found the ski here on the X), as soon as I get the title in my hands, gonna get all the parts, it's a waiting game right now...

 

[CNONEY11]

for your 550? the one in your avi?

 

[waveracer92]

for your 550? the one in your avi?

Yep.

 

[CNONEY11]

i wanna steal your paint job but do it in diff colors. lmao looks nasty as hell man