" i didnt think they made those things anymore"

[keegan]

anyone ever had that said to them lol?...had a guy that was blown away that my ski was an 04 and tried to tell me that kawasaki had a patent/owned/makes these... (superjet)

anyone else got any sweet know it all stories?

 

[Freestyleriverrat]

nope :biggrin:

 

[Kny21]

:haha:



I think everyone gets that a some point with interaction with the mis-informed.... That and the stares when their on the water like they've never seen one before. Time to time I always have couchers & even boaters come up to me thinking I'm hurt or brokedown when I fall and don't get back up quick cause I'm tired and just floating resting... :banghead: :biggrin:

 

[x-jetter]

i just get people that say "i just bought a 'brand new' 550 for my son" and want to know how to make it as fast as mine :biggrin:

 

[Marshj]

"wheres you thing'y..? You know...the thing'y to ride on.. "

(wife says) "hunny, its a standup"

 

[Gainera2582]

"Aren't those hard on your back?" " You can't ride 2 up on those?" " Where is the seat, don't you get tired of standing?"

These are all noob questions from couchers I get all the time riding at my lake.

 

[Boris]

Last Saturday I was asked,...
"where's the seat ? Did you take it off ?".

Now, how can you give someone a straight answer while your eyes are tearing up and your stomach is cramped up from laughter ?

 

[romack991]

can you really blame the people though? I have not seen a standup at a dealer in my area, no posters either. they are rare on the lakes. general public does not know any better because they are not advertised.

the ONLY thing, and believe me i hate to even mention this in the same post, i've seen is a 3D. I think I saw two of em at the local sea-doo marina. :banghead: I just wanted to bring my SJ over and put it buy it and say, please buy the real thing.

 

[gimmick]

I overheard some girl ask her boyfriend "what is that?" pointing to my js550. He had to explain to her it was a jet ski.

 

[sjaddicted]

I had the Sheriff pull up to my parents dock one time, asking "if they are still making those things" reffering to my 97 roundie and my neighbors 94 SJ's on my beach. All the while thinking I was in a world of poop since I had a sheriff boat pulling up to my dock.

 

[cookerq62]

In get:
"I haven't seen one of those since Jaws"
"James Bond had one of them"

 

[yama_freak615]

i had a lady at the river with a couple of couches ask me how a stand up floats.....

 

[Stukas]

Last weekend at alatoona i had someone ask me what year it was, (my buddies 82 550) i told him an 82, "they dont make them anymore right?" well, i said, the 550's no, they quit making them, but they do still make standups. I still dont think he understood

 

[guiness92]

I hear that question at least 3 times, every single time I go out to ride.

 

[sjaddicted]

My favorite was definitely one day I pulled up to the tire line at Cypress Gardens with my helmet on, and the little kid on the back of his dad's RXP looks at his dad and says "daddy you need a cool jetski like that one." I tried not to laugh my ass off, and the guy just rolled his eyes.

 

[LBE]

What your telling me is they do still make those things???:biggrin:

 

[Shrivel]

My favorite was definitely one day I pulled up to the tire line at Cypress Gardens with my helmet on, and the little kid on the back of his dad's RXP looks at his dad and says "daddy you need a cool jetski like that one." I tried not to laugh my ass off, and the guy just rolled his eyes.

OMG! SOOOO many times I'll have little kids point at mine and say similar stuff. "Daddy, I want one of THOSE!"

 

[gj_fx1]

My favorite is hearing a kid say 'look, theres a real jet ski' ..

 

[meatball]

I was at the local gas docks with my neighbor on his 03 FX 140, and there was a couple there.

They stared at me and my 91 superjet for about 15 seconds, then glanced at the FX 140, and the women says "Wow, what a beautiful ski (to the FX 140) it looks brand new!"

Then she stares at me and I stare right back for about another 15 seconds, then she walks away glancing back at me twice like it was some circus show.

 

[Matt_E]

OMG! SOOOO many times I'll have little kids point at mine and say similar stuff. "Daddy, I want one of THOSE!"

Yup!

A couple of weeks ago I was at the river with Phill. Some friends of a friend showed up, and you could tell they wanted to ride. Sure, why not...the fella was slightly overweight (300lbs?) but what the hell.
A noob is gonna hurt himself before anyone else.
So right before he grabs the start button, he turns and says in a rather cool manner: "So, those pretty much ride like quads, right?"

Me: :haha: