- Location
- Indianapolis
Hey everyone, new to the stand-up world and could really use some guidance. I've been lurking on here for a while now and this definitely seems to be a better forum than any other I have seen. So anyway, heres my story, hopefully I don't make this too long of a post.
I've always wanted a stand-up ski every since I was 7 or 8 playing waverace on nintendo 64:smile: and when talking to a neighbor last summer, I told her I was looking for a ski to fix up, she told me that they had one in their yard that had just been sitting for 4 years and if I wanted to try and fix it, I could have it absolutely free. Needless to say I was there in an hour, even managed to stuff it into my Jeep Wrangler cuz I didnt want to wait for my dad to use his truck:laugh2:. Got it running with some stabil, new gas, battery and plugs, and a carb cleanup and rode almost daily until august when it blew up. So when I get home from school in the spring, I'm going to have to tear into it and rebuild whatever broke (havent even taken the top end off yet, so Im not sure what I need to do at all). My little brother and I also got a 94 750sx for xmas to go along with the broken 89 650sx.
So quick recap is:
1989 650sx - definitely goin to need motor work, bone stock other than an oil block off plate
1994 750sx - I have yet to ride it, ebay auction says it has "better" pistons rings and bearings and new top end gaskets, and claims to have only 2 hours on all this. Also said its been bored .20 over. Also has a block off plate
Being in college, my number 1 goal here is reliability and doing it on the cheap since I will always be scrambling for cash. So the main question is: What all does everyone suggest I do to get these skis running reliably before I start spending whatever funds I have on other mods?
Oh and anyone here ride in Central Indy? I am the only one I know locally not on a couch, not to mention I have access to a good garage, but limited knowledge on the specifics of JetSki motors. Thanks in advance for any and all help!
I've always wanted a stand-up ski every since I was 7 or 8 playing waverace on nintendo 64:smile: and when talking to a neighbor last summer, I told her I was looking for a ski to fix up, she told me that they had one in their yard that had just been sitting for 4 years and if I wanted to try and fix it, I could have it absolutely free. Needless to say I was there in an hour, even managed to stuff it into my Jeep Wrangler cuz I didnt want to wait for my dad to use his truck:laugh2:. Got it running with some stabil, new gas, battery and plugs, and a carb cleanup and rode almost daily until august when it blew up. So when I get home from school in the spring, I'm going to have to tear into it and rebuild whatever broke (havent even taken the top end off yet, so Im not sure what I need to do at all). My little brother and I also got a 94 750sx for xmas to go along with the broken 89 650sx.
So quick recap is:
1989 650sx - definitely goin to need motor work, bone stock other than an oil block off plate
1994 750sx - I have yet to ride it, ebay auction says it has "better" pistons rings and bearings and new top end gaskets, and claims to have only 2 hours on all this. Also said its been bored .20 over. Also has a block off plate
Being in college, my number 1 goal here is reliability and doing it on the cheap since I will always be scrambling for cash. So the main question is: What all does everyone suggest I do to get these skis running reliably before I start spending whatever funds I have on other mods?
Oh and anyone here ride in Central Indy? I am the only one I know locally not on a couch, not to mention I have access to a good garage, but limited knowledge on the specifics of JetSki motors. Thanks in advance for any and all help!
