They're great. If you get some I HIGHLY recommend Grove Fabworks. I know they're all roughly the same, but they're a small shop, they helped me out and I'll rep them. Do you need them? probably not, but they do help with bed flex. I liked that they allowed me to tie in the rack more securely than 2 nutserts that come with it, and that was the main reason why I added them.
You ever take it off any sweet jumps?
There are a few minor brands make them these days; rickter, kommander and krash come to mind. Of the big boys only kawasaki and Yamaha continue to produce them. Kawi made the jump to 4 stroke in 2016 for the 2017 model year with the SXR 1500. Yamaha makes the Superjet which transitioned to 4 stroke in 2020 after being 2 stroke until 2018 or 2019. The super jet is definitely the more traditional of the 2 major ones. I went with the SXR because it rides a bit better for river riding which I'd be more likely to do.
The newer ones, especially the SuperJet are monumentally easier to ride than the older 2 strokes. I'm sure you could get back on one if you had the chance. The old ones you had to be on power to not fall over so you had to go all in, something that didn't always jive with natural instincts.
I thought about buying a stand up but my neighbor did, so I decided to just use his. It is a much better option given I already have two RXP's.
Stand ups are like boats... its cool to have one, even better to have a friend who has one! I really like that era of RXP.
Yeah me too. I guess that is why I have two of them. They are 2006 models and run as well as any brand new one.
Those early 4-tec engines are SHOCKINGLY stout. I think because they were competing with Honda and Polaris on top of Kawasaki and Yamaha, they upped their game for the early generation 4 strokes. I mean some people talked about 4 strokes in watercraft like some people talk about EVs these days!
