I call dibs on the first loaner ride. The fastest stand up I’ve been on so far is an SXR 800. Then for super we can have spaghetti!!

Your content is interesting. Don’t be afraid to give us a little backstory before you jump into the project …. 💪👍🏼

@jetskijim007

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, I'm working on it. I appreciate your feedback.

Needs more riding footage, I am looking forward to y'all hitting the Missouri river

Nice info, tho its been decades since I was in the belly of anything, lol. Hard to believe what those can do... Thanx !

Nice Video Jim, keep up the Good work 👍🏻😀

@jetskijim007

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

As an older Italian, with that spaghetti, what do you call it sauce or gravy, 😂😂 nice video, by the way it’s gravy at my house

@havasubooo8840

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@jetskijim007

Жыл бұрын

I call it sauce, but no Italian in my genes. Thanks for watching.

Jimmy, I'm glad I found your channel, I'm 53 yrs of age and want to get another stand up,last one was in 1995, you give me hope, LoL.

@jetskijim007

11 ай бұрын

That's awesome! I know several guys that have ridden clear into their 60's.

you guys rock < watch you and Merlin together , iS uisually my entertainment for the week lol................Keep up the great videos , QUESTION JIMMY IF I BRING YOU A ski WILL YOU LOOK AT IT please ?

Awesome video Jim! I’ll have to build me one before these 12f motors sky rocket in price 😂

Good job Jimmy!

9:45 - orange key bypass could be its own video, good info here thats been lost to the forums ages ago

Hello Jim , I’m interested in your thoughts on replacing fuel and vacuum lines on jet skis/ seadoos the type to use and such . Thanks Guy

58 is top speed in stock form from factory on perfect water conditions at BB. 54 is on the money given the test conditions you were in. Good episode! I may need to borrow that thing for a Wednesday sand bar run!

@stustockwell

Ай бұрын

Factory top speed for the 1500 is 63mph

Nice love the SXR great build.

What watch are you using for the gps speed?

@jetskijim007

Жыл бұрын

Its a Garmin Forerunner 235. Thanks for watching.

Awesome!! I may pick up a 1500hull. I have a donor stx 1100 ski... Should be fun

How did you pull this off with only $1500?? Dying to know lol! I just subscribed... old school IJSBA standup racer here. Won Novice 550 Limited at the World Finals in 93.

@jetskijim007

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I kinda dropped the ball on the that one, LOL. You have to factor in that I used the ski as a donor for my Bullett Racing V4, so I had the complete hull, handle pole setup/steering, waterbox, drive shaft, intake grate, ride plate, etc. I found a 12F for $500 that needed a starter bendix, and out here nobody likes to pull the motors on the sit downs, let alone disassemble them. So the the only thing I needed was the fuel tank, fuel pump, steering/throttle cables, hood latches/hooks, etc. It ended up being under $1500. Thank you. :-)

What do you do for a living

I love this. its like doing an engine swap on a modern car.. but a bit simpler. I am keeping an eye out for one of these hulls in my area. Everyone seems to pull the pump section, sourcing a used one seems difficult. Im surprised when swapping the ski they dont plop in a solas 12 vane..

Ever messed with a 95 Polaris 750 triple?

@jetskijim007

Жыл бұрын

no, not even a little. They never sold many units in the midwest back in the day, and by the time I moved to Havasu, I had already stopped repairing sit downs.

Too dang fast! Lol

isnt that reall slow for a 1500, i thought they did 60 plus?

Did you use the massive 12f intake?

@jetskijim007

Жыл бұрын

I did! it fit with no issues. I was surprised as well.

First how were you able to bypass the gauge bc wouldn’t it send it into slo mode? Also I understand people remove the setup out of the sxr bc of its plug and play with harness n smaller intake correct? But the sit down 12f n 15f intake is ok for the sxr hull? Just trying to figure out why people would buy a brand new sxr fir a hull swap instead of getting a 15f engine from a donor ski n buying the parts that you need to swap. Seems it would be cheaper and you could spend some extra money and throw some upgraded pistons and valve train in and still be ahead. Plus you don’t have a nice ski hull laying around unless you do what you did which is a great idea. Only thing I see as a pro is it would be a brand new engine but if you buy a used sxr you in the same boat as a used 15f sit down. Could you send out the ecu to be reprogrammed to not have the steering sensor? I know on the ultras they are removing speed limiters and traction control when retuning.

@jetskijim007

Жыл бұрын

First question, I thought the same thing, but evidently if the MFD Display goes bad, It shorts the beginner mode circuit, then you are stuck in that mode till you get a new one, plug it in and change modes. Mine was in normal mode, so when I unplugged it, it stayed there. Second question, The main reasons everyone strips the SXR is because the aftermarket hull companies reuse a majority of the SXR components into their hulls, and If you try to buy all the incidentals, they will nickel and dime you to death. Thank you. :-)

Sorry I am ignorant of the difference between the sit down 12F motor and the stand up 1500 engine.

@jetskijim007

5 ай бұрын

The only difference is the displacement. The 12f is 1200cc, the sxr is 1500cc.

Could you do a video on these stock 1500 hulls on making them not so squirly? My dad and I demo one back in 2017 and even though I was a beginner he grew up on 550, 650, and 750s and we both thought they had death wobble . Which was not what we were expecting.

@jetskijim007

9 ай бұрын

Actually, I have a video planned for modifying the 1500 hull, however, the issue you are describing is the same that has always plagued the watercraft industry. When they lay up the hulls in the mold, they are supposed to wait a certain amount of time to let the resins harden. In a production environment they always seem to rush this and the hull changes shape while hardening outside the mold. I have seen several 1500's with a recess in the bottom of the hull from the resin "shrink back". We call this "hook" and it causes several handling oddities. The 1500 responds very well to truing the hull to fix several issues like this.

@MotoMac590

9 ай бұрын

@@jetskijim007 interesting, wouldn't have thought to check that.

What fuel pump/tank did you use?

@jetskijim007

Жыл бұрын

Stock OEM Fuel tank, and an aftermarket replacement pump off of ebay. www.ebay.com/itm/325672697692

Hey do you have a schematic I'm putting a sit down 1500 in a sxr from a sit down and i have it all hooked up like you but I'm missing spark still

@jetskijim007

4 ай бұрын

Did you modify the roll over switch and leave the steering sensor plugged in to the main harness? Those two are usually the main issues with no spark, as well as the oil pressure sensor. I think I have schematics somewhere, and I found them through google. I will see if I can find them.

@Fordgpw1942ocalafl

4 ай бұрын

I dont have the oil sensor hooked up, my connector got ripped off, thatll really stop it from getting spark? Can i just ground it to test? ​@jetskijim007

@Fordgpw1942ocalafl

4 ай бұрын

And after I crank it there is clicking and stuff so I think the ecu is getting power and stuff

How did you get into jet skiing

@jetskijim007

Жыл бұрын

I used to race motocross in the late 80's and early 90's, one day I saw a guy riding a stand up jet ski, and wiped out hard at over 50mph. He came back to shore laughing. My first thought was, I have never got up after a crash on my bike "laughing", my next thought was, "Where do I sign up". :-) A couple weeks later I bought a used 650SX, and the rest is history.

@carstenbuilds

Жыл бұрын

@@jetskijim007 that’s awesome I’m kinda thinking the same thing they look super fun and fun little projects to work on. Thanks for the videos

Dumb question. What's the difference between the 12f and 15f engines? I have been toying with buying an sxr1500 hull to put an 1100 in.

@jetskijim007

5 ай бұрын

Not a dumb question at all. 12f engine is the first of the 4 stroke jet ski engines from kawasaki. It was derived from the zx1200 motorcycle. 1200cc's and around 125HP. it was so successful they lengthened the stroke and created the 1500cc 160HP Engine and called the ski theu put it in a 15F... Many parts are interchangeable .

@badm0t0rf1ng3r

5 ай бұрын

@@jetskijim007 gotcha. I actually just purchased a "sxr 160" (I don't much like the name change) today. Still looking for sxr hulls (I'm sure they're more plentiful in havasu) to do an 1100 swap. Or maybe if im lucky an sxr 1100 premade.

I am doing this exact thing with a 1200 motor and a 1500 hull. I have it all installed and it fires up and idles great, but when I try to give it gas it just bogs and won’t rev up. Any ideas with what may be causing that? Everything is plugged in correctly as far as I know. Thank you so much for any assistance you can provide.

@jetskijim007

7 ай бұрын

did you copy my fuel pump, set up? You may need to hook up a fuel pressure gauge to watch what is happening when you give it throttle. Lack of consistent fuel pressure will cause what you are describing.

@stevenvunlvpgapgm

7 ай бұрын

@jetskijim007 I believe I hooked the fuel pump up the same way you did. I used the 1500 connector on the 1200 harness and put the two wires what I believed to be the correct holes. I can hear it working when I hit the start button. I might be missing something though.

@stevenvunlvpgapgm

7 ай бұрын

@@jetskijim007 what exactly did you do with the fuel pump to hook it up?

@jetskijim007

7 ай бұрын

@@stevenvunlvpgapgm just what you said. If it starts and idles, the electric part is correct. On the fuel line side. Did you just run the fuel line from the pump straight to the fuel rail? You have to either tee it, or plug one side of the fuel rail. the SXR uses a closed loop system, the sit down uses an open loop, meaning it sends the fuel back to the tank.

@stevenvunlvpgapgm

7 ай бұрын

@@jetskijim007I ran a hose from the fuel pump to one side of the fuel rail. I then plugged the other side of the fuel rail. So there is no loop or return or anything. Is that an issue? I see yours has a hose on both sides of the rail.