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96 Yamaha WaveRaider 760's any good?


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Found a good looking, but never had one, so is this a good first pwc on the cheap?

 

Anything to know about them? What to look for? Are they fast or at least quick?

 

Thx

 

http://www.tradebit.com/usr/manuals/pub/9002/yamahawaveraider.jpg

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At one time the wave raiders used to he the cats ass and I remember even having to sign a waiver to rent them because they were so much more powerful than the others. This however, was true 15 years ago. Better things could he had for a good depending what price is. If you can get it for 800 I would say go for it.
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honestly man spend a little more an get a much bigger an better ski..

 

i got my yamaha xl1200 3 seater for 3k two years ago (maybe 3 idk) soo much more for the buck im sure u could jew someone down

 

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll162/04srturbo/jetski3.jpg

 

 

 

 

 

or hell i justw bought bertos yamaha gp1200 does 65+ for 2250

 

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll162/04srturbo/IMG_20110627_082258.jpg

 

 

theres a time an place to be cheap

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true true, like i said first one so I'm unsure of what to get. I'll keep checking, that was just a super cheap one I found so i figured i'd ask.

 

Much more than $2500 and I'd rather have a boat for $5000. It's not about the money, more about the value.

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true true, like i said first one so I'm unsure of what to get. I'll keep checking, that was just a super cheap one I found so i figured i'd ask.

 

Much more than $2500 and I'd rather have a boat for $5000. It's not about the money, more about the value.

 

makes sense there are deals to be had.. i found mine at amazing deals(well the gp is awaiting to see if its a good deal... its stil at the dealership seeing whats wrong with it)

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I have 2 wave raiders. The fastest I got them was 51 on GPS on perfect water. I don't know if mine are stock or not...they look stock though. They are extremely reliable and decent enough looking I guess for their age. I have had both my wife and I on them as we as some other friends. They still move pretty good with two people, just no handling is there at that point.

 

That said, they are completely useless in much of a chop. Alum is not touchable during the weekend. The only reason I have mine is for a supplement for my boat so I if I have people out with me on it I don't have to run it around all day. I can send them out on them to play some on. The handling is very strange to get used to. They ride and turn like no other ski I have ever been on. After you learn it though they are as stable as any other ski I have been on while messing around (while moving - VERY unstable while sitting). Like I said though, to even play around you need calm water. I had mine out with me on my vacation with the boat and not many people were out and I LOVED it. They were great. Small and light enough to come out of the water from the wake of my boat with ease and with some good height too.

 

Long story short...I would not have these if the were for my primary water use. I will actually sell these two pretty soon and upgrade to 2 newer ones. I'm thinking twin RXP's.

 

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/2011-05-30_17-52-16_467.jpg

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/2011-06-03_11-32-28_545.jpg

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w211/Matt86K5/2011-06-03_11-32-54_477.jpg

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If it works out...I'd consider buying 1 ski from formula matt w/ the double trailer, giving him my single trailer for his remaining ski, and then working something out with you paul for the double trailer/single trailer switcharoo.
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Any better?

 

http://columbus.craigslist.org/boa/2518652347.html

 

if so, what's the most I should pay for it?

 

And are those low hours crazy? That comes out to like 4 hours/year average, I'd put that many on one in a DAY. Should I be concerned about it not being accurate or having been sitting a ton and breaking with some regular use?

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Any better?

 

http://columbus.craigslist.org/boa/2518652347.html

 

if so, what's the most I should pay for it?

 

And are those low hours crazy? That comes out to like 4 hours/year average, I'd put that many on one in a DAY. Should I be concerned about it not being accurate or having been sitting a ton and breaking with some regular use?

 

Its deleted:gabe:

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I'm not going to split mine up. They will be much easier to sell as a pair. Plus, I need to finish painting the grey one then maybe paint the other one. Would probably sell better as a matching pair also.

 

Lowest I would go is 2500 as is for everything. Try finding a double trailer with 2 decent skis for less. Sure, you can get 2 skis for 1000 per, but then add in you know nothing about them and add in the price of a double trailer.

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That's cool, I got a buddy that said he'd give a grand towards one...but that means I gotta come up with 1500...little bit more than I want to spend for one of two, considering I'd have to share the trailer. I'd probably go 1200 with his 1k, otherwise guess I'll just look for one for myself.

 

Good luck selling.

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That's cool, I got a buddy that said he'd give a grand towards one...but that means I gotta come up with 1500...little bit more than I want to spend for one of two, considering I'd have to share the trailer. I'd probably go 1200 with his 1k, otherwise guess I'll just look for one for myself.

 

Good luck selling.

 

Seeing as that puts you willing to go 2200, give me the 2500 - sell the double trailer to Paul for 300 plus one of his single trailers then boom you are back to 2200 plus 2 separate skis on 2 separate trailers. All problems solved.

 

Up to you though. I won't come off 2500. I will finish painting the and get 3-3500 out of them; this just saves me the time.

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