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2018 Yamaha GP1800 WaveRunner – Long Haul Episode 17

It’s considered by many (included a few inside of the company itself) to be the most successful supercharged runabout Yamaha has ever produced. Not only has the GP1800 charged to the top of every podium its competed for, but it was also one of the highest selling machines for its inaugural year, clinching #6 out […]

Axel

6 years ago

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2018 Yamaha VX Cruiser HO – Long Haul Ep. 27

It’s pretty much identical to Yamaha’s performance-minded VXR, so why is the VX Cruiser HO priced $600 less? Frankly, we have no idea because we think it’s got more bells-and-whistles from what you’d expect from such a budget-priced runabout. It’s a fun, zippy performer that’s both stable and sporty – so what’s there not to […]

Axel

5 years ago

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2018 Yamaha VXR WaveRunner – Long Haul Episode 20

Could the VXR be Yamaha’s ultimate naturally-aspirated WaveRunner? We certainly want to say so! With its striking paint and trim scheme, stellar handling, gobs of low-end torque and included electric trim and RiDE dual-throttle brake and reverse system, it’s got everything it needs and nothing else that it doesn’t. Sharing the same mold as the […]

Axel

6 years ago

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A Swinging Time on Smith Lake Dam With The Aquaholics – Long Haul Ep. 11

The Watercraft Journal joins Alabama/Mississippi riding club, The Aquaholics for an awesome weekend of riding around the pristine Lewis-Smith Lake, dam and reservoir in northern Alabama. Again we charge along on our new 2017 Sea-Doo GTR-X 230, were we ride through a handful of waterfalls, explore caves, eye-over a few mansions, jump from cliff faces, […]

Axel

6 years ago

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Behind The Scenes of The 2018 Skyway Ski Show – Long Haul Episode 24

It happens every year (for the past 6 years now), and The Watercraft Journal was on the beach with camera in hand to record a little behind-the-scenes action of the annual Watercraft Superstore Skyway Ski Show. Unfortunately, super strong winds muffled out ALL of our audio, but we thankfully were able to scribble down a […]

Axel

6 years ago

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Crisscrossing Florida in a Single Day – Long Haul Ep. 1

Welcome to the first episode of Long Haul – a show about pushing personal watercraft (PWC) a little bit further than most. In this episode, Jetski Junkies’ Kev Hemingway and The Watercraft Journal’s Kevin Shaw attempt to crisscross the entire state of Florida from the West Coast to East Coast and back west in a […]

Axel

8 years ago

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Cruising 90 Miles On The Cumberland – Long Haul Ep. 4

On this episode of Long Haul, The Watercraft Journal’s Kevin Shaw takes us on a 90-plus-mile ride from Ashland City, Tennessee, down the famous Cumberland River (once canoed by frontiersmen and fur trappers, and even paddled by American folk hero Davy Crockett), into the middle of scenic downtown “Music City” itself: Nashville, Tennessee – all […]

Axel

7 years ago

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Hammering on Yamaha’s 2017 all-new GP1800 – Long Haul Ep. 3

On this episode of Long Haul, The Watercraft Journal’s Kevin Shaw walks through the all-new 2017 Yamaha GP1800. Kevin details the evolution of this machine from VX to the new replacement to the outgoing FZR and FZS. With a superior power-to-weight ratio than any other musclecraft of its kind, the new GP1800 is one of […]

Axel

7 years ago

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Introducing The 2017 Sea-Doo Spark Trixx

The Watercraft Journal gets the first official look at the new 2017 Sea-Doo Spark Trixx – a freestyle-inspired, lightweight 2-up, 90-horsepower Spark. Learn more about the Trixx and the rest of the 2017 Sea-Doo lineup by clicking HERE: Gallery: Introducing the 2017 Sea-Doo Lineup (Videos)

Axel

7 years ago

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JC Racing ’17 Kawasaki SX-R 1500 Mid-Sponsons Install & Test – Long Haul Episode 14

There’s no doubt that the Kawasaki SX-R 1500 is one of the most polarizing machines new for the 2017 model year – and racers and recreational riders alike are coming around the big standup. We’ve had one in our possession for a while now and we’re still getting familiar with everything this ski can do. […]

Axel

6 years ago

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RIVA Racing Stage III-Equipped 2018 Sea-Doo RXT-X 300 – Long Haul Ep. 25

The Watercraft Journal test rides RIVA Racing’s maniacally-fast Stage III kit-equipped 2018 Sea-Doo RXT-X 300. Starting with a stock 2018 Sea-Doo RXT-X 300, RIVA Racing throws on its proven Stage III kit to aptly unlock all of the power potential in the venerable ACE 300 engine and unlock what can be done with the new […]

Axel

5 years ago

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RIVA Racing’s 2017 Yamaha GP1800 IJSBA Stock Class Race Kit – Long Haul Ep. 8

The Watercraft Journal test rides RIVA Racing’s all-new GP1800 IJSBA Stock Class Race Kit-equipped 2017 Yamaha GP1800 WaveRunner. The newly-released kit is without a doubt, one of the quickest, hardest-handling machines we’ve ever ridden (and RIVA tells us they’re not done tuning it!). You won’t believe the potential buried in this machine that RIVA is […]

Axel

7 years ago

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