Jet skis?

[EJK]

I want one. It's up on my "Will buy" list. (After reading a Boat Trader Magazine + Seeing holidayers playing around the Coopers Beach).

Question: Does this require any license and etc? Whos got one?

This baby looks like a ZX14 on water

[98tls]

No licence required,other than that i know nothing about them other than my X brother in law imports them from the states and called in home the other day with the biggest one ive ever seen in my life.

[tri boy]

At least do a "day skippers" course.
The number of knob jockey's that blatantly break the "5knot's within 100mtrs of shore" rule is a disgrace.
People and kiddies swim with these losers very close by.
I might cop a slagging for this, but NZ should follow Aus boat rego/licensing system.

[Big Dave]

Easier to stand under the shower and tear up hundred dollar notes.

[fireliv]

I want one too!

[Storm]

Easier to stand under the shower and tear up hundred dollar notes.

Voice of experience?

[98tls]

Easier to stand under the shower and tear up hundred dollar notes.

Or if waters not your thing you could buy a Sporty and lose it that way.

[MotoGirl]

They're pretty similar to riding a quad bike and an absolute ball of fun. I used to want one until I discovered road bikes

[blossomsowner]

they are cool fun to play around on and pretty easy to drive/ride/whatever....


don,t however have two jetskis collide at high speed because it is not so much fun that way.................and it breaks them

[Usarka]

Cool in the short term but lose the appeal pretty quick.

For water thrills ditch the bang-juice and strap a 13m kite and board to ya.

[BiK3RChiK]

We had a jet boat for skiing a couple of summers back. It cost similar to a jet ski and we could do a hell of a lot more with it than if we'd had a jet ski. I'd buy another jet boat in a heartbeat. To me a jet ski would get boring very quickly.

Our jet boat was similar to this...

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-191751246.htm

[Big Dave]

Some people love them. Dean P is living on Waiheke and reckons they are mint.

I divide how many days in the year you can actually use it by the cost.

We are going to do some more product reviews in the mag - I'll have a fang and see if I change opinions.

[Big Dave]

Or if waters not your thing you could buy a Sporty and lose it that way.

A well maintained Sportster holds reasonable resale price.

[98tls]

A well maintained Sportster holds reasonable resale price.

I see Harley is thinking recession by offering a minimum trade in price for sporty buyers in the states,that aside ive a good mate with an immaculate sporty still in his garage after attempting to use it as a trade in on a new FWT%X whatever he bought last year,they would have been better to be honest and tell im they didnt want a trade rather than offer him what they did,as i said the thing is mint.http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/

[The Pastor]

waste of money IMO