Yamaha’s venture to the marine
water craft began as early as the 60’s but the company’s
production of the personal water crafts came in later, in 1986. There
are several reasons why Yamaha decided to produce PVC. One of them
was the increasing interest of the public with Kawasaki’s Jet
Ski and Bombardier’s Sea-Doo. (The names Jet Ski and Sea-Doo
have become the generic terms for stand-up and sit-down personal water
craft respectively.) The sales of the two brands kept on rising that
prompted the entry of the WaveRunner into the marine recreation picture.
The very first Yamaha PVC at the same time the very first sit-down
PVC was the WaveRunner 500 or the Marine Jet 500T. Although the
Sea-Doo first released the sit-downs, the WaveRunner set today’s
sit-down market.
A year later, the WaveRunner was shortly replaced with the name
WaveJammer 500 or the Marine Jet 500S. This model was considered
as the world’s first solo riding sit-down PWC. Same with the
WaveRunner 500, the WavaJammer was very agile with its combination
of small hull and fixed steering column.
The sit-down model was still very popular during the 90’s
and resulted to the introduction of the WaveRunner III 650 or the
Marine Jet 650TL. This model was given the recognition as the world’s
first PVC that was designed for 3 passengers. It featured high-performance
engine, great stability, speed, and a larger hull. This model became
the parent of the later Yamaha WaveRunner models as the demands
for larger PVC’s increased over the years.
Before the introduction of another WaveRunner (except for the WaverRunner
VX650 in 1992) came several other Yamaha PVC’s. These include
Super Jet 650 stand-up (jet ski), WaveBlaster 700 that rode like
a motorcycle, WaveRaider 700, WaveVenture 700 with a 3-seater capacity,
and the WaveBlaster II with a very powerful 760cc engine.
In 1997 came the WaveRunner GP 1200 with one of the most powerful
engines in the market. From hereon, the power, size, style, and
features become the priority of Yamaha. More models with these characteristics
came out. The WaveRunner XL 1200 came a year after. In 1999 two
models, the WaveRunner SUV 1200 and WaveRunner XL 1200 Ltd was released.
In 2000, the Yamaha PVC, the WaveRunner GP 1200R, has 155 hp engine
with amazing body design. It was followed by the WaveRunner XLT
1200, WaveRunner FX140, WaveRunner GP 1300R with 1200cc engine,
WaveRunner FX Cruiser High Output higher performance 4-stroke engines,
WaveRunner VX Deluxe, WaveRunner FX Cruiser High Output, and WaveRunner
VX 700. All these models are performance driven, stylish and most
of all, very affordable.
This content is provided by Low Jeremy and may be used only in
its entirety with all links included. For more info on Jet Ski,
please visit http://jetski.articlekeep.com
