im looking to purchase one and my friend just bought one very similar to this one for 4k but it did not have as much done to it. i am interested in it but dont know what to look for when checking it out or what questions to ask....
is it a good deal in general?
i would be driving from san francisco to los angeles to look at it so i want to try and get as much info before i waste a trip down there.

here is the link

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv...742421772.html

 

The single most important thing, is to make sure it will start when the engine is hot. I don't mean over heated. But when they won't hotstart, it is time for a rebuild.
I love stand ups

 

i will definitely try that so ask they guy if i can run it in his drive way hooked up to his hose for a few minutes and then let it sit and try and start it?

 

price is firm.if you are from out of the country, i dont want to sell it to you. keep your phony cashiers checks

lol

 

I used to race jet skis. It is highly modded. Check it out carefully. Mod skis can be difficult and typically have been run hard. Not to mention you will need the ability to tune it.

What do you plan to do with it? Just ride or race?

 

just to ride

 

I'd be careful then. I'd find a stock unit if I were you. Those Yamaha 650 and 701 engines are pretty much bullet proof in stock form.

 

i found this one but dont think its worth that much....

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/boa/1738341219.html

 

If I coldn't put it in the water and ride it before I bought it, I wouldn't even look at it. The tollerances on jet pumps are very precise. More than a 1/16 of an inch clearance around an impeller, can make it a dog. Plus any dings in the leading edge of the impeller can cause a great amount of cavitation.
No ride no buy!!!!!!

 

It comes WITH the Trailer and it's local.
In their ad they have "need it gone".
Flash $2800 and say "that's all I have" and you just might end up Towing it home...

What are you going to do if you drive all the way to Santa Clarita and it has "problems"?
You've now gone on a (roughly) 800 mile trip for nothing.

 

very true my friend had called him and said it sounded like a young kid who really wants to "trade" so maybe i could buy a crf50 or xr50 for cheap and put put some parts i have laying around on it and trade him it for more....