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Encyclopedia > Jet ski

Jet-Ski is the brand name of personal watercraft (PWC) manufactured by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.. The name, however, has become a genericized trademark for any type of personal watercraft. Jet ski (or jetski, often shortened to "ski"[1]) can also specifically refer to versions of PWCs with pivoting handlepoles known as "stand-ups". This article is about brands in marketing. ... Categories: Stub ... Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. ... A genericized trademark, generic trade mark, generic descriptor, or proprietary eponym, is a trademark or brand name which has become the colloquial or generic description for a particular class of product or service. ... In numerical analysis, pivoting is a process performed on a matrix in order to improve numerical stability, particularly in Gaussian elimination. ... Stand-up PWC are a type of personal watercraft (PWC) available since the 1970s. ...


Jetski became foremost the colloquial term for stand-ups because, in 1973, Kawasaki was responsible for a limited production of stand-up models as designed by the recognized inventor of jet skis, Clayton Jacobsen II[citation needed]. In 1976, Kawasaki then began mass production of the JS400-A. JS400s came with 400 cc two-stroke engines and hulls based upon the previous limited release models. It became the harbinger of the success Jet-Skis would see in the market up through the 1990s. Mass production is the production of large amounts of standardised products on production lines. ... The Jet Ski 400 or JS400 was the first mass-produced stand-up personal water craft produced by Kawasaki. ... A cubic centimetre (cm3) is an SI derived unit of volume, equal to the volume of a cube with side length of 1 centi metre. ... The two-stroke cycle of an internal combustion engine differs from the more common four-stroke cycle by having only two strokes (linear movements of the piston) instead of four, although the same four operations (intake, compression, power, exhaust) still occur. ...


In 1986 Kawasaki broadened the world of Jet Skis by introducing a two person model with lean-in "sport" style handling and a 650cc engine, dubbed the X-2. Then in 1989, they introduced their first two passenger "sit-down" model, the Tandem Sport (TS) with a step-through seating area. The kawasaki X2 was the first mass produced sit down watecraft. ...


In 2003, Kawasaki celebrated the Jet Ski brand by releasing a special 30th anniversary edition of its current stand-up model, the SX-R, which has seen a revival of interest in stand-up jetskiing. The X-2 has also been updated, based on the SX-R platform and re-released in Japan. Kawasaki continues to produce three models of sit-downs, including many four-stroke models. An anniversary (from the Latin anniversarius, from the words for year and to turn, meaning (re)turning yearly; known in English since c. ... The four-stroke cycle of an internal combustion engine is the cycle most commonly used for automotive and industrial purposes today (cars and trucks, generators, etc). ...


The four stroke engines have come on since the late 1990s; with the help of superchargers and the like the engines can output up to 250 horsepower as seen in the newly released Kawasaki ultra 250x. The four-stroke cycle of an internal combustion engine is the cycle most commonly used for automotive and industrial purposes today ( cars and trucks, generators, etc). ... Kawasaki can refer to: Kawasaki, Kanagawa - a Japanese city located between Tokyo and Yokohama Kawasaki Heavy Industries - a Japanese company producing transport-related equipment including motorcycles Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha - is a Japanese transport company whose main area of operations is international shipping Kawasaki, Fukuoka - a Japanese town in Fukuoka Prefecture...


Since jetskiing has evolved through the 90s other companies like Yamaha, Bombardier and Polaris have joined the sport to make it into a worldwide sport in both racing and freestyle. Yamaha may refer to: Yamaha Corporation – A manufacturer of a diverse range of musical instruments and electronics. ... Bombardier Inc. ... Polaris Industries manufactures a full line of all-terrain vehicles (ATV), snowmobiles, Ranger utility vehicles in 2wd, 4wd or 6wd, Victory Motorcycles and EU rated quadcycles. ...

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Freestyle

Freestyle jetskiing is done on stand-up jetskis but mainly on Yamaha superjets as they are lighter and smaller than that of the Kawasaki SX-R. Jetski freestyle consists of many different tricks, including big air, hood tricks and technical tricks which, just like BMX and Motocross, are judged on the quality and skill shown in routines. The freestyle world is made up of different competitions into which anyone can enter. In the United Kingdom amateurs start with the FNT (Freestyle National Tour). In 2006 Luke 'Showtime' Stocks won the professional category and Stuart Hammer won the amateur. It is held around the main British lakes and coastal bays. Yamaha may refer to: Yamaha Corporation – A manufacturer of a diverse range of musical instruments and electronics. ... Kawasaki can refer to: Kawasaki, Kanagawa - a Japanese city located between Tokyo and Yokohama Kawasaki Heavy Industries - a Japanese company producing transport-related equipment including motorcycles Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha - is a Japanese transport company whose main area of operations is international shipping Kawasaki, Fukuoka - a Japanese town in Fukuoka Prefecture... A BMX Race. ... A rider using a berm to corner during a motocross race in Australia Motocross (often shortened to MX or MotoX) is a form of motorcycle sport or all-terrain vehicle racing held on enclosed off-road circuits. ...


The next step up is the British Winter Series which again consists of pro and amateur categories. After winning this title it is possible to enter the British summer series. The British series is held on the official British circuit and has produced some of the world's champions, including Lee Stone (World Professional Champion), Ant 'Barrel Roll' Burgess (World Amateur Champion) and Dan 'Aircroft' Ashcroft (Junior World Champion, European Champion & British Champion). Jet skiis Freackin rule, and chad hewitt sucks, and his little brother rules, yeah right, lol. Plus abe is awsome. and stuff.


Popular Culture

Kawasaki have lent their Jet-Ski name, and designs, to the videogame Wave Race 64 developed and published by Nintendo. Wave Race 64 is a racing game for the Nintendo 64 that was released on September 27, 1996 in Japan and on November 5, 1996 in North America. ... Nintendo Company, Limited (任天堂 or ニンテンドー Nintendō; NASDAQ: NTDOY, TYO: 7974 usually referred to as simply Nintendo, or Big N ) is a multinational corporation founded on September 23, 1889[1] in Kyoto, Japan by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce handmade hanafuda cards. ...


See also

Pump-jet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. ... Yamaha Motor Company Limited ) (TYO: 7272 ), a Japanese motorized vehicle-producing company (whose HQ is at 2500 Shingai, Iwata, Shizuoka), is part of the Yamaha Corporation. ... Bombardier Inc. ... WaveRunner is a brand name for Yamaha Motor Corporations popular line of personal water craft (PWC). ... Sea-Doo is a brand name for Bombardier Recreational Products popular line of personal water craft (PWC). ... Categories: Stub ... Image File history File links Noimage. ... The 300 is a personal water craft made by Kawasaki. ... The Jet Ski 400 or JS400 was the first mass-produced stand-up personal water craft produced by Kawasaki. ... The 550 is a personal water craft made by Kawasaki. ... The kawasaki X2 was the first mass produced sit down watecraft. ...

References

  1. ^ Step Into Liquid, Lions Gate Studios, ASIN B0001FGBUC, April 20, 2004

Step into Liquid (2003) is a documentary about surfing directed by Dana Brown, son of famed surfer and film maker Bruce Brown. ...

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