JS550

JS550

The 550 is a personal water craft made by Kawasaki. It was first built in 1982 and has been very popular. The 550 shares many of the same parts with the JS440 and JS300 including the fiberglass hull, hood and hand pole. This craft played a huge role in the popularity of personal watercraft. It was arguably the most popular watercraft throughout the 1980s and early 90s. The 550 was a very popular choice for racing. The 550 underwent very few changes over its production history. The 550 slowly lost popularity when the larger more stable and powerful stand ups began appearing like the Kawasaki 650, 750 and Yamaha Superjet. Many consider the era of the 550 the heyday of personal watercraft racing.

Model differences

1982-1985 Known as JS550

* Motor: Black Piston Port 550
* Single ring piston
* Carb: single 38mm Mikuni BN
* Front left side exhaust outlet
* Finger throttle
* Aluminum pump inlet wear ring (only 82-83)

1986-1990(mid) Known as JS550

* Motor: Black Piston Port 550
* Single ring piston
* Carb: single 44mm Mikuni BN
* Front right side exhaust outlet
* Thumb throttle
* JETPOWER exhaust
* Stainless pump inlet wear ring

ee also

*Jet Ski
*JS400
*JS550sx

External links

* [http://www.pwia.org/ Personal Watercraft Industry Association]
* [http://www.awahq.com/ American Watercraft Association]
* [http://www.uscgboating.org/ U.S. Coast Guard Boating Safety]
* [http://www.x-h2o.com/ X-h2o stand-up/sport related Forum]
* [http://greenhulk.net/forums/ Green Hulk Performance and speed related sit-down Forum]
* [http://www.pwctoday.com/ Large site of PWC enthusiasts]


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