Polaris SLX Pro 785, Ultimate watercraft?

Thomas Lackey

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Jan 29, 1997, 3:00:00 AM1/29/97

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I was just checking out the specs of the big sport names this year
(Seadoo XP, GSX ; Kaw 1100ZXI; Yamaha GP1200, etc.)
and decided to look at the power to weight ratios.
I understand that hull design is important, but for the moment
I just looked at power to weight.

Anyway, here goes:

Seadoo XP : 4.77 lbs per hp.
Seado GSX : 4.55 lbs per hp
GSX Ltd : 4.02 lbs per hp
Yamaha GP1200: 3.88 lbs per hp
Kaw 1100ZXi: 4.86 lbs per hp

And last:

Polaris SLX Pro 785: 3.69 lbs per hp

Now I understand the Polaris also has a high performance
hull, shouldn't this make it just about the top?

---telackey

hormagaunt

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Jan 29, 1997, 3:00:00 AM1/29/97

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Will be very interesting. I have seen inside the motor and promptly
ordered one.
Moran

loba...@aol.com

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Jan 29, 1997, 3:00:00 AM1/29/97

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In article <01bc0d4f$3e2f5c80$2269...@telackey.ionet.net>, "Thomas
Lackey" <tela...@ionet.net> writes:

>Seadoo XP : 4.77 lbs per hp.
>Seado GSX : 4.55 lbs per hp
>GSX Ltd : 4.02 lbs per hp
>Yamaha GP1200: 3.88 lbs per hp
>Kaw 1100ZXi: 4.86 lbs per hp
>
>And last:
>
>Polaris SLX Pro 785: 3.69 lbs per hp
>
>Now I understand the Polaris also has a high performance
>hull, shouldn't this make it just about the top?

PJS Sea Jet 1350: 3.5 lbs per hp

Laszlo
Lo-Ball Engineering

Joe

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Feb 1, 1997, 3:00:00 AM2/1/97

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I just got my SLX 785 Pro and my friend got a SL 1050. I hate to say it
but they blow away every Sea-Doo we went up against by over 5 mph. Even
when we rode 2-up the Sea-Doo XP didn't have a chance. Looks like Polaris
has a winning line up this summer. Each machine has run flawlessly and
radar from 63-66 mph. Sea-Doo owners its time to sell and go Polaris.

hormagaunt <horma...@winshop.com.au> wrote in article
<32EF4A...@winshop.com.au>...

> Thomas Lackey wrote:
> >
> > I was just checking out the specs of the big sport names this year
> > (Seadoo XP, GSX ; Kaw 1100ZXI; Yamaha GP1200, etc.)
> > and decided to look at the power to weight ratios.
> > I understand that hull design is important, but for the moment
> > I just looked at power to weight.
> >
> > Anyway, here goes:
> >

> > Seadoo XP : 4.77 lbs per hp.
> > Seado GSX : 4.55 lbs per hp
> > GSX Ltd : 4.02 lbs per hp
> > Yamaha GP1200: 3.88 lbs per hp
> > Kaw 1100ZXi: 4.86 lbs per hp
> >
> > And last:
> >
> > Polaris SLX Pro 785: 3.69 lbs per hp
> >
> > Now I understand the Polaris also has a high performance
> > hull, shouldn't this make it just about the top?
> >

Victor Mux

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Feb 1, 1997, 3:00:00 AM2/1/97

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In article <01bc1086$588b0860$1b5009ce@default>, m...@badger.means.net
says...

Your Polaris SLX Pro 785 is not going 63-66MPh. Next time use a radar
gun and not the speedo. The speedo is very inaccurate.

William G. Vernon

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Feb 2, 1997, 3:00:00 AM2/2/97

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Joe, shut the fuck up. Nobody's going to trade their Sea-Doo for a
Polardog. There's a helluva lot more to a PWC than top speed. Grow up.

Phil Muller

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Feb 3, 1997, 3:00:00 AM2/3/97

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I heard recently that the Polaris 785 Pro just broke some kind of slalom
course record. Can anybody fill us in on the particulars; what, when etc.

Thanks,

Phil Muller

Stephen Lee

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Feb 7, 1997, 3:00:00 AM2/7/97

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Hey Billy, WATCH YOUR LANGUAGE. I'm sure there are kids reading this stuff, me
being one of them and am COMPLETELY offended with your foul language. I think
you need to grow up, people are trading their SD for Polaris, I bet I could
find one person who's trading their SD for a Polaris which would prove you
wrong. Although I agree that there is more to a PWC than top speed.

Stephen

William G. Vernon (wve...@teleweb.net) wrote:
: Joe, shut the fuck up. Nobody's going to trade their Sea-Doo for a