A Yamaha WaveRunner customer in the US has launched a Class Action lawsuit in the US over faulty fuel gauges, premature warning buzzers, and a trip meter that doesn’t work as intended. Will Australia be next?
The 2024 Yamaha WaveRunner line-up has been unveiled with new colour schemes – a new 200 horsepower, non-supercharged 1.9-litre four-cylinder engine, the biggest capacity in the Jet Ski world – and significant price rises across the range. It’s the biggest engine change for Yamaha in 15 years, since 2008.
Prices for the 2024 Yamaha WaveRunner line-up have risen by up to $3100 in Australia – pushing all supercharged models past $30,000 and hitting record high RRPs for non-supercharged models. Here’s how they compare to Sea-Doo and Kawasaki Jet Ski.
Yamaha WaveRunner has unveiled its first new non-supercharged four-cylinder engine in 15 years, with a claimed 200 horsepower. The 1.9-litre is the largest capacity motor in the Jet Ski market today. Here is everything we know so far.
It is new Model Year season for Jet Skis, with big reveals for the 2024 Yamaha WaveRunner and 2024 Sea-Doo watercraft line-ups due in the next fortnight ahead of showroom arrivals next year. Here are the dates and times.
Yamaha has announced the biggest discounts across its WaveRunner line-up since the global pandemic. Up to $3000 off – combined – with a 3.99 per cent finance offer. For now, the deal is only available at this weekend’s Sydney Boat Show.
More than a decade in the making, Yamaha Australia has introduced a Jet Ski decked out for fishing. Meet the Yamaha FX HO JetFish, a rival to the Sea-Doo Fish Pro series.
They’re two of the most affordable Jet Skis on the market, and they’re also among the most fun. In this back-to-back test we compare the Sea-Doo Spark Trixx versus the Yamaha Jet Blaster, including price, specs, performance, top speed and acceleration times.
Supercharged versus non-supercharged? It’s a question many Jet Ski riders begin with, even before they’ve set foot in a showroom or hit the water for a test ride. We performance test the supercharged Yamaha FX SVHO and the Yamaha FX HO back-to-back and run VBox numbers to see what the speed difference really is, including acceleration and top speed.
Japanese manufacturer Yamaha says WaveRunner future is safe after announcing it will end production of snowmobiles in 2025.
