2000 Kawasaki Ultra 150 Parts Pictures index

2000 Kawasaki Ultra 150 Parts Pictures Index shows indexed parts thumbnails that give access to specific ultra 150 parts pics;
stock, aftermarket and modify parts pictures, taken by us and presently in use in our modded 2000 Kawasaki Ultra 150 jet ski.

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I was doing 68 mpg in a morning ride when there was an strong barbecue smell, somebody making breakfast I though, but couldn't see anyone. I kept going and enjoyed my rides without a problem. Later, I went for the day's last ride and the ultra would do 4000 rpm but only go 5 mph. I took it back to the ramp very slow and almost no daylight. Later, I found that a 3 x 1 inch piece of wood had gotten caught between the prop blade and the pump housing. To get it loose I had to take the pump off. The barbecue smell early in the day had been coming from my pump cooking the log in the prop!

Buckshots BRM 50 Carburetor Pictures!

I heard people said bad things about the Buckshots carburetors but my 2000 Kawasaki Ultra 150 wasn't running right with the broken, Skiworx "modded" stocks carbs, had to do something, so I took a chance going to the Buckshots BRM 50s. I learned, later on, that the problematic Buckshots were the early ones, not the BRMs. More than a year later, they are still working great on my ultra!

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Solas Intake grate modification Pictures!

Originally, the Solas intake grate was robbing about 3 miles at top speed, after doing small modifications to the grate, some trimming and lots of hand polishing, it ended up giving the same top speed as my other intake grate, the R&D, but with a much better handling, holeshot, and a whole of lot more grab in rough water. When you let off from full throttle it's almost like having brakes . I'm very please with the end result using this modify Solas intake grate in my 2000 Kawasaki Ultra 150 jetski. The 20 intake grate pics here show what it looked like before and after the modification. Enjoy it!

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In the picture below you can see the original Solas intake grate which, I had to install just to find out how much top speed it would take away in stock form. All the work to the parts was done at my house in Los Angeles, California, but with the jet pump, and others parts, installation was a little more complicated since the jet ski was at a Colorado River campground, a 4 hours away drive. I ended up doing the install at the campsite while camping, and having fun, in the river. It was done in the desert heat and includes sand, dust, and dirt, but it came out the same as if it had been done at a clean high performance shop!

Aftermarket Parts Mods :: Finishing the Solas - R&D intake Grates - Shreadmaster Ride Plate.

Modded stock grates are the ones that give the best top speed, that's what I heard from hardcore Ultra 150 guys, . My jet ski came with the R&D Aquavein so I don't know how good they can be modded. I done this type of work to a few of my aftermarket parts; R&D intake grate, Shreadmaster ride plate, the in & out of the nozzle and steering nozzle and inside the jet pump. A boat hull should be smooth, like glass all around including the bottom, to avoid friction.

With cars we don't notice the friction so much because the contact to the ground is just a little bit on the tires, it‘s a closed compartment vehicle and the contours are finished very smooth. A talk with people related to airplanes will show how they fedel about air friction. Friction in general is bad but, on watercrafts and aircrafts, it's an invisible power robber and the big speed killer!

To get a good, smooth, finish on these aftermarket parts I used rubbing compound, a heavy duty one, that I bought a long time ago. It came in a 1 gallon plastic container, was beige, and the texture was like a super fine, sandy, gel. Good stuff. I don't remember the brand name, it was the kind that is used by professional body shops. They are pretty tough and take out the sanding marks quicker than the one sold at Wal-Mart. I finish the job off with the fine polishing-wax sold at Wal-Mart, though!

The harder part of doing this type of parts modifications is the sanding. It took about 4 different grid of wet sand paper, #60, #180, #320 and #600. It will be easy on you if you have a sanding/polishing wheel table to do the hard labor. I didn’t had one so it was a tough and slow process for me. I felt good when it was done and over with.

Once you start sanding, that's when you really see all the imperfections in the aftermarket parts. For a while, I was thinking of getting all these aluminum, modify parts, anodized to protect the parts and in red to match my 2000 ultra 150, but I haven’t got it done so far.

People inclined to do these mods should be aware that, with ocean riding, bare aluminum parts are going to be looking ugly in a very short time, perhaps, it will even happen overnight. I don’t ride in the ocean, plus, I keep the jet ski in a very low humidity area, and still, the aftermarket aluminum parts, when striped down to bare aluminum, will be looking ugly in a short while after they were modify but, heck, that’s just the looks and besides, they'll be hidden under the hull anyway... That's all for now, jet ski folks!

2000 KAWASAKI ULTRA 150 PARTS PICTURES INDEX