Hairpins at FULL THROTTLE on a 2022 Kawasaki ULTRA 310LX: WCJ Uncut

Take an uncut, unedited sneak peak from The Watercraft Journal's "Dam Tennessee Ride" from late March, when temps never broke above 50 degrees and a daring handful of enthusiasts pushed themselves and their PWC over 340 miles up and back the Cumberland River.
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[@LifeBeginsOnTheWater]

You smile from ear to ear says it all! Thanks for the teaser video. Can’t wait to hear about your personal experience overall. Billy D

[@watercraftjournal]

Appreciated!

[@willyodell7802]

I'm going to go by "Billy-2". I don't think I will get a shout out, though. Billy O. I just rode a 2022 Yamaha FX Limited SVHO today down the Mississippi. Buddy's new ride. I don't know how I will get on one of these new Kawi's, unless I buy one. I'd love to compare. The FX was so smooooth.

[@mikerussell8380]

Taking mine out tomorrow for the first time can't wait!!

[@watercraftjournal]

Awesome!

[@Lazers872]

Taking mine back out tomorrow. Thanks again for pointing me in this direction Kevin. Perfect haul for Lake Erie chop.

[@watercraftjournal]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@michaeldeblase2973]

I looked at these but ended up in a 2022 Seadoo GTX 300 Limited. So far I love it. The supercharger power in sport mode is unreal. It drinks fuel at an unreal rate too.

[@watercraftjournal]

LOL yeah, they're thirsty.

[@badstimpy]

I did the same thing on my gp1300r - dropped a knee and full pinned turn and popped a hernia !!! Too old for such shenanigans !! best sounding ski by far with that roots style squeal !

[@watercraftjournal]

OUCH!

[@deanpieroz]

Great video Kevin, as you go into detail about how you're riding, it reinforces the passion I have in the Kawasaki brand. You made my day, thank you!

[@watercraftjournal]

Happy to help

[@porschecarreras992cabriole8]

That looks fun. The new 2023 models just got launched as well!

[@_jamesrose]

Looking forward to seeing more mate. Thanks Kevin 👌

[@watercraftjournal]

More to come!

[@davidpate76]

Looks like you had a blast!!

[@watercraftjournal]

Yeah, it's really a lot of fun. Wish we had more rough stuff to play in.

[@alexnutcasio936]

With Lake Mead getting so low, are t you concerned about hitting a submerged object?

[@watercraftjournal]

LOL no. It's still several hundred feet deep.

[@jonremkus1630]

Hey Kevin, I’ve had a deposit on one of these (310LX) since winter. In the meantime, my Yamaha dealer was able to get me a matching pair of FXHO’s due to a cancellation. I’m fighting wake-boat wake on Smith Lake in Alabama and the Yamahas are good - not great with that. Mostly long cruises and pulling tubers. Would one of these these be worth breaking up the pair for? Thanks!

[@watercraftjournal]

Get the HO's.

[@jasontheworldtraveler]

Rode all 3 Brands this past weekend in choppy water, Kawasaki, Yamaha and Seadoo top models. I have the Yamaha FX SVHO. In rough water, this is how the 3 of us all felt, Seadoo is best in rough water and keeps you the driest, Yamaha 2nd place and Kawasaki 3rd place. I do respect Kevin for his honest answer of choosing the HO's when asked!

[@watercraftjournal]

Jon, please DO NOT take this advice. The Sea-Doo ST3 hull is the single worst tracking, most unpredictable hull in the industry today. A Spark tracks truer through chop than the ST3 hull (RXT, GTX, Wake, Fish Pro). The FX is the wettest of these but tracks true and smoothly. The Kawasaki is singularly the best hull design for rough water. Racer for the past 15 years all agree and the hull has the championships to prove it. It's not as dry of a ride, but it'll never steer erratically or jolt side to side.

[@jonremkus1630]

@@watercraftjournal I already bought the FXHOs. They’re serving us really well so far. Been on Lewis Smith near Arley for about 6-8 hours and ran most of Tim’s Ford with my wife a few weeks back. I don’t think I need more than what I’ve got. GPS speed hits 62 with my 285# and kid passenger.

[@Gooddog1]

@@watercraftjournal Hello there, just wondering for a couple husband and wife approaching sixty years old, do you get beat up after riding for awhile on mostly calm waters? We are looking to get on the water and live by the Gulf of Mexico I just want to make sure that this would be a good fit for us.

[@Q8ANGLER]

Nice video and great to see you smiling and enjoying the ride ... at 50c temps, would you recommend AMSOIL MARINE 10W-40 for your type of weather ? thanks

[@watercraftjournal]

No. I always suggest the factory oil, which is often "white label" produced by major manufactures. You will not gain any benefit by switching oils - none that you will ever see.

[@Q8ANGLER]

@@watercraftjournal Thank you Kevin

[@paullinkins8121]

The big question: are any of them serious competition for racing against the Yamaha GP1800?

[@watercraftjournal]

GP? No. FX? Yes.

[@fzr1000981]

Not the intended audience, it's a big water ski that corners decently

[@umin06]

I've heard mixed reviews on the throttle trigger config. I'm assuming that once you learn how it works it should be fine but what are your throughts on how they put the reverse lever on the same mount as the throttle? Any issues or delays getting it to go from forward to reverse if you need to in a hurry?

[@watercraftjournal]

Kawi's brake won't save you "in a hurry." It deploys slowly and doesn't spin up more than 3,000rpm, which isn't a heck of a lot of thrust.

[@umin06]

@@watercraftjournal ok that's good to know. Doesn't sound like it works as well as iBR.

[@stgnsw]

Nice , first thing I spotted in this video is the chemtrails. At least your sky is still blue. That's a very rare thing now in Sydney Australia

[@watercraftjournal]

Whoa! Really?

[@danted232]

Can you feel the weight diffence compared to the previous generation 310?!

[@watercraftjournal]

Not, it's not substantial.

[@danted232]

@@watercraftjournal thanks for the feedback, i have a 21 310x, thinking on buying a 23 seadoo rxtx or the new 310 but i have not seen one in person yet to help me decide!

[@wko78ms]

I don't see a left side trigger, doesn't it have reverse?

[@fnatomagan]

It's a right hand thumb brake. Throttle and brake are on the same side.

[@watercraftjournal]

If only you read The Watercraft Journal: watercraftjournal.com/video-kawasaki-highlights-all-new-2022-jet-ski-ultra-310-lineup/

[@czwhat328]

Do they still have problems with breaking spark plugs off in the head?

[@watercraftjournal]

Never had a problem changing plugs.

[@czwhat328]

@@watercraftjournal I owned a 2012 300lx for years and it would always snap a plug during spark plug changes at dealer. I do however operate in salt water and kept it on a raised lift year round. I am interested in getting a new Kawasaki but was hoping they did some improvements to the head.

[@watercraftjournal]

Dissimilar metals tend to fuse, especially when not properly coated/treated. Coat the plug's threads before installation, and ALWAYS wash down and oil (WD-40 or other lubricant) your engine after use. Again, this is "Basic Maintenance 101."

[@michaelshafer2996]

Was that the water or a little bit of chine walk on turn in?

[@watercraftjournal]

The water was pretty smooth, so I was trying to churn up the water as much as possible to see how it tracked through a corner. The Ultra corners predictably; not as sharply as the FX (and nowhere near the GP) but doesn't search or "bow hunt" like the RXP-X.

[@LUCAMTire]

Picked up a 2022 kawasaki ultra 310 lx Can anyone tell me how to connect my Samsung mobile phone blue tooth to the machine. Oly heck been fighting with trying to connect blue tooth for 5 hours now Won't connect just to phone. Says needs app. Download rideology motorcycle as it's one available. Does not see unit and unit does not see phone. Go to find rideology the app. ot available in canada. What the frigg. Does some one have step by step connectivity instructions? What functions need to be turned on. Does it need to be synced with Google cloud? Little reduculous to try and get the 4 fancy speakers to work. Ready to return the unit. Some one please help.

[@watercraftjournal]

@LUCAM Tire I literally fought with the phone syncing process for 15 minutes before giving up. (I'm literally going to be talking about this on tonight's podcast.) Apparently, others are NOT having this issue and can happily sync their phone to the system with ease, so I believe it's a software issue. -K

[@LUCAMTire]

@@watercraftjournal i figured it out. Little frustrating if you do not know! The rideology app I don't know if it works with the ultra 310 lx. It might. I am not sure. But it did not sync last night in the garage with engine not running. I did not test when on the water today with engine running. For blue tooth audio you need to sync with the stereo. So their is 2 blue tooth connections you need to do. Bluetooth One connection Machine to phone bluetooth ID (Ultra 310lx) in instrument cluster under Bluetooth for rideology app from what I understand. I believe this only works with rideology app. Bluetooth connection 2 for audio press hold audio button till flashing on unit. On phone Bluetooth connection ID kawadaki Ultra 310lx for machine Kawasaki for audio

[@LUCAMTire]

​@@watercraftjournal I put together a little how to clip on how to link the mobile device to ski and audio if interested. last video uploaded on my channel. Thanks

[@watercraftjournal]

We kinda wish you SHOWED how to do it rather than standing in front of it. But thanks!

[@pajamatime5750]

All I did was fire the dash up on the LX and push the middle (volume knob) down for 2-3 seconds until the blue ring light turned on. That means it’s ready to be paired. Turn Bluetooth on my phone and it showed “Kawasaki”…. Hit that, it paired. I was listening to music in 30 seconds.

[@MikeZ32TT]

Wow 1,059lbs. Looks like fun.

[@watercraftjournal]

Curb weight. Yes.

[@pajamatime5750]

😍

[@watercraftjournal]

Yup!

[@itscomplicatedbeingawizard2892]

That’s not the supercharger right? Supercharger gives a different experience. Unmatched horsepower with that Kawasexi design makes it the best on the market. Hands down

[@watercraftjournal]

Supercharger is the same as before - it's the lower center of gravity in an already established hull.

[@itscomplicatedbeingawizard2892]

@@watercraftjournal I know the supercharger hasn’t been modified, I’m saying the LX isn’t the LX-S so it’s not supercharged. Correct?

[@watercraftjournal]

Incorrect. Both are supercharged.

[@itscomplicatedbeingawizard2892]

@@watercraftjournal well my dealership doesn’t know their products very well. They told me the LX-“S” meant supercharged. I just looked it up and every ultra 310 model is supercharged. What a work of art

[@watercraftjournal]

Ugh. Sorry to hear that another dealer doesn't know what the heck they're selling.

[@edwardbowles8613]

Hard not to be jealous....

[@watercraftjournal]

Some days in the office are better than others.

[@The1GWP]

Kawi's biggest mistake with the new ski is not getting you one 6 mo ago

[@watercraftjournal]

You're not wrong!

[@jonremkus1630]

They would have sold more for sure. It’s a flagship product and there is a total lack of information on it. I’ve heard from a couple dealers that they feel really under served on the PWC side.

[@wilsonthe5nake]

Mine blew up within the first hour of having it

[@watercraftjournal]

Blew up? Details!

[@Steven-xj2rf]

Yikes.

[@cts-vme3353]

Why would they keep the same piston consuming supercharged engine combination !?!

[@watercraftjournal]

Piston failures ended (for the most part) in 2017 when they switched back to forged slugs instead of those awful hypereutectic pistons. The Eaton TVS produces a peak 16.8psi vs. the Sea-Doo's peak 9psi @ 8,000rpm.

[@jayswindle9860]

Heck yeh I just got off the lake i love my sea doo spark trixx 2022

[@watercraftjournal]

Nice!

[@fernandomartin624]

Looks like you were so bored doing this review 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jeffbryner5355]

Not impressed. That thing is the size of a small boat lmao. Let's see your ass do that on a built sxr not a yacht sized pwc lol

[@watercraftjournal]

I personally struggled with the SX-R 1500 - it felt far too huge. The SuperJet (albeit slower) was far more fun to flick around. Although neither of those two compared to the SX-R 800. -K

[@brianchinoski6413]

I don’t see any hairpins

[@watercraftjournal]

Sorry to hear that you're blind.

[@glenn5189]

@@watercraftjournal lmao

[@Prophecy-bs9ds]

If your pegging the bars that thing has a terrible turning radius. I’m watching your wash and can’t see you passing your own wash just lazy wide turns. Click bait?

[@watercraftjournal]

You're watching pinned sweeps.

[@justinbiggs1005]

It all comes down to hull design. 310lx has quite a deep v hull design that's meant to cut through waves like a hot knife through butter. Yamaha's gp1800r turns quite a bit better and coincidentally has a much more shallow designed v hull. That 1,000+ pound curb weight of the Kawasaki ski could come in handy for tanking waves in large choppier bodies of water

[@deanpieroz]

​@@justinbiggs1005 Its sharper V design which I've found helps keep the impeller hooked up better than the other brands. I own a 2018 NA Ultra LX and came up against a GP1800 in the chop, we were side by side at full throttle. Also going across a choppy bay, I can be flat pinned and pull away from other supercharged models. If more people knew this I wonder if the Kawasaki market share would be higher?