2019 Yamaha SuperJet 701 (2-stroke) — Should You Buy One?
Typical asking price: $5,000–$8,500. There are 2 high-severity known issues you need to know before handing over a check.
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The final two-stroke SuperJet before Yamaha switched to four-stroke — a legendary freestyle and closed-course stand-up that riders specifically seek out for its light weight and raw feel. A skill machine. Two-stroke top-end, corrosion, and race abuse are the inspection.
What we checked
Not checked against public records
Personal watercraft fall to the Consumer Product Safety Commission rather than NHTSA. Its recall feed rarely names a specific model year, so we have not wired it in — matching on the brand alone would attach other people’s machines to this page. What follows is our own write-up, and it has not been reconciled against an official record. Treat it as a starting point, not a verdict.
Known Issues for the 2019 Yamaha SuperJet 701 (2-stroke)
Ranked by wallet impact. These are documented, recurring problems — not freak accidents. How we decide that.
Periodic top-end rebuilds are part of two-stroke ownership; verify compression and history.
Repair cost (estimate): $400-$1,500
Source: not yet checked against public records.
Verify flushing; unflushed salt corrodes the engine and exhaust.
Repair cost (estimate): $300-$2,000 — about 30% of what this car is typically worth
Source: not yet checked against public records.
Hard use damages the hull and pump; inspect closely.
Repair cost: Not yet priced
Source: not yet checked against public records.
Many are heavily modified for competition; verify build quality and engine health.
Repair cost: Not yet priced
Source: not yet checked against public records.
Walk-Away Red Flags
- ✗Low compression or no top-end history
- ✗Salt corrosion
- ✗Race-damaged hull
- ✗A questionable modified build
Good Signs
- ✓Good compression and documented top-end
- ✓Freshwater or flushed
- ✓Clean, sensibly-built example
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