King of the Waves? 2023 Yamaha Waverunner FX SVHO In-Depth Review

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We take the 2023 Yamaha Waverunner FX SVHO and hit the lake to see if this luxury PWC is truly the king of the waves. With its supercharged powertrain and luxury features, this PWC combines high power with high content to provide thrills on the water along with total comfort.
Come along as we test the Yamaha Waverunner FX SVHO to see how it works. Let us know your thoughts in the comments below on this new Waverunner.
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@craigaustin4779 10 ай бұрын

If anyone has doubts about reliability, my 2018 has well over 600 hrs and runs like new. Oil every 50hrs, plugs every season, it is a mechanical dream. I do about 6000kms a year and not worrying about your engine, it hasn't been to the dealer since the 10 hr break in check out.

@1776FREE2 10 ай бұрын

This! Same as my tuned 2015 FX SVHO. *Car-like engine reliability*

@tonyg3091 10 ай бұрын

Very nice to hear that, very reassuring. The addition of all the fishing accessories makes Yamaha a very viable alternative to the Fish Pro. I’d go with the non-turbo version tho.

@craigaustin4779 10 ай бұрын

@tonyg3091 I should have mentioned that mine is not supercharged. It uses regular gasoline, saves 30 cents a liter on 2000+ liters a year.

@tonyg3091 10 ай бұрын

@@craigaustin4779 Thank you. Yes I am considering the non-supercharged version. Some say it is not powerful enough but that’s crazy imo. I mean, I am coming from a kayak where I consider 4 mph very decent speed so I can only imagine how 60 would feel, 🤣

@craigaustin4779 10 ай бұрын

@@tonyg3091 The speed difference is largely acceleration, they are all limited to under 70mph, they save a little top speed for the big gun about 110kmh vs 100kmh.

@timshull59 3 ай бұрын

You and watercraft journal are the 2 best channels on PWCs, great job!

@tkpowersports 3 ай бұрын

Glad you think so!

@NBAclipsHere 10 ай бұрын

Your definitely my favorite PWC channel to watch, and I love how in-depth your reviews get. Keep it up 👍

@charleserker4877 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for a very well done and thorough report! Excellent detail, and very enjoyable to watch. Thank you!

@esvedracharter 10 ай бұрын

Love the Review. Great job!

@TruckerAK 10 ай бұрын

Very good informative video! Definitely considering Yamaha now after watching this!

@davec5237 5 ай бұрын

Great review. Thanks for sharing. 👍

@tkpowersports 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@boatlover8856 10 ай бұрын

Great video!!!

@Aaron.Davis56 10 ай бұрын

Watching from CT. Love the video and I'm rocking the 2020 FX SVHO LIMITED. I do fresh water 90% of the time. If you want more Speed and Maneuverability, RIVA got you covered. I bought in January from them, Great Discounts on New Year's. OG on a Ski!

@Mr_D555 28 күн бұрын

I just bought a 2020 FX SVHO LIMITED this week with 34 hrs.

@ryanritchie7921 8 ай бұрын

Awesome presentation. Let’s see you get on an old school stand up jet ski🙂

@rutledge9016 10 ай бұрын

got mine in water saturday great ski 4 hrs on it runs smooth rides smooth

@canamxmr4760 10 ай бұрын

Seadoo: hold my beer…here’s 325hp boys send it

@kennyrobbins3760 10 ай бұрын

Great video informative

@ExplorerPWC 10 ай бұрын

Great review for sure (even for a Sea Doo guy)....love to see what the other brands are offering. Well done, ya covered it all!

@tkpowersports 10 ай бұрын

Much appreciated!

@ExplorerPWC 10 ай бұрын

@@tkpowersports Keep them coming, love seeing all the feature and your commentary!

@kentweed7507 5 ай бұрын

Great review. How do the Yamaha do in and rough open water?

@icare7151 10 ай бұрын

Modular engineering is awesome!

@notyourtypicalwatchreview2563 9 ай бұрын

Great review new subscriber

@tkpowersports 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the sub!

@iananderson7569 10 ай бұрын

I enjoyed this review as I had a 2023 reserved (cruiser seat) for this year. After extensive research I did not follow through with the purchase. I sat on it at the Toronto Boat Show and found the seat way too wide, so much so that I was uncomfortable on it. I’m 6 foot 200 lbs but don’t have wide hips lol. Secondly I agree with you that the Recdeck is great but it is an expensive accessory… an extra $2066 CAD. Also I googled FX low fuel alarm and those videos and comments sealed the decision and had me look elsewhere. You forgot to mention the SVHO requires premium fuel and that’s something else to consider not only for cost to operate but it can be tough finding premium fuel at marinas. Thanks for your channel and keep the reviews coming.

@bufordlife9781 10 ай бұрын

No PWC gets gas mileage like a Prius - even the Spark will use over 2.5 gallons / hour…. I have one of the largest and heaviest PWC Ultra 310 supercharged and yes it can suck gas if I ride it like I stole it, but knowing it is a recreational toy, don’t think about .a to .b - also on some days that I do combination of cruise and romping on gas I can go 6 hours and still have quarter tank remain. Lastly, Kawi narrowed the seat and lowered center of gravity…..

@iananderson7569 10 ай бұрын

You gotta pay to play! Up here in Canada right now premium 91 octane is 7.22 a gallon .I’m guessing it’s a lot cheaper in the US. Gas prices were not the reason I said no to the FX, just thought fuel type should have been mentioned in this review @@bufordlife9781

@markadler8968 10 ай бұрын

I have a FXHO and looked into buying a new a new one with more of a fishing setup and if you include a rec dec, cooler and a decent GPS/Fishfinder it is almost 6K on top of the sticker price which brings the total cost to over 30K CDN for a machine that is more expensive and inferior to the fish pro trophy which costs 5K less. I am going to keep my Yamaha and order a Fish pro trophy for next year, best of both worlds.

@MR.TOYBOX 10 ай бұрын

Sea doo is taking over the PWC industry. Yamaha will be out of the game in less then ten years.

@AlexanderTheGrateful 10 ай бұрын

@@MR.TOYBOX dude, have you been to Sydney? Hardly ever see a seadoo on the water lol, all Yamaha and Kawasaki here, seadoos aren’t built for Australian conditions. Carbo seal after carbon seal, we got fed up Australians don’t like getting ripped off, we buy reliability..

@kkutube1972 10 ай бұрын

Cruise and wake are very useful as a long-distance rider.

@jorgeherrera1075 2 ай бұрын

Nice review big guy. Where is that

@redstingraycorvette 6 ай бұрын

I have the same machine of course it’s a 2014 which I bought it new and it was two years old and this thing is scary fast it gets up to 70 in ridiculous time. Mine is bright yellow which I like but it’s been a good machine.

@petranpetran4776 6 ай бұрын

Good video man!!! My question is that because the cost is so close, finally SEA DOO 325 “24 or Yamaha Fxcruise svho ????

@_jamesrose 6 ай бұрын

They do different things. The RXT is a pretty good machine. Fast, reliable when stock and comfortable at slow speed/stationary stability. Where Seadoo wins is ergonomics. Everything is basically Tupperware. There is a reason Catalina races only feature Kawi 310 & FX's in open water class. The buoy to buoy race scene is very different. In calm water, the GP is a rocketship but is harder to handle than a RXP. The RXP is very sharp in calm water and smoking fast from the factory. Really depends on what type of riding you doing.

@JuniorJr_23 10 ай бұрын

Very nice

@georgeboros263 10 ай бұрын

I agree with you about not getting black. I personally much prefer the older models with bright neon colors. For me it's a safety issue. The dark colors are so hard to see out on the water. I much prefer the white hulls with brightly colored seats.

@TemptatioN103 10 ай бұрын

Tell everyone ur a old man without saying it, black is the best selling color thats why they continued it every year since the release in 2020 on the fx svho

@georgeboros263 10 ай бұрын

@@TemptatioN103 Young and dumb go together for a reason.

@danav3387 9 ай бұрын

It's crazy they only offer one color and it's the worst color option to top it off.. Black sux because of the heat soak. The less visible nature is also there too but idiots that don't pay attention will still be dangerous..

@1776FREE2 10 ай бұрын

My 2015 FX SVHO engine is a marvel. It really has Modern car engine reliability. Worlds more reliable than the old 2-strokes!

@craigaustin4779 10 ай бұрын

I agree, hours have become irrelevant. How many hours is a Japanese 4 cylinder car engine good for? 1000's at least, with maintenance. What kind of hours is far more important than how many hours.

@AddictionForAdrenaline 10 ай бұрын

Does anyone know if the third seat will be interchangeable across years or platforms. My 23 Yamaha gp1800r svho third seat is just horrendous and I need something different. I know know, don’t get the gp model spare it!😂

@jakes5530 10 ай бұрын

Yamaha will always beat out sea-doo for reliability and resale. No brainer if you can afford one like this

@PotatoeJoe69 10 ай бұрын

And handling. And looks.... and everything else.

@AlexanderTheGrateful 10 ай бұрын

Yes, After owning both brands I have found Yamaha do be a much superior brand in regards to reliability and quality control, Having said that. I love the comfort and the looks of a seadoo. The storage area is easier to access and the unit itself is more user friendly, and I’m not a fan of the carbon seal, I would like to be able to run my ski and walk around it and let it idle for longer instead of having to count in my head all the time Just my opinion

@eamonshields2754 10 ай бұрын

@@PotatoeJoe69 No Seadoo is handling king. Yamahas are good but no ergolock, feels like your on a couch

@500ssscott7 10 ай бұрын

Just stfu sea doo is better all the way around more hp better handling more stable

@draymond5067 10 ай бұрын

I found seadoo more reliable than my yamaha, seadoo has 80% market share globally

@pietrogiannoni7220 10 ай бұрын

Where i can find the moto with the same price showed in the video?

@jasonjackson329 10 ай бұрын

Crazy how when people talk about and compare PWC. They tend to only talk about or talk like there’s only 2 brands Yamaha / SeaDoo. But clearly we all know JETSKI is one of the top skis made. Personally I’d be likely to compare Kawasaki and Yamaha and not even think about SeaDoo.

@ayyo5971 6 ай бұрын

Who??

@PatriotSteve 5 ай бұрын

Sea-Doo has 55% of the worldwide market.

@jeffreylonghr 10 ай бұрын

For the price 2024 Seadoo GTR300 easy bet.

@roguethrottle 10 ай бұрын

Power to weight ratio, seadoo is still king! Cool ski tho

@jerrychase4177 9 ай бұрын

We need a SxS 4 seat version.

@ClubMayview 10 ай бұрын

Never had my 19 svho rear end want to break loose on a turn.

@notyourtypicalwatchreview2563 9 ай бұрын

I love the cruise control, except having to grip the throttle, which could cause a cramp in your forearm. It should be like a car, where you don’t have to touch the throttle (pedal or trigger), at all.

@AhushamAhumed-dw3mj 2 ай бұрын

Where I can buy the fx svho

@danielmarjanovic9957 5 ай бұрын

This jet ski or the 23 Kawasaki ultra 310? Reliability, durability etc..

@dustin9035 10 ай бұрын

Dang, I didn’t know Canada had jet skis yet!?

@cloroxbleach3367 9 ай бұрын

How reliable are modern pwc's back when I used to have a couple they were always breaking down even with preventative maintenance pretty much at the start of the new season I already knew to expect something to be wrong 😊

@quartercajun71 21 күн бұрын

I just bought (6/13/24) pretty much, this ski. Garage kept with 6 hours on the clock. Decals are rolling up and falling off. Anyone else have this?

@marinejunkies9625 10 ай бұрын

The seadoo rxtx and rxp 325 would destroy that thing. No way is it a seadoo killer😅

@_jamesrose 6 ай бұрын

As a factory ski yes. The Seadoo runs more boost, more RPM hence the power difference. Yamaha's are watered right down from factory for reliability. Once I'd tuned mime to 8k rpm or even 8200rpm to match the Seadoo, it wasn't a contest.. walks away from the 300 no problem. Also, a RXT will never outrun a Kawi 310 or a Yamaha FX SVHO in heavy chop. At Stage 2 & 3 on both RXT & FX SVHO - SAME rpm, same boost.. Yamaha has the Seadoo sorry

@sosorazzaq4434 Ай бұрын

@@_jamesrose This guy is right, these yamahas are unbeatable in every way

@kkutube1972 10 ай бұрын

The black color is always nice but yea, the sit, ouch.

@IMStrawman 2 ай бұрын

How do you like the regular FX seat vs the cruiser seat?

@stevenrheeter6005 2 күн бұрын

Looks like an extra $500 so that your passenger looks over your head instead of at the back of your head.

@FunkMasterJunk 10 ай бұрын

Thats a yacht!

@icare7151 10 ай бұрын

Yamaha + Awesome is Yasome

@pkpk-mu5cp 8 ай бұрын

Woou

@colddeadhand7414 9 күн бұрын

I just drove one of these yesterday. Remember when the coyote use to strap his ass to an Acme rocket. Yeah, it's kinda like that driving one of these things. Stupid fast!

@john94si 10 ай бұрын

2023 or new 2024?

@steelzmb4262 9 ай бұрын

Dream O meter...Max speed on stock machines in limited to 68 mph... Coast Guard rule!

@Donkor640 10 ай бұрын

I Remember when $18K was a lot to spend on a car! 😮

@kkutube1972 10 ай бұрын

handlebar adjustment?

@tkpowersports 10 ай бұрын

Yep! The handlebars adjust up and down. Makes a pretty big difference when you're standing up. There's actually a shot of me adjusting them at 11:45

@isitjustmeorwhat9748 2 ай бұрын

I didn't buy my Doo for racing. Comfort and features outweigh speed for me. I get it if you're in your 20's or 40's. I'd prefer opening my storage compartment without having to reach over the steering, having the convenience of adding more accessories for longer adventures, the ability to raise or lower the handle bar.

@MrHugawa 10 ай бұрын

nice unit, but man they are expensive

@Ethan-rl8bf 8 ай бұрын

Does anyone know if you can get it to go over 70 mph if you want?

@danielthornton3277 6 ай бұрын

Tune, good for 80+

@_jamesrose 6 ай бұрын

84mph here 🙋‍♂️ 2017 FX Thats waaaaaaaay fast enough to be honest. At times it's actually too much especially in the ocean swell it works against you

@NYCz06 2 ай бұрын

My 2014 svho cruiser engine blew up with only 80 hours !

@exiteightyseven 10 ай бұрын

Yamaha needs to make fixing their faulty waverunner fuel gauges a priority. Ridiculous

@Anatol.Junior 10 ай бұрын

Honda aquatrax f12x 165 Hp the same max speed 😄

@chrisedward7575 9 ай бұрын

Could care less about storage and attachments. I just want ergo lock, ST3 hull and HP. I’ll take the RXT 325 anytime.

@_jamesrose 6 ай бұрын

If you are in calm waters - Yes If its open ocean and heavy chop, leave it to the Kawis and Yamaha's. No contest sorry

@puscifer03dude52 8 ай бұрын

my VX hit 66

@gamesmith251 8 ай бұрын

😂😂 I'll sponsor it to tell him to send me one😅

@gamesmith251 8 ай бұрын

I put in countless hours researching personal watercraft verses having a boat😮. Jet skis Sea-Doo whatever you want to call it I'll have the same issue when you dry dock them you can't just put it back in the water that's for sure😅 every time you don't ride it for a month or so be prepared to spend money for not using it😢

@ericsmith6677 3 ай бұрын

ecu flash eliminates that top speed limiter

@ryde4ever3 6 ай бұрын

Throw water on the seat and it'll be fine.

@magnum3550 10 ай бұрын

Old news 2024 details are out .

@southwestoffroad 10 ай бұрын

See Doo killer. 😂

@joshsmith9058 Ай бұрын

You notice yamaha don't ever say the hp. Guessing as seadoo kills them

@wiliamandresgonzalespuli-nx8vs 6 ай бұрын

CHEVERE BOTE 🤑🤟

@gamesmith251 8 ай бұрын

You got about a month of riding right now before you have to put it up because you ain't going to want to ride it because it's too damn cold😅

@liamrobinson2084 10 ай бұрын

That's pretty cool... For the person on it. For anyone rlse trying to enjoy that lake though? It might be a good idea to include some discussion of appropriate etiquette, since a pec can operate quite close to shore, and so to canoeists, swimmers, people fishing. How loud is it? Will all your neighbors on the lake hate you? Also that thing is huge, almost 12 feet long almost 900 lbs. Don't get me wrong, it looks like a ton of fun, but the temptation to see everyone and everything else on the lake as the gates of a slalom course must be pretty intense. At least that's the pwc behavior i see on the lake here. Great video! Cheers.

@craigaustin4779 10 ай бұрын

Wake and surf boats are far more disturbing to a lake than a pwc.

@liamrobinson2084 10 ай бұрын

@@craigaustin4779 they can be pretty unpleasant too, but I don't think they can get as close to shore. Either way, the idiots ruin the good stuff for the rest of us. Cheers.

@cwkie3776 10 ай бұрын

@craigaustin4779 YES! The amount of dock repairs I have had to do in the past ten years is insane all because of idiots in these stupid wake/surf boats.

@craigaustin4779 10 ай бұрын

@cwkie3776 The big surf boats are ridiculous, I pass 600 ft Lakers with less wake.

@ClubMayview 10 ай бұрын

20% of pwc riders are idiots, 80% of wake boaters idiots and ignore proper etiquette

@AkronKid330 10 ай бұрын

Yamaha is much better and more reliable than SeaPoo

@leehess6335 10 ай бұрын

I always where Gloves goggles I am definitely water shoes I would see people Jets game with no water shoes and if you’re actually out there riding jumping waves in wearing nice water shoes and gloves goggles I don’t always wear but I wear them on top my head if i am riding and having fun 946 I’ve been riding JetSki‘s since I’ve been 19 yesrs old remember the first time I ever rode a JetSki this Guy would rent them and he will meet you at the beach they had two different boat ramps and the JetSki‘s always use the one boat ramp everybody who went to this beach they knew because the ramp where all the boats were larger parking lot but I was out there riding jumping waves and stuff like that and my body never did that before I couldn’t walk for three days life when I was younger I used to ride like I was Evel Knievel but once you fall off a few times and you hit that water don’t feel good I hate it real hard one time answer that I’ve already been riding for years so I was good at riding a JetSki but I learn to respect you a lot more than you know you’re following a large boat I need to jump in the week behind it I live in MarylandEverybody used to go to Hart Miller Allen on the weekends all the boats it would be like 300 boats on the weekends he had a poopy boat pizza boat and a snowball boat

@waylinvanhalen 10 ай бұрын

They need to supercharge the jetblaster ..we dont need the lazy boy features and giant fat weight

@kkutube1972 10 ай бұрын

I somehow do not believe in the ability to voice command while the jet ski is running?

@tkpowersports 10 ай бұрын

While moving at speed you are correct, it won't hear you. But while idling and at low speeds it will understand you.

@northerniltree 10 ай бұрын

@@tkpowersports What?

@bln3576 3 ай бұрын

1990 my Sea Doo did 45. Think the world would have got extremely better by now. Nope.

@jesseriley7681 10 ай бұрын

A buddy of mine had an early 2000 model Yamaha Anniversary editionwave runner and we got it to fluctuate speeds of 93 to 102 mph in the bay at Destin Florida

@ALMX5DP 10 ай бұрын

Holy crap, I take it that was after modifying it? That’s some serious speeds!

@mazdafan22 3 ай бұрын

Yamaha or Kawasaki is the only way to go when purchasing a Watercraft!

@jongonegone1262 10 ай бұрын

does this include the bank ruptcy lawyer in the warranty ???? and this is why the country is collapsing !!!!!

@ronmiller171 16 күн бұрын

you are talking way too loud in the audio mix of this video

@richarddevaottien7724 10 ай бұрын

Looks top heavy with you on it😂

@imsoalone 10 ай бұрын

leave my homie alone 😭😭😭

@russg007 9 ай бұрын

Kawasaki hulls are better and stronger

@_jamesrose 6 ай бұрын

This is true. Im a avid Yamaha guy but credit where it's due. Whilst Kawi has its flaws, the hull isn't one of them. Absolute beast in the chop

@TheReinoPaasonen 10 ай бұрын

That looks like socker moms grand voyager on the sea. Seadoo beats the looks 100 to 1

@tristinvandamme8299 8 ай бұрын

Did you mean most expensive? The HO is cheaper.

@Killakalli661 4 ай бұрын

Who goes to the lake in a button up 😂

@gavshields83 8 күн бұрын

Luke Combs

@Bronzey911 10 ай бұрын

Y You must be kidding .. I guess you have no idea about seadoo 😂

@oswaldocastillo6305 10 ай бұрын

Nah! I have a 22 fx svho tuned & bearly beat a rxpx300, onpy beat it when its calm, in rough that thing keeps up!

@dreknotz1996 10 ай бұрын

Tuned what stage?

@oswaldocastillo6305 10 ай бұрын

@@dreknotz1996 just 91 oct tune & 7950 limiter & impeller.

@dreknotz1996 10 ай бұрын

@@oswaldocastillo6305i too am seeing similar results. Have a 23 FX SVHO with ride plate , intake grate, 8000 tune. Still can't beat an RXT & GTX stock. I'll get 2 skis ahead from a dig. But up top over distance they creep and pass slowly with a 1mph advantage. You report to have the impeller, here i was thinking that wouldve been key. What prop do you have and what is your top speed?

@oswaldocastillo6305 10 ай бұрын

@@dreknotz1996 dean repitched impeller to keep it under 8k. Im just hitting 7800rpm & 72mph top speed. Also deans tune, stock rideplate, with 2 degree pump wedge & 1 washer on rear of rideplate to keep it from porposing & ribbon delete. Stock 22 rideplates are faster than older models. In choppy water maybe 2ft-3ft chip. Rxp is right next to me, once water calms i start leaving it. Fx hull is fast on calm watrr not fast in choppy. What i notice is the hull is slaping the watrr & jumping on it. Rxpx seems to slice through it.

@dreknotz1996 10 ай бұрын

Are you running a 13/20 or 13/18?

@matthewm3912 10 ай бұрын

I work in the boat lift/PWC drive on port business. Let me tell you this, do NOT buy a Yamaha UNLESS you want a cracked damaged hull. They are garbage. They are so thin and fragile.

@northerniltree 10 ай бұрын

What do you think about Kawasaki's Ultra 160/310 hull quality?

@mickbutler5263 9 ай бұрын

The 23 models do not have nano excel 2 hulls anymore. They are solid fiberglass now

@_jamesrose 6 ай бұрын

And I'm sure you've seen plenty of smashed up plastic tupperware Seadoos, towed back plenty taking on water. If you look after the nanos, they are fine. Owned mine since 2017, protective coating on the base, 350-370hp no problem 200+hrs and regular maintenance

@_jamesrose 6 ай бұрын

@@northerniltreethe best! The Kawi is heavy for a reason. It has the old school SMC fibreglass hull top and bottom. It's known as the battleship of the ocean 👌

@ericsmith6677 3 ай бұрын

damn this thing is a whale. with fluids and everything it doesent weight much less than the kawasaki

@divo_n1437 Ай бұрын

BS had to only come into the video to call out Yamaha for their 💩 engine that you got to rebuild at 250h-300h and every 50h you got to replace the clutch BS, better get a seadoo or Kawasaki Edit: oh and I forgot the part were everything that is Yamaha for some reason is more expensive and still worse than other brands 🤡🤡🤡