Keeping Your 650sx Engine Running Strong

Getting your hands on an old Kawasaki means you're going to spend a lot of time thinking about the 650sx engine and how to keep it screaming on the water. If you've ever ridden one of these vintage stand-ups, you know they have a certain personality. They aren't the fastest things by today's standards, but there is something incredibly rewarding about that 635cc twin-cylinder power plant when it's tuned just right. It's a workhorse, plain and simple, and it's the reason so many of these skis are still hitting the lake thirty years after they rolled off the assembly line. ...

May 17, 2026 · 6 min · Niv Stacy