Peep This Vintage '90s Kawasaki Jet Ski, Still In Its Crate and It's For Sale

There's only one question here: Recommission and ride, or keep it in a time capsule forever?

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By: Janaki Jitchotvisut

May 5, at 9:52am ET

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If you, like me, firmly blame the 1990s for your seemingly lifelong obsession with purple and green, then you're going to find what I'm about to show you an absolute, unmitigated delight. It's a shiny new 1995 Kawasaki X-2 Jet Ski, and it's still amazingly somehow inside the crate it was packed into at the factory.

Yes, this is still 2025. I checked.

The primary color on the hull is white, with glorious purple, green, and orange accents on the seat and decals placed carefully on the front and sides of this completely unridden X-2. Also, since it was a Japanese-market machine, you'll notice in the photos that all of the warning stickers and documentation are also in Japanese.

Someone imported it into Minnesota at some point, and it's being sold on a bill of sale. There's no title or registration at this point, so that's something for the new owner to sort out if they feel so inclined.

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What's under the bodywork? Examine the engine compartment and you'll see a 635cc two-stroke parallel twin engine fitted with a 40mm Keihin carburetor, an open-loop water cooling system. Other features include an electric start, adjustable handlebar, adjustable trim system, adjustable steering nozzle, and a water-jacketed exhaust system.

This late-20th-century gem is currently located in Forest Lake, Minnesota, and is being offered for sale on Bring a Trailer by a private party. It's being offered with no reserve, and the bid is currently up to US $8,600 at the time of writing. The clock runs out on Monday, May 5, in the middle of the afternoon if you're in US time zones. So you'll need to move quickly if you think this is something you want to add to your collection.

Really, there's only one question you need to ask yourself. If you bring this watercraft home, are you going to keep it locked away in its crate for another 30 years? Or are you going to work hard to recommission it and get it out on the water this summer? Let us know what your choice would be if it was yours in the comments!