For those interested, the 2 Honda turbos have 11 hours on them now and are ready for their first oil change. Dealer says he has to order a special honda pump to pump out the oil from the sump, then change filter. I will take them in this weekend.
Both machines are running perfectly, start everytime, and never cease to put a smile on my face when you grap a full throttle or bank into a tight turn. I checked the oil a couple of times on both and could not see much decrease. Even though my son and I were jumping off last weekend out at the Parker strip for a few refreshing dips, there was 0 water inside the hulls at the end of the day, just as before. We put in another 100 miles or so in 6 hours and still had a quarter of a tank or so left I estimate! Range is excellent as I remember having to fill up the gtx and xpl way sooner. The ride has a bit more bow spray in the rough water than I remember from the gtx but less than the xpl. You need to wipe down those sunglasses from time to time
I have no problems to report at this time. Not one thing on either machine that I can find wrong. I do like not smelling or seeing the smoke and worrying about the oil injection reservior. People are very interested in these Hondas and stop you everywhere on the trailer and in the water to talk about them. Amazingly, I saw another two at Parker this weekend. From 11 hours on the seat, I can still highly recommend you take a close look or test ride on the Honda if you are interested in the 4 strokes. Hoping to hit Lake Mohave over Memorial weekend!
