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WaveBlaster II
The Yamaha WaveBlaster II is recorded for three consecutive model years, 1996 to 1998. Every WaveBlaster II year on record is a carburetted two-stroke, with the engine recorded as 753.
At a glance
- Years made
- 1996 to 1998
- Engine, as the records hold it
- 753
- Strokes
- Two-stroke
- Fuel system
- Carburettor
- Hull type
- Sit-down
- Japanese market code
- MJ-760RZ
- Model years on record
- 3
- Checked
- None of the three WaveBlaster II model years verified, which needs a check against the maker's own document, which the row names, and an engine figure; all three name a source below.
Some Yamaha numbers are measured sizes rather than the number in the model name: a GP760 is held as 753, a GP1200R as 1131, a GP1300R as 1296. None of these figures has been checked against a Yamaha document unless a cited source states it.
Not your year? For other WaveBlaster years: WaveBlaster, 1993 to 1996, 2027.
The Yamaha WaveBlaster II from 1996 to 1998, one square for each model year, a decade to a row; follow a square to its row.
How we know: The 3 WaveBlaster II rows in the year table, with each row's grade and the engine cells it prints in bold.
Year by year
| Model year | Engine, as the records hold it | Fuel system | Strokes | Hull type | What the record says | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 753 | Carburettor | Two-stroke | Sit-down | US model code WB760U. Yamaha's global history dates the WaveBlaster II to 1996 and describes it as released with a "760cc engine", Yamaha's designation; the displacement in this row is not taken from that page. | Source 1 |
| 1997 | 753 | Carburettor | Two-stroke | Sit-down | US model code WB760V. | Source 2 |
| 1998 | 753 | Carburettor | Two-stroke | Sit-down | Yamaha's own parts catalogue for Canada lists this machine for 1998 under the model name "WAVEBLASTER 760". | Source 3 |
Sources
- Partzilla OEM parts catalogue, Yamaha WaveRunner 1996 model index, listing "WAVE BLASTER II - WB760U", partzilla.com ; Yamaha Motor Co., global WaveRunner history, global.yamaha-motor.com (1996: "the WaveBlaster II was released with a powerful 760cc engine") ; Partzilla retrieved 2026-09-21; the global history retrieved 2026-09-09. (model year 1996)
- Partzilla OEM parts catalogue, Yamaha WaveRunner 1997 model index, listing "WAVE BLASTER II - WB760V" for that model year, partzilla.com Retrieved 2026-09-21. (model year 1997)
- Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd., Parts Catalogue (YPEC), Canada edition, Water Vehicle, model "WAVEBLASTER 760", model year 1998, ypec-sss.yamaha-motor.co.jp reached through yamaha-motor.ca. Retrieved 2026-09-20. (model year 1998)
Related
On the Yamaha model timeline
The timeline dates the WaveBlaster II by release year, which can sit a year from its model years here.
In Yamaha News
Other Yamaha models named WaveBlaster
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“Yamaha WaveBlaster II”, BaddJet archive, https://baddjetarchive.com/reference/yamaha/waveblaster-ii/
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