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WaveRaider 700
The Yamaha WaveRaider 700 is recorded for four consecutive model years, 1994 to 1997. Every WaveRaider 700 year on record is a carburetted two-stroke, with the engine recorded as 701.
At a glance
- Years made
- 1994 to 1997
- Engine, as the records hold it
- 701
- Strokes
- Two-stroke
- Fuel system
- Carburettor
- Hull type
- Sit-down
- Model years on record
- 4
- Checked
- None of the four WaveRaider 700 model years verified, which needs a check against the maker's own document, which the row names, and an engine figure; all four 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.
The Yamaha WaveRaider 700 from 1994 to 1997, one square for each model year, a decade to a row; follow a square to its row.
How we know: The 4 WaveRaider 700 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 701 | Carburettor | Two-stroke | Sit-down | US model code RA700S. Yamaha's own histories date the MJ-700RA, which the global history names the WaveRaider 700, to 1994, and say it won the 1994 US Personal Watercraft of the Year. | Source 1 |
| 1995 | 701 | Carburettor | Two-stroke | Sit-down | US model code RA700T. | Source 2 |
| 1996 | 701 | Carburettor | Two-stroke | Sit-down | US model code RA700BU. | Source 3 |
| 1997 | 701 | Carburettor | Two-stroke | Sit-down | US model code RA700BV. | Source 4 |
Sources
- Partzilla OEM parts catalogue, Yamaha WaveRunner 1994 model index, listing "WAVE RAIDER - RA700S", partzilla.com ; Yamaha Motor Co., global WaveRunner history, global.yamaha-motor.com (1994: "The WaveRaider 700 (Marine Jet 700RA) was released") ; Yamaha Motor Co. Japan, Marine Jet history, yamaha-motor.co.jp (1994: MJ-700RA, V hull, 1994 US Personal Watercraft of the Year) ; Partzilla and the Yamaha Japan pages retrieved 2026-09-21; the global history retrieved 2026-09-09. (model year 1994)
- Partzilla OEM parts catalogue, Yamaha WaveRunner 1995 model index, listing "WAVE RAIDER - RA700T" for that model year, partzilla.com Retrieved 2026-09-21. (model year 1995)
- Partzilla OEM parts catalogue, Yamaha WaveRunner 1996 model index, listing "WAVE RAIDER 700 - RA700BU" for that model year, partzilla.com Retrieved 2026-09-21. (model year 1996)
- Partzilla OEM parts catalogue, Yamaha WaveRunner 1997 model index, listing "WAVE RAIDER 700 - RA700BV" for that model year, partzilla.com Retrieved 2026-09-21. (model year 1997)
Related
On the Yamaha model timeline
The timeline dates the WaveRaider 700 by release year, which can sit a year from its model years here.
Other Yamaha models named WaveRaider
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“Yamaha WaveRaider 700”, BaddJet archive, https://baddjetarchive.com/reference/yamaha/waveraider-700/
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