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WaveRunner III

The Yamaha WaveRunner III appears in six model years over two separate runs, 1990 to 1993 and 1995 to 1996. Every WaveRunner III year on record is a carburetted two-stroke, with no engine number recorded.

At a glance

Years made
1990 to 1993, 1995 to 1996
Engine, as the records hold it
not recorded
Strokes
Two-stroke
Fuel system
Carburettor
Hull type
Sit-down
Model years on record
6
Checked
None of the six WaveRunner III model years verified, which needs a check against the maker's own document, which the row names, and an engine figure; all six 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 WaveRunner years: WaveRunner (WR500), 1987 to 1993; WaveRunner VXR650, 1992 to 1995; WaveRunner III GP, 1994 to 1995.

  1. 1990
  2. 1991
  3. 1992
  4. 1993
  5. 1994
  6. 1995
  7. 1996
  • Solid: a row in the table
  • Hollow: nothing recorded

The Yamaha WaveRunner III from 1990 to 1996, one square for each model year, a decade to a row; follow a square to its row.

How we know: The 6 WaveRunner III rows in the year table, with each row's grade and the engine cells it prints in bold.

Year by year

No recorded engine, fuel system, stroke count or hull type changes across the WaveRunner III's 6 model years.
Model year Engine, as the records hold it Fuel system Strokes Hull type What the record says Source
1990 not recorded Carburettor Two-stroke Sit-down US model code WRA650D. 1
1991 not recorded Carburettor Two-stroke Sit-down US model code WRA650P. 2
1992 not recorded Carburettor Two-stroke Sit-down US model code WRA650Q. 3
1993 not recorded Carburettor Two-stroke Sit-down US model code WRA650R. 4
Nothing recorded for 1994
1995 not recorded Carburettor Two-stroke Sit-down US model code WRA650T. 5
1996 not recorded Carburettor Two-stroke Sit-down Yamaha's own parts catalogue for Canada lists this machine for 1996 under the model name "WAVERUNNERIII 650". 6

Sources

  1. Partzilla OEM parts catalogue, Yamaha WaveRunner 1990 model index, listing "WAVE RUNNER III - WRA650D" for that model year, partzilla.com Retrieved 2026-09-21. (model year 1990)
  2. Partzilla OEM parts catalogue, Yamaha WaveRunner 1991 model index, listing "WAVE RUNNER III - WRA650P" for that model year, partzilla.com Retrieved 2026-09-21. (model year 1991)
  3. Partzilla OEM parts catalogue, Yamaha WaveRunner 1992 model index, listing "WAVE RUNNER III - WRA650Q" for that model year, partzilla.com Retrieved 2026-09-21. (model year 1992)
  4. Partzilla OEM parts catalogue, Yamaha WaveRunner 1993 model index, listing "WAVE RUNNER III - WRA650R" for that model year, partzilla.com Retrieved 2026-09-21. (model year 1993)
  5. Partzilla OEM parts catalogue, Yamaha WaveRunner 1995 model index, listing "WAVE RUNNER III - WRA650T" for that model year, partzilla.com Retrieved 2026-09-21. (model year 1995)
  6. Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd., Parts Catalogue (YPEC), Canada edition, Water Vehicle, model "WAVERUNNERIII 650", model year 1996, ypec-sss.yamaha-motor.co.jp reached through yamaha-motor.ca. Retrieved 2026-09-20. (model year 1996)

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