Yamaha model line
XL700
The Yamaha XL700 is recorded for six consecutive model years, 1998 to 2003. Every XL700 year on record is a carburetted two-stroke, with the engine recorded as 701.
At a glance
- Years made
- 1998 to 2003
- Engine, as the records hold it
- 701
- Strokes
- Two-stroke
- Fuel system
- Carburettor
- Hull type
- Sit-down
- Model years on record
- 6
- Checked
- None of the six XL700 model years verified, which needs a check against the maker's own document, which the row names, and an engine figure; five of the 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.
The Yamaha XL700 from 1998 to 2003, one square for each model year, a decade to a row; follow a square to its row.
How we know: The 6 XL700 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 701 | Carburettor | Two-stroke | Sit-down | No note | none |
| 1999 | 701 | Carburettor | Two-stroke | Sit-down | Yamaha's own parts catalogue for Canada lists this machine for 1999 under the model name "WAVERUNNER XL 700". | Source 1 |
| 2000 | 701 | Carburettor | Two-stroke | Sit-down | Yamaha's own parts catalogue for Canada lists this machine for 2000 under the model name "XL700". | Source 2 |
| 2001 | 701 | Carburettor | Two-stroke | Sit-down | Yamaha's own parts catalogue for Canada lists this machine for 2001 under the model name "XL700". | Source 2 |
| 2002 | 701 | Carburettor | Two-stroke | Sit-down | Yamaha's own parts catalogue for Canada lists this machine for 2002 under the model name "XL700". | Source 2 |
| 2003 | 701 | Carburettor | Two-stroke | Sit-down | Yamaha's own parts catalogue for Canada lists this machine for 2003 under the model name "XL700". | Source 2 |
Sources
- Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd., Parts Catalogue (YPEC), Canada edition, Water Vehicle, model "WAVERUNNER XL 700", model year 1999, ypec-sss.yamaha-motor.co.jp reached through yamaha-motor.ca. Retrieved 2026-09-20. (model year 1999)
- Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd., Parts Catalogue (YPEC), Canada edition, Water Vehicle, model "XL700", model years (2000 to 2003), ypec-sss.yamaha-motor.co.jp reached through yamaha-motor.ca. Retrieved 2026-09-20. (model years 2000 to 2003)
No source is recorded yet for the XL700 in 1998.
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“Yamaha XL700”, BaddJet archive, https://baddjetarchive.com/reference/yamaha/xl700/
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