| How do you make a Kawasaki Ultra go really, really fast? Dustin Farthing has a TBM Racing Ultra Kit on his special edition craft. He reckons it’s really quick – Karim Nemouchi takes a look. 
Do you own an Ultra 250 or 260? Do you want to optimise the performance of your machine? How do you make the right choice?
There is a multitude of after-market racing parts available to buy from a number of suppliers. We have tested the new endurance kit for you from TBM, the Dustin Farthing Edition. So what’s on the program for this test? A detailed, unbiased evaluation. So what’s it going to tell us?
The Ultra is the spearhead of the Kawasaki range which has serious performance. We now look at a ski that has released even more power. As standard, its motor unit with combined “roots” compressor and its powerful hull is impressive when riding on choppy sea.
However, it is possible to optimise this craft with the addition of after-market racing parts. Many accessory suppliers suggest complete kits which vary in price dependent upon the manufacturer between £300 and £3.000.
The principle of this exercise is to preserve the standard performance of the engine of this top-of-the-range three seater. We will then add a multitude of parts which make it possible to ‘release’ the power.
We can then go on to talk about comfort accessories. Each one of them plays a key role in many ways: balance of the jet ski, keeping control on big sea, ergonomics of the rider…
These features optimise it’s performance and simplify riding. Today, we are concentrating on the parts suggested by TBM Racing, the American manufacture that specialises in Kawasaki.
It’s founder, Tim Bushman, is an ex-Kawasaki racer.
Since then, h e has become one of the biggest specialists in racing accessory design thanks to his vivid imagination, which very often delivers innovating parts. He has, however, paid by the measure of his own success having been copied by others so now TBM Racing has had to apply for a number of patents for their unique products.
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