g-force junkie
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Yakuza GT
Would really like to see some reviews on this kite if anyone has tried them, sounds real interesting.
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indigo_wolf
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You're really not searching hard enough.... ;-)
Eli got a full quiver of them last year and has been posting sporadically about them. There's some banter in some of the threads and you have to read
a bit into those to get to the meat.
In chronological order:
Yakuza Gt VS. Libre Spirit posted on 7-15-2009 at 03:37 AM
Yakuza GT's posted on 7-31-2009 at 11:19 AM
Yakuza Gt: 12.0 posted on 8-17-2009 at 12:58 PM
Yakuza GT: 8.3 & 10.0 posted on 8-24-2009 at 10:33 AM
Ozone Yakuza GT: 4.5, 5.5, 8.3, 10.0, 12.0 and 14.0 posted on 9-18-2009 at 10:23 AM
ATB,
Sam
"I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was 12 - Jesus, does anyone?" - The Body by Stephen King
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herc
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how does a pkd combat of same size compare to a yakuza ? is the combat more stable due to smaller number of air intakes ?
Kites:
Tubes: Ozone Zephyr 17 * Naish Helix 2009 10.5 qm * Cabrinha Access 2003 9qm * Wipika Hydro 2001 9qm *
Arcs: PL Scorpion 13, 16 qm; PL Synergy 10 qm
open cell: PL Twister I 7.7 * PKD Buster II 3qm
Paragliders: Gradient Bright Classic (with check) * Swing Mistral 1 (groundhandling) *Advance Alpha 3 (groundhandling)
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BeamerBob
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I flew my combat to demo in not so great wind and it flew so good in those winds, I know what a machine it will be with smooth coastal winds. Never
have flown a yak, but the combat is not an impossible kite to fly at all. It might fold a tip over if you over crank it while the wind died for a
second but I was doing extended rear end slides in a straight line with 11 mph winds. Very high power output for the kite size and winds I had. It's
not a Beamer stability-wise, but if you are wanting a race kite, you are wanting some extra performance rather than heavy on the stability. Maybe
someone can compare the Combat with a yak to fill in my blanks here.
Coastal Wind Sports Team Rider
Landsegler Disc wheels
PTW Hero Buggy - XXtreme ApeXX Buggy US 88 - Libre Hardcore
IvanpahBuggyExpo.com
Youtube link
Bob Muse
HQ Montana X 8m, Montana IX 12m, HQ Ignition LEI 5m,
PL Phantom 12m, 15m, Big Blu 24m+, Synergy 10m, Venom 10m, 13m , Phantom II 12m Vapors 3.8, 5.4, Crosskite Sonic 7m, PKD Combat 10.3m
Uturn Butane 2.5m PKD Buster 3m Genetrix Hydra 7m Ozone Yakuza GT 14m
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Krohn1999
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I got my 17m GT set up and ready to go this weekend. I hope the wind is right! (I never though that I would be wishing for low winds) If I get a chane
to fly I'll write a review.
The other Yak GT are great kites but are not for Beginners. You need to know what you are doing. The smaller ones (under 5.5) will turn so fast that
many people cannot control them. The bigger ones are great on 15meter lines (17 on 20m lines)
More on Monday
GPA G1580
NAPKA US13
Buggy:
APEXX
MG-AERO on Disc Wheels
Kite bag:
Ozone Yakuza GT, Methode, Flow, Imp
Peter Lynn Reactor II, VAPOR, Core
PKD Century II, Brooza II
Wolkensturmer Ventura
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