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[*] posted on 14-8-2011 at 09:29 PM


Always wanted a bigger bore 2-stroke triple ... the NS400 was mental - I can't imagine what a 750 would do :o



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[*] posted on 14-8-2011 at 10:02 PM


Kris those are some pretty rough trails :) I'm a mountain biking enthusiast myself and I often to go Colorado during the summer to bike cross country and down hill. It's a seriously underrated sport. Love it. I wish there was more of it to do around where I live, but nothing gets close to the technicality of what you guys tackled in your vid.



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[*] posted on 16-8-2011 at 05:49 AM


This looks like a good no-wind activity!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSVQsyZLtKg[/youtube]



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[*] posted on 16-8-2011 at 06:00 AM






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[*] posted on 26-8-2011 at 09:12 PM


it is pitch dark and there is no wind....

my no wind engines...

lots and lots of low end grunt, not sure what the square meter equivalent would be..

they are new models with a bit more lift and pop than is ideal, but we are working on some modifications...


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[*] posted on 29-8-2011 at 03:15 PM


if there is no wind for kiting, i go paragliding. this gives me my dose of adrenaline, my dose of freedom up there in 3d space, circling above the birds and also some speed rush. guys & girls, give it a try - you wont regret. it can be the fulfillment of your flying dreams.

just a video of a level of perfection i want to reach someday - speedgliding and total canopy control:





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[*] posted on 29-8-2011 at 04:00 PM


Lots to do...cycle, longboard, paddle outrigger canoe, play mountain dulcimer, meditate with the shakuhachi...



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[*] posted on 29-8-2011 at 05:29 PM


longboarding rules.check these out http://www.sporting-sails.com/sports_we_deploy
Can be used as brakes and propulsion
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[*] posted on 29-8-2011 at 06:58 PM


Finally got my no wind/winter project underway just a couple weeks ago. Going to stop by a battery manufacturer in Washington enroute to SOBB.

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[*] posted on 29-8-2011 at 10:38 PM


What Herc said. Natural progression, though a couple of kiting behaviours need to be exactly reversed. Just like being a bird, mellow or extreme depending on your mood. Inidentally, I train over the same beach that is home to SOBB. One stop shopping is a beatiful thing. Not so much time lately, but shooting sports, paintball, snowboarding, and flying RC helicopters.



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[*] posted on 29-8-2011 at 10:43 PM


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What Herc said. Natural progression, though a couple of kiting behaviours need to be exactly reversed. Just like being a bird, mellow or extreme depending on your mood. Inidentally, I train over the same beach that is home to SOBB. One stop shopping is a beatiful thing. Not so much time lately, but shooting sports, paintball, snowboarding, and flying RC helicopters.


Josh, you forgot to mention Xbox. Oh wait! that's what you do when the wind is blowing! :lol:



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[*] posted on 29-8-2011 at 11:09 PM


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Josh, you forgot to mention Xbox. Oh wait! that's what you do when the wind is blowing! :lol:


Point taken. Left out the hangovers, too.:rolleyes::tumble: ADD is a #@%$#!.



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[*] posted on 30-8-2011 at 02:08 AM


No wind? You love in the wrong area ;) Lately the kids + minecraft or kids + sand castles.



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[*] posted on 21-4-2012 at 06:30 PM


With the thermals we get here, some days I'm lucky enough to get 2 different rides in. . . here's my no wind ride :)





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[*] posted on 22-4-2012 at 06:15 AM


i just bought myself a scooter... yamaha tmax... thats my new no wind experience... but theres always golf, too... though carrying my clubs on my scoot hasnt been figured out yet :) ... rest assured, it will be figured out soon...



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