AZKevin
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What do you think?
Curious to know if this would be a good deal? $175 shipped
8m 2000ish offbrand LEI Kite - bar/lines/bag
12.2m 2003/2005 Cabrinha Blacktip Dart - bar/lines/bag
15m 2003/2005 HB Cabarete - bar/lines/bag
Worth even dealing with or just old kites. Not really in the market but thought I'd get another opinion.
Ozone Imp III 3.5m Trainer
SlingShot Fuel 18m
GK Trix 15m
150cmx44cm MTHboard
ATB
Black Dakine Tabu Harness
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shaggs2riches
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From the age of those kites, I'd say they are better left alone. I seem to recall reading somewhere that the Cabrinha Black tips were quite a brutal
kite with no good to come from them. But I could be wrong about that. Not sure about the other two, but again age of them tells me to let em go. Maybe
someone with more of a veteran status than I can give a better idea of what you are looking at here.
what I fly/ride:
19m Flysurfer Speed 2 SA
12m Flysurfer Speed2
6m Ozone access xt
1.5m Ozone imp trainer
144cm Airush Switch
152cm lib tech skate banana
MBS Pro 90
Jereme Leafe Pro 95
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BeamerBob
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I'd consider the kites and bars no value but you can evaluate whether you can use the lines and maybe use parts off the bars to put together a modern
bar(s) with current safety devices. Kites have come a long way since 2005 and these aren't as good as 2005 kites.
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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Flyfish
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Hey Kevin,
IMO, Save your money and go for a 2007-2008 kite. They are the best bang for your buck. 2005 is when flat kites came out, and they sucked. Then 2006,
they were better, but heavy bar pressure. 2007 they figured alot of the problems out. 2008 most kinks fully gone. It was an exponential curve that has
flattened out since 2008. Don't get me wrong, new kites today are sick, but 2007 are cheap and work really well!
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Flyfish
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Beamer,
"Jinks"!
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Bladerunner
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Folks around here have been known to cut those kites up to keep them out of the wrong hands. Honest !!
Spend a little more for 07 or newer. Kites really did get better by then.
Kites: 2.5m Profoil , Quadrifoil XL kitesurfer, NPW 5 Danger.
Flexifoil: 1.7m Sting, 4.9m Blade 3, 9m Blade 2.
Flysurfer : 19m Speed 2 SA, 7m Pulse
Peter Lynn :18m Phantom, 15m Synergy, 10m Synergy, 1200 Farc, 460 Sarc, 130 Tarc, 5m Peel, 4.2m , 6.4, 8.5 C-Quads, 3.5 LS2 single skin.
Rides: Flexi / P.L. Frankin'Buggy , Shaped + straight skiis, sand skis, Coyote blades. Core 95 ATB. RKB R2 ATB .
Ken (K2)
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kitedelight
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"Folks around here have been known to cut those kites up to keep them out of the wrong hands. Honest !!"
wow, I knew some of them weren't worth the bother, but that's saying something!
I've got a 2006 Naish SLE which was a decent 9m to start on, but I'll go 2008 and newer for my future kites.
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AZKevin
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Ya I was thinking more for land boarding and to beat up, but going to pass. Thought I'd better get more experienced opinions first. Thanks for the
info.
Although I am in need of 27-30m lines.....hmmm will post in the wanted section.
Ozone Imp III 3.5m Trainer
SlingShot Fuel 18m
GK Trix 15m
150cmx44cm MTHboard
ATB
Black Dakine Tabu Harness
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