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[*] posted on 23-5-2010 at 11:29 PM
Hoping it's a joke


Seen on another forum ...

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Hi
I saw something on TV called kiting. I have now bought me a Wipika 5.0 LTR
I'm wondering
1) If this is the latest model, or if I was tricked when they said it was a 2011 model?
2) If this is a kite?
3) If I have 100% depower with 2 lines?
4) If there is a difference on which side of the kite bar I attach the lines, as long as I have marked left side of the bar red?
5) How long will it take before I can make a mega loop?

Since I saw this on TV, I have been very eager to start kiting!







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[*] posted on 23-5-2010 at 11:46 PM


Sadly it's not readily apparent immediately after birth which mothers should be given a selection of dipping sauces. The impact that would have on the actuarial tables would be mind staggering. :o

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[*] posted on 23-5-2010 at 11:51 PM


good times... hope this is a joke, or it's a fool.



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[*] posted on 24-5-2010 at 12:39 AM


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[*] posted on 24-5-2010 at 01:05 AM


Here's another one that unfortunately ISN'T a joke ... some guy in the US from the zx-10r forums mods his bike for better ram air and more power :puzzled:




And paints his brake discs ... yes ALL his brake discs





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[*] posted on 24-5-2010 at 02:37 AM


Still not as good as the guy on the gixxer forum that put energy drinks in his gas tank:bigok:



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[*] posted on 24-5-2010 at 02:46 AM


You're not wrong :lol:
... did you see the dude who drilled through his ECU trying to install an undertray?



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[*] posted on 24-5-2010 at 04:48 AM


Painted brake discs are just like when we were teens and my friend spent about 3X the value of his car to chrome out the engine so it would have less wind drag. :crazy: Right down to a chrome starter, oil filter housing, Altenator, valve covers, wire weaving and Dist. Cap cover.
It takes all kinds.
Except the chrome just holds all the heat in. The paint on the rotors is just stupid and deadly.



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[*] posted on 24-5-2010 at 05:56 AM


plenty of low IQs out there for sure--strangely enough, the dumbest people i've ever seen were in my college days--i'm still wondering how they passed the entrance exams..........funny thing is,everyone on planet earth thinks they're smart--frightening.........ive had my IQ tested--im good to go hahahaha
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[*] posted on 24-5-2010 at 06:25 AM


My favourite comment ...
"says a lot about the prosperity western society is enjoying. 50 years ago an idiot like that would have struggled to feed himself never mind buy a preformance bike."
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[*] posted on 24-5-2010 at 01:29 PM


we are doomed.....



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[*] posted on 24-5-2010 at 02:16 PM


:crazy: more idiots lining up for a darwin awards!!!:lol:



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[*] posted on 24-5-2010 at 02:25 PM


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Don't bother with the bar and string, chuck em away: just hold the wingtips of the kite and you're good to go like a Pro.
Enjoy.

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Just buy an old ironing board for your first board and you are set. Harness's are not required on this kite.

Looks like he has been getting some good advice anyway:evil:.



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[*] posted on 24-5-2010 at 08:51 PM


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Still not as good as the guy on the gixxer forum that put energy drinks in his gas tank:bigok:


That was a classic. That thread went on forever. He "thought" he was adding Nitrous to the gas or something cause the bottle looked the same. :no:



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[*] posted on 24-5-2010 at 08:57 PM


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Originally posted by Kamikuza
You're not wrong :lol:
... did you see the dude who drilled through his ECU trying to install an undertray?


Remember that one also.
I can shamelessly admit I once drilled into the battery while drilling a rivet out of the side panel on a Ducati 996.... $100 that could of easily been saved if I just used my head. :no:



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[*] posted on 24-5-2010 at 09:28 PM


My retardations so far have been limited to breaking bolt heads off and rounding out hex heads ... oh and pulling things to bits to see how they work - then being unable to get them back together :lol:



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[*] posted on 24-5-2010 at 10:03 PM


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oh and pulling things to bits to see how they work - then being unable to get them back together


Every real man has done this at least once and more than likely multiple times.



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[*] posted on 24-5-2010 at 11:02 PM


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Originally posted by Kamikuza
oh and pulling things to bits to see how they work - then being unable to get them back together


Every real man has done this at least once and more than likely multiple times.


Yep when I was 5 I got ahold of my mothers 35mm Minolta camera, took down to itybity pieces:evil:.



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[*] posted on 25-5-2010 at 10:29 AM


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Haha! Yeah, you got me Of course it's a joke, who the f#¤&#¤¤k plays golf Haha

Well, actually I haven't got any other usr name, I just wanted to find out what year that kite was made

I'm not a beginner, and I just bought the kite for about $50 'cause it was cheap, and I wanted to have some fun with it... So thanks for the info that it's an '01 model (that was the consensus, right?) and hope that I didn't step on anyone's toes Take care, guys!




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