So, being jealous of the guys gettin' some down in Wildwood this weekend, and JIBE next weekend, and I was lucky enough to have yesterday off with SE
wind at 8 mph G-25! I went back to the horse track at the local fairgrounds. Nice hardpack, though a little rough from the spring runoff, gave a
'wild-eyed' ride, hence the tune.
Team MEAN GREEN
Bob Lussier
OUTLAW KITER 1.4M Beamer III, 2M Beamer IV,2M
Toxic HQ , 7.5MApex III, HQ, Quadrifoil XXXL (9.66M), NPW5 2.4,4.8m,
NPW9 3.4M(HQ),NPW9 7M (RASTA\'S FURY),
NPW9 7.6M (BIGSISTAH),NPW9 12MGREENMONSTER(km4), P L Comp ST buggy,PL Bigfoot+
buggy, Atomic Alibi Snowboard, Protec Knee/Elbow Pads & Helmet, Seirus wristguards, Demon crash shorts, LaCross chest/shoulder pads.
(tryin\' to be safe!)
That is interesting. I have profoil handles and about the same length lines on my identical NPW. Those handles are better designed for NPW than the
kite they came with.
Thanks Kami, lots of fun to fly, pack up small, not too expensive, and fly on about any length lines. It's too bad HQ stopped making them. I've got
a lot of miles on that one, and it was the last one Angus had in stock, 3 years ago. Lucky for us there is Susan.
:wee:
Team MEAN GREEN
Bob Lussier
OUTLAW KITER 1.4M Beamer III, 2M Beamer IV,2M
Toxic HQ , 7.5MApex III, HQ, Quadrifoil XXXL (9.66M), NPW5 2.4,4.8m,
NPW9 3.4M(HQ),NPW9 7M (RASTA\'S FURY),
NPW9 7.6M (BIGSISTAH),NPW9 12MGREENMONSTER(km4), P L Comp ST buggy,PL Bigfoot+
buggy, Atomic Alibi Snowboard, Protec Knee/Elbow Pads & Helmet, Seirus wristguards, Demon crash shorts, LaCross chest/shoulder pads.
(tryin\' to be safe!)
@ greasehopper, that was the Tachyon XC Micro mounted in a home made sch 40 pvc mount. Here's a link to a flikr set showing the mount. I guess it
wasn't the right link, but if you look at my "versatile sch 40 pvc" video on my youtube channel, at youtube.com/57bobalooie, you can see the mount.
Meanwhile I will get the link to the flikr set.
What size is that NPW? I just finished building my own 2m one a couple of days ago. I was thinking of building a 6m one next but judging by how this
2m pulls, 6m may be too big. I'd like one I could buggy or try a mountain board with. Here's a quick vid of my 2m. Don't laugh this is my second
day on a 4 line kite.
That was pretty good wind, you were in, dawicks, by the look of the pull you were getting. The NPW5 in my video is the 4.8M, by HQ. I love the
NPW's, to me they are always fun to fly. Nice job on your kite, by the way. I don't have the sewing skill myself, so good for you!
Team MEAN GREEN
Bob Lussier
OUTLAW KITER 1.4M Beamer III, 2M Beamer IV,2M
Toxic HQ , 7.5MApex III, HQ, Quadrifoil XXXL (9.66M), NPW5 2.4,4.8m,
NPW9 3.4M(HQ),NPW9 7M (RASTA\'S FURY),
NPW9 7.6M (BIGSISTAH),NPW9 12MGREENMONSTER(km4), P L Comp ST buggy,PL Bigfoot+
buggy, Atomic Alibi Snowboard, Protec Knee/Elbow Pads & Helmet, Seirus wristguards, Demon crash shorts, LaCross chest/shoulder pads.
(tryin\' to be safe!)
Thanks for the compliments. Yah it was windy, may 40 kph or so? Not totally sure. It was a steep learning curve, but made much easier with the help
of Tom White. His design program is amazing and without being able to bounce a few emails off of him it would have been very tough. He is one heck of
a nice guy and he has some amazing looking NPWs.
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