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4.0m Flexifoil viper
Hello! just wondered if the flexifoil 4m viper was any good and if anyone has had a play. I believe its an older kite? let me know.
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soliver
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Are you Referring to the Peter Lynn Viper? If so yes... All sizes (2.6m, 3.9m, 5.3m and 6.8m) are all great kites. There were 2 derivations, the Viper
and the Viper S. I believe the main difference was the the Viper S had lighter weight Dyneema bridles, but I've heard there was not any major
performance differences. They were great kites and had a lot of fans. Considered an entry level buggy kite, but still with lift.
I've had 2 and loved them.
I am not aware of anything made by Flexifoil called "viper" but I might be wrong.
I'm going to take a nap now
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soliver
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Whoa... Ok I googled it and I'm wrong but that does look hella old school.
Someone else will have to comment on that.
I'm going to take a nap now
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kiteboyza
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horrible old kite...stay away
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kiteboyza
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horrible old kite...stay away
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The kite is about 15 years old. I wouldn't pay money for one!
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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On Kitecrowd which is UK based, there is currently a 3M Ozone Octane and 4M Ozone Flow.
You would be better served by kites that were designed in the 2000s.
Haven't flown the Viper, but older Flexifoils of that vintage had a tendency to deliver power in a brutal on/off fashion.... very steep power ramp.
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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It was such a bad kite that he had to say it twice. :P
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sadsack
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that is bad when you have to say it twice
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kiteboyza
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lol....take a Skytiger(google that) and stretch it longer....= a Viper
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Morrie Williams
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you mean like a predator or modulas?
Morrie Williams
Westport, WA, USA
Peter Lynn Comp Buggy
Peter Lynn Peel 5m, 10m
QuadTrac 3m, 6m, 9m
SkyTiger Hi 10, Hi 15, Hi 30, Hi 60
C-Quad 2.2m, 3.2m, 4.2m
Peter Lynn - Reactor II 3.5m, 6.9m
NAPKA - US86
Blokart with 2m, 3m, 4m, 5.5m sails
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kiteboyza
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Morrie, Predator was a great kite. Modulus was the travelling mans kite. My good friend Mick Parsons(sadly he passed away a few years ago. We
spread his ashes on the beach he loved the most) built and designed the Modulus. Spider Traction was his trade name.
http://www.spidertraction.ic24.net/
His wife is still a friend of me on Facebook, I wonder if she has any of his kites kicking around...
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sadsack
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Kiteboyza that is a neat kite. I was thinking about doing something like that, well a nother good ideal shot.
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