mNeil
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| posted on 7-10-2005 at 12:31 |
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didnt mean it graham.
will be setting off at 3.00pm
A KITE IS FOR LIFE!! THAT IS IF ITS A YARGA.
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col123
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| posted on 7-10-2005 at 18:04 |
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sean how you doing long time no take pee
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chris
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| posted on 7-10-2005 at 18:06 |
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graham looks like your 16 xbow will be tested with the light winds.
any takers for north wales?
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Sean C
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| posted on 7-10-2005 at 19:29 |
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sup Col...
Long time no take pee for sure fella.
Still pimping for the darkside I see. 
Hope its all good.
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col123
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| posted on 8-10-2005 at 20:39 |
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tis good my friend, but not dark anymore, cool photo's on the kiteboarder site...still the same people on there from way back when it
was bksa..
top pimping marks my friend
mind you with a product that good who needs to pimp
later col
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chris
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| posted on 9-10-2005 at 17:15 |
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thought i'd give my 2 pennies worth about these bow kites.
just had a play on graham new 12m Xbow. for the first few minutes it felt quite different. once on the water it was fantastic. the
gusts which were pushing me off my edge on my 12 had gone. jumping off the lip was very floaty and with a bit more practice would have
been much higher than on my 12. the bar pressure was quite heavy and the tear drop bar shape is not very nice. the turning speed was
not quite as fast as my 12 but when asked it did spin around. would be so much fun with a surf board.
so top marks for the kite but the bar setup i'm not so sure. even with the stopper on, the bar is a long way away. the sonic with the
cleat would i assume be able to sheet in or out so the bar was in the perfect place for the conditions.
yes bow kites are the future.
i will have to see what Santa brings
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shem
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| posted on 10-10-2005 at 07:18 |
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your santa must be way richer than mine if hes started bringing kites!!
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chris
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| posted on 10-10-2005 at 07:42 |
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santa buys from south africa so its a 3rd cheaper!!!
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mNeil
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| posted on 10-10-2005 at 10:42 |
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my views on the x bow;
me out on a 12 mtr in that wind, i had been out on my 9 mtr yarga!
kite delivers the power oh soooooo smoothly not like our LEI's. i agree with Chris makes you realise just what depower really feels
like!
oops sorry got to go ,will be bakc to edit the rest in a while
right i'm back;
unfortunately Graham had not located the stop ball system on the centre line prior to launch so i had to constantly hold on to the bar
and could not fully relax; no one handed or no handed stuff!
the chicken loop is rather large and like Chris i felt i would have benefitted from longerrrrrrrrrrrrrr arms,however that is easy to
fix and is down to personel mods,i dont like jchicken loops and prefer to use a stasinless cleat.
again i agree with Chris on the shape of the bar; found it uncomfortable to hold,caused pressure points on my fingers,has the designer
tried out this shape?
i didnt find the pressure on the bar unduly heavey, thank goodness for the pulley system;because of the pulley reduction system you
have to move the bar twice as far , not really a problem, just a niggle.
build quality as with most modern kites is excellent.
a real possitive point; Graham didnt put it in the water!!!!!!
sorry Shem, will let more afluent kiters purchase all this modern technology and wait till at least the second generation are out with
the "all the first generation problems ironed out " labels on them!
by that time i will be able to afford my next generation van!
thanks to Graham for letting me have a go and he didnt fall asleep on the beach!
[Edited on 10/10/05 by mNeil]
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shem
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| posted on 10-10-2005 at 10:55 |
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Could this mean that your moving on from the Yargas then Neil!!
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mNeil
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| posted on 10-10-2005 at 11:49 |
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have finished the post now Shem
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steveo
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| posted on 10-10-2005 at 12:40 |
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Sonic's
My 11m sonic should be with me by the Oct24/25th,
Lot's of kiter's are raving about this kite, Turn's a lot faster than thr CB & Nova, 100% depower, Light bar pressure, Good on the
elbow's, for thoses who suffer!.
And it's a lot cheaper, If i like it, may get the 14m next year
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shem
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| posted on 10-10-2005 at 12:45 |
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Might be a good Idea if Al puts a ban on this thread, its dragging a bit, and in a week or so time, when they all turn up well have to
start another any way!!
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mNeil
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| posted on 10-10-2005 at 16:38 |
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oh Shem not another ban! we sufer from too many of those already!
A KITE IS FOR LIFE!! THAT IS IF ITS A YARGA.
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justal
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| posted on 10-10-2005 at 16:41 |
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Don't worry, theres no limit on topic length!!
If anything I'm amazed that this thread is still on Topic and hasn't gone off on a tangent yet!!
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mNeil
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| posted on 10-10-2005 at 16:46 |
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the square on the hypoptomus divided by the sum of all the angels in heaven is equal to the ..........
am i on the right track Al?
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justal
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| posted on 10-10-2005 at 17:41 |
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Surely you mean Hippopotamus??
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mNeil
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| posted on 11-10-2005 at 07:40 |
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ah there lies the rub!
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col123
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| posted on 11-10-2005 at 07:48 |
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does robin hood use bows!!!!
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Graham
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| posted on 11-10-2005 at 09:33 |
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Hey, it's a comedy thread now. Sitting here smiling away...who needs Ronny Baker. (there's one for Neil)
By the way....the Xbow comes with the option of different size chicken loops.
Lets hope the wind is blowing again this weekend, maybe by that time i'll have stopped aching from the long session on Sunday!
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