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spike_101
Since 29 Jan 2007
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 Mon Mar 03, 08 1:48 am Anyone heard of this kite? |
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| Its an octane machine but it is a flat kite with the rounded out wing tips. I know the machines were huge and the octanes were c kites but im not sure about this one. Maybe wrong grapics printed on the kite? or a cover up for a new kite? I will try to get pics of it.
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forrest
Since 21 Jun 2005
4330 Posts
Hood River
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| Mon Mar 03, 08 5:48 am |
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| Never heard of it dude. You buying a kite on ebay? I'd be skeptical of anyone who can't convey the brand/model/type of kite for sell.
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pkh
Since 27 Feb 2005
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Couve / Hood
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| Mon Mar 03, 08 8:01 am |
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| Do you have a link? All of the Octanes had a "M" on it like the machines... they were essentially the same graphics.
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pdxmonkeyboy
Since 16 May 2006
6081 Posts
forever labled as the
retired kiter & motorhead Unicorn Master
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| Mon Mar 03, 08 9:15 am |
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Dude, this is the kite you want to learn on...http://classified.iwindsurf.com/classifieds.pl?db=kiteboards&website=&language=&session_key=&search_and_display_db_button=on&results_format=long&db_id=42674&query=retrieval&photo_size=full
I learned to kite with this same exact kite and it was very "fun". Many people will tell you that you want a kite that will depower or relaunch easily when your learning but this really isn't true. You want a fiercely powerful kite that kind of has a mind of its own. Intorducing...the 02' fuel.
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spike_101
Since 29 Jan 2007
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| Mon Mar 03, 08 9:26 am |
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| Forrest wrote: | | Never heard of it dude. You buying a kite on ebay? I'd be skeptical of anyone who can't convey the brand/model/type of kite for sell. |
No i may buy it from a guy down at the beach. The only thing that is throwing me off is that its a flat kite but the machines and octanes were not flat. If i can get pics i will post them. Its has bridle attachments all across the LE. Maybe four line conversion? 5th line?
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forrest
Since 21 Jun 2005
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Hood River
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| Mon Mar 03, 08 9:40 am |
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| Sounds like a Slingshot Link.
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magicmaker
Since 29 Oct 2006
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da Hood
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| Mon Mar 03, 08 10:07 am |
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seems like i remember my 2006 8m slingshot octane, said octane machine on it.
i'm pretty sure all the octanes said octane machine because of their similiar canopy / batten combination.
look here, you can see the word machine above the word octane in the photo.
if it is a flat kite with rounded wingtips that says octane machine then i dunno.
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pdxmonkeyboy
Since 16 May 2006
6081 Posts
forever labled as the
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| Mon Mar 03, 08 10:33 am |
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| Maybe its an Octachinealink? Those kites ROCK!!
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Kataku2k3
Since 14 Aug 2005
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| Mon Mar 03, 08 10:36 am |
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Hmmmm... Sorry, I'm no help.
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| Or maybe this? |
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| Maybe one of these? lol |
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| Jason's Octane? |
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magicmaker
Since 29 Oct 2006
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da Hood
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| Mon Mar 03, 08 10:53 am |
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i just thought of something, it could be a prototype he got from somebody at slingshot?
what is the kite in the bottom picture adam?
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Kataku2k3
Since 14 Aug 2005
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| Mon Mar 03, 08 10:59 am |
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| Old, 2007 proto... Maybe Octane?
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magicmaker
Since 29 Oct 2006
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| Mon Mar 03, 08 11:05 am |
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yea, that picture is what made me think the seller may be pushing a prototype. i still got some 08 octane prototypes that i never returned to tony, oops, but i would never sell them.
spike_101, if i were you, buyer beware, i would never buy a prototype kite; unless it was a final revision prototype (wait nevermind, i would never BUY a prototype), but even then sometimes bridles and other things get changed right before and after production.  also if it is a prototype kite, then it is highly possible the seller paid nothing for it and probably shouldn't be selling it. of course he may have gotten the OK to sell it, i have no idea. just MO.
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