slingshot diesel???

hey guys

just wondering if anyone knows anything bout the 9m 2005 (i think) slingshot diesel (c-kite)????

what winds are most suited? wat they handle like?

just had one given to me (had a couple of holes in it that i had to patch).
and i just cant wait for some decent wind to try it...

any info would be appreciated as i cant fined much on the net

cheers huddy

they were a decent and good kite to learn on.......but in 2005.
compared to a kite these days........probably a very difficult kite.
if you are learning, then u are going to make your life a lot more difficult.
which is probably why you wouldnt get $10 bucks on ebay for it.

never flown the diesel but they where a more entry level kite than the 05 fuel which was an awesome kite in its day. If you have never flown a c-kite give it a go and experience what kiting was like before it went gay. The diesel was hardly a kite of death - very mild mannered compared to the fuel

Oops! I tell a lie. The Slingshot Turbo Diesel was crap. I don't know anything about the Diesel.

The 9m 05 fuel/diesel is a **** hot kite. If you are a kook who needs to be wrapped in cotton wool, forget it. If you want a hard pulling, fast turning weapon, then get on it in 20/26 knots and you'll have a ball. The weak link of these kites is the valves coming unstuct from the bladders. Chuck in a backup kite just incase.

thanks for the mixed reviews

i cant wait till we get some decent winds so i can test this bad boy out [}:)][}:)][}:)]

cheers huddy

i probably have a 2002/3? cabrinha C02 under the house you can have if you really want to make your life difficult (2 or 4 line option if you really want to go nostalgic) or F%#k yourself right up!!

Pair it up with a directional solid epoxy stonker 5 fin (someone gave the yellow 4 fin a burial at sea when the wind died and then went offshore and away it went) just in case the cab doesn't maim you the then the stonker surely will ...

i am surprised no-one rode one of the original five fins in the leighton bash...heavy ,fast and near impossible to turn without catching an edge (early course racing board?)

the diesel was slower/country cousin to the fuel both good in their day...
Launch with a friend

unfortunately cabrinahs even back then were crap just like todays models so would give that a miss

I think we still have some in stock :)
AN they were a wicked kite in there day :)
An I liked them better then the turbo diesel..
Did you say what size?? AN what weight rider ability you were?

We so need an old school comp have to ride a kite 03 or older but modified with a safety added..

yer its a 9m, 2005 model (i think from the info i can find on the net)

Im a 95kg rider, been riding for a bit over a year now.