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Yeah seems like a 5th line would be a good safety for a flat kite, but then again it may cause inversions which would be even worse... so I dunno... these things will get sorted out eventually I guess.

ive had 3 inversions on my waroo 12m

1. first day i flew it.. was tired from an AMAZING session at PAG and went for a solo land.. first attempt ever w/ a bow kite. i didnt drop it fast enough and it just slid across the sand and popped inside out. i let go of the bar readied for a HUGE impact and the kite simply relaunched inside out and i just re-landed it inverted and that was that.. scared teh f**k outta me, but once it happed it was nothing.

2 & 3 - both took place on a crash where i let go of the bar, crashed and the kite got hit by wind at the wrong angle. if i had the bar in my hands i could have controlled it, but as it was fully depowered the wind filled the opposite side and the kite flipped inside out and relaunched... both times i intentionally put the kite back in the water expecting to have to swim and BOTH times the kite righted itself immediately and i was set.

i have had 2 times where the bridles got wrapped up in the kite and i did not let it relauch.. that scared me more than an inversion.. you get a bridle wrapped and it takes off with a hard pull to one side you have no choice but to let the kite go or you get hurt ....

i rode my 9m in tropical storm alberto a few times and it was GUSTY as hell and it never once had an issue..

with 2 boards plus my 9m and 16m Waroos I believe i could cover everything from 9 kts to 35 kts and be having fun.

Plus if you have a bar with 20m and one with 25m lines you will be even more dialed in.

this is from a dealer, they arent huge discounts but still a discount if anyone is interested, and eric we know how much you like pink so dont go buying all of them :lol:

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We have these Waroo 2006 PINK and BLACK in size 7m, 9m, 12m, 14m, 16m
kites that are used one or 2 times. They are practically brand new.

You pay for the actual shipping cost by DHL.com to you which should be
about $20 to most places in the USA. If you are California residents,
please add 7.25% tax. These are KITE ONLY price. Waroo 7m and 9m do
not come with pump, only a carry bag. Waroo 12m, 14m, 16m come with
bag and pump.

Here are the prices for these used Waroos. Hurry before they are all
gone! Send us email: XtremeBigAir@Gmail.com or call +18057739200

$449 7M waroo
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$539 9M waroo
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$674 12M Waroo
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$741 14M Waroo
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$809 16M Waroo

the pink/black were in the very first batches of waroos made.

i posted on kiteforum to find out if there are any differences in construction or design (beside the bridle mod) on the old vs new waroos.

so far, i got word from someone at best that there are no differences.

i know that the yargas went through some changes during their year runs...