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  1. I have a set of three as well (Seems like the usual rig) I got them in 94 from a guy (Torsten ?) from Germany that came to Hawaii to compete, I traded a TOTL Spin off for them....I got the better of the deal.

    I reframed them when I moved to AZ, to fly in lighter breezes, but they truly love the strong winds more!

  2. Rob,

    Wow, I don't hang out for a few months and look what happens!

    I guess i should explain, I fly dual/single line kites a lot, done everything with all the perks from since 1983.

    BUT my newest kite is 13 years old!

    I used to be sponsored by Hyperkites I actually have two sets of Ghost kites that my kids fly.

    Randy Tom (Owner of Hyperkites) competed in dual line ballet with a set in 87 (I think).

    Ghost kites were sold in a dry cleaner type bag/hanger and the story of the ghosts, also they were shipped with a sheet of black ripstop tape to create your own ghost.

    Randy's set was made to look like the original 3 Top of the Line team and he flew to MJ's"Thriller" Launching from a coffin and doing ghostly hovers and stuff (BTW, Randy Tom and Ray Merry were the first to fly chorographed to music in their demo video 1982)

    Enough with the history lesson, I can help with the bridle, as for selling the set? New they sold for $60

  3. It WOULD be cool!

    Big companies like Prism, GFAK, Into the Wind, could carry/make them with their logo on the sleeve.

    Kite shops I used to go into had their own t-shirts as well as kite manufactor's shirts.

    Back in my day, Go Fly A Kite had t-Shirts and sweathirts. (I still have one)

    TOTL gave out t-shirts when they released the Hawaiian VERY COOL (I wore mine out)

    Action Kites gave out t-shirts

    But Hyper Kites went WAY overboard when they started (Or should I say, they did it right)

    Ray Mary and Randy Tom did what skateboard teams were doing:

    A van with the logo on the side.

    Decals ( I have a few still)

    T shirts (two left never worn)

    Hooded sweatshirts

    Wind breakers

    Ball Caps

    Visors

    and...Pins (Before the pin craze started)

    Sorry for getting off track, back then there were only a few kite makers.

    And we had to make face time contact to get "Hooked up" with goodies.

    NOW, with the internet, I think it would be easier to get a T shirt made at Cafepress or another site.

    also with cad driven vinyl cutters, we could have cool decals!

    Imagine..... A 12 Stack of Hypers across the back window of my truck!

  4. In 1990 I was minding my own business flying my kite at Seaport Village in San Diego and a couple (Middle aged) started asking me kiting questions. They told me they were from New Zealand and were traveling the US looking for an attraction for their regional fair. They asked me if I was interested and I said "Sure" (Not thinking I'd EVER hear from them again)

    I gave them my card (Hyperkites had them back then) and I didn't hear from them till about 4 months later!

    They asked me if I could come to Nelson New Zealand in November. They wanted to know how much I'd CHARGE!!!

    Hell, I wrote back saying "Just pay my airfare and hotel" and I sweetened the deal by asking if Randy (Tom) could also go so we could do a proper demo and ballet/pairs routine.

    Well, mailing turned to calling and we both went!

    My wife and I turned it into a vacation (I flew in Aukland, Rotorua, Christchurch and I spent Thanksgiving day (Here) with Peter Lynn fling his "New" (Back then) Peel/buggy and touring his fathers woodworking shop, and then a great goose dinner.

    The fly in Nelson was TOO PERFECT!! The fair commity asked us if we could if we could fly three 20 minute routines a day for two days..... Randy and I laughed and flew near non stop both days in the center of a horse race track.

    The poeple down there are the best and we were treated like rockstars.

    We were invited to stay at farms and given homemade treats while flying.

    I've been around the world a few times in the Navy and flown everywhere I gone, but New Zealand was just to fly.

  5. Usually The flier submits a "Bio"

    Name

    Age

    Home

    Years Flying

    Kite Flown

    Extra info may include:

    Past Competitions

    Club Membership

    Nickname

    Known for...

    If you are a Known flier in the area or nation wide then the announcer (If they follow kiting) then will "Fill" time with info he remembers about you.

    In some smaller places, a team mate, friend, sponsor may feed info to the announcer.

    A bio sheet is sometimes misplaced somewhere between the registration and sound booth.

    You are not the only one to suffer the silence from the speakers... it makes your friends outbursts all that much louder!

  6. I remember when the kite made its first showing. Don Tabor and Eric Streed came to Hawaii to show it off at the first Hawaii CHallange.

    We were all impressed by the power and survivability in afternoon tradewinds 15-20 mph and ability to out fly stacks

    Hyperkites & Rainbows with available frame material) in early morning light winds.

    I ordered mine the first day!

    I think in that one weekend 30 Hawaiians were sold!

    An interesting side note: The "Wisker" or "Standoff" was invented in Hawaii.

    Understand; prior to the Hawaiian, kite fliers pulled their turns (Pull left- go left) on the kites of the time.

    If you "Pulled" a turn with a Hawaiian, it was lazy and took a lot of arm. If you pushed the turn (Push right to go left)

    the kite snapped turns and in time the kite (Like modern kites) would fold in the turn, so someone came up with attaching an arrow notch to a piece of fiberglass rod and a piece of tubing on the cross strut to hold it taunt.

    Not only did they solve a major issue but created the added the ability to self launch!

    I understand this is not the "For Sale" thread but if thr price is right!

    It's a rare "Arrow" graphic signed on the tag by Don Tabor.

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  7. It was a yellow paper on wood frame with a rocket image. My mom cut some rags for a tail and we got some of my grandmothers cotton twine (She had a huge spool) and I wrapped the string on a broken plier handle.

    Flew it every day for weeks till it was more tape than paper.

    A couple years ago my mom found the string still on the broken plier in the back corner of the garage, she has it displayed in front of my picture of me flying in Thailand.

    Great thread!

  8. I started in 1983 in Hawaii.

    I saw some guy's flying stacks and thought it was cool, a friend told me about a kite shop near Daimondhead and I saw guys flying at the park across the street and I went in.

    When I found out each kite in the stack cost $22 I walked out there thinking "They're crazy!"

    Then I watched the guys in the park... I went back in and got one white and one black hyperkite (How Lame) with the plan of buying one every week or two. I had 8 by the second week.

    The owner of the shop gave me a lesson, and over time we became good friends.

    I must say, If it wasn't for Robert Loera (Owner of Kite Fantasy) I don't think I would have gone/done as much in kiting, the friends I've made (John you're one of them) It was a shame to see kiting change and his shop close.

    Hooked.

  9. From memory:

    6 stack Hyperkite "Trucks" XXL size

    7 stack Hyperkite "Cheaters" custom

    7 stack Hyperkite "Cheaters" rainbow

    (4) 12 stack Hyperkite Team Elite logo sets

    (2) 12 stack Hyperkite Team (Plus) practice sets

    12 stack Hyperkite (Plus) Nagel girl

    31 stack Hyperkite (Everycolor Hyperkites made)

    30 stack Hyperkite Lighting bolts

    12 stack Hyperkite Dozen Roses (Plus)

    (3) 12 stack Hyperkite Flames (Plus)

    Rokaku (Dark side of the Moon) Randy Tom

    Rokaku (Nagel Girl) Randy Tom

    Seven Sisters Randy Tom

    First Born (Flat) Donald Collado

    Ewa Ewa (First Gen.) Romeo Collado

    Ewa Ewa (Hawaiian Quilt)

    Bird (Flat) Jose Sainz

    Shark Martin Lester

    Icarus Martin Lester

    Snowflake Pete Fong

    6' Flexi-Foil (New Mexico flag)

    6' Flexi-Foil (Lady Liberty/stars)

    6' Flexi-Foil (Lady Liberty)

    6' Flexi-Foil (USAF)

    3m Peter Lynn (Prototype #16) Peel

    5m Peel

    Mini Octopus Peter Lynn

    TOTL North Shore Radical U/L

    TOTL North Shore Radical

    TOTL Hawaiian (Arrow graphic)

    Action Kites Star Dart (Prototype)

    Action Kites Star Dart

    Magnum Opus

    MEFM

    (4) Hyperkite Noname's

    (3) Hyperkite Elite freestyles

    (1) Hyperkite Elite Team

    (1) Hyperkite Elite Power

    (2) skynasaur's (W/bars)

    (2) Hyperkite Ghost's

    Paragon U/L Graig Wong

    Paragon Team

    High Perfomance Team U/L

    My Peter Lynn Buggy

    4 Ski bags

    4 Hyperkite bags

    I know I forgot some...

  10. Wow, I've been away from a kite shop too long!

    I still have a spool of 120lb and 200lb Kevlar! (When Spectra came out, I used the kevlar to keep from get crowded out)

    I've been flying on Shanti spectra circa 1997 (Last time I purchased line) mostly.

    BTW...Hey John,

    Is there any way you can change my status? I may not have a lot of posts but I've been flying longer than you! And "Newbie" just doesn't fit.

  11. I am (9 months out of the year) proud to say I live in Phoenix!

    Actually Chandler (A suburb).

    The Route 66 club is semi-active as a group of flyers but the website is idle due to the founders other interests.

    I welcome you to the fine city! Enjoy a baseball game in air conditioned comfort of Bank One Ballpark, Soak yourself in one of our many water parks.

    Drive north for a day in mystical Sedona... or south to Karchner caverns (The most pristine cave in the world.

    BUT!!!! DO NOT BRING YOUR KITES!!!

    The winds come up around mid-afternoon and that saying "It's a dry heat?"

    Well, it feels like a convection oven out on the field.

    We're in 108deg days now and the only outdoor events are water related.

    If you insist in bringing a kite or 10, send me an email and I'll point you in the direction of a few good fields.

    Flying in Phoenix in the summer... Now THATS gutsy!

    Michael

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