Although some will know exactly what I'm talking about and others may have heard whispers, There is a new pony in one of the big boys stables!!! This thing is unreal and for those that have been lucky enough to ride it, you just cant wipe the smiles off there face.. This kite is the game changer, I cant give to much away but have to say, Get down to your local Kite dealer and DEMAND ANSWERS!!!! This kite is the true progression of our sport...

Don't know what your talking about nor heard whispers. Hints please, the suspense is killing me.

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balidru said..
Don't know what your talking about nor heard whispers. Hints please, the suspense is killing me.

Its a mid season launch from one of the big company's and is a true all-round kite!!! It sounds like SLASH???

I just searched for fresh pics of gash, as it sounds like slash.....then I forgot what I was searching for.

Gash,

HELLFISH 2 ?

www.fksa.org/showthread.php?t=509

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kiteboy dave said..
HELLFISH 2 ?

www.fksa.org/showthread.php?t=509

Gosh.... not another game changer. It's changed so many times this season already I've forgotten what the game was...

www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Kitesurfing/Review/2017-Naish-Slash-2

I dont get the mystery?

It's not a Slash, that's the mystery

Dash

Do I win the kite?

Gash rash

More fanbois #%^#*#^
A real game changer will be kites that don't have bladders ... oops already invented... foil kites.

i was lucky enough to have a crack on the kite in the pick above :) supreme twin tip kite .pulled off some good air time on it :)

www.kitehigh.nl/forum/index.php?topic=53289;boardseen
More pictures here...

Who started this thread again? A site sponsor... well say no more...

Oh, a new Park. Nice.

www.facebook.com/ProkiteAustralia/videos/1224004471002153/

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DirkG said..
Oh, a new Park. Nice.

Very park like with a massive bridle that you can pass the whole kite thru....??

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DirkG said..
Oh, a new Park. Nice.

Very park like with a massive bridle that you can pass the whole kite thru....??

Yeah, I was keen to get my hands on this kite.. but with a bridle that big its a big no for me. So if there is a way for feedback sent to Naish before they release this kite in March.. would be that.

This kite is everything you could want to improve on with the Park HD. I have been a park fan and rider for 3 years now. The Dash really surprised me with easy flying, excellent range, very good jumping and looping. This could well be the best all round kite ever. We had a 9m and everyone who rode it was really impressed, even the hard core Vegas/ Torch guys.

Who in NAISH do I talk to to get advise on where to DASH, to fix this GASH on my SLASH?

@ anybody who has ridden it:

How's the low end and the upwind performance? Or is a kite that is more in its element in its high end?
How would it do in waves?
Comparison with GTS4, FX, Dice, Enduro?

Im 78kg I ride the Naish motion 138. I was staying upwind on the 9m without much fuss. Rode all the way up to 28knts in the afternoon and was getting decent jumps and loops. Never felt over powered or out of control.

The kite steers very well in the air to get long distance in jumps. It gets above you very fast in the loops! I was a bit hesitant to loop it as it feels very powerful but the loops are really controlled and smooth with a nice extra lift you don't usually see :)
The Quadtex makes this kite very stiff and responsive.

I have not ridden the Core kite but I think this is better than the rest of the kites you have mentioned. Its not even a fair contest between the dash and the Dice. The Dash is like a well tuned sports car!

You could ride this kite with a surfboard if you wanted to. The relaunch on the Park HD was never great unless you had a few tricks up your sleeve. The Dash has it solved, seems like the puppy that hates the bath. Its almost off the water just after it is in the drink.

OK, thanks for the initial feedback. So you tried the 2017 FX and Dice and Enduro?

On the Dash: what windspeed did you ride it on bottom end? Any difference in behaviour/feel when you were on the lower end vs. the 28 knots? And what about bar pressure and on/off power?

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strekke said..
OK, thanks for the initial feedback. So you tried the 2017 FX and Dice and Enduro?

On the Dash: what windspeed did you ride it on bottom end? Any difference in behaviour/feel when you were on the lower end vs. the 28 knots? And what about bar pressure and on/off power?

Yes I have ridden these kites.
It was 16knts when I first rode the kite. I had the bar on the medium setting and it had good feedback. Its a nice linear feel on the sheeting making the so called sweet spot easy to find. The kite had no weird flaps from light to strong wind, it is very solid with the new Quad tex material.

On the bridals they really are not huge. I have seen much bigger! Never had a problem with the bridals on the park through kite rolls, inverts and miss adventure :)

Get any second hand kite a couple of years old will pretty much fly the same, kites have gone a bit stale.

A game changing gash with a rash caused from a slash after a quick dash.

Or yet another all round bridalled hybrid C.

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seaFreaks said..
Although some will know exactly what I'm talking about and others may have heard whispers, There is a new pony in one of the big boys stables!!! This thing is unreal and for those that have been lucky enough to ride it, you just cant wipe the smiles off there face.. This kite is the game changer, I cant give to much away but have to say, Get down to your local Kite dealer and DEMAND ANSWERS!!!! This kite is the true progression of our sport...

You lost me at "game changer"

I agree I'm not totally sold on the kite name.

#gamechanger has been overused and those are not words from Naish.

I will say this is the best 4 line 3 strut kite I have ridden to date. Yes I'm frothing on it! give it a ride, happy to give anyone a ride of mine.