Hello,
Does anyone have any experience using the large sized, 16m Liquidforce Havoc? Thinking about getting one for those days when my 12 is just too small for the wind conditions. I am only interested in those that have actually used a 16m LF Havoc, specifically.
Thanks in advance
16m LF Havoc as a lightwind kite????
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Re: 16m LF Havoc as a lightwind kite????
used a 09' 16m the other day.
It was a good low wind kite.
about the same as my '11 switch blade 14m
I like the havoc, nice kite. if you like the havocs and want a bigger kite than the 12m go the 16m
I thought the '09 my friend has is a solid kite and you can pick them up super cheap.
It was a good low wind kite.
about the same as my '11 switch blade 14m
I like the havoc, nice kite. if you like the havocs and want a bigger kite than the 12m go the 16m
I thought the '09 my friend has is a solid kite and you can pick them up super cheap.
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Re: 16m LF Havoc as a lightwind kite????
I dont like them because they are too heavy.... Actually the 16m Havoc was the reason why I decided to never get a kite bigger than a 12m until I recently tried a light weight specific light wind kite.
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Re: 16m LF Havoc as a lightwind kite????
I have used the 16m havoc and it is great. It is very quick for its size. It's the best bang for the buck. Go for it. I think that calikites.com hs them very cheap.
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Re: 16m LF Havoc as a lightwind kite????
I have flown '09 Havocs, the 16 too. Currently own '10 8, 10, 12, 14m Havocs. I am not a Dealer, just a user. The '09 Havoc 16 has more low end grunt than my '10 14m. I was amazed last year on OBX how much power the '09 16m had when combined with my Nobile 143 EXT. Havocs are not generally known to be great low end kites but I have found the secret is to fly them, not park and ride. Had to fly it aggressively but the power generated in very little wind was amazing. I am sure there are lighter weight kites out there now as stated earlier but for the money, a 2009 16m is very powerful option.