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How do I rig a 5 line kite?

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Created by Jukesy > 9 months ago, 5 Mar 2015
Jukesy
VIC, 127 posts
5 Mar 2015 5:03PM
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Hello, I just received a 5 line 2008 North Rebel. Could someone run me through how I rig it?


p.s I know how to rig a 4 line.


Cheers, Jukesy

KiteBud
WA, 1515 posts
5 Mar 2015 3:46PM
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There you go, even matches the year of your kite...

PS: be careful with the valves, in those years they were ALL coming off...

toddws
WA, 468 posts
5 Mar 2015 10:55PM
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Think you need lessons, mate. Forums are not a substitute

bfg
89 posts
6 Mar 2015 8:40AM
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Pretty sure young Jukesy has had 3 lessons and more are planned. This is the kind of question that these forums are great to get help on.

stok
36 posts
6 Mar 2015 9:21AM
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Same thing happened to me after three lessons on a 4 line kite. Went and bought a new kite - a 5 line - and had no idea what to do. best bet is to ask another kiter on the beach for help, or book in another lesson. I just asked other kiters to help me set up/check my lines for my first couple of sessions.

Jukesy
VIC, 127 posts
6 Mar 2015 5:42PM
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Correct bfg, I've had 3 lessons and am planning to have some more. They were all on 4 lines so I don't know how to rig a 5 line.

Jukesy
VIC, 127 posts
6 Mar 2015 5:43PM
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stok said...
Same thing happened to me after three lessons on a 4 line kite. Went and bought a new kite - a 5 line - and had no idea what to do. best bet is to ask another kiter on the beach for help, or book in another lesson. I just asked other kiters to help me set up/check my lines for my first couple of sessions.


Yeah maybe I'll take it into a shop and see if they can help.

ralfy
WA, 55 posts
6 Mar 2015 9:36PM
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With the 2008 rebel you need the five line bar from north. Lay out the lines as you would for a four line kite. Connect all four lines. The fifth line (typically blue) comes from your safety leash and is threded into the thicker stem of the Y( the two branches of the Y being the two front lines. Connect the fifth line to the line in the middle of the leading edge. Before you do all this i would check whether when the bar is fully powere and place on the ground all five lines are of equal length. For the rebel the fifth line lenght is important for flight behaviour.

crakas
QLD, 446 posts
7 Mar 2015 8:56AM
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North supply product manuals on their site from previous years kites. Download it and it should help you out with a few diagrams as well.

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Smithy
VIC, 858 posts
7 Mar 2015 10:16AM
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Where did you buy the kite? Didn't they spend the time to show you? Pretty poor on their part if that's the case...

Loftywinds
QLD, 2060 posts
7 Mar 2015 9:52AM
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Jukesy said..
Hello, I just received a 5 line 2008 North Rebel. Could someone run me through how I rig it?


p.s I know how to rig a 4 line.


Cheers, Jukesy


Awesome, you've got a kite.

May I ask how much you paid for it?

flyingcab
VIC, 942 posts
7 Mar 2015 2:16PM
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Of all the people I thought you would know Lofty lol, even I do!
Don't know how to quote from a different thread so I'll do the ol' cut n' paste.
"Melb Kiters Group has managed to secure Jukesy a used 12m Rebel for free."

All the best Jukesy hopefully you get some good wind and are up riding and enjoying yourself mate. We need more kiters as enthusiastic and polite as yourself.



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