Not a big difference in these two kites..
The 5th line makes water relaunch easy, below the bar safety, and makes the kite turn quicker..

thanks!

05 to 07/08

chalk and cheese

so your saying there is not much difference between the 05 and 08 models then carbime

the 07 has 2 colours and the 08 has 3. Ridden the 07 and 08 and couldnt really tell the difference. I always ride with the 5th line for safety and the kite responds to 5th line tension when its starts to get a bit much.
Ive heard the only real difference is when you ride in 4 line mode as the 07 tends to jellyfish more than the 08.
Differences in 5th line tension give this kite more windrange than most people would expect.

fishface said...

Has anyone got any experience of the 2006?? I'm thinking of getting a second hand 5m for nukin wave riding... I'm coming off Vegas as a comparison... Thanks.

i have never ridden a vegas but the 06 fuel in small sizes is a completely different shape to the 07/08. i have an 06 7m. the wingtips are really short (narrow) and i reckon the kite is twitchy and turns too fast for its size.
the fast turning is good for wave riding, you can easily crank it through turns with one hand unhooked, but the kite doesn't stay where you put it for long so you have to keep an eye on it constantly when riding down the line.
i would say go for an 05 or 07.

Now what kind of a comment is that about the German's? You need some wind mate, searching for pink kites and slagging Germans.