Guest Anonymous Posted February 12, 2008 Report Posted February 12, 2008 Theres a whole bunch of buggy brand names in the gallery... names we rarely hear mentioned let alone see listed on the more famous of the kite suppliers sites. So I have a few questions that will save me ringing people up and spending more time than necesary on the phone. Whats the availability of these ...? which ones come with options such as disc wheels and wide axle ? Cameleon Pogona Libre Dragster Libre Protask Trickbitz Tornado Viper Evo1 Viper Legara XXtreme ApeXX Anyone import these ? Cheers, Nas. Quote
Peter Posted February 12, 2008 Report Posted February 12, 2008 the second and third are available from Briskites, on special order, the rest, are available overseas, through their respective web sites. importing them costs almost as much as the buggy its self. joel is importing some of the XXtreme Apexx sometime. they are in the gallery for us to drool over and show use how the retailers here are letting us down, well some anyway. there are now quite a few Libre buggies in Australia, when is someone other than briskites going to start bringing in something in the arm chair stakes. Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted February 12, 2008 Report Posted February 12, 2008 Hi Peter, I wouldnt say I was drooling. If I was, or had been the proud owner of anything in the PL range, then Id prolly be guilty of a bit of drooling. Which would be completely understandable. Those are more......specific questions for the retrailers themselves. ta anyway, Nas. Quote
Goz Posted February 12, 2008 Report Posted February 12, 2008 Hi NAS, Some of the European buggy manufacturers won't even freight to Australia because of the high costs involved. I emailed a couple of companies at the end of last year and there was to much expense and hassle for them to even consider shipping to Australia. Currently Libre seems to be the only one that will ship buggies out to Australia. Due to the fact the market is so small for them here I doubt we will see anyone manufacturing locally for quiet some time either. Thanks, Jamie Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted February 12, 2008 Report Posted February 12, 2008 maybe we need a contact, "over there", who will track down, purchase, repackage into a series of smaller packages, then post by standard air mail. Or something. Or someone here who can muster up enough pre orders to justify importing a 20 foot container load of them. or something. The first option sounds easier. yes, Nas. Quote
jolli Posted February 12, 2008 Report Posted February 12, 2008 NAS, Maybe You could just get something that is more easily acessible in OZ and start your Buggying adventures sooner. I resently picked up a PL MkII and its a great litte buggy. I would imagine that at some stage in the game i might want a libra but while learning the PL is heaps for me. It came with wide axle, wide tires & a splash gaurd. i'm sure i'll get heap of good use out of it, once finished i'll pass it on to the other members of the JOLLI clan or do as Nigel does and turn it into an amusment ride. JOLLI Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted February 12, 2008 Report Posted February 12, 2008 The point is, Oz is being bent over when it comes to buggy choice. and it orta be &^%$#@! fixed. Quote
Luke Posted February 12, 2008 Report Posted February 12, 2008 The point is, Oz is being bent over when it comes to buggy choice. and it orta be &^%$#@! fixed. Nas, till we are taken seriously down under when it comes to land kiting we are always going to be pushed to one side. They don't see a big enough market down here. Same with flexifoil and land kiting, they have concentrated on water kites lately, it would be good to see them create a depower foil to compete with ozone and flysurfer for eg. And a Blade V would be great to see also. Rocket Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted February 12, 2008 Report Posted February 12, 2008 Nah, a go to guy in Europe or the U.S is needed. someone who will recieve funds, purchase buggy, repackage it into smaller boxes, and send off via air mail. Organising the correct sized boxes and having them delivered to the go to guy would, in itself be a small mission but deffinately do-able. The components would need to be measured and mated with packaging that complies size wise with postage rules. I'd imagine. It gets more involved the more you think about it. stick my finger in my eye, Nas. Quote
bill_gill85 Posted February 13, 2008 Report Posted February 13, 2008 Nas, It takes some searching around to try & find a supplier online. It can be done, I'm in the process of trying to get a Libre Supertuck II shipped out from the UK, seeing as I wasn't getting much joy with service & competetive pricing over here. The shipping is expensive, but so long as you know what taxes you need to pay, it works out quite competative. If anyone has a reliable contact in the UK that could act as a third party distributer it may work quite well. Ben Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted February 13, 2008 Report Posted February 13, 2008 so heartwarming to know Im not alone in my frustration. right now Im pointing my efforts in the direction of the USA, Atlanta infact but I fear my contact is away until next tues or wed. See how I go in the next few hours. Quote
Peter Posted February 13, 2008 Report Posted February 13, 2008 who knows of what 'Mark D' is making, MRD Custom Buggies????? for what i've heard, which is not much, they are an awesome buggy. Quote
squidrunmegzy28 Posted February 13, 2008 Report Posted February 13, 2008 Ben, do you know anyone over here in west oz that are selling any buggies? i have come across one buggy, (PL MK2)in a shop in wembley, but thats it.... am very interested in taking a look at buggying, but no-one seems to be active over here...unless im not speaking to the right ppl?? squidrun Quote
bill_gill85 Posted February 13, 2008 Report Posted February 13, 2008 @ Squidrun - Was that "Hold the Line Kites"? Did you confirm that it was a MK2? That is the only place I know of in WA. PM ilovemyvanmost, he's from Rockingham & has a spare buggy you may be able to borrow. There is no publicity of any land based kiting in Perth, hopefully once I manage to get a buggy sorted we'll get more exposure. Ben Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted February 13, 2008 Report Posted February 13, 2008 Iv just done an indepth search of the interwebs and googled "kites perth", "kites western australia", "power kites perth", "power kites western australia" and other variations and all I can come up with is a pic of peter lynn, and a guy who owns a hobby shop claiming to have experienced phenominal miracles with his health like eternal life all thanks to a purple rubber dolphin. Would you like some lube ? Nas. Quote
nigel Posted February 13, 2008 Report Posted February 13, 2008 As has already been said, there is not a huge market here, so there is no effort by stores to get the range of buggies in from Europe. Briskites do Libre. As for the other brands, no luck. Joel is looking at bringing in a shipment of XXtreme buggies. These are custom made for the pilot, so you'll have to pre-order, you can't just buy one off the shelf. The price of them is also a major factor, combine this with shipping, and your up for more than 3 PL Comp buggies for the cost of one buggy! I can't see a demand for people willing to spend lots for a single buggy. And those that do are few and far between. The same for special wheels. All available in the Europe market, but no reason to stock them here. We don't have the numbers, nor the racing scene to warrent the supply of them. The disks the Europe boys run are over 200 UK pounds each!!!! They use motocross side car hubs and rims, with stainless spokes, all hand made!! The easiest way to get a better/different buggy than a PL, Flexi or Libre, is to make it yourself. No Aussie makers will step up and make buggies, as they have to beat PL. So the volume market is gone, leaving only the specialised buggy options. An Aussie maker must offer something that the others do not. They will and can only be built in small numbers, so the price will not come down much. Do a welding course and make your own. The best and easiest solution I think if you can't buy what you after. Quote
popeyethewelder Posted February 14, 2008 Report Posted February 14, 2008 The Trikbitz Tornado, has just been updated, with 50mm side rails....The Tornado 2s Quote
JKS Posted February 14, 2008 Report Posted February 14, 2008 Hey Popeye ... need to get some of your sweet machines down here eh Quote
Gog Posted February 14, 2008 Report Posted February 14, 2008 Maybe if we all got together some funds to fly popeye over for a working holiday?? ) You can stay at my house if you build me a bug... What am i saying... u could stay here even if u didn't... Gods of buggying and Mtn Boarding get free accom... Gog. Quote
just some kitin' girl Posted February 14, 2008 Report Posted February 14, 2008 ahhh....but Gog....could you cook him a roast dinner to write home about???....I think Popeye needs to come stay up here with us!!..... his buggies are the only buggies i've seen worth lookin' at..the others pale in comparison....popeye the porn star's buggies are sweeeeet!!!....we should petition him to do a trip down under....EVERYONE knows we have wayyyy better weather than the UK........well most times!!.........we have the best beaches in the world.....the nicest ppl...(and most humblest..).....etc etc! Quote
just some kitin' girl Posted February 14, 2008 Report Posted February 14, 2008 just kite surf has just informed me that 'apparently' the UK's beaches for buggyin' kick's Oz's butt in comparison...ok...so that may be true....but are their women as good lookin'???.... Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted February 14, 2008 Report Posted February 14, 2008 Thanks Popeye, great webpage you have there with the bugs and prices besided them. This is nice. I have just recieved a return email from the maker of the Tornado. Within 24 hrs. The Trikbitz T2 doesnt come with wheels as most of his clients are long time racers and they have their own personal wheel collections. It CAN come supplied with discs or fats or both one would suppose, and for all the wind swept hillbillies with a touch of mad max in them.... there are also a number of different combinations of motorcycle rims used, ranging from 50 - 80cc right up to the front wheels off a particular 750 yammy for the rear buggy axle. A certain model of Suzuki 250 wheel is sometimes used also. And the maker is happy to find out shipping costs. carry on, Nas. Quote
popeyethewelder Posted February 19, 2008 Report Posted February 19, 2008 Ok I have had a quick look about shipping, and the first few I tried I couldn't get anywhere. If you guys want to try a few shipping companies, I am shipping a Cougar to Spain (without wheels) The dims of the package are length 165cm width 50cm height 20cm weight inc packaging 45kg Quote
popeyethewelder Posted February 19, 2008 Report Posted February 19, 2008 ahhh....but Gog....could you cook him a roast dinner to write home about???....I think Popeye needs to come stay up here with us!!..... Now there's a hard offer to refuse....thanks Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted February 19, 2008 Report Posted February 19, 2008 I was hoping Mr Atmosphere would get back to me with some info, that was last week. And for 750 Lbs without wheels, plus postage... The T2 was kinda out of reach methinks. but no one actually got back to me. 4 or so hours ago I committed to a Libre, locally. Dudes get real deflated when you talk shipping. Its a dead set pain in the back. Iv spent half a day sourcing a pallet, doing all the phone biz with the courier guys.....and palletising a heap of bike stuff to go interstate....find packing strap and equip... What a fizzer of a job. No offence to storemen or storewomen. Cheers, Nas. Quote
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