Bruce Fowler V8 Lean Machine

[Artz]

Thank you so much Jammers. I really appreciate all your input. I think I will get the extra boxes since I do like to mess around with different fin settings @messierishome. I do love the smooth glide feeling of a single @DanSan, @R1H, and @Ricksurfin. I've been told Bruce's boards are really fun with the fin pushed all the way up @jtsfla.

I have a Knee Machine from Bruce that is 5'8' x 22 3/4 x 2 1/2 with the fin placed in the middle. Its so skatey and fast as a single with two small side bites. I wonder if the differences will be significant between a 7'9" and 8'0" V8 for a guy my size @messierishome and @DanSan.

Again, thank you for your support.

Kyle

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Can you post some photos of the Knee Machine?

 

[kv63]

Here are some photos. Let me know if you want specific ones and I will gladly take some for you @Artz.

 

[nineohtoo]

That knee machine looks fun. I haven't taken out my 6'0" V8 out much, but I'm very curious what Bruce has done differently there.

 

[lashSD]

Here are some photos. Let me know if you want specific ones and I will gladly take some for you @Artz.

wow, i'm suddenly interested in knee boarding

 

[lashSD]

That knee machine looks fun. I haven't taken out my 6'0" V8 out much, but I'm very curious what Bruce has done differently there.

how do you like that size? I want to try one of these but have too many boards 6'6"+

 

[nineohtoo]

Too early to say, as I've only ridden it a few times and I still need to play with fin placement. I've been riding a 9" 4A in the middle of the box and it leans a little too much lol. Next time I take it out I'm gonna move it back a little and hope that makes it more controllable because I'm struggling to control it in steeper waves. It shows promise though, and would probably be easier to learn if I wasn't in dumpy beach breaks.

 

[kv63]

wow, i'm suddenly interested in knee boarding

From my understanding, the Knee Machine is actually a shortboard. Its really fast and skatey. I’ve enjoyed surfing it the past month. Its definitely a conversation started for sure. Surfers stop me often to ask about the board.

 

[Lektriz]

My 8' V8 was hands down the fastest board I've ever surfed and worked in anything but hollow waves.

I'm 6'2 and weighed around 210 when I ordered my custom.

That wide tail never spun out and would get you in super early and easy, but the blunt and wide nose would soemetimes catch on a reentry in hollow waves

The veebottom needs to constantly be surfed rail to rail, surfing it flat to connect dead sections like a log does not work IMHO.

Windy, Clean Big, Small just as long as its not too hollow this board will give absolute lightsaber bottoms turns and the smoothest S-turns ever!

 

[Jellz]

My 8' V8 was hands down the fastest board I've ever surfed and worked in anything but hollow waves.

I'm 6'2 and weighed around 210 when I ordered my custom.

That wide tail never spun out and would get you in super early and easy, but the blunt and wide nose would soemetimes catch on a reentry in hollow waves

The veebottom needs to constantly be surfed rail to rail, surfing it flat to connect dead sections like a log does not work IMHO.

Windy, Clean Big, Small just as long as its not too hollow this board will give absolute lightsaber bottoms turns and the smoothest S-turns ever!

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What size on that? Looks like 7’6”?

 

[DanSan]

What size on that? Looks like 7’6”?

8.0

Mine is too
You can do hollow
It just ain’t pretty