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That’s a lot of money for used wheels

All the Excellerators are coming out of the woodwork

Not cheap unless this is Benjy Lollipop in disguise, has the Benjy tail saver 🤔

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/178354497887?_skw=vintage+skateboard&itmmeta=01KYQEK831NGEMFRXBM4172M84&hash=item2986c1a95f:g:sasAAeSwENVqaiV~&itmprp=enc ...

I’d imagine if you weren’t too heavy they would be grand for slalom or cruising,

I had the “Zytel” Variflex skateplates back in the day and they lasted ok

It’s the unsupported bit that concerns me no kingpin or grommets to absorb some of the impacts

Gullwing weren’t the only ones Pafander copied, the trucks came with these white cored 70mm Reds

There was a decent used set briefly on eBay today, anybody go for them I was tempted but refrained

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/227438216485

They sort of remind me of a smaller version of these Gullwing copies I have.

They are well made, by the German equivalent of Variflex, Paffander I think they are called

Bugsyb wrote: Tue Jul 14, 2026 5:02 pm We’re very patient us skateboard collectors…..by the way did you ever get a Buttlock sticker

Not a chance just might buy a deck with one on it and flog mine

Is it you has the set on ebay ? would look great on his Variflex / Kryptonic freestyle deck, l remember him doing well as an AM but no recollection of his Pro history

Finally set my Arrow Caltrack’s up on a set of CS Pro trucks I gave the wire wool and new grommet treatment to, I think they will go on that Panther deck.
The yellow wheel has went a bit stained though.

Re “ the lazer base plates are just the standard revised ones,not 8" versions”

Just wondering apart from the the extended point was there a difference between the slalom and 8” bases

When I think back the MK2 8” had a kingpin with a dimple or hole possibly for an Allen key on the top and the large ...

Picked this very dusty bitsa set up off Ebay, bits of this bits of that

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/358759627413

Don’t think I remember “Panther Boards” unless they are related to Panther Wheels which I do remember the ads for

But looking help identifying this truck 8” truck hangar which I believe ...

Lovely , Good ads back in the day and they always looked fast too

It looks like one of those bamboo boards you see advertised,

Here is the same set up, this dude got his money’s worth out it though

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/287346815204 ... Swb-JqEEYB

If nothing else they are in my price range at the moment

The white lightening is knackered but the 27” comp I’ll make £100 or so

Place your bets

What do ya think ?

Yeah it done ok for the state of it, no movement on the near mint one @ $10K though it does have an “Active offer”

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/116877988512?_skw=shogo+kubo+skateboard&itmmeta=01KR9S705DEVHAWEJ2CWXZCT0F&hash=item1b367892a0:g:Q2YAAeSwtmdpCduh&itmprp=enc ...