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Title: Khawaja's Xp80's out as well
Post by: Ridenmarke on April 05, 2016, 03:14:19 PM
On the back of the monster of a 50+ just spotted the pre-order for Khawaja's Xp 80 monsters
http://www.cricketcentre.com.au/xp80-2000-powercurve-p-310082.html (http://www.cricketcentre.com.au/xp80-2000-powercurve-p-310082.html)
Title: Re: Khawaja's Xp80's out as well
Post by: Sivlar13 on April 05, 2016, 03:40:21 PM
Bye bye money, thanks for coming. Holy sheet these look like nice sticks.

(http://i1045.photobucket.com/albums/b451/Joshua_Sivier/Mobile%20Uploads/6F0CFFEB-29C4-48B5-BEF9-314C21E312CE_zpsrlapq4uv.jpg) (http://s1045.photobucket.com/user/Joshua_Sivier/media/Mobile%20Uploads/6F0CFFEB-29C4-48B5-BEF9-314C21E312CE_zpsrlapq4uv.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Khawaja's Xp80's out as well
Post by: Tom on April 05, 2016, 08:13:13 PM
(http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTYwMFgxMjAw/z/rlMAAOSwAuNW7zLY/$_20.JPG)
(http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTYwMFgxMjAw/z/y1kAAOSwMORW7zLU/$_20.JPG)
Title: Re: Khawaja's Xp80's out as well
Post by: edge on April 05, 2016, 08:38:50 PM
Nice! Wish GN UK would produce some of these oversized megabats in shapes more suited to the English game though.
Title: Re: Khawaja's Xp80's out as well
Post by: WalkingWicket37 on April 05, 2016, 08:47:02 PM
Nice! Wish GN UK would produce some of these oversized megabats in shapes more suited to the English game though.

An ultra scooped out 60mm edge version of the GN100 would suit most players I've seen.
Get the majority of the wood where you hit the ball most ofter so huge edges and no wasted mass in the middle ;)
Title: Re: Khawaja's Xp80's out as well
Post by: well past my peak on April 05, 2016, 08:47:21 PM
yes been interesting watching the video channel, see what the boys from GN aus are bringing out, certainly like the look of the XP/80/70
Title: Re: Khawaja's Xp80's out as well
Post by: Woodyspin on April 05, 2016, 08:48:28 PM
An ultra scooped out 60mm edge version of the GN100 would suit most players I've seen.
Get the majority of the wood where you hit the ball most ofter so huge edges and no wasted mass in the middle ;)

this is why mine pings then?
Title: Re: Khawaja's Xp80's out as well
Post by: Ams4287 on April 05, 2016, 08:52:37 PM
Hmm there cheap  :o

Surely a better profile for the UK

(http://i1281.photobucket.com/albums/a517/ams4287/2016%20Kit/64A3CEFA-8E96-4B53-8D45-C3A7F8852FA8_zpsqmgqdxmz.jpg) (http://s1281.photobucket.com/user/ams4287/media/2016%20Kit/64A3CEFA-8E96-4B53-8D45-C3A7F8852FA8_zpsqmgqdxmz.jpg.html)

Picture courtesy of D7BOW

Would love the recently M&H post mentioned on here the other day - comparable to the GN
(http://i1281.photobucket.com/albums/a517/ams4287/2016%20Kit/7a987375705bd4635d9c59874b5a7c4a_zps87exjvtd.jpg) (http://s1281.photobucket.com/user/ams4287/media/2016%20Kit/7a987375705bd4635d9c59874b5a7c4a_zps87exjvtd.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Khawaja's Xp80's out as well
Post by: edge on April 05, 2016, 08:55:22 PM
M&H were always so far ahead of the curve on bat shapes, it's a real shame they've given up doing anything different.
Title: Re: Khawaja's Xp80's out as well
Post by: springbok45 on April 05, 2016, 08:56:53 PM
I love the smaller option at only 70mm spine :D
Title: Re: Khawaja's Xp80's out as well
Post by: JB on April 05, 2016, 08:58:57 PM
I was also tempted by the Distinctions!! Think it's a nicer shape than the XP80
Title: Re: Khawaja's Xp80's out as well
Post by: smilley792 on April 05, 2016, 09:14:52 PM
I had a tempo didn't get on with it.


Love b3s version though.

(http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h76/smilley792/23AF8D8C-D2FF-4297-967B-6020585DABED_zpscjwm3ikl.jpg) (http://s61.photobucket.com/user/smilley792/media/23AF8D8C-D2FF-4297-967B-6020585DABED_zpscjwm3ikl.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Khawaja's Xp80's out as well
Post by: Leno on April 05, 2016, 09:18:15 PM
I've wanted this profile for ages now
Title: Re: Khawaja's Xp80's out as well
Post by: Sivlar13 on April 05, 2016, 09:18:34 PM
Beautiful shape too those M&Hs, still roughly the same price as the XP80s.
Title: Re: Khawaja's Xp80's out as well
Post by: Ams4287 on April 05, 2016, 09:18:51 PM
I was also tempted by the Distinctions!! Think it's a nicer shape than the XP80

Yeah definitely crazy money at 400 notes though 😳 that said the GNs are what 480 plus shipping and customs!

Think Ryan made a high spine bat a few months ago
Title: Re: Khawaja's Xp80's out as well
Post by: Sivlar13 on April 05, 2016, 09:28:36 PM
To be honest, all of these profiles are nothing compared to these:

(http://i1045.photobucket.com/albums/b451/Joshua_Sivier/Mobile%20Uploads/328F2F91-A522-4201-A27B-BE38E2B76600_zps3k5yd3xj.png) (http://s1045.photobucket.com/user/Joshua_Sivier/media/Mobile%20Uploads/328F2F91-A522-4201-A27B-BE38E2B76600_zps3k5yd3xj.png.html)

Tempted to go to B3 or somewhere and get this mapped!! Absolute monsters.
Title: Re: Khawaja's Xp80's out as well
Post by: WalkingWicket37 on April 05, 2016, 09:35:16 PM
I think @smilley792 had a Warner small edge bat mapped that looks almost identical
Title: Re: Khawaja's Xp80's out as well
Post by: Sivlar13 on April 05, 2016, 09:39:23 PM
Those edges in the Instagram picture look seriously hefty though, as does the rest of the bat!!

Would need wrists of steel to lift those.
Title: Re: Khawaja's Xp80's out as well
Post by: Ams4287 on April 05, 2016, 09:45:12 PM
(http://i1281.photobucket.com/albums/a517/ams4287/844409EC-1CF2-4AB8-A315-BC60A71FA710_zpslu6pdlwg.jpg) (http://s1281.photobucket.com/user/ams4287/media/844409EC-1CF2-4AB8-A315-BC60A71FA710_zpslu6pdlwg.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Khawaja's Xp80's out as well
Post by: uknsaunders on April 05, 2016, 09:49:58 PM
Yeah definitely crazy money at 400 notes though 😳 that said the GNs are what 480 plus shipping and customs!

Think Ryan made a high spine bat a few months ago


Yes he did one for me.

http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=36993.0 (http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=36993.0)
Title: Re: Khawaja's Xp80's out as well
Post by: Sivlar13 on April 05, 2016, 09:54:05 PM
([url]http://i1281.photobucket.com/albums/a517/ams4287/844409EC-1CF2-4AB8-A315-BC60A71FA710_zpslu6pdlwg.jpg[/url]) ([url]http://s1281.photobucket.com/user/ams4287/media/844409EC-1CF2-4AB8-A315-BC60A71FA710_zpslu6pdlwg.jpg.html[/url])


I need that with the XP80 stickers in my life.
Title: Re: Khawaja's Xp80's out as well
Post by: InternalTraining on April 06, 2016, 01:25:27 AM
([url]http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTYwMFgxMjAw/z/rlMAAOSwAuNW7zLY/[/url]$_20.JPG)
([url]http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTYwMFgxMjAw/z/y1kAAOSwMORW7zLU/[/url]$_20.JPG)


This is the perfect bat profile for the astro pitches I play on!!

4-5 years ago, I started calling custom bat makers about a bat shaped like this and the response: we don't get clefts this big.

I can't wait to get my hands on one (or two  :D ) of these bats. I share the pics with the forum when I get one (or two :D ).
Title: Re: Khawaja's Xp80's out as well
Post by: brokenbat on April 08, 2016, 03:32:14 PM
Here's the video teaser. For the men out there, they have the XP80...for the scrawny weaklings like myself, there is the XP70

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v6fgguuNpo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v6fgguuNpo)
Title: Re: Khawaja's Xp80's out as well
Post by: kaartman on April 17, 2016, 11:12:48 AM
Gambhir is using a GN stickered up as TON. Wonder what would be starting weight of these monsters!

(http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/xx25/bladefish1/240129_zpsawhqczne.jpg) (http://s738.photobucket.com/user/bladefish1/media/240129_zpsawhqczne.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Khawaja's Xp80's out as well
Post by: springbok45 on April 17, 2016, 02:58:05 PM
Has he got an orange Reebok logo stuck to his asics shoe?
Title: Re: Khawaja's Xp80's out as well
Post by: csnew on April 17, 2016, 03:16:28 PM
He's borrowed one of Chris Lynn's big bats
Title: Re: Khawaja's Xp80's out as well
Post by: Kez on April 17, 2016, 03:29:10 PM
Has he got an orange Reebok logo stuck to his asics shoe?

YES! saw these in person when India toured England in 2014! It's the best (worst) bit of keeping the sponsors happy I think you'll ever see!!!

Sod the fact KP is using blank Hawk bats or any number of pros uses falsely stickered bats that's the real injustice! Asics badged as Reeboks  :o
Title: Re: Khawaja's Xp80's out as well
Post by: Calzehbhoy on May 31, 2016, 11:54:47 AM
Here's the video teaser. For the men out there, they have the XP80...for the scrawny weaklings like myself, there is the XP70

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v6fgguuNpo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v6fgguuNpo)

They do the XP80 in 2'8
Title: Re: Khawaja's Xp80's out as well
Post by: ogroupleader on May 31, 2016, 12:08:21 PM
I have an xp80 being made. Should get here next week hopefully.
Title: Re: Khawaja's Xp80's out as well
Post by: skip1973 on May 31, 2016, 12:11:30 PM
They do the XP80 in 2'8
Having picked a few of these up I can't see them that light, may get a rogue but 2-9 to 2-11 will be average I reckon.
Title: Re: Khawaja's Xp80's out as well
Post by: skip1973 on May 31, 2016, 12:14:13 PM
I have an xp80 being made. Should get here next week hopefully.
What sort of weight?
Title: Re: Khawaja's Xp80's out as well
Post by: Bats_Galore on June 16, 2016, 09:39:36 AM
As much as I would like to try out the xp80 and some other Aussie gray nics, the side in the exchange rate, combined with shipping and duties is making these somewhat unaproachable.
Title: Re: Khawaja's Xp80's out as well
Post by: skip1973 on June 16, 2016, 09:47:37 AM
Really? We are selling quite a few especially to the UK with our $$ so weak.
Title: Re: Khawaja's Xp80's out as well
Post by: Bats_Galore on June 16, 2016, 09:54:30 AM
The dollar has strengthened in the last couple of weeks. The current price at 1000 aus comes in at 468, after removing the tax (rate 1.92) say 40 for shipping, the vat on entry is 20% plus import duty and handling charges, going to end up around then 600 mark. I had 2 from the stable last autumn when the dollar was weaker and the prices were lower, but for me I would struggle to pay that, stick to the uk and wait for the exchange rate to swing.
Obviously others don't have the same issue and good luck to them you and gn.
Title: Re: Khawaja's Xp80's out as well
Post by: edge on June 16, 2016, 09:56:36 AM
Wait till we leave the EU and arrange free trade deals with the commonwealth, monster GNs everywhere! ;)
Title: Re: Khawaja's Xp80's out as well
Post by: skip1973 on June 16, 2016, 10:03:56 AM
The dollar has strengthened in the last couple of weeks. The current price at 1000 aus comes in at 468, after removing the tax (rate 1.92) say 40 for shipping, the vat on entry is 20% plus import duty and handling charges, going to end up around then 600 mark. I had 2 from the stable last autumn when the dollar was weaker and the prices were lower, but for me I would struggle to pay that, stick to the uk and wait for the exchange rate to swing.
Obviously others don't have the same issue and good luck to them you and gn.
When did they start charging VAT on entry? I know the customs charge can be a bit hit and miss but I was unaware they had start adding tax on.
Title: Re: Khawaja's Xp80's out as well
Post by: WalkingWicket37 on June 16, 2016, 10:54:37 AM
When did they start charging VAT on entry? I know the customs charge can be a bit hit and miss but I was unaware they had start adding tax on.

That's what the "Custom's charge" is I think.
My Aussie import had VAT, a handling fee and an additional Parcel Force "just because we can" fee