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Banzai Rides them All

BANZAI Rides Them All

B401 GMR — A hand polished 7″ wide, 28½” long aluminum double-kick board designed for down hill slalom courses. Standard equipment includes Banzai Slalom trucks with 7″ axles, color-keyed ½” riser pads, and Banzai Cyclone wheels with precision bearings.

B402 Banzai Mach II — A hand polished 24″ double-kick board that comes standard with Banzai Slalom trucks, and Banzai Cyclone wheels with precision bearings.

B403 Banzai Mach I — A double-kick 24″ board made of hand polished aluminum that comes standard with stoker type wheels (contained bearings) and featuring the all new Banzai 11 cm. trucks.

B404 Banzai Standard — This double-kick aluminum board has a grain finish along its 24″ length and has the word “Banzai” impression stamped into the top side of the board. Standard equipment includes Banzai racing slicks with contained bearings and the new Banzai 11 cm trucks. B405

Banzai Spectrum — 24″ single kick board, constructed of 30 oz. of polypropylene. No two boards will ever be identical in color design. These boards feature B405 trucks and contained bearings racing slick wheels.

B406 Banzai Super Star — A 26″ double-kick board constructed of 32 oz. of polypropylene. It features B406 trucks with contained bearings stoker wheels.

B407 Banzai Tall Oak I — 28″ solid oak single kick board. Standard equipment includes Banzai Slalom trucks with 7″ axles and Tornado Il precision bearing wheels. Top covered by Banzai c.o. grip tape.

B408 Tall Oak II – This is a 28″ solid oak, double kick board which has, as standard equipment, Banzai slalom trucks with 7″ axles, Banzai Tornado Il wheels with precision sealed bearings, and grip tape covering the top. The Grip Tape has a Banzai cut out.

B409 Rim Rider — A 28″ laminated, single kick board made of Birch and fiberglas, designed with serious competitor in mind. The B409 is equipped with Banzai Pro Trucks and Sunburst wheels with sealed bearings.

B410 Banzai Silver Streak – This 28″ board’s main feature is lamination. The center portion is made of birch and has aircraft aluminum laminated to the top and bottom. Standard equipment includes the Banzai Pro trucks equipped with Sunburst wheels with precision bearings.

B411 Banzai Slip Stream – This 28″ board is constructed of 14mm of laminated birch. Standard equipment includes the Banzai Pro trucks and Sunburst wheels with precision bearings.

BANZAI
Products, Inc

757 North Coney Ave. Azusa, California 91702

Skateboard World Feb. 1978

92 pages. Jerry Valdez on cover photo by Stan Sharp. Other photographers include Bill Sharp, Mac McKinley, and Vic Volinecs. Features include "Pro File” on Rebecca Williams, dessert pipe skating, Catalina completion, A Jill Sherman article warning about the impact of an L.A. Times article on skateboard dangers and accidents, assorted photos., the new Oxnard skatepark, and "New Faces” profiles on Anthony Madrona, Wendy Bedell, Tony Harnell, and Steve Ruffin. The copy these scans were sourced from was pretty beat up; 4 pages had a section cut out, and the back cover is completely missing.

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