Five Reasons why Kirbys are guy vacuums

[kenkart]

I will say...

Thru the D-80 they were fairly practical, when they went to the Classic they were so bulky and heavy it became like pushing a car motor around, the G series did solve the hard to push issue, but it also made it even heavier, if you are a small woman, or have any back trouble,you better have help!If they really wanted to fix the Kirby, make a d-80 with a d-50 handle, and rig up some kind of easy hose connection, like a Bison, but not one that would fly apart like the Bison did.

 

[human]

I have one of those Royal Prince hand vacs. Got it at a thrift store last winter for about $3. The bag was filthy inside and it needed a belt (conditions that have since been corrected), but other than that it's in perfect condition. My first reaction on picking the thing up off the shelf was to think it must have some Kirby DNA in it. I wasn't familiar with the metal Royal uprights at the time, but they certainly share much of the same design philosophy as Kirby's vacuums.

 

[kirbysthebest]

Kirby and Royal do share some designs. In fact if I remember my vacuum history correctly, Kirby and Royal spent a lot of time suing each other, hence why there is only one Royal with a removable head.