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GENERAL MOTORCYCLE FORUMS => GENERAL MOTORCYCLE => Topic started by: jbrough7 on June 05, 2006, 09:57:17 AM
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With the advent of the warmer weather, it's strange how quickly I forget the jacket and the gloves and leather pants and just wear a T-shirt and jeans. It's so comfortable! Gotta get back to wearing the real thing, though.
What do you do?
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I normally wear a pair of black jeans, a sport shirt, hard toe shoes, and my fingerless leather gloves with gel inserts and a standard coverage helmet. In cool weather I do wear a leather jacket and leather gauntlets and Dingo boots.
Yesterday I made about a three and 1/2 hour tour and cheated by wearing denim shorts.
I would like to wear safer gear, but I sweat like a pig and if I have to do that, well, I'd rather sell the bike and stay home.
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I got a wicked sun burn yesterday after going out in a t-shirt with gauntlet gloves... you can image how stupid that tan is going to look. Back to the textile jacket for me!
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I'll be switching to the fingerless gloves for the summer soon, although to be honest, they aren't really all that much cooler than the mesh gloves! Once in a while, I'll just wear a t-shirt instead of a jacket, especially for a short hop to the store and back. I *never* wear shorts on the bike. Not just for safety, I just don't have the urge to do so.
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Helmet and gloves are the only safety related items worn in the summer. There isn't a man or woman alive that could take stop & go traffic down here, in the summer, with full riding leathers on. Maybe if I had one of those NASCAR cold suits I could but not otherwise. Do you think the bandit makes enough juice for one of those?
I've never worn shorts while riding but I'm not above it either. I did wear tennis shoes once and I almost felt guilty about it.
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For very short buzz-around-town stuff, I'll VERY SELDOMLY go without a jacket. Now that I know of NewEnough, I'll probably just get a textile convertible jacket (mesh with removable windbreak lining and armor), and therefore NEVER go without.
Furthermore, the only time I'll without my steel-toe boots and heavy jeans is on the rare occasions I commute to work by bike.
Twelve years ago this month, as a dumb kid right out of high school, I roadrashed my first bike. I got off very lucky, but still have three roadrash scars to keep me humble and remind me of what can happen. I don't care to repeat the experience.
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Safety is always paramount for me, even on the way home from the pub. but seriously. the last few days here have been lovely. I wore a tshirt a few days ago and felt so unsafe without my jacket that I turned around and got the jacket. Now I'm after loosing about 5 stone in sweat lol.
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Well for me it's mesh jacket, helmet, gloves and boots ALWAYS.... I'll wear jeans during the week when riding to work. For "longer" weekend rides I'll use mesh armored riding pants instead of jeans.
The other night I wanted to warm up the chain after a good cleaning and went in tennis shoes and a t-shirt (long pants though) and I didn't feel comfortable at all - won't be doing that anymore.
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I'll be switching to the fingerless gloves for the summer soon, although to be honest, they aren't really all that much cooler than the mesh gloves! Once in a while, I'll just wear a t-shirt instead of a jacket, especially for a short hop to the store and back. I *never* wear shorts on the bike. Not just for safety, I just don't have the urge to do so.
I'll wear a T but I just can't bring myself to wear shorts! Too scary.
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Its hard to wear gear in warm weather. I planned out my gear this year, and I went along with some gear.
Textile Suzuki 06 season jacket.
Phoenix 2.0 Mesh pants (I wear shorts under)
Frank thomas Kangaroo gloves
Setup Vision Boots
Scorpion exo700 helmet.
I find having mesh pants help more with keeping me cool than anything else. I sacrificed some protection for weather, but Im not going down to teeshirt riding anymore. at least al my gear is padded CE, where it counts.
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Normal riding gear--textile jacket, gloves, jeans and Oxtar boots. I get uncomfortable if I wear any less. I rode once in shorts, the wind inflated them, and I couldn't get past the feeling that the oncoming traffic was getting a show. Fortunately, I wasn't going "commando" that day. :shock:
I'll probably be in the market for a mesh jacket this summer.
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i wear a t-shirt and shorts everyday but then agian im riding to work or home from work but i always wear my helmet. yesterday what the first time i rode with outa helmet just cause i was tryin to figure a noise out.
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ATGATT - All The Gear All The Time! I'd rather have heat rash than road rash.
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I live on the Gulf Coast in Southwest Florida where it is hot and humid much of the time. I have found that a Firstgear Meshtex jacket and pants are comfortable in the hottest of weather. Bare skin burns quickly in the Florida summer sun and direct sunlight can be really uncomfortable. The mesh jacket and pants avoid sun burn and actually feel cooler than a T shirt with bare arms. I am guessing that most of the riders who prefer shorts, fingerless gloves, tennis shoes, and T shirts probably have never crashed hard and have no idea what happens to your body and/or how it feels to skid along the pavement wondering when things will stop moving. Try some mesh gear. You will like it.
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I don't fool around. Full leather in the winter and full Kevlar mesh in the summer. All armored, supplemented with a Knox Contour spinal protector (winter AND summer). Full boots in Winter, high ankle (almost full) boots in summer, gloves, and of course a full face helmet.
Sadly, most textile jackets are junk, even stuff from the likes of Aerostich. Depending on contruction, they're pretty useless above ~40mph. Joe Rocket is the worse, stay away from JR. I made the mistake of buying a JR Phoenix outfit last year. Good to about 20mph, I'd say. Probably a bit more with some long-sleeve cotton underneath.
There's only three fabrics that going to give you any significant protection, leather, high denier (eg: 620) Cordura, and Kevlar. Of the three, Kevlar is the strongest. Of course, it's also the most expensive. Check this out:
http://www.motoport.com/saveyourhide.pdf
You might see jackets that are made of Cordura, but unfortunately they're typically about 300 denier (or less), and sometimes only certain areas of the jacket have it. While better than nothing, it's close to it too.
I'm seeing some multiblended material jeckets now that may or may not offer significant protection. The Revit! AirForce mesh jacket comes to mind. This appears to be a concerted effort to make a jacket that offers some real protection while still being relatively affordable ($300). There's matching pants fo rit too ($250).
So if you really want to have comfortable protection in the summer, it really just comes down to forking over the cash. All said, whatever textile jacket you wear for protection (even if it's the dreaded JR) will still be better than nothing at all.
Here's my summer setup:
http://www.motoport.com/detail.asp?InStock=1&PriceCall=0&Merchant_ID=633Pm22C&Product_ID=900.102.300&Merchant_Company=Jackets%20Department&Category=Kevlar
http://www.motoport.com/detail.asp?InStock=1&PriceCall=0&Merchant_ID=G7Y9CEYc&Product_ID=900.102.500&Merchant_Company=Pants%20Gear&Category=Kevlar
http://www.biker247.com/news/2019.asp
http://www.wolverinebootsandshoes.com/catalog/detail.aspx?pid=7376&stid=&stocknumber=&parnavid=BGPG&gp=R
http://www.webbikeworld.com/r2/rev-it/summer-mesh-gloves/revit-summer-gloves.htm
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I live on the Gulf Coast in Southwest Florida where it is hot and humid much of the time. I have found that a Firstgear Meshtex jacket and pants are comfortable in the hottest of weather. Bare skin burns quickly in the Florida summer sun and direct sunlight can be really uncomfortable. The mesh jacket and pants avoid sun burn and actually feel cooler than a T shirt with bare arms. ... Try some mesh gear. You will like it.
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Absolutely true. A wicked sunburn last year put me into a Firstgear Meshtex this year, and it IS cooler than bare skin. I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't tried it.
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Can't quite say I'm a ATGATT guy, but pretty close. Mostly from experience. Not only can you get sunburn from riding around in summer clothes, you can get windburn, too. I always wear boots (but then I usually wear at hiking boots at work or home, so that's easy) and full-fingered gloves. I do ride sometimes with jeans instead of riding pants, but NEVER in shorts - if it's hot enough for me to wear shorts, the bike is hot enough to burn me. My Joe Rocket Alter Ego jacket was purchased so I'd have a jacket that I could use year-round. Granted, in it's mesh form it's not gonna be as protective, but it's gonna be better than a t-shirt. Helmet is pretty much a given since the law requires it, but I have been known to ride without one on rare occassion when riding the dirt bike around the back yard (which is done without the jacket) or back when it was legal, a quick little trip down the road to the beach or the store.
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I have found that a Firstgear Meshtex jacket and pants are comfortable in the hottest of weather.
I have that jacket, and while I wouldn't say it's comfortable in the hottest weather, I do wear it. I didn't know they have pants in the same stuff...I guess you wear them over shorts or jeans? (Otherwise, people would see your junk!) Tell me more about the pants...
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Don't underestimate the protection offered by Aerostich Cordura and Ballistic garments. The Aerostich suits and jackets are constricted of 500 denier Cordura and 1050 denier ballistic nylon. There are two or more layers in many areas and the body armor is substantial. I wear an Aerostich Roadcrafter in cooler weather and, like the testers who work for most of the motorcycle magazines, I believe it offers good protetion for fast street and highway riding. Check out Andy Goldfine's comments on the Aerostich web site. He has done his research and his suits are very well made. That said, competition-weight leather and Kevlar might even be better. I agree that other lighter garments offer lower levels of protection. The main thing is that even a denim jean jacket is much better than bare skin.
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Don't underestimate the protection offered by Aerostich Cordura and Ballistic garments.
I got a 'Stich suit this past fall to extend my riding season, and while it was more comfortable than it looks, it wasn't as warm as I hoped. However, it would just be TOO DARN HOT for summer. This whole "oh, you just unzip a vent and it's plenty cool" is some amazing fantasy.
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>>The Aerostich suits and jackets are constricted of 500 denier Cordura and 1050 denier ballistic nylon.<<
Not all. I was in a shop and saw one with 300 denier Cordura. I'm not exactly sure about "ballistic nylon". I've never heard of this term other than in Joe Rocket stuff, and it's just a fancy name given to standard nylon. There's nothing "ballistic" about it. I'm not sure there is a such a thing, but I don't know for sure. When you say "1050 denier", are you sure you're not referring to the blends such as Keprotec?
I agree with you that wearing SOMETHING beats wearing NOTHING, but if you're going to wear "something", might as well make it "something" that's going to do "something" good for you should you have an unfortunate mishap. :grin:
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Went for a ride today and wore a heavy cordroy shirt and mesh gloves,w/kevlar knuckels.Work jeans and boots. Usally its always the leather jacket and if its going to be or might be a spirited ride,its full gear. That was the 1st time this yr. I wore a long sleve shirt instead of the jacket.
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>>The Aerostich suits and jackets are constricted of 500 denier Cordura and 1050 denier ballistic nylon.<<
Not all. I was in a shop and saw one with 300 denier Cordura. I'm not exactly sure about "ballistic nylon". I've never heard of this term other than in Joe Rocket stuff, and it's just a fancy name given to standard nylon. There's nothing "ballistic" about it. I'm not sure there is a such a thing, but I don't know for sure. When you say "1050 denier", are you sure you're not referring to the blends such as Keprotec?
I agree with you that wearing SOMETHING beats wearing NOTHING, but if you're going to wear "something", might as well make it "something" that's going to do "something" good for you should you have an unfortunate mishap. :grin:
Denier refers to the thread count density. The higher the Denier rating, the higher the thread count per square inch. The term "Ballistic" nylon comes from two threads being twisted together, thus a 1680 ballistic nylon is two 840 Denier threads twisted together. This process strengthens the weave making it less likely to be punctured, thus the term "Ballistic".
Anyways, enough of the technical stuff. No matter how short the ride, nor how warm the weather, I ALWAYS ride with a full face helmet, Arlen Ness textile jacket w/ CE armor, full leather gloves, jeans & riding boots. I live in Central Florida currently, and grew up riding in Texas. Yes, riding as I do may be sometimes uncomfortably warm, but as another poster stated, "I would rather have heat rash than road rash".
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I wear jeans/boots/jacket to work (don't really go above 40mph) and on short journeys but anything over a couple of miles and I'm usually leathers all the way. Falling off at 40mph when I was new to bikes took all the skin off my knees, I dread to think what jeans (and legs) would look like in a 130mph+ spill :sad:
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Ask this couple about the value of gear! (check out the girl's flip-flop clad left foot already starting to catch pavement...)
(http://www.fastmotofotos.com/photos/06_04_2006/DSC_832564.jpg)
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All it would take would be for that big mutha of a backpack to shift weight and dump them.
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(http://www.fastmotofotos.com/photos/06_04_2006/DSC_832564.jpg)
Amazing pic -- where did it come from? What's the story?
Some photographer either lucked out, or knew how to catch a shot at what looks like two-tenths of a second before disaster. Look at that front wheel angle....
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Amazing pic -- where did it come from? What's the story?
Some photographer either lucked out, or knew how to catch a shot at what looks like two-tenths of a second before disaster. Look at that front wheel angle....
I was thinking the same thing, she is so SCREWED!!! :duh:
Anyways, here is a pic of me with my Summer gear. Regardless, I always were a jacket, gloves, helmets, pants(and the other obvious stuff).
(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b23/soloflt/dragon.jpg)
I've already gone down, I don't want to lose skin as well.
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Sorry - I didn't mean to derail this thread.
There's a series of pics (this is the last). She gave the photog the peace sign as they went by him. They knew the camera was there and were probably hamming it up. Too bad.
I don't know the full story - I stole this pic of another board. I think it is from a Killboys-style site where photogs set up on good roads and post pics on the web.
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There's a couple of pics in the Clubhouse section that show some attractive young lady completely buck naked ('cept for boots) riding some bike and I couldn't help but think what would happen to her if she went down.
...he says with a violent shiver...
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Back to the name of this topic, does safety go out the window. Well lads dont know about ye americans but over here in ireland our bikes dont have windows.
Damn sounded funnier in me head.
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Please don't blame that on Americans... it was a Canadian that started this. :monkeymoon:
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Back to the name of this topic, does safety go out the window. Well lads dont know about ye americans but over here in ireland our bikes dont have windows.
Damn sounded funnier in me head.
You've got the same bikes we do. Your windows are just rolled down and no one's shown you how they roll up!
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that must be it desolation angel
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Ok you got me thinkin more on safety!Man is it hard to wear that stuff on a summer's day down here! I was in the 6% group. T shirt and sneaks for me with jeans and they are too hot most times! I keep the r's down though! Just ordered some pants & Boots. :beers: :thanks: :motorsmile:(http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/5576/picture0025io.jpg)
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I just started riding and bought the gear before I ever got on the bike. Since I bought the bike in spring the gear is mostly warm weather gear and I will have to get something warmer for fall/winter.
I have an AGV jacket with perforated leather sleeves, shoulders, and back panel. It has mesh on the inner sleeve and chest panel. It also is fully armored in the elbows, shoulders, and back.
I have some full fingers Joe Rocket gloves with finger pads and knuckle armor.
Setup Gran Prix full boots with ankle, heel, and toe plates.
Currently I am using a pair of armoured jeans but do not like them for full protection and am on the hunt for some good textile and leather armored riding pants or overpants.
Full face helmet is always in use.
I would like to also pick up a full leather jacket and pant setup for cooler weather and back road touring. The light stuff is Ok for the commute.
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in all honesty over here ya need to have the ful gear on all the time.
I got a leather suzuki racing jacket(and am still cold)
Frank Thomas pants(same as above)
And I dont know what make the gloves are but it so cold they do feck all
Oh Oh Oh I got a pair of boots of a cop. but hoping to get oxtars soon.
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In Texas it can be BRUTAL - If I am just riding around town, I try to wear summer gloves, now a mesh jacket - (previously a ventilated leather jacket) , bluejeans and I ditch the boots in favor of sneaks. If its a quick run to the 7/11 or Wallyworld I might ditch the jacket too. But, if I hit the highway I get up early put on all the gear and go. I have to go up to Ft Worth this week so I will leave at dark thirty AM and ride home after dark. We are expecting to hit 100 f this week.
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I wore tennis shoes a few times, but since they were running shoes, they had a very light mesh uppper. And it felt like I wasn't wearing anything, so I made the switch to my trusty Doc Martens.
Jeans, or Icon riding pants do fine most of the year.
The usual stuff otherwise (gloves helmet mesh jacket.
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for the cold weather you guys should try some polypropolene. I got it from the Army store, and its amazing. there's so many different types because I recieved a shirt last christmas and it was crappy thin. But the whole pants shirt and booties was around $70. Army store, check it out.
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My first year on the road I was always in just a tee shirt, jeans and helmet. After year one and realizing that everyone was out to kill me I made the switch to a Joe Rocket mesh jack, light weight gloves and helmet for every trip. I get at least two people every year that pull right out in front of me making a left hand turn. The last thing I need is to go down with nothing more than a tee and jeans on.
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I sent this message over to the website where that photo came from:
"Hey there, ran across this pic at your site...
(http://www.fastmotofotos.com/photos/06_04_2006/DSC_832564.jpg)
...and some friends of mine and I were rather curious about the present condition of this couple, considering the position of the front wheel. Great summer riding gear too, for the apparent occasion-to-be."
To which they responded:
"The couple are doing fine just a little banged up. She took the worst of the
crash with her great California summer gear. This is to show everyone to
always ride safe and with the correct gear because you never know what is going
to happen. Anyways thanks for the concern and keep checking out our website."
I wonder how photographer felt about being at the "right" place at the "wrong" time? :shock:
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My guess is that the photog was upset. Otherwise, you would think that he would have captured more of the "aftermath."
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I have a slanted view of this whole safety subject. Protecting yourself is one thing. Hot or cold, it is a good thing. I personally am a jeans, long sleeve shirt and boots guy in the summer, but how many people ride less safe, the more safety gear they wear. I am not trying to get all philosophical or change the subject here, but how many of you are honestly more daring all suited up than not. And then wouldn't you call that throwing safety out the window?
Jason
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>>I am not trying to get all philosophical or change the subject here, but how many of you are honestly more daring all suited up than not.<<
I suppose you could get even more stupid with a sense of false security as such. I recently went down on gravel at ~25mph with full leather armored gear. I can say that I'm really glad I was wearing all that stuff, because I'd probably have a broken elbow where I have a bruised one now, and although it did a great job of salvaging my knee, it didn't really do much for my bruised chinbone and fractured right thumb.
The point of all this is that I went down in relatively soft gravel at ~25mpg, and got pretty phucked up. Imagine flinging off at ~60 in the same outfit. How well do you think you will fare? Granted, your skin may be intact, and your spine MAY hold out, what with my Knox spinal guard and all, but I bet you'll spend good time in a hospital with who knows what broken whatever.
All the leather/kevlar/armor in the world ain't gonna do shit for stupidity.
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My guess is that the photog was upset. Otherwise, you would think that he would have captured more of the "aftermath."
Most photographers -will- have caught the aftermath to some degree. There's a good chance he was still shooting as presumably he started running toward the crash. It's ingrained into you as a professional.
At least he was sensitive enough to not publish the aftermath if he did get it. Or, the pessimist in me thinks, based on the fact that he's selling those photos, perhaps he didn't think there was a market for them.
That's why I could never be a documentary photographer. I can't remain detached enough.
As to the original topic, I wear a mesh jacket, jeans, boots, helmet, and usually gloves. Sometimes when it's too hot, I take the gloves off in stop and go traffic.
I have a leather jacket and chaps, but wear them less frequently these days for some reason. (Of course it could have something to do with the being boiled in your own juices feeling of being caught in traffic on a hot day in leather.) I have a pair of leather pants that I've never worn, and am thinking I should sell, cos I doubt I ever will.
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I'm defitatly more daring when all suited up. When I zip my leathers from 2 pc to 1 pc. that means its time to go. But usally I don't do that unless I'm at a track.
That pic makes me crindge! ouch!She's weary sandels for crying out loud. (wich she probably did) My wife got mad once because I wouldn't take her somewhere with sandels on. We ended up taking the car instead. No shoes,no shirt , no service (well alright ,you ladies can take your shirts off) Dan
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I was just thinking of the last time I rode a motorcycle without a helmet. My other bike broke down and had to get a ride with tools and the part back to my bike. Well I forgot one thing, my helmet! I felt so uncomfortable and scared without my helmet. I made it back, but it was one ride that I did not enjoy.
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Ok guys what is the diff bettween this!
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and this
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or this
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or this
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if you may do this!!
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nothing! but some are excepted and some aren't! I got pretty tore up on my bike back when the :banana: seat was in style !!! :shock: :beers: :beers:
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Funny enough, expect for the last picture, I would call them all idiots. The last guy may have crashed, but it appears that he had riding equipment on. We all know what happened to the couple in the first picture too. :duh:
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The only difference is that the cruiser and supermotard riders at least are wearing full-length jeans and actual shoes -- still not enough, but one notch better than tank-top, shorts, sandals, and an overstuffed backpack.
Like I keep telling my wife when she wants to skip a jacket or wonders why I always wear a heavy leather jacket -- don't dress for the ride, dress for the crash.
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Ok guys what is the diff bettween this!
(http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/2766/untitled7sq1.png)
What I like is that they both have expensive helmets on, and gloves, so they likely have some idea of how important the gear is.
Though I've never taken a passenger, I can definitely say if one came out in sandals, or T-shirt, I'd be sending them back in to get dressed properly.
Even a fall at a stop (my most common problem) is going to hurt with that lack of gear. Geez, even when she's trying to get off the bike, under normal circumstances, her leg will be over the exhaust.
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Stormi - have you ever rode as a passenger? If so, I don't know how you got on, but my passengers get on from the left and use the left peg, swing the right leg over and put it on the right peg, so their legs don't come in danger of touching the exhaust.
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(http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/7838/2223jn.png)
I'm stilling trying to figure out if that's a man or a woman on the back...
Possibly a preview for a new hollywood blockbuster "Brokeback Harely"?
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I wear jeans/boots/jacket to work (don't really go above 40mph) and on short journeys but anything over a couple of miles and I'm usually leathers all the way. Falling off at 40mph when I was new to bikes took all the skin off my knees, I dread to think what jeans (and legs) would look like in a 130mph+ spill :sad:
i think this post sums it up nicly for me, iv been riding a utterly crap 125 2stroke for allmost 2 years. it wont do more than 50mph on a good day. having seen what biking accidents can do to the body took the idea of riding without proper protective clothing insane. i would rather not get on a bike without wearing trousers, jacket, gloves, lid and of course boots.
(theres a guy where i work who has had to have a replacement foot as his was torn off in an off at 30mph) scared the crap outa me....
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Stormi - have you ever rode as a passenger? If so, I don't know how you got on, but my passengers get on from the left and use the left peg, swing the right leg over and put it on the right peg, so their legs don't come in danger of touching the exhaust.
I did,.. on Dita before I bought her, and also on a cruiser. I've blocked out as much of both experiences as possible though. :wink:
I guess I just assumed that the triumph had dual exhaust like my 919.
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...I have a leather jacket and chaps, but wear them less frequently these days for some reason. (Of course it could have something to do with the being boiled in your own juices feeling of being caught in traffic on a hot day in leather.)...
I have a wonderful mental image of you in leather, but if you're gonna be all sweaty and icky and stuff, then forget it! :grin:
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>>I'm stilling trying to figure out if that's a man or a woman on the back...<<
Good question. I resized the image 200% and opened the image's gamma up in Irfanview by a factor of 2, and "it" still looks rather androgynous. It JUST slightly leans to the female side.
Or it could be Brokeback Harley...
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I have a wonderful mental image of you in leather, but if you're gonna be all sweaty and icky and stuff, then forget it! :grin:
LOL!! Oh yeah?? And what do I look like in your mental image?
p.s. Don't forget,.. women don't sweat. :wink:
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For all you riders wearing blue geans, that is not protective clothing. It will help against the occational June bug,bee,or small stones,even cold. But in the event of a unscheduled departure from your motorcycle,Its not going to prevent road rash,nor do they have pads in all the right places.
Just thought I'd throw that in.I don't get all suited up everytime I take my bike out for a spin or to comute. But if I'm going a ways or know it may be a spirited ride, its full leathers. They make enough different gear to choose from these days,that it makes a worthwhile investment for all riders. But they don't do any good unless your wearing them.
Dan
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="jbrough7"]You ripper! :roll:
That's just what I'm looking at. Only problem is size 14 is on back order so what the heck does that mean? A month??
Geeze that's how it goes! But you extra sized dudes get a break with some of that stuff on ebay etc! The problem is i already ordered boots and pants C.Card charged back on the 6th. Newenough didn't have the pants i chose but could have matched them in all other aspects. Now no word on :wtf: is happening??? No ups notification or??? I hate that :bs: I went for a little ride yesterday that found me and the boss stuck @ a traffic lite in front of the speedway, across from me was a BMW M/C with a dude on its back, backpack, full gear, & not too summery looking!! About med to well done!!! I know from the look of him! I & the Boss were sweating, she in her peddle pusher looking pants made from a parachute i think w/tank top. me in "T" jeans & sneaks!!! (I know) Got too get out of the mid 90s here before i'm armoring up I'll TELL YA!!! What do ya think of these though???? (http://www.newenough.com/product_pictures/a/alpinestars_ridge_waterproof_boots/06_fac.jpg)
(http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/photos/OG/g5263.jpg)
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Totally awesome! (90's again!) Where and how much? :?:
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="jbrough7"]Totally awesome! (90's again!) Where and how much? :?:
On the same site you gave me the other link too! Other post. What are we doing @ home today? all other's are out (http://www.fastmotofotos.com/photos/06_04_2006/DSC_832564.jpg)
i know! WE ARE!! (http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/DesolationAngels/postwhorel5nu1.gif)
http://store.dsrpowersports.com/fimepa.html
Mesh-Tex Pant
Retail: $139.95
Price: $118.96
Ridge Waterproof Boot
Retail: $109.95
Price: $98.96
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Free shipping they say! But when??? :duh: :roll:
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As a minimum I'll wear Draggin Jeans and Jacket, with open face helmet and summer weight leather gloves, and hikeing boots.
But as it's winter here, it's time for thermal underwear, thick gloves (with thermal inner liner), Dri Rider jacket with thermal liner/jumper and winter boots with wool socks........-4c on Wednesday morning, and yes I rode.