Eagerly awaiting my first bike. (my excited ramblings)

The Buddha · July 27, 2005, 11:55:28 AM

Correct ... I somehow think of it as Whyyy Zeeeee Efffffff Aaaaaarrrrr wooooone .... but the rest of the Logic is sound ... yea so good choice ... :lol:
Cool.
Srinath.

pandy · July 27, 2005, 11:56:55 AM

Typical male...over-analyzing... I'm glad I could help you out here.

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Quote from: seshadri_srinathCorrect ... I somehow think of it as Whyyy Zeeeee Efffffff Aaaaaarrrrr wooooone .... but the rest of the Logic is sound ... yea so good choice ... :lol:
Cool.
Srinath.

davipu · July 27, 2005, 12:08:52 PM

your forgetting the whole wide world of textile. i crashed in a teknic chicane jacket doing 70 slid for about 200 feet on my left arm and shoulder, picked the bike up, safty wired the clutch lever back on bypassed the clutch switch and was on my way. the stuff works man. for street riding, leather is over rated. on the track whare triple digit get off's are the norm you need the abraision resistance of the leather. also have you considered a aerostich suit? the most important thing that nobody has mentioned yet is fit on the bike, when your leaning foward a jacket that isn't snug/tight will ride up and rub on your neck. back in the day when i lived in the south, you'd see all the ruff riders with these 3xl jackets trying to look cool it was rather hiliarus.

leo · July 27, 2005, 12:36:12 PM

Just to make sure I know what's going on. I know which jackets are mesh, but is textile that backback material. I see nylon being used in conjuction. I believe that back back material is nylon correct?

leo · July 27, 2005, 01:06:30 PM

I figured out the answer to my question about textile.

scratch · July 27, 2005, 01:09:03 PM

Textiles are typically only good for one crash, except Aerostich and some TourMaster.

davipu · July 27, 2005, 01:13:33 PM

i got three out of my teknic before i gave it away. and the only reason i did is cause I got the aerostich.

pandy · July 27, 2005, 01:51:18 PM

How many are you planning on having??

Quote from: scratchTextiles are typically only good for one crash, except Aerostich and some TourMaster.

davipu · July 27, 2005, 01:55:30 PM

I always plan for one more, then i'm not surprised when i crash.

scratch · July 27, 2005, 05:04:57 PM

Better to sweat, than bleed. Better to be prepared and dress for the crash.

"Really, Mom, I didn't plan on caving my head in, today!"

Roadstergal · July 27, 2005, 05:07:12 PM

Quote from: scratchTextiles are typically only good for one crash

I always assume any given gear is good only for one crash.

(I mean, a real crash, not tipping over at rest in a parking lot.)

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