Quote from: groff22 on March 29, 2006, 09:25:26 AM
Glad to hear you made it out with only mild battle scars. I'm particularly surprised to see how well the textile jacket held up and it reinforces some confidence in my own gear.

Did you choose to go with leathers after this mishap?

Regards,
JG

I have both leather and textile gear now. I have a leather jacket, leather pants, two pairs of leather gloves, and another Fieldsheer mesh jacket. I had the Mach 1 when I crashed, and now have the Mach 3 (off eBay for pretty cheap). I have no worries about my safety when I'm wearing the mesh jacket.

So... any input on the Icon Merc jacket? It's the one that I've got. How does it hold up?

Quote from: solaron on March 29, 2006, 10:38:08 AM
So... any input on the Icon Merc jacket? It's the one that I've got. How does it hold up?

I have no idea. I have never used that product before. I don't know how high or low of a quality Icon's products are either. I tend to stay away from them because I prefer much more reputable gear makers.

I know Icon gear is quite popular, and the merc jacket is one of the nicer ones they offer...  however I find they market to a group of people that doesn't include myself -- so no input on their gear

I just recently ordered new gear from New Enough. The FirstGear Hammer Jacket, and FirstGear Fuel Pants will replace my aging Joe Rocket Atomic jacket and jeans

Maybe I'll post a little review once it arrives.

Quote from: AlphaFire X5 on March 28, 2006, 09:28:05 PMSo everyone, thank your parents, just because.

How about I thank YOUR parents.

Quote from: RVertigo on March 29, 2006, 11:06:12 AM

Quote from: AlphaFire X5 on March 28, 2006, 09:28:05 PMSo everyone, thank your parents, just because.

How about I thank YOUR parents.

Okay. I didn't realize you liked me so much!

Quote from: AlphaFire X5 on March 29, 2006, 11:12:14 AM

Quote from: RVertigo on March 29, 2006, 11:06:12 AM

Quote from: AlphaFire X5 on March 28, 2006, 09:28:05 PMSo everyone, thank your parents, just because.

How about I thank YOUR parents.

Okay. I didn't realize you liked me so much!

Nah... Mine just suck THAT bad.

Crikey! Who does Icon market to and why wasn't I given the memo that I may or may not want their gear?

Quote from: solaron on March 29, 2006, 11:33:00 AM
Crikey! Who does Icon market to and why wasn't I given the memo that I may or may not want their gear?

Icon's main market is the "stunter" crowd as well as the "hooligan" sport bikers. A lot of the wannabe racers wear Icon stuff too because it has all the cool logos and patches and stuff.

Ohhh..... I got the one with no symbols or patches, just plain black with a little white symbol over the left breast. That sucks though, I don't want to be seen as a wannabe.

don't worry about what other people think

I ended up w. an Icon helmet  (gloss silver Mainframe) and took all the stickers off of it just because I'd have taken them off of whatever brand helmet I bought.

I ride this jacket, well diff year, so there's grey and black, but pretty much the same.  Would you  guys consider this a squid jacket?

http://www.suzukicycles.com/Accessories/detail.aspx?modelId=7cca3b6b-fdd2-41dc-b4e9-e387ad965edc&accessoryCategoryId=d64b856c-7257-458f-98f2-eb99300ecf15&accessoryId=c5f90070-9147-4e06-a566-d11210a4c26f

This guy is waring a squid jacket
But yours looks good especially with the CE approved armor in it

HAHA
at least his head and hands will be in one piece. not attached but in one piece.

I can attest for some gear in a crash. One thing I would say is that Joe Rocket Mesh pants are a no go. My friend wrecked behind me at about 45, and they did nothing. The armor on the knees just slid over making the knee protection just regular mesh, they ripped up big time. He was wearing a Joe Rocket Violater I believe jacket, the one that you can zip off the textile part exposing mesh for warm weather riding. He was riding with the mesh part and it help up pretty good. He was wearing Teknic leather gloves and they didn't do as well as I expected. The seam burst and his finger slid along the ground grinding off half his fingernail.

When I can get a place to host the pictures I will put some up

Patrick

PS where is the wall of fame?

Yeah, my gloves busted up too. I only trust full leather gloves with good stitching (no Joe Rocket. They have stitching issues. Just my opinion, though). Mesh pants have to fit extremely well in order for me to trust them. I love my leather ones.

Wall of fame is down for a while.

Quote from: PatrickInNC on March 29, 2006, 08:59:23 PM
I can attest for some gear in a crash. One thing I would say is that Joe Rocket Mesh pants are a no go. My friend wrecked behind me at about 45, and they did nothing. The armor on the knees just slid over making the knee protection just regular mesh, they ripped up big time. He was wearing a Joe Rocket Violater I believe jacket, the one that you can zip off the textile part exposing mesh for warm weather riding. He was riding with the mesh part and it help up pretty good. He was wearing Teknic leather gloves and they didn't do as well as I expected. The seam burst and his finger slid along the ground grinding off half his fingernail.

When I can get a place to host the pictures I will put some up

Patrick

PS where is the wall of fame?

The wall of fame is currently down, I believe. As for hosting, try photobucket.com, they're free..

http://www.newenough.com/olympia_model_744_terminator_gloves_page.htm

They've got the street fighter look with good all-leather protection. Plus, that aluminum knuckle protector looks killer.

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Just ordered these gloves due to your recommendation.    I currently have some Joe Rocket's that are not leather.    Dont think those are going to be good enough protection.     Thanks

Quote from: bsj177 on March 29, 2006, 09:56:30 PM
http://www.newenough.com/olympia_model_744_terminator_gloves_page.htm

They've got the street fighter look with good all-leather protection. Plus, that aluminum knuckle protector looks killer.

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Just ordered these gloves due to your recommendation.    I currently have some Joe Rocket's that are not leather.    Dont think those are going to be good enough protection.     Thanks

Hey no probem. Those are great for the summer, but for winter you're probably going to want a gauntlet style as they won't let air come in from behind. I do have an issue with those Terminator gloves right now, but maybe it's just me. The velcro on the gloove (the loop side) came off stuck to the hook side. I am just going to get my mother to sew it back on, or possibly learn to sew myself and do it on my own. Good gloves though.

Okay, here's the jacket I ended up with:
http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/item.aspx?style=15809&department=112&division=1&WT.MC_ID=80003

Here's the helmet (flat black version if it doesn't autopop):
http://www.cyclegear.com/spgm.cfm?L1=&L2=&L3=&L4=&item=PAR_0101-2401_G

I also chose some heavy duty full leather gloves with some weird knuckle protector things, since the other pair looked incredibly flimsy.