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31-07-05, 07:03 PM

hiprotech from HG will go in most HG suits... and can recommend them

though my last 2 offs I landed and slid on my hips without them and was ok.

otherwise dont Dainese do a body armour suit for under leathers? have a look on some websites for body armour and you should find some.

northwind · 31-07-05, 07:17 PM

Ah, Lynw's jogged my memory, Knox do a sort of mesh armoured shorts for MX guys, that might work for you as well. I think it gives you tackle armour too

31-07-05, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by northwind

Knox do a sort of mesh armoured shorts for gay guys

Is this really the place for this sort of thing?

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31-07-05, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by jonboy

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Originally Posted by northwind

Knox do a sort of mesh armoured shorts for gay guys

Is this really the place for this sort of thing?

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does it come with cod piece

31-07-05, 09:12 PM

do you think we sometimes go over the top with armour? i know if you have a spill it would be nice to be wraped in bubble wrap but it not always suitable, do you suit up all the time in everything? i only ware my leather trousers on a good run,and normaly its just helmet,jacket,boots,and gloves and jeans of course.

31-07-05, 09:19 PM

just off out for a blast love back soon!

northwind · 31-07-05, 09:24 PM

I always suit up... These days I've no choice since any sort of unprotected spill on my right side would probably rebreak my hip- strip some threads as it were. But even before that I always wore full gear. It won't save you from everything but it can turn a lethal accident into a merely bad one, like Big Ape, or it can turn a bad accident into a trivial one, like me. Quicker to spend 5 minutes gearing up than to spend a week in in hospital...

"I love the feeling of freedom the experience gives, even if you do have to surround yourself with a whole prophylactic suite of helmet, armoured leathers and serious boots. Of course, you don't have to; only the helmet is compulsory in this country. But the thought of biking in a helmet, shorts, trainers and T-shirt (as you do sometimes see people doing), so that, if something you can't avoid does happen, you end up sliding along the road at 50 miles an an hour or whatever, scrubbing off speed by the gradual abrasion of your wrist, ankle, knee, pelvic and spinal bone- the flesh having sloughed easily, if painfully, off in the first few seconds- while your helmet keeps your brain undamaged, entirely conscious and in full-on pain-appreciation mode is enough to make me look upon my insect-splattered leathers with something almost bordering on affection."

Iain Banks, Raw Spirit (CBR rider)

31-07-05, 09:35 PM

i must say i got some alpinestars gp3 boots recently and i feel alot happy'er in those than the akito tat i was wearing before.

31-07-05, 10:27 PM

I always suit up - it's not worth riding without doing so
I forget the precise accident stats, but most accidents (something like 75% IIRC) are within a few miles of home - just the sort of trip where you think it's easier to wear jeans & trainers . . .

I also believe that there is a measure of "you get what you pay for" when it comes to protective gear. Apart from my broken leg

I was completely untouched when I came off in France. The other biker next to me was bruised black and blue all over and looked a complete mess - one piece race suit, no armour or back protector

31-07-05, 10:43 PM

when you get to your destination where do you put a bloody back protector? my problem is at work there is no where to store anything,i have a problem with helmet,boots,gloves,and jacket just no where to put it all? and i couldnt wear my leather trousers cuz there's no where to change and then my work trousers would get creased up in my bag. i think we all agree that protection is a must,but not always practical to fetch a pint of milk or a loaf.

31-07-05, 07:17 PM	#12
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,083	Ah, Lynw's jogged my memory, Knox do a sort of mesh armoured shorts for MX guys, that might work for you as well. I think it gives you tackle armour too __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

31-07-05, 09:24 PM	#17
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,083	I always suit up... These days I've no choice since any sort of unprotected spill on my right side would probably rebreak my hip- strip some threads as it were. But even before that I always wore full gear. It won't save you from everything but it can turn a lethal accident into a merely bad one, like Big Ape, or it can turn a bad accident into a trivial one, like me. Quicker to spend 5 minutes gearing up than to spend a week in in hospital... "I love the feeling of freedom the experience gives, even if you do have to surround yourself with a whole prophylactic suite of helmet, armoured leathers and serious boots. Of course, you don't have to; only the helmet is compulsory in this country. But the thought of biking in a helmet, shorts, trainers and T-shirt (as you do sometimes see people doing), so that, if something you can't avoid does happen, you end up sliding along the road at 50 miles an an hour or whatever, scrubbing off speed by the gradual abrasion of your wrist, ankle, knee, pelvic and spinal bone- the flesh having sloughed easily, if painfully, off in the first few seconds- while your helmet keeps your brain undamaged, entirely conscious and in full-on pain-appreciation mode is enough to make me look upon my insect-splattered leathers with something almost bordering on affection." Iain Banks, Raw Spirit (CBR rider) __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

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31-07-05, 07:03 PM	#11
lynw Guest Posts: n/a	hiprotech from HG will go in most HG suits... and can recommend them though my last 2 offs I landed and slid on my hips without them and was ok. otherwise dont Dainese do a body armour suit for under leathers? have a look on some websites for body armour and you should find some.

31-07-05, 09:12 PM	#15
kwak zzr Guest Posts: n/a	do you think we sometimes go over the top with armour? i know if you have a spill it would be nice to be wraped in bubble wrap but it not always suitable, do you suit up all the time in everything? i only ware my leather trousers on a good run,and normaly its just helmet,jacket,boots,and gloves and jeans of course.

31-07-05, 09:19 PM	#16
kwak zzr Guest Posts: n/a	just off out for a blast love back soon!

31-07-05, 09:35 PM	#18
kwak zzr Guest Posts: n/a	i must say i got some alpinestars gp3 boots recently and i feel alot happy'er in those than the akito tat i was wearing before.

31-07-05, 10:27 PM	#19
Mr Toad Guest Posts: n/a	I always suit up - it's not worth riding without doing so I forget the precise accident stats, but most accidents (something like 75% IIRC) are within a few miles of home - just the sort of trip where you think it's easier to wear jeans & trainers . . . I also believe that there is a measure of "you get what you pay for" when it comes to protective gear. Apart from my broken leg I was completely untouched when I came off in France. The other biker next to me was bruised black and blue all over and looked a complete mess - one piece race suit, no armour or back protector

31-07-05, 10:43 PM	#20
kwak zzr Guest Posts: n/a	when you get to your destination where do you put a bloody back protector? my problem is at work there is no where to store anything,i have a problem with helmet,boots,gloves,and jacket just no where to put it all? and i couldnt wear my leather trousers cuz there's no where to change and then my work trousers would get creased up in my bag. i think we all agree that protection is a must,but not always practical to fetch a pint of milk or a loaf.