02-09-10, 11:56 PM | #1 |
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the offical D.P approved bike kit
as it seems im the offical org test dummy it thought id share my extenive finding on the varing bike kit ive crashed wearing ,the good the bad and the dont get on the bike without
LIDS shoei is my preferd lid so far ive binned it wearing Raid 2 / XR1000 first R2 , 40 mph off done its job very well, and after an inspection was able to be reused XR 1000. 70 mph off, very good results for this ,visor stayed on when sliding face first down the tarmac, which saved my face especially eyes from shedloads of damage, unusable after but hell after that i didnt mind 2nd R2 , 100 mph off, again cracking job only slight down point was the visor came off but on inspection after this was a good thing due to the way i landed, it seemed to me to be a design feature incase of the type of accident i had both highly recomended Leathers Shoei 2 peice with liquid armour 100 mph off, feck me thank christ i was wearing these, knees and elbow protection was unparelled ,,had a tiny friction burn on right knee a non injury if you will, i did break my collarbone and crack some ribs, but that was good concidering and i think the only thing which could possibly have stopped it would have been one of the moto gp style airbag things, back protection was emmence to the point the marshalls and paramedics where highly surprised i had absolutely no damage to my back ,not even bruses, tbh the leathers are still in v good condition and would easily handle another off as it just has some rash all over and a small cut on the bum, all stitching held up brilliantly, top top kit remember this was a 100mph off Ixon textile jacket and trousers 70 mph off, did its job but nowhere near as well as the kit above ,also is completely unuseable now, some friction burns around knees ,elbow and shoulder , but back protection held up well, had hip protection which defo was a bonus and all amour was knox so good stuff, all in all good for what it is, and not expencive, id use again for winter but go the shoei leathers as often as poss Boots oxtar tcx why oh why did oxtar go under (now tcx) i fecking love these boots 3 years of use, comfy as , if annoyingly queaky 70 mph off/ 100 mph off still fully useable if no longer completely waterproof, the extra ankle protection was brilliant and saved me serious damage, if you can find them get them simples pro biker ankle boots 40 mph off , cheap and cheerful , comfy but little protection ok for a nip into town but nothing more, did an ok job with my off but id recomend something with a bit more ankle protection to everyone Gloves spada enforcer 40 mph off / 70 mph off toasty comfy gloves that did a good job overall, survived the first off well (40) but the 70 mph killed them, extra knucle protection was a big advantage but at 70 they did burn through on 2 or 3 places but overall a v good glove especially for 50 note alpine star sp1 100 mph off proper summer glove, proper protection for main fingers but i did break my baby finger a bit more protection around the bottom edge of the glove would have helped, no burn thru, great glove worth 100 odd note mmmmm i think i'll try the knox one next for a few quid more any questions or things you think i missed just ask dave Last edited by davepreston; 03-09-10 at 12:02 AM. |
03-09-10, 07:47 AM | #2 |
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Re: the offical D.P approved bike kit
what kit didnt you like?
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03-09-10, 08:07 AM | #3 |
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03-09-10, 08:16 AM | #4 |
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Dave, have you considered taking the bus from now on???
I dont think the kit is designed to be "consumer tested" but its glad to know it all held up well an that you're on the mend. |
04-09-10, 05:11 PM | #5 |
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me testing it saves you's testing it
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04-09-10, 06:07 PM | #6 |
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Good thread DP!! Like it!
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