Why you shouldn't cheap out on riding pants ***GRAPHIC***

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GreyGhost said:
With Joe Rocket textile pants (with armour) at 50 km/h, I burned through the pants and my knee (which took 4 months to heal). The armour just rotates out of the way and the thin textile evaporates followed by your skin. Buy leather and use it if you value your skin.
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Thanks for the note! I have a pair of teknic textile. But i do wanna do a full leather suit.
 
killerkeith said:
He's on a Versys...hardly an SS.
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Awww shoot yeah I just discovered that when I went to the other forum in the link... well he could had been speeding regardless, I take my word back about him being a Kamikaze Hooligan.
 
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Looks like that coyote brought a plastic spoon to knife fight, heh-heh. That busted knee looks pretty raw though. One thing's for sure, he won't forget to grease his axle sticks again!

Personally, I would never ride one of those SS bikes with digital speedometers. There's no way to tell how fast you're going with those things. First it's like 101, then 99, then 100! Make up your mind, Kawasaki, I don't want to get a ticket!
 
I always preach to wear full gear and get shat on for it. I was the only one in my RTI courses wearing riding pants. After having seen someone I was riding with get hit by a car in front of me, I am even more convinced now of the benefit of riding pants.
 
This is why I wear textile pants and knee guards (plus regular levis underneath) whenever I hit the twisties. Don't know if I will upgrade those to leather pants, but I do want to upgrade my textile jacket to perforated leather (likely AStars if I can find a local sale and/or maybe boxing day/week).
 
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Jinniwind said:
Thanks for the note! I have a pair of teknic textile. But i do wanna do a full leather suit.
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The flip side of that is that I've high-sided at 80km/h and locked up the front in an endo doing about 60km/h, wearing Levi's for the high-side, and shorts for the locked front.

The only scar I have is on my elbow.
 
Ouch! Shattered patella and damaged patellar tendon. The patella is the insertion point for your four quad muscles, so shattering it means you can't easily straighten your leg using muscular power.
 
Amazon said:
And this is why I love my 2pc velocity leather suit. Fits like a glove and saved my ***.
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I saw your jacket and all I can say is holy ****.

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Flywheel said:
Personally, I would never ride one of those SS bikes with digital speedometers. There's no way to tell how fast you're going with those things. First it's like 101, then 99, then 100! Make up your mind, Kawasaki, I don't want to get a ticket!
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:lmao:
 
Amazon said:
Is it hanging up at their store? I definitely did a number on it, but walked away without a scratch.
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It is hanging on the rack with the rest of the jackets. Jimmy showed it to me last time I was there.
 
Pegassus said:
Don't ride like madmen in twisties and there's no need for extra gear. What are the chances of getting a nasty wound like this at normal speeds and normal riding?
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Dude, I'm an absolute noob, and I even know what you just said is complete cr@p. ATGATT.
 
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Pegassus said:
Don't ride like madmen in twisties and there's no need for extra gear. What are the chances of getting a nasty wound like this at normal speeds and normal riding?
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If this quote wasn't so idiotic, it'd be funny. (maybe he's being sarcastic, but that would suppose a level of cerebral acuity which has yet to be demonstrated)
 
Peggy.....could you not go full retard when there's new riders around? There's a small chance one of them might have a brainfart and actually think you're talking sense or something.
 
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