It's a fairly large black one, yes. It makes me a bit hot in this weather I must admit
New riding kit, what have you bought lately and why?
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Re: New riding kit, what have you bought lately and why?
Wore the cheapo Aramid riding "shirt" for the first time yesterday - felt like I was wearing a T shirt so consigning it to non riding kit (thought I looked a bit of a dick in it as well truth be told )
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Re: New riding kit, what have you bought lately and why?
Cheap and cheerful jacket for the SM. Removable liner, removable armour and only £50
Annoyingly I had to pay £15 for post and £15 in import tax! Though that still makes the jacket cheaper than anything I could have bought round here.
Annoyingly I had to pay £15 for post and £15 in import tax! Though that still makes the jacket cheaper than anything I could have bought round here.
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Re: New riding kit, what have you bought lately and why?
A pair of Lindstrands Macan single layer AAA-rated jeans turned up today.
Cut on the 'baggy' side, but they fit ok. Transplanted some Hiprotec into them* and they seem very comfy (need to trim the length a bit). Should be a lot more comfy than my old first-gen Hoods.
* the supplied armour is the 'solid-neoprene' type and you can feel them banging around on your knees when you're off the bike
Cut on the 'baggy' side, but they fit ok. Transplanted some Hiprotec into them* and they seem very comfy (need to trim the length a bit). Should be a lot more comfy than my old first-gen Hoods.
* the supplied armour is the 'solid-neoprene' type and you can feel them banging around on your knees when you're off the bike
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Re: New riding kit, what have you bought lately and why?
Quite like early Marco Melandri lids.weeksy wrote: ↑Fri Jul 02, 2021 6:16 pm New dark visor for
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Re: New riding kit, what have you bought lately and why?
A Speedo Angels dazzle-reducing cover for the Tracer's clocks. I was getting terrible reflections of the sun. A quick test today seems to confirm it works. 3 day trip to the west country coming up, so, if the weather forecast proves correct I should know for sure by the end of that.
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Re: New riding kit, what have you bought lately and why?
ordered a pair of these short boots to go with my riding jeans and there not great with my full length sidi's
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Re: New riding kit, what have you bought lately and why?
I like them... especially if they have a zipper side, mine are the TCX and they've got a couple of minor issues for me, 1 being the lace up which makes them a struggle to get on/off and 2 they're really really warm. Which admittedly isn't often a major issue in the UK, but even on warmish days they're crazy toasty.formula400 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 22, 2021 10:42 pm ordered a pair of these short boots to go with my riding jeans and there not great with my full length sidi's
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Re: New riding kit, what have you bought lately and why?
Yeah tried to avoid the lace up, don’t have time for that
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Re: New riding kit, what have you bought lately and why?
Thanks to the heat of summer i managed to buy another bit of bike kit.
Air Mesh jacket, cheap as chips with armour in the shoulder, elbows and back. Comes with a removable liner that fits under the seat in case you get caught out and the temp drops a bit. Mesh panels on the front, arms and back. Made by RK Sports so budget basic but ideal for bimbling around behind 125's and 50's while training
Air Mesh jacket, cheap as chips with armour in the shoulder, elbows and back. Comes with a removable liner that fits under the seat in case you get caught out and the temp drops a bit. Mesh panels on the front, arms and back. Made by RK Sports so budget basic but ideal for bimbling around behind 125's and 50's while training
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Re: New riding kit, what have you bought lately and why?
Had my first ride in these and love them, just what I wanted, go so much better with my RST jeans.formula400 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 22, 2021 10:42 pm ordered a pair of these short boots to go with my riding jeans and there not great with my full length sidi's
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Re: New riding kit, what have you bought lately and why?
Awesome hex key set (German quality, doesn’t round off bolt heads). It’s an ideal size for my tank bag, but I end up using it for general tinkering too
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Re: New riding kit, what have you bought lately and why?
It was the wife's for 2 days but she didn't get on with it, so I've bought it off her.
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Re: New riding kit, what have you bought lately and why?
I bought some forcefield pro armoured shorts to wear under my leathers on track days and also to wear when green laning. I've never felt that hip armour has been that good in anything I've owned and as I'm past 50 now everything take a bastard age to mend. I haven't crashed in them yet but wore them for a day at Brands last week and the were very comfortable. When the armour heats up it sort of moulds to your body making it fit really well. CE2 level armour too. Sportsbikeshop had them up for 70 quid but sadly they appear to be full price again.
https://www.infinitymotorcycles.com/pro ... el-2/black
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Re: New riding kit, what have you bought lately and why?
It's Forcefield Isolator 2 armour, which is brilliant. I upgraded some of my jacket armour to Isolator 2 protectors, and they are the comfiest CE2 armour I have tried. Also, Forcefield makes big claims about its impact absorption (but they would, wouldn't they?).
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Re: New riding kit, what have you bought lately and why?
A pair of Furygan "Higgins" gloves to replace my ageing Alpine Star SP8s, as the stitching was starting to go after 4 or 5 years.
Admittedly they aren't Furygan's top of the range, but they are not pennies either, but however much they cost, are certainly not worth buying - I wore them at Pembrey this week-end for the very first time, got to crash in them second time out and this was the result.
The gloves are only fit for the bin- the leather (which tears like paper) went straight through, the cuff securing strap snapped and I've got a black fingernail and a mushed little finger as a result.
Very disappointing- I haven't had any Furygan stuff for a while and never their gloves but what I have had previously has all been massively better quality than these were- makes me wonder what you need to do to get the CE mark that they have- not much going by my experience
Admittedly they aren't Furygan's top of the range, but they are not pennies either, but however much they cost, are certainly not worth buying - I wore them at Pembrey this week-end for the very first time, got to crash in them second time out and this was the result.
The gloves are only fit for the bin- the leather (which tears like paper) went straight through, the cuff securing strap snapped and I've got a black fingernail and a mushed little finger as a result.
Very disappointing- I haven't had any Furygan stuff for a while and never their gloves but what I have had previously has all been massively better quality than these were- makes me wonder what you need to do to get the CE mark that they have- not much going by my experience
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Re: New riding kit, what have you bought lately and why?
I've had two pairs of SP8's. Both bought on sale, they were pretty good for the money. IIRC they were under £30 a pair.
One pair crashed twice during solo racing and only the suede looking bit on the palm balled up. The 2nd pair looked quite second hand after a season of sidecar racing and holding on for dear life.
I've got some Handroids now. Not crashed in them, but they feel really premium (probably because they are).
One pair crashed twice during solo racing and only the suede looking bit on the palm balled up. The 2nd pair looked quite second hand after a season of sidecar racing and holding on for dear life.
I've got some Handroids now. Not crashed in them, but they feel really premium (probably because they are).