09-01-2005, 01:51 PM
I guess I'll chime in -
I have a Joe Rocket jacket that zipps into my Joe Rocket pants. They are the web type, not leather. The Jacket (no, don't remember model) has a zip out liner that is awesome in cold or wet weather.
Gloves, I am dissatisfied with, but they were some inexpensive JR brand.
Shoes, I have some pretty hard core Asolo mountaineering boots that are pretty high. They have a really stiff sole though, so I can't feel the bike as well.
Helmate is a middle of the line HJC, matt black with an evil smiley face in the back.
For the track, I'm going to have to get, or rent, leathers. From what I have been told, leather is the only material that really stands up to a good slide. If I had it to do all over again, I'd buy leather gear.
I too have gone down, on Rt. 33, a sweet little highside when I was run off the road. I had on my Gear. The only things I hurt were some ribs and my ego. Very similar to Justin's, my mind wasn't in the game. Had I been looking far enough ahead I probably could have pulled it out. This was last summer after having the bike 2 months... doah. In later news, Alison was on the back about a month ago, again on 33, when a state cop came wide around the inside of a turn, ran us off the road, and I pulled it out w/o incident :-) (/ego boost).
I have a Joe Rocket jacket that zipps into my Joe Rocket pants. They are the web type, not leather. The Jacket (no, don't remember model) has a zip out liner that is awesome in cold or wet weather.
Gloves, I am dissatisfied with, but they were some inexpensive JR brand.
Shoes, I have some pretty hard core Asolo mountaineering boots that are pretty high. They have a really stiff sole though, so I can't feel the bike as well.
Helmate is a middle of the line HJC, matt black with an evil smiley face in the back.
For the track, I'm going to have to get, or rent, leathers. From what I have been told, leather is the only material that really stands up to a good slide. If I had it to do all over again, I'd buy leather gear.
I too have gone down, on Rt. 33, a sweet little highside when I was run off the road. I had on my Gear. The only things I hurt were some ribs and my ego. Very similar to Justin's, my mind wasn't in the game. Had I been looking far enough ahead I probably could have pulled it out. This was last summer after having the bike 2 months... doah. In later news, Alison was on the back about a month ago, again on 33, when a state cop came wide around the inside of a turn, ran us off the road, and I pulled it out w/o incident :-) (/ego boost).
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1985 Merkur XR4Ti Track Car
2013 Ford F-150 FX4 Ecoboost
E46 BMW 330Ci Sport 5spd
1973 Honda CL125S
1985 Honda CX500
2013 Arctic Cat 700 ATV
2017 Onewheel +