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Snowdens Secret posted:Check out the new Rev'It jeans, they're a little cheaper, decent style with armor, and you can (or will be able to) get them in the US without hassle Whoa, those jeans are way awesome and almost $100 cheaper. But I'll have to wait until early November. I just bit the bullet and bought the straight leg Maple jeans.
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Another jeans options I just found out about : http://leananglejeans.com/ no crazy stitching from what I can see 
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I have some Drayko Renegade jeans that I like a lot. I've heard rumors that they have or had some connection with Draggin Jeans in Australia. They're very comfortable, made of a slightly stretchy fabric which is great for riding comfort, and they breathe well and aren't hot. They have a bit of reinforcement stitching around the knees, but it's really not obvious at all and overall they look like regular jeans, albeit without any sick fadez. They are one of the only jeans that are CE approved or certified, too. No built-in armor, though (which I don't think is a huge deal since it's often cheap or doesn't fit right), but they should provide outstanding abrasion resistance. So, comfortable, highly-protective jeans that look normal for only like $130. Edit: Here's a link: http://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/drayko-renegade-riding-jeans LifeSizePotato fucked around with this message at 17:48 on Sep 11, 2013 |
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Sep 11, 2013 17:39
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Kaliber posted:Whoa, those jeans are way awesome and almost $100 cheaper. But I'll have to wait until early November. I just bit the bullet and bought the straight leg Maple jeans. Awesome! Post photos of them when you get them, and how you sized them.
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Nidhg00670000 posted:I'm 6'1" and 147 lbs. UK's "BIKE" magazine did a gear company by body type article a year or so ago. It had riders of different body types and which gear meshed up to which body type. I gave away the issue can't remember much except A* and Dainese were definitely better for thin folks.  I really wish US motorcycle magazines were as good as their UK counterparts. clutchpuck posted:I imagine they aren't raised on a steady diet of BGH like we red-blooded muricans are. Lucky bastards.
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I bought my leather pants in a women's long size because they were 1/6 of the price of the men's version. The fact that they fit like a glove(and probably better than the smallest men's size would have) was a bonus. It even has the zipper on the men's side. 
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Snowdens Secret posted:Check out the new Rev'It jeans, they're a little cheaper, decent style with armor, and you can (or will be able to) get them in the US without hassle Wow, at $200-279 price you can practically pick up their over-pants for the same deal. Hell, it's tempting to pay a little more and maybe get leathers if you dont have them.
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CheeseSpawn posted:Wow, at $200-279 price you can practically pick up their over-pants for the same deal. Hell, it's tempting to pay a little more and maybe get leathers if you dont have them. Yeah, I think between the Daineses and the new Rev'its the jeans prices are getting a little out of hand - I told Revzilla that in their little contest submission thing. On the other hand, with knee and optional hip armor and whatever kevlar weave they're using it looks pretty close in street protection to conventional textile moto pants (at around that price) with a look better suited to all-day wear at the office or watering hole. I've looked for leather pants and haven't found the sweet spot between Rossi-wannabe pucked racers and Judas Priest cosplay with little protection. The Dainese 66s? seem to be the closest - I've tried Aliens, they're super nice in a riding position, but tons of money and oddly purple-shaded in person.
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Did someone here order a pair of the Maple Moto jeans? Posted on their FB because it's been 3 days and I still haven't gotten word on if they shipped the pants or not and this is one of the replies I got from a customer. quote:Good luck with that! I ordered mine on the 29th of April... Still waiting. There have been a lot of update videos (each excusing the missed deadlines set out in the previous one) to keep us 'in the loop'. Kaliber fucked around with this message at 13:28 on Sep 13, 2013 |
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Kaliber posted:Did someone here order a pair of the Maple Moto jeans? I got this form letter in reply to an email enquiry I sent: quote:
I didn't follow up and haven't heard back.
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Awesome. http://www.maplemoto.com/pages/september-update And there's no stock at all. Did a dispute with paypal. Calling the bank tomorrow to get my drat money back. gently caress that dude for not informing anyone that fat gently caress has nothing in stock and that there's people who been waiting since April. Kaliber fucked around with this message at 13:48 on Sep 13, 2013 |
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Someone talk me out of getting a Schuberth helmet. Back story! Took my awesome 1800 mile norther New Mexico tour with my father back a week or two ago and he has one. loving thing has built in comms, pipes your cellphone into it for music or directions. Seems goddamned nice. My little Roof is comfy as all gently caress but I lack all of these marvelous modern innovations. So yeah, my Roof could literally not fit me any better, and there is nowhere in it to add a earpiece or anything, I looked into it and I'd have to go carving on the innards which I refuse to do, so the option is retain my outrageously comfy and fighter pilot-esque lid and be content with hours and hours and hours of wind-noise and silence to occupy me; or to sell out and get the Schuberth and then jam out to all manner of audio stimuli as I go about my merry way. Also the Schuberth is like 550 bucks, it's a goddamned expensive helmet. So quick!! Tell me horror stories to dissuade me.
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PadreScout posted:Someone talk me out of getting a Schuberth helmet. I was set on getting one a while ago, but the fit is a bit like a Shoei RF/XR only with a more pronounced pressure point on my forehead. It's also heavy as hell. No amount of internal visor can compensate for good fit. If you want audio while you ride, get a pair of Sennheiser CX300/400ii earbuds (I like them because they sit flush in your ear with no protrusions and have good sound and good noise isolation), or whatever the go-to Shure or Etymotic recommendation is from others, and wear them under your comfortable cool looking lid.
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PadreScout posted:Someone talk me out of getting a Schuberth helmet. Sena smh10 + headphones. Horror story? I once saw a halfmoon of blood and teeth from a harley rider going into a wall with an open face helmet.
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Z3n posted:Sena smh10 + headphones. Maybe that hardley guy should have bought the Schuberth. Also, that's really gross. People getting hurt is bad ju-ju. Though, I have decided to invest in a pair of earbuds, I'm moderately certain I can get them to stay in my ears if I pull outwards on my chin straps as I yank the helmet on. Also, so I feel like I have a new lid.. IRIDIUM VISOR!!!!! That poo poo's shiny, yo. I'll look like a bad-rear end robot.
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Sep 16, 2013 18:49
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Z3n posted:I once saw a halfmoon of blood and teeth from a harley rider going into a wall with an open face helmet. That was his Freedom Grin(r)
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I'm gearing up to not be a giant wuss this upcoming fall. So far I have heated grips installed, hand guards on order to deflect the wind, and a rev'it sand jacket with liners. This morning it was 48 and it was a very grumpy 36 mile commute. I ride a Honda 599/hornet which is a naked bike so no wind protection. I just picked up a shark s700 which is pretty awesome except that when the wind is blowing I get a blast of air up through the neck and straight into my eyes. It sucks. So first step is getting a wind deflector for the helmet. Next, I have a klim neck gator that honestly doesn't do much. Needs a scarf to go with it. Where I fail is in the glove department. I need a recommendation on the best riding gloves for cold weather.
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Terminus Est posted:I'm gearing up to not be a giant wuss this upcoming fall. So far I have heated grips installed, hand guards on order to deflect the wind, and a rev'it sand jacket with liners. This morning it was 48 and it was a very grumpy 36 mile commute. For very cold weather, ie below freezing, or just above and raining, the warmest, driest gloves I've used are actually Burton AK Gore-tex snowboarding gloves. Decent feel too. With grip heaters and wind deflectors you should be fine with decent ordinary winter riding gloves (a*, dainese, whatever) though.
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There's a retailer that sells Rev'it gear I want to hit up for those armored jeans, but at almost 300 a pair that's more than what I paid for my entire set of gear I currently use. Is there really no other cheaper alternatives that actually have armor and are worth a poo poo?
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BotchedLobotomy posted:There's a retailer that sells Rev'it gear I want to hit up for those armored jeans, but at almost 300 a pair that's more than what I paid for my entire set of gear I currently use. Is there really no other cheaper alternatives that actually have armor and are worth a poo poo? Slider 3.0 jeans rate very good. I have a pair of the Khaki version and I love them, very comfy.
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Terminus Est posted:I need a recommendation on the best riding gloves for cold weather. I got stuck in a downpour on the way home with temps in the low 50's. Said gently caress it and bought a pair of these:  Racer Elevate Goretex gloves. Bring it cold lovely weather.
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Terminus Est posted:I need a recommendation on the best riding gloves for cold weather. I've got a pair of Rjays Tornado Gloves that seem to work pretty well. They secure pretty well around the sleeves of your jacket and kept my hands bone dry on the one time it's been raining since I got my license. Haven't had a chance to test them out in the cold yet but they seem warmer than the gloves I used on my bicycle and those were fine at -15C.
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I currently use a pair of Dianese Jericho's for when its cold/wet. However, when I'm travelling on long trips, ie weeks at a time, I find once they get properly wet, such as a few hours in constant rain or a heavy storm, they stay wet and they become nearly impossible to put on. In fact, due to the liner material, even having damp hands can make it difficult. Does anyone have any recommendations for gloves that can deal with this kind of punishment? Either by drying out quickly, staying dryer longer, etc? I also find that the gauntlet style is tricky to decide how to wear with my Klim Badlands jacket, as in over or under the sleeve. I opt for glove over jacket because of ease, but it seems like you cant win. Either way you have the jacket draining into the glove or the glove draining into the jacket :/
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Hippo hands, heated grips, and regular gloves. Possibly heated gloves.
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devians posted:I also find that the gauntlet style is tricky to decide how to wear with my Klim Badlands jacket, as in over or under the sleeve. I opt for glove over jacket because of ease, but it seems like you cant win. Either way you have the jacket draining into the glove or the glove draining into the jacket :/ It seems like a no win situation. My rev'it sand jacket essentially dictates that gloves go under the jacket as the cuff is too big for the gauntlet to go over. The nice thing is that the waterproof liner is easy to get in the gauntlet so I don't get water running up my arm. What does suck is that my jacket gets completely soaked through to the liner.
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Z3n posted:Sena smh10 + headphones. I have the SMH10 with wired earpiece and I cannot, for the life of me, get it loud enough to hear with properly inserted earplugs at 65 mph in my Shoei RF-1000. Is my lid really that loud? I've tried moving the speakers around too. They're currently right behind the hole of my ear and partially covered by the cheekpad. I do think my helmet is just slightly too large, but the Medium gave me a huge headache from the moment I tried it on. I'm HIGHLY considering getting some excellent quality earbuds and this kit http://www.amazon.com/Sena-SMH-A030...words=Sena+SMH. I'll hold on to the other base in case I find a helmet that I can hear the speakers with. Then I could switch between two helmets seamlessly while keeping one SMH10 unit.
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For the Sena kit, I would recommend getting just the main module and the earbud adapter. https://www.amazon.com/Sena-Module-Power-Bluetooth-Headset/dp/B008R0LF9K/ https://www.amazon.com/Sena-SMH-A0304-Earbuds-Attachable-Microphone/dp/B003YD0YTM/ No manual, but you can download the pdf anyway.
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XYLOPAGUS posted:I have the SMH10 with wired earpiece and I cannot, for the life of me, get it loud enough to hear with properly inserted earplugs at 65 mph in my Shoei RF-1000. Is my lid really that loud? I've tried moving the speakers around too. They're currently right behind the hole of my ear and partially covered by the cheekpad. I do think my helmet is just slightly too large, but the Medium gave me a huge headache from the moment I tried it on. I've got the same rig and yeah, the speakers are a little anemic with plugs in. Though as I'm mostly daily commuting and either my bike is quiet enough or I'm already hearing damanged enough that I don't wear plugs unless I'm going a long distance.
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Today, I learned that none of my waterproof gear is waterproof for more than a few blocks in the middle of a downpour. That's an exaggeration. My boots (Sidi something air), gloves (Held somethingoranothers), and jacket (Olympia mesh) were soaked. The liner that came with the jacket kept my torso pretty dry, but water seeped in around my forearms and the hem of my shirt. The Olympia pants liner I was wearing did a good job protecting my crotch and legs, but let in a little bit of water around my calves. All in all a good experience, especially being the hardest rain I've ever ridden in. I should pick up some Frogg Toggs, however, and just keep them in my top box for when the going gets tough again.
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Safety Dance posted:Today, I learned that none of my waterproof gear is waterproof for more than a few blocks in the middle of a downpour. I had a similar experience on my bicycle two summers ago. Went out and bought the nicest rainsuit at the crappy discount store (~$40), which is quite hot in the summer, but does do a drat good job of keeping the rain off. For shorter rides/less intense rain I'll just deal with what I get through my mesh gear in the summer though. My friend loaned me his Frogg Toggs and I have yet to try them (he couldn't find the pants), but they're a lot lighter and pack smaller than the regular rainsuit. The boot covers in particular seem pretty neat.
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Shanky posted:For the Sena kit, I would recommend getting just the main module and the earbud adapter. Yeah, this. It seems to really vary on a person to person basis if the design of the helmet and where the speakers end up works for their ears.
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It's starting to get cold and wet so I got me some goretex: Man does it feel totally different to ride with these, I normally use my five year old, worn out and oh so comfortable and perfectly fitting Dainese leathers but I don't want to freeze my fingers.
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Shanky posted:For the Sena kit, I would recommend getting just the main module and the earbud adapter. Do the sena bluetooth fit everything? I have a HJC CL-MAX 2 and the bluetooth that goes with it is a chatterbox? And those run like 200 bucks. I guess what I'm asking is if all bluetooth are the same size?
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chia posted:It's starting to get cold and wet so I got me some goretex: Looking to get some cold weather gloves on the cheap. I currently roll with a pair of normal winter gauntlets and some liners, but looking to get something that offers more protection. All the really nice gloves are like $150+ ... man I'm too cheap for that. Anybody have experience with these? http://www.revzilla.com/product/cortech-scarab-winter-gloves 
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Schroeder91 posted:Do the sena bluetooth fit everything? I have a HJC CL-MAX 2 and the bluetooth that goes with it is a chatterbox? And those run like 200 bucks. I guess what I'm asking is if all bluetooth are the same size? The earbud piece is the receiver unit. It just clamps between the outside of your helmet and the shell. Here is a video how to install. The Sena unit is not compatible with chatterbox. None of them are cross platform. With modular helmets. I guess you need to get creative to make sure the cables reach. A friend of mine has a modular helmet and uses the Sena shm10. He uses the boom mic instead of the small hidden velcro. My links are a cheaper way to get the unit and earbud adapter. If you order the entire package you get some speakers that you can velcro into your helmet but they suck and I always ride with earbuds. The earbuds do not come with the retail packaging.
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Boot question. Does anybody have any experience with Fly Maverik boots? Here: http://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/fly-racing-maverik-mx-boots-2012 I need new boots for primarily street riding, but I want the protection of off-road boots and the ability to occasionally get into some poo poo. I know one issue a lot of people seem to have with MX boots on street bikes is the whole shifter position and feedback, but my years with a pair of Dr Martens industrial steel toes makes me think that won't be much of an issue for me. I've also looked into the sport-touring/adventure boots that most of the big gear sites have and they're all either out of my price range or look too much like cop boots. edit: I also like the Icon Elsinore's, but I'm not paying $250 for the issues that so many people seem to have with them.
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I looked at boots like that (and those in particular) last time I needed a pair of riding boots. Full height MX boots like that go up really high (like almost knee-high, definitely overkill-high) and they're bulky. Also not waterproof; that type of boot will direct water from puddles "away" from the inside of the boot, but in the rain your feet will get wet. They're not particularly well-suited for street riding but I'm sure they can be made to work if you are motivated enough. If you're looking for the rigidity of an MX boot but for riding a street bike, check out some shorty offroad boots. I run the Fox Comp 5s boots, they have a lot of ankle protection for the price and they've held together well for the past 20k mi or so and I use them for double-duty (road touring and offroad injuries). Other shortys: Fly Maverick ATV boots (similar to the ones you linked but lower and I think they have lug soles), Alpinestars Tech 2, O'Neal Shorty 2, and Gaerne GMX. http://www.motorcycle-superstore.co...-0-0-0-0-24-1-1
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I've been using Alpinestars SMX 5 Waterproof Boots and they seem to hold up fairly well in the rain. The boots are too wide for me to put my pants over the outside but I haven't had any issues with water running down into the boots in the half hour or so I've been out in the rain. They are very stiff until you break them in and the soles are very smooth, so you need grippy pegs.
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Halo_4am posted:Looking to get some cold weather gloves on the cheap. I currently roll with a pair of normal winter gauntlets and some liners, but looking to get something that offers more protection. Posted this many times but with cold / wet weather gloves you really get what you pay for. The cheaper you go, the sloppier / bulkier the liners are, the worse your hands will breathe and the more they'll get clammy sweaty - the cheapest ones are almost like wearing rubber safety gloves. If you can get Gore-Tex it is absolutely worth it. I've tried on the Scarabs and they seemed nice but they're thin for winter gloves. It's a sporty fit but I'm not sure how they'd hold up in much cold or rain.
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