en-us Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:35:51 -0500 ATM@msgroup.org 60 All Things Motorcycle - Safety Gear http://www.msgroup.org/forums/mtt/ All Things Motorcycle for Guest http://www.msgroup.org/forums/mtt/ http://www.msgroup.org/forums/mtt/rss_32.png All Things Motorcycle RSS Feed 144 47 Safety Gear - Educate me on pantsvivid dadashttp://www.msgroup.org/forums/mtt/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=11084&REPLY_ID=107895Safety Gear Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:52:56 -0500http://www.msgroup.org/forums/mtt/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=11084 The Olympia pants are too long for me when I'm standing up or walking around, but just right on the motorcycle. (meaning the knee armour is over my knees where it should be.) The pants are made so that they can be altered without messing up the zippers.

The one thing for me is they need to be "pulled up" sorta of Urkel style, and I use meta-aftermarker suspenders I bought at the farm store.]]>Safety Gear - Discounts on First Gear Jacketsscottrnelsonhttp://www.msgroup.org/forums/mtt/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=11075&REPLY_ID=107783Safety Gear Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:04:13 -0500http://www.msgroup.org/forums/mtt/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=11075
quote:
Originally posted by scottrnelson

http://www.newenough.com/protective..._jacket.html

$109 if you pick the right color.

I bought one for colder weather riding and am now using it regularly.
I've been using my First Gear Kilimanjaro jacket for the past few weeks, without the internal liner, and it's been a bit cool on 45-50 degree mornings. I decided that since I no longer had the issue of feeling too warm in the jacket anymore, it was time to put the warmer liner back into the jacket.

I rode to work this morning with the frost on everything and my thermometer showing 34 degrees. The jacket did a good job of keeping me warm for the two mile ride. My gloves could have been warmer and I should have put on my First Gear riding pants to keep my legs warm, but everything covered by the jacket was warm enough. This tells me that I have all of the right riding gear for cold weather riding with the exception of warm gloves.

The above link is a great deal on a textile riding jacket that works well for temperatures between 30 and 90 degrees.]]>Safety Gear - Motoport Kevlar GearThe Meromorphhttp://www.msgroup.org/forums/mtt/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=11036&REPLY_ID=107774Safety Gear Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:43:15 -0500http://www.msgroup.org/forums/mtt/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=11036 Also be aware that Motoport makes both Mesh Kevlar (as described in the WebBikeWorld articl)e, and Stretch Kevlar. I have read a report by one guy that his wife bought the mesh Kevlar suit, and he was so impressed he went to buy one, but chose the Stretch Kevlar instead. His was so much more comfortable, that when his wife checked it out, she made him buy her a Stretch Kevlar suit as well... [88].]]>Safety Gear - Battery Terminal Problem-Heated GearNieborhttp://www.msgroup.org/forums/mtt/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=11077&REPLY_ID=107767Safety Gear Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:35:35 -0500http://www.msgroup.org/forums/mtt/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=11077 If the battery lug is the correct size, not a defect, a simple cathodic issue. Two reasons, OK, three including overfill, incompatible metals and loose connections. As far as incompatible materials, it's perfectly normal for materials that don't get along well to exist in a battery environment. Acids, liquid and vapor, take their toll on many metals, as does water and salts. There are many products designed specifically to inhibit corrosion. You may find only slightly less opinions in this area than asking the "whats the right oil to use" question. [:D]

How to prevent it? First, make sure all connections are sized properly for the post and have clean metal-to-metal contact. Make sure they are tight, not macho-man tight, but considerably more than too-small a phillips screwdriver is capable of. Then use a good anti-corrosion coating system. I like the brush applied coating from Permatex, YMMV.

Inspect those connections periodically, at least every six months or so. Repeat the drill above for any exceptions. My experience suggests the coatings need to be reapplied every couple years. More so in the first, and last years of battery life.]]>Safety Gear - SPOT discountgalileohttp://www.msgroup.org/forums/mtt/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=11072Safety Gear Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:56:16 -0500http://www.msgroup.org/forums/mtt/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=11072
http://www.bayarearidersforum.com/f...php?t=252137

With the pricing, it amounts to about 6 months of free tracking.

Personally, I like SPOT. I'm not associated with the company in any way. I just consider it a great safety device.]]>Safety Gear - Quick lace j-hook eyeletNight Trainhttp://www.msgroup.org/forums/mtt/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=11062&REPLY_ID=107643Safety Gear Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:24:17 -0500http://www.msgroup.org/forums/mtt/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=11062 I try to avoid laces altogether when selecting motorcycle boots. I've found them in the past to be an annoyance if particular attention isn't paid to them. I try to select boots that will pull on or have a heavy zipper on the side.]]>Safety Gear - Hi-Viz Helmetscottrnelsonhttp://www.msgroup.org/forums/mtt/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=10958&REPLY_ID=107602Safety Gear Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:23:53 -0500http://www.msgroup.org/forums/mtt/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=10958
quote:
Originally posted by galileo

You can probably order high viz in a lot of helmets from your dealer.

A quick google showed what's available:

http://www.compacc.com/b/Shoei.cfm

Personally, I would buy from the dealer if I'm going to find my size there.
Those look like the standard Shoei colors that have been available for more than ten years (with the possible exception of orange).

The brightest color, yellow (which I own), is just a regular yellow that happens to match the yellow that Ducati paints some bikes. It's not fluorescent like a true High-Viz color would be.

I would buy a High-Viz yellow if it were available.]]>Safety Gear - Tour Master Bootsananga73http://www.msgroup.org/forums/mtt/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=10959&REPLY_ID=107480Safety Gear Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:50:53 -0500http://www.msgroup.org/forums/mtt/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=10959 I ordered a Tourmaster heated Jacket that just came in this afternoon. I will be breaking it in all weekend and provide a review thereafter. I believe heated gear fall under ATGATT because the cold can impair one's ability to focus 100% on riding.]]>Safety Gear - Corcoran 10" Jump BootTexasphotographerhttp://www.msgroup.org/forums/mtt/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=10970&REPLY_ID=107270Safety Gear Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:36:43 -0500http://www.msgroup.org/forums/mtt/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=10970 My jump boots from many years ago are in my attic with the rest of my TA-50. Just don't think I can get into them any longer.[:)]

I too have zippered Bates boots. At first I was a bit disappointed when I sprained my ankle after hitting the deer, but as was pointed out to me the ankle could have been a lot worse if I had not worn those tall heavy leather boots. A friend is a podiatrist and he called me to ask how I was doing. I told him about the ankle and he said since I rolled so many time and only to have a sprain I was indeed lucky. He said to keep those boots.

]]>Safety Gear - FirstGear "Torrent" jacketRickRussellTXhttp://www.msgroup.org/forums/mtt/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=10972&REPLY_ID=107026Safety Gear Sat, 24 Oct 2009 10:20:38 -0500http://www.msgroup.org/forums/mtt/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=10972
quote:
Originally posted by pimarider

Thanks to your suggestion Rick, and the comments by James, I purchased a FirstGear "Torrent" jacket this week


Time to cash in those SWEET SWEET commission dollars... err, I mean, I'm glad it worked out for you but I have no affiliation whatsoever with the seller :-)

Seriously, I had a FirstGear "Mesh Tex 3.0" jacket for a long time, and I'm quite pleased that the fit of the Torrent jacket is more... appropriate for those of us who tend more toward "Big" than "Tall". The sleeves on the Mesh Tex jacket were WAY too long -- I kept having to pull the pads back up over my elbows every time I put it on.

NewEnough seems to score some CRAZY deals on closeout merchandise.

RR



]]>Safety Gear - Cheap suitstwchttp://www.msgroup.org/forums/mtt/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&TOPIC_ID=10969&REPLY_ID=106749Safety Gear Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:11:56 -0500http://www.msgroup.org/forums/mtt/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=10969
quote:
Originally posted by RHaynes

Not an issue for 10-15% of riders [:D]
I'm really glad you joined this group. We needed you! [:)]
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