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CBRHoonigan said:
This is a inside video of them checking on fake bike gear that had been made with a shortcut
https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=UU_EYZuXSIBfvlHTUYL82LqQ&v=JgygN5sNUWs
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Shirou said:
Also nice placement of cameras, drift and a gopro, on each corner of the bike. Get them closer and they'll start fighting!
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haha the competition is real!
I tried to mount my camera to my bike, and it ends up really shaky. That's why I stuck with the helmet cam.
 
Marbro_za said:
if you sliding long enough to melt your jacket, you were going to fast anyways
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This.

CBRHoonigan said:
has anyone actually crashed in a textile jacket? if you have you will reliase you dont need to be speeding to go through them, my weise and alpinestar one have both done the same
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Melting and tearing through are different. I've crashed 3 times. Every time I was wearing jeans and a mesh jacket. I know, bad deal on the jeans. I'm fat and the selection of pants that fit is comically small. That said- I've never gotten up from a crash and found holes in my jeans. Abrasions yes, holes, no. NEVER have I had any gear of any kind melt either. That takes a ridiculous amount of heat. The arm of my jacket was torn through after sliding down the street at about 40-45mph (the speed limit, btw, was 20). It wasn't melted, it didn't go through all 5 layers, and my arm suffered no ill effects. In fact most of my abrasions came from my clothing/gear rubbing against my skin while I slid. I spent a fair number of years as a physics student in college, and between that and my personal experience I can say that yes, if your shit is MELTING then you're riding entirely too fast to be wearing that gear. I highly doubt a 70 mph crash would actually melt mesh or textile gear.

Now, having said all that, of course leather is better. But it's nowhere near as practical or as affordable, and we all have budgets. I still have the gloves that I was wearing when I tore through that arm. They're a bit thin now, but I wore them on most rides for many many years and they're in surprisingly good shape. The problem with leather is that it doesn't breathe for shit, and it's a good bit more constrictive. It also doesn't do much to keep you warm when it's stupid cold outside. I wouldn't go to a track day, or really ride hard out on the Dragon or the Skyway without leathers, but I know that for commuting and general riding around at sane speeds mesh and textiles will work quite well.
 
Tourmaster makes boots that big. I have some WP Solution boots that ceased fitting after my last wreck. One ankle swelled up too much, and then I got fatter...and yeah, so much for that. Great boots though.

In all honesty I think boots are one place where you can get away with a little more, especially if you're riding sensibly. I refuse to ride in reinforced-toe boots, but leather work boots work a whole lot better than tennis shoes and the such. Hell, the one time I went sliding down the road my feet were up in the air cartoon style more than anything and my boots didn't even get scuffed. :D
 
I came from a road racing(cycling) background and I have seen how much damage a fall at 60+kph can do without hitting any road furniture without any safety gear, bar a helmet. Pretty much of you are lucky if you stick to the sheets for the next 2 weeks.
 
I had an "off" a couple of days ago while pratting about on a local green lane (expect video on my Youtube channel soon). I've wrecked my Drift Ghost and my helmet, but otherwise no real damage to me or the bike. Not only do I believe in this instance that the helmet undoubtedly saved my life as I landed headfirst, but I strongly suspect that the armour in my jacket also stopped a broken shoulder or collarbone. Paint me in the "gear" corner for this discussion!
 
CeigeOnWheels said:
I came from a road racing(cycling) background and I have seen how much damage a fall at 60+kph can do without hitting any road furniture without any safety gear, bar a helmet. Pretty much of you are lucky if you stick to the sheets for the next 2 weeks.
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I once lost it carving a rather epic turn through an intersection on my old MTB. Knobby tires (at absolute max lean no less, edge of my foot was dragging the ground) at 30mph don't like manhole covers. No gear. No helmet, jeans, t-shirt.. I stopped when my feet hit the door of a camaro pulling out of a parking garage a block down the hill. The resulting road rash was insane. The cute driver of the camaro was nice enough to help me up to my dorm room. No lie, screamed like a bitch in the shower shortly after. It's true, you don't need a motorcycle to get messed up. Riding without a jacket brings back the memories of that shitty day..
 
Ive done some dumb shit on my bmx before, cranking my arse off towards a wall ride on a bmx with no brakes to abort then ended up face planting due to the chain snapping
 
Where do we draw the line on that one though?
Reddit has a few guys who think dropping it out of your hand means it needs to be replaced..
 
Difficult call. There is no data out there that relates simple drops to structural faults. So we are just guessing, really. Personally, I've crashed and replaced the helmet because I think that it sustained quite a belting. And I've dropped my helmet from the bike seat and not replaced it. There is a line there, somewhere, but nobody seems to know where that line is.
 
I draw the line it has to visibly damaged if dropped out of your hand i.e. Not just a scuff mark or small abrasion. But that just doesn't happen when dropped from a normal height(unless you throw it at the ground).
It's easier to tell with bicycle helmets you just look for dents in the foam from the impact. Not that easy with motorbike ones though.

If you can tell/know it got hit hard(crash etc.) in anyway it time for it go.
 
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