Guest Posted February 18, 2005 Huh???? i am overly dressed there on a 77 degree January day! Alter Ego, draggin jeans and my Adidas! highly overdressed in an area known for riding in shorts and a "wife beater" :) Quote Link to comment
Guest redrocket800 Posted February 18, 2005 Just cause you're surrounded by "brain-dead's" doesn't mean you have to join them! Draggin' jeans don't have armor, do they? Quote Link to comment
Member Contributer oyama 67 Posted February 18, 2005 redrocket800 is right. Get some real pants. You will kill/ruin your knee joints in the jeans. Quote Link to comment
Guest Posted February 18, 2005 somehow i just dont see myself climbing into a full riding suit each time i go to the grocery store or to the beach on a 90 degree day. Quote Link to comment
Guest VancouverVFR Posted February 18, 2005 great pic. what do you think of the Alter Ego Jacket? Thinking of picking one up. Quote Link to comment
Forum CEO HispanicSlammer 890 Posted February 19, 2005 ?Unfortunately, the safety mavens have gone overboard in their efforts to make this a risk-free sport, and have replaced the joy of riding with the fear of crashing. I am very much in favor of the Motorcycle Safety Foundation and proper instruction for riders, but overemphasis on safety has created an atmosphere of death and destruction in the minds of the nonmotorcycling public, and this certainly inhibits newcomers. I feel motorcycling is a cheerful thing to do, but it becomes less cheery when industry people and advertisers are telling us to buy all sorts of road gear and wear it all the time, even just going down the road on a summers evening to smell the wild roses.?  - Clement Salvadori, 1998 Just to the store and back? what was it I read last year 49% of all accidents are within 5 miles of your house. Quote Link to comment
Guest redrocket800 Posted February 19, 2005 I have some Joe Rocket Phoenix mesh pants with long side zippers. They're easy to put on, not too pricey ( about $ 120) and a lot better than nada. I live in SoCal, and deal with temps in the 100's in summer. I've managed to get myself to gear up all the time. Quote Link to comment
Forum CEO HispanicSlammer 890 Posted February 19, 2005 Joe rocket mesh gear is better than draggin jeans? I havent seen anything from JR thats quality, save the full leathers they clad their racers in. Quote Link to comment
Guest redrocket800 Posted February 19, 2005 Sez you. I've had these pants and worn them almost daily for two years now. The back elastic is the only thing that's worn out. All seams, zippers, etc, are as new. Quote Link to comment
Guest Tin Man Posted February 19, 2005 I had a pair of the draggin jeans, but never really felt safe wearing them. I have a one piece aerostich I wear a lot, and also full leathers. I have found out that I can ride a lot longer wearing my leathers than just jeans. Quote Link to comment
Guest Posted February 19, 2005 i love the turmoil! can't we all just......get along? oh and thanks for the pipe comments Quote Link to comment
Forum CEO HispanicSlammer 890 Posted February 20, 2005 OK his mode of dress is not good enough for your standards but I see him in a JR jacket, draggin jeans over the ankle shoes, armored gloves and full faced helmet. Thats not a squid uniform! But I dont recommend that he buy the cheapest gear on the market? I have seen just how good JR gear is when it comes to meeting the pavement on a motorcycle - where it counts - (GOD forbid it should happen to anyone). For my money JR gear just dont cut it! The way he is dressed he's protected much better than the average motorcyclist on the road on any given day. He would be able to participate in any MSF course in the country dressed like that. I am just debating here, his dress isnt good enough for your standards, and well JR isnt good enough for mine IMHO Quote Link to comment
Guest redrocket800 Posted February 20, 2005 I guess I should have just said Get some PANTS. Quote Link to comment
Guest VFRrider800 Posted February 22, 2005 Man people have gotten harsh around here in my absence. Nice pipes Eric and gald I'm glad to see the fender problem is taken care of. HEHE Quote Link to comment
Member Contributer quicknick 0 Posted February 23, 2005 I also heard that most accidents occur within a 5 mile radius of your home... so I moved (sorry couldn't resist). Nice looking bike fixer! Quote Link to comment
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