Re: New Topic!

2000-10-18 Thread Darren . Kinoshita
I also have a Spidi jacket that I wear all the time. I Bought the "NT Trans" jacket a couple of years ago and haven't crash tested it yet really (knock on wood). It has hard armor in the elbow and shoulder, a zip out liner for cooler weather and is for the most part waterproof. The back protecto

RE: New Topic!

2000-10-18 Thread Henry S. Winokur
> Actually, I find a full face helmet to be VERY comfortable and the hotter > part is GOOD during the colder months. I love my Arai helmet and > would feel > uncomfortable riding without it; psychologically and otherwise. Me, too. Just as I would feel/look weird without my Hi Viz Lime Yellow Aer

RE: New Topic!

2000-10-18 Thread Hawkins, Kevin
, NC [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.geocities.com/~raddboy Y2K Kawasaki ZRX1100 // '93 Yamaha GTS1000 -Original Message- From: Roberto Alonso [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2000 6:58 AM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re: New Topic! People probably

RE: New Topic!

2000-10-18 Thread Hawkins, Kevin
ll. Kevin Hawkins // Greensboro, NC [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.geocities.com/~raddboy Y2K Kawasaki ZRX1100 // '93 Yamaha GTS1000 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2000 8:27 PM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re:

Re: New Topic!

2000-10-18 Thread Roberto Alonso
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > What armor does is spread a sharp or pointed impact over a larger area. > This in turn can help to avoid a broken bone, etc., but in a truly serious > impact you'll still break things. Most track folks use armor and swear by > it, but people I know often avoid it on t

Re: New Topic!

2000-10-17 Thread bergman
In your message dated: Tue, 17 Oct 2000 11:13:32 EDT, your pithy ruminations on were: => => Shawn, => => Let's see, where to begin, oh yes, I know..OUCH DAMMIT => => There. => => Now, for the armor. I don't use it. I have two sets of leathers, => neither with armor, both with ext

Re: Old Topic!!! (was RE: New Topic!)

2000-10-17 Thread RSRBOB
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Old Topic!!! (was RE: New Topic!)

2000-10-17 Thread pbenson
On Tue, 17 Oct 2000, Hawkins, Kevin wrote: > You got a Kanatuna 1100? You should have hired a lawyer!! :^) Uh.Kevin, the list has been down this road before, but this one line response by you came up on my computer as 190 lines of stuff. I pity the digesters. Please.cut your messages

Re: New Topic!

2000-10-17 Thread RangerJay
Hope the SV heals quickly, Shawn. I'm sure you'll do well. A few years ago I hit some gravel around a blind, tight curve and went down at probably about 30 mph. Nice easy slide out. Wearing my Aerostich. I hit my butt more than my hip. No padding there (hip pads are an option) but I came out w

RE: New Topic!

2000-10-17 Thread Hawkins, Kevin
awasaki ZRX1100 // '93 Yamaha GTS1000 -Original Message- From: Shawn Pearsall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2000 10:36 AM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: New Topic! In my few years of being on here...we've danced around the topic, but never offic

RE: New Topic!

2000-10-17 Thread Hawkins, Kevin
2000 11:03 AM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: RE: New Topic! Ouch, hope you feel better. I only had a little armour from my MX days, and have never worn it on the street. Been down twice, once in '88 when I was hit from behind at an air show at Andrews AFB with the wife. Hit b

Re: New Topic!

2000-10-17 Thread pbenson
Shawn, Let's see, where to begin, oh yes, I know..OUCH DAMMIT There. Now, for the armor. I don't use it. I have two sets of leathers, neither with armor, both with extra padding and thicker leather in key spots. Armor is likely useful though. What armor does is spread a sharp or p

RE: New Topic!

2000-10-17 Thread Crisler, Jon
r been down on it in 24k miles. -Original Message- From: Shawn Pearsall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2000 10:37 AM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: New Topic! In my few years of being on here...we've danced around the topic, but never officially talk

New Topic!

2000-10-17 Thread Shawn Pearsall
In my few years of being on here...we've danced around the topic, but never officially talked about it..so here it goes: Body armor...anyone wear it (besides inside the suits)? If so what type, where? Recently I had the displeasure of meeting a young man at a stop sign. I was about to do a Ca