All the gear all the time

[Buffalo Bill]

Bike's more valuable than my knees?

Oh, and the bike will be just fine. The crash guards I installed just a few weeks before did their job, too.

This caught my eye. You know everybody puts crash bars on there bikes RIGHT NOW, but nobody thinks: 'Maybe I should wear crash guards for my knees.'.
Bill

[TheCafeKid]

Actually, the mystery man is me.

As Tom said, just cruising along at a good pace, leaning into a tight right turn. My speed was good, angle was good, not going too fast or using the brakes. I didn't even see the gravel... it was the same color as the road. I was down in an instant without any warning. I hit hard onto my right side. I remember feeling the impact on my head. I think I slid with the bike for a bit, then it flipped over and went one way and I went the other. My right arm was between the road and my ribs when I hit. My arm is a little sore but my ribs hurt alot. I little bump on my head, and my left hand at the base of my thumb swelled up alot, but is getting better. I think that injury is from the left handlebar smaking it hard.

Yesterday I felt like I was hit by a car. Today I feel like I was hit by a train. Lots of body aches and a sore rib cage, but I'm otherwise just fine. Had I not had good gear on, I'm sure I'd be extremely messed up. All I had on under my pants and jacket were swimming trunks and a tee shirt. And yes, the small bit of rash is from friction, not road rash. My jacket didn't rip, it just got scuffed. So all my gear did it's job just like it was designed to.

I hope by Tom posting this that at least just one more person goes out and gets ALL the gear including some pants. I don't think jeans would have held up, and I KNOW my legs would at least be more sore if I hadn't had the padding. Please, folks...ATGATT!!! If not for you, do it for your family.

Oh, and the bike will be just fine. The crash guards I installed just a few weeks before did their job, too. They took the brunt of the damage and I broke the front master cylinder and brake handle, bent the bars a little bit, put a hole in the gauges, and got a scuff on my header. But she fired right up afterward and will be back in tip top shape in no time.

Which bike was it Bruce??

[Baatfam]

Yah...pants. The one big thing I don't have yet, and need.

And boots, motorcycling boots, not generic boots like I use now...

[Big T]

The Skunk

[TheCafeKid]

Damn, that sucks! Glad that you're OK tho Bruce. If ya need, I have a spare MC like that, with lever, and a mirror or set of, if you'd like em. Just pay for the ride there and they're yours my friend.

[DanTheMan]

It was the right side of my bike that suffered the worst damage too, even though as far as I could tell from the collateral damage mine did an endo before coming to rest. I guess we've got our own little "shame" club here now, but the good part of it is ATGATT works. BassCliff was dressed right, I was dressed right and so were you, Bruce. All three of these accidents were on curves, and all of us knew better, yada, yada, yada............................

[jwhelan65]

Dang Bruce glad your ok, hats off for wearing your gear. Saved me back in March. I don't get on with out it period.

[renobruce]

Damn, that sucks! Glad that you're OK tho Bruce. If ya need, I have a spare MC like that, with lever, and a mirror or set of, if you'd like em. Just pay for the ride there and they're yours my friend.

Thank you so much for your offer. I should be OK. I have a few more skunks to steal parts from.

[MelodicMetalGod]

I need pants, I only wear denim. What's cheap and good and online? I'm a canuck.

Have a look at riding pants at newenough.com. Not sure what the shipping situation is to Canada... Same as anyhting else, I suppose. I like my mesh pants over shorts. Cooler than denim, but protected. Susceptible to mesh-rash, apparently.

My mesh overpants don't do a good job of holding the knee armor in place. Pants not meant to go over other clothes can have a better fit and do a better job on that. My solution was to take the knee armor out and put in some cheap motocross armor that straps directly to my leg. It definitely stays where it needs to be, offers more protection around the knee, and covers the shin too. Warmer though. Still cooler than denim.

Cheap...is not good. Sorry. You'll get your money's worth when it does it's job.

If newenough.com doesn't work for you (because of the shipping), try the next motorcycle show in your area. The bigger shows always have vendors with racks of gear. Looks for closeouts.

+1 on the NewEnough.com recommendation. I got an email from them (I've subscribed to their email list) a few months ago and I picked up a pair of these on closeout for $169: http://www.newenough.com/closeouts/b...yclepants.html



Before that I was wearing my two-piece leather suit. Before that, JEANS, which are simply no protection in a slide. I just have a change of clothes when I get to the office and I'm good to go! Although, sometimes I don't even rush to change as these pants are so comfortable.

Whatever you do, don't wait to get protection. Get something now. You can get the perfect thing later on when you find it.

Best of luck!

[MelodicMetalGod]

Actually, the mystery man is me....

Condolences on the mishap. Congrats on comin' through relatively well. Well done on the ATGATT! Glad it did it's job and helped ya out.

Best of luck with the healin' and repairin'.

[MelodicMetalGod]

My ATGATT:










NOTE: Continued in next post...

[MelodicMetalGod]

My ATGATT - part II:




Do you ATGATT? Hope so!

[salty_monk]

From Newenough if you play their closeouts & are not too fussy it's possible to go from Helmet to boots for about

$60-100 Helmet
$60-100 Jacket
$60-100 Pants
$60-120 Boots.
$15-$40 gloves.

Of course you can also play the odd sizes etc...

If I was to wear all my cheapest gear:

$65 Icon Alliance Helmet (NE)
$37 Fieldsheer Textile Jacket (Bikebandit this one)
$30 Joe Rocket Cargo pants with Hip armour & Knee armour (NE)
$15 Joe Rocket or Power Gear or Icon gloves (NE) Any of these pairs were $15. I have a few pairs of gloves...
$22 Joe Rocket Touring Boots

Total $169

The bandages at the hospital could cost triple that..

Of course full price on that lot would be around $550 so it pays to shop around.

[BeerMonger]

Thx for the newenough.com advice, I'll check it out.

I should share this thread with my wife. When she rides on the back of my GS, she wears a leather jacket, doc martins, and gloves (not ideal, but a big step up from most passengers I see). But she'll jump on her 50cc honda spree to get milk wearing sandles, lululemon pants and workout top, no gloves. Sexy yes, safe no.

[renobruce]

Someone at the rally suggested I do a write-up and send pics to AGV (my helmet manufacturer) and tell them how happy I am with their product, etc., etc. Maybe they'll give me a new one.