There is nothing as expensive as inadequate cheap gear.
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capecodbeemer |
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I'm riding in combat tourers. The name says it all, I am suiting up in heavy boots for combat. Its easy to pack a pair of shoes or sneakers for off the
bike. By donning bike specific gear you are telling yourself " I am doing something different, something dangerous, I need to pay attention, everyone is
trying to kill me". The extra shoes may be a hassle but how much of a hassle is a broken ankle, casts, crutches, lost work, lost wages....
There is nothing as expensive as inadequate cheap gear.
Sandy Becker now Blue Ridge Beemer
Silver R1200RT Figawi Sport Touring Society Veni, Vidi, Velcro (I Came, I Saw, I Stuck around) |
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Overkill |
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Thank you everyone for all of the help! So many choices!
Thank you Brk4moose, that is exactly what I was thinking of. I think I will see if Second Wind will order me a pair to try. I am sure they will. They are awesome over there! |
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Bob Aint Stoppin |
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Note to Overkill. You may well find those in stock at MotoMarket.
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Overkill |
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Thank you Bob! Great minds think alike. I went to motomarket yesterday for my first ride of the year and they did not have any. But it was a great ride! I
think I am not feeling well today (fake cough) I think I may need some fresh air induced by riding to make myself feel better today too!
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BillP |
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Brk4moose wrote: Once we get this boot vs. sneaker thing put to bed I want to start an oil thread. That being said, why not use $2.00 oil and change it ofter? Clean cheap oil is better than dirty expensive oil. Also, the oil in these Beemers do not do transmission duty or clutch duty. There I started it. You finish it. |
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kpinvt |
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Not sleepy time just yet. I crashed a bike a couple of years ago with the bike falling to the left and crushing my left foot between the clutch cover and the
foot peg. The armor reinforced Oxtar Matrix boots I was wearing at the time saved my left ankle from severe injury. I wore an air cast for a couple of months
afterwards. The only lasting effect of that accident is I now have a small bone chip next to my ankle. I still wear those boots every time I ride. The KBC FFR
modular helmet I was wearing saved my head and especially my face from being scraped off as I landed face down on the asphalt. The face plate closed on impact
and the sound of my face plate scraping along the pavement is one sound I will never forget.
P.S. That left ankle injury is the primary reason I'm riding a big scooter. |
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Pallysquirt |
Injuries and gear | #17 | ||
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Not knowing any better, in my early riding days I went down wearing only sneakers. Resul: 8 breaks in left foot (difficult now to get matching strides that
fit both feet.)
Also a later dump at a construction site onto chipped granite left new full face shield looking like Freddy Kruger or Edward Sissors Hand had dragged their claws across it. Reports of many others who have dumped (and is it not just a question of when, not if?) strongly support investing in good gear. J. Murray
Keep to the left except when passing.
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danal |
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"There are only two kinds of riders,
SaVaNt |
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Ritalin Poster Boy |
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Always start in first. If it is a steep downhill second is ok.
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Cambridge K |
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Did someone say NOmarket - I've order a pair of pants at their November / Thanksgiving Sale and are still waiting for them. What do they order once a year.
Only buy what they have - forget ordering anything - The Gun toating Pirate can back me up on this - I even have a bill of sale for the $$ I put up in Nov. Get
your act together or I'll go to Dunbars for better service and enjoy the ride there.
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