Author Topic: Safety Gear Reminder! (Read 5794 times)

alan · « **on:** April 27, 2005, 08:27:11 AM »

Keep on riding!

I hope this doesn't sound like I am preaching! I have seen more of my buddies get hurt really bad just messing around before the get suited up to ride or after they have taken the riding gear off just goofing around before the load up! I am 59 and I still ride my V Force & my KX500 in the desert and dunes. I still can give the jack rabbits a hell of a run for there money!

Back in 1965 I toured Europe on a Triumph Bonneville, early one morning I laid it down in the south of France at over 100 mph! I had I had boots, gloves, full leathers and helmet! I came out of the crash with a scratch where the leather burned through on the pavement! That made me a believer in safety gear and I wear it all today! I even wear Asterisk Knee braces at $550 and I just added a motocross foam roll for neck protection! The bottom line is I love riding and I want to do it as long as possible and so I wear the best protection I can find! So come on guys make safety gear part of your riding so you can keep on riding even when you are and old fart like me!

Alan

ebers17 · « **Reply #1 on:** April 27, 2005, 10:20:37 AM »

Good advise Alan, its not worth injury to ride without equipment. I cant afford knee braces, but i do wear shin gaurds. I wont ride without them and I know alot of guys who dont and get hurt from branches and what not. There very affordable too!

Arigato · « **Reply #2 on:** April 27, 2005, 10:24:45 AM »

I love my asterisks'! They are the best investment I've ever made when it comes to riding.

alan · « **Reply #3 on:** April 27, 2005, 10:31:32 AM »

Quote from: Arigato

I love my asterisks'! They are the best investment I've ever made when it comes to riding.

Yep after not walking for a year back in my 20's from a knee injury! They are the best!

KXcam22 · « **Reply #4 on:** April 27, 2005, 11:49:11 AM »

Alan,
I couldn't agree more. As with most of us, I too have survived some pretty horrendous crashes with barely a scratch, thanks to lots of protective gear. My rule of thumb is "don't dress for the ride, dress for the crash". Cam.

GDubb · « **Reply #5 on:** April 27, 2005, 12:39:02 PM »

It amazes me how many people I see on 4-wheelers at the dunes without even a helmet. I even flick s**t to some of them, especially when they have thousands tied up in a badass banshee, and they are riding with a baseball cap turned backwards..."Lemme guess, you spent so much money on your quad that you couldnt afford the brain bucket to go with it?" ...Idiots. I personally wouldnt ride without the minimum of helmet, goggles, riding boots, and gloves. If I could afford knee braces I wouldnt ride without them either. All I know is that EVERY time I go riding, I get really beat up. I would hate to see myself without any safety gear. The ONLY thing stopping me from wearing more safety gear is the $$$$$.

mikesmith · « **Reply #6 on:** April 27, 2005, 09:30:03 PM »

What kind of neck foam protection did you get?

alan · « **Reply #7 on:** April 28, 2005, 07:07:55 AM »

You know I bought two differant ones and I Can't remember which one I liked! I willl ckeck and let you know!

Alan

mikesmith · « **Reply #8 on:** April 28, 2005, 09:42:51 PM »

I was thinking of getting the EVS-2,David Millsaps makes his own but I guess his are for preventing his helmet from breaking his collerbone.I would like some neck/whiplash protection also though.

alan · « **Reply #9 on:** April 30, 2005, 03:30:06 AM »

To answer the question about my neck protector, I use

http://www.pcssafety.com/neck_support.htm#nssadult_15

The 1.5 inch and it comes in Kawie green! I tried the SIXSIXONE and it didn't fit me very well!

I have 5 bulging disc in my neck and one 1 in my low back and my spinal cord is being squeezed due to some narrowing in the channel it passes through in my neck vertebra. So I need all the safety gear I can find!

Alan

mikesmith · « **Reply #10 on:** April 30, 2005, 09:35:01 PM »

Thanks!

hughes · « **Reply #11 on:** May 01, 2005, 04:39:26 AM »

I'm thingking about buy a EVS Ballistic Jersey or a Sixsixone Pressure suit. These things offer chest, back, elbow, shoulder protection. Has anybody used one of these suits

Arigato · « **Reply #12 on:** May 01, 2005, 07:43:29 AM »

I have the Ballistic Jersey and really like it in cool conditions. In the summer it's too hot.

alan · « **Reply #13 on:** May 02, 2005, 03:46:39 AM »

I had a SIXSIXONE Pressure suite and I ripped it the firsr time out! I think they have changed the materal since I bought mine!

Alan

hughes · « **Reply #14 on:** May 02, 2005, 05:39:42 AM »

O.k guys I have looked at many elbow, knee guards from sixsixone and evs sports. What are ya'll using that works well under riding pants and jersy. Can't afford 550.00 for knee braces but have found knee guards for aroud 25.00 to 50.00 same for elbow guards.

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