If you have to take the forks off the bike to change the oil, put in better springs. You can never have too much suspension (if that makes any sense).
There is wisdom there. Luckily, on a dirt bike, the forks come out pretty darned easily. And I have an improvised stand that'll get both wheels off the ground and hold the bike reasonably stable.
Set aside some money and just watch NewEnough to see what shows up.
I've been doing that for a little bit at least. I've had this crazy thought of saving up the coin for a set of MotoPort kevlar gear, but that'll easily be $800-900 for the full jacket/pant set. And yes, their website sucks a golf ball through a garden hose.
I admit I used to be totally anti-JR, but their quality has really improved over the past couple of years. Now it's hit-or-miss with the hits being really surprisingly good, and not just Throughly Bad (their leather and leather/textile gear crashes much better than their textile-only and their mesh is still pretty godawful).
If you're anti-JR because of their philosophies or their China-based production or their inability to spell things or get ideas across in their literature, well, then, OK. ;-)
Hit or miss would be a very good description for JR. The JR fitmet is always perfect for my build(lucky I guess) and they have consistantly impressed me whenever I see the damaged gear people have ridden in come across my desk. The quality has always impressed me. But recently their prices/motos have been getting rather ridiculous.
I'm not a fan of the whole "rocket nation", "gold digger" crap they have tattood on their jackets. I screams "I'm a squidly stuck up punk"... it reminds me of Icon...
I think I've gotten all the misses in their lineup.
More specifically, I need to replace my Ballistic 2.0 pants, because the nylon mesh stuff (not cordura) that covers the knee armor is splitting at the seams, leaving the armor exposed. Same thing is happening around the hip padding. I'd also like to find some pants with a zip-out thermal liner.
As I've mentioned, I am tempted by the Motoport kevlar suits. It's a lot of money to spend, but from what I've seen they hold up REALLY REALLY well.
If it's more than ~3 years old and JR, you can count on it all to be fairly completely... er... non-Scottish. Recently they've begun to get better. ;-)
If you have to take the forks off the bike to change the oil, put in better springs. You can never have too much suspension (if that makes any sense).
3. Textile jacket/pants - something suited to dual-sport riding, and relatively easy to clean. NOT Joe Rocket.
Set aside some money and just watch NewEnough to see what shows up.
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There is wisdom there. Luckily, on a dirt bike, the forks come out pretty darned easily. And I have an improvised stand that'll get both wheels off the ground and hold the bike reasonably stable.
Set aside some money and just watch NewEnough to see what shows up.
I've been doing that for a little bit at least. I've had this crazy thought of saving up the coin for a set of MotoPort kevlar gear, but that'll easily be $800-900 for the full jacket/pant set. And yes, their website sucks a golf ball through a garden hose.
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I admit I used to be totally anti-JR, but their quality has really improved over the past couple of years. Now it's hit-or-miss with the hits being really surprisingly good, and not just Throughly Bad (their leather and leather/textile gear crashes much better than their textile-only and their mesh is still pretty godawful).
If you're anti-JR because of their philosophies or their China-based production or their inability to spell things or get ideas across in their literature, well, then, OK. ;-)
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I'm not a fan of the whole "rocket nation", "gold digger" crap they have tattood on their jackets. I screams "I'm a squidly stuck up punk"... it reminds me of Icon...
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More specifically, I need to replace my Ballistic 2.0 pants, because the nylon mesh stuff (not cordura) that covers the knee armor is splitting at the seams, leaving the armor exposed. Same thing is happening around the hip padding. I'd also like to find some pants with a zip-out thermal liner.
As I've mentioned, I am tempted by the Motoport kevlar suits. It's a lot of money to spend, but from what I've seen they hold up REALLY REALLY well.
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