RE: Track day gear?
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RE: Track day gear? - 3/2/2007 3:41:55 PM
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jbreit
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DON'T DO THAT...!!!...now that picture is in my head and I can't get it out.
A side note on body armour.....avoid the "dual density foam"....yeah its crap. Look for hard armour or CE armour.
Getting a 1 piece set up that fits by mail order is hit or miss....I got lucky that there was a shop within driving distance that had some in my size. Tecknic stuff seems out of proportion.
I have a set of HJC leathers....been through 2 downs on the asphalt and needed only a little restiching in a couple places. They came with hard armour and a full length back protector for under $575 out the door. Since a good back protector is 75-100 minimum, it was a good deal in my eyes.
You'll find guys selling new and near new leathers on ebay for cheap. I saw a set of NEW kawi leathers go for $200.
Most towns have some taylor/leather shop that will fix leathers up for you. Otherwise there used to be a gal that ran a shop called Spyder Leather Works that you could ship them to...she was in my region.
Gloves...I'd get something with armour. They are switching to a "soft armour" over knuckles and such. Joe Rocket, Spidi, Alpinestars, Held (if you have money to burn).
Boots....I have alpinestars....pointy toes, full sizes only....look elsewhere.
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RE: Track day gear? - 3/8/2007 11:44:09 AM
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i miss my spidi suit that i just sold...:-( but i know the person who bought it will love her lots...
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RE: Track day gear? - 3/13/2007 2:15:22 PM
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jbreit
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To add to this...lately I've been on a quest for new gloves to replace my aged Teknic Violators....which are good gloves and have protected my hands twice, but Teknic stuff just doesn't fit me well.
I think a track safe glove needs to have a retail price of $90 or more....that doesn't mean you won't find blow out pricing on something a year old or with limited color/size left.
I was also looking for stuff that is more than a name....I wouldn't trust my hands to Icon, AGV, Tour Master, Olympia. That said I've also seen $200 Alpinestars ripped open in a light down....same with AGV's....thanks, but I'll pass. Joe Rocket I think has come a long way...some pretty prestigous riders wear their stuff.
As for other names:
MotoGP - turns out they are made by Berik....a big name in Europe, and protecting a number of high dollar riders.
Kushitano - on par with Held - $230+...made from not so PETA friendly Kangaroo.
RS Taichi - not widely available here but their leathers are protecting a number of high dollar riders. Terra Power Sports dot com has the WRX model glove - $135
Hyod - good luck finding them in the US....16,000 yen is about $140
Kobe, Komodo, AXO, Shift, Spidi, Fieldsheer all have some VERY nice options in the $130 MSRP range. Marsee was a new name I stumbled across too...their race glove is $103.
I settled on MotoGP Nitrous gloves, and as I said I found them cheap at $77 shipped (I also found a few good crash test reviews on various forums). My next option was Fieldsheer Warriors at around $96 shipped....these had a kangaroo palm.
Find a piece of gear you like and try froogle.google.com...just type it in and sort by price....you can also just use google.
Vendors I found with good prices:
a-z powersellers, New Enough (wow prices if they have something you like), motomummy, motoemporium, sand hill powersports ... the list goes on....google is your friend.
< Message edited by jbreit -- 3/13/2007 2:17:55 PM >
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RE: Track day gear? - 3/16/2007 2:45:13 PM
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davefolds3
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+1 for the Joe Rocket stitching...I have Joe Rocket balistic series jacket and pants that zippers in the back, so I'm just gonna use that for my first track day hopefully this summer....very comfortable but there are a few freys on it. Im the typical college student with not a lot of extra bank to throw around just yet. If you're hard pressed for cash, work boots will do the trick, especially for your first track day.
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