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From: High Knob Mountain
Originally Posted by BearNVa,Mar 12 2010, 04:59 PM
Thanks dude... I'm trying to skimp on gear but I have no idea where to get the best deals on the best gear... or even what people ride in. I know I need a helmet thats a given but I need to find a good jacket for a decent price, some gloves, and anything else that you would suggest. I'm gonna be riding the thing to work some too so I know wearing full leathers over my work attire would be retarded needless to say very hot in the summer....
At 40 you should know better
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Originally Posted by BearNVa,Mar 12 2010, 05:59 PM
Thanks dude... I'm trying to skimp on gear but I have no idea where to get the best deals on the best gear... or even what people ride in. I know I need a helmet thats a given but I need to find a good jacket for a decent price, some gloves, and anything else that you would suggest. I'm gonna be riding the thing to work some too so I know wearing full leathers over my work attire would be retarded needless to say very hot in the summer....
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Originally Posted by gfacter,Mar 12 2010, 05:09 PM
Skimp on gear = Squid
At 40 you should know better
At 40 you should know better
and @ 40 I do know better I've hit the pavement more than once... 
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Originally Posted by BearNVa,Mar 12 2010, 05:16 PM
That was a typo It was supposed to be NOT trying to skimp on gear and @ 40 I do know better I've hit the pavement more than once...
and @ 40 I do know better I've hit the pavement more than once... I went down in 2000 on coolant on a fast mountain road at 70 MPH slid across 2 lanes.
Didn't even have a bruise, BMW pants took most of the slide, still wear the jacket.
Bike was totaled as it slid into a ditch.
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That's cool Bill! At various times in my life I've been tempted to buy one myself, but the wife DEFINITELY isn't having any of that. I actually dropped a bike while it wasn't even on (sitting on my best friend's bike, luckily it fell on my leg and in the grass so it only made a small scratch) so that was enough to suggest that I'd probably kill myself if it was actually rolling.
But I do like them, and I know you're going to have some fun this summer!
But I do like them, and I know you're going to have some fun this summer!
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