MrTwisty
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+1 on that! Glad you are OK. Gravel sucks.
Another One Bites the Dust: A Full Gear Testimonial
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UHOH
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glad you are good-to-go in attitude,
man, that's what counts
appreciate the post of your oopsie, not everyone would...
man, that's what counts
appreciate the post of your oopsie, not everyone would...
Cdogman
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atgatt rules. Glad you are ok. Now you can getbthe crash club in your siggy. See mine below. Ride again. !!
Barabus
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Just curious, what happens to the FJR frame when a slider tucks under and deforms that section of the frame? Is it repaiable or whole new frame?
TestPilot
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'Properly' designed sliders have 2 'sacrificial' components - the sliders itself, where the material absorbs impact and sacrificially wears away during the slide, and the bolt, which is the correct tensile strength to 'bend not break', taking as much stress as possible itself and minimising impact and stress loads to the frame. That's why tested and p[roven componentry is so important for this item. The actual design on the 'slider bobbin' itself also plays it's part in this process - facilitating the 'bend not break' and having a 'thinner' outside section to absorb more initial impact.
All that said, the frame could still be damaged, and I can't knowledgably comment on that.
wfooshee
O, Woe is me!!
Looking at the first pic in my post #9, the slider is folded back. That was just the bolt, not the frame. That bolt goes through the frame into the engine block, so frame damage at that point would have to be from something a whole lot more serious than a low side.
Sorry to hear of the the get offs. Glad to hear the gear held up and you are pretty much safe and not in the hospital.
I also wear Tourmaster Gear. However, at WFO I learned how great Cycleport gear is and want to save some money to get some. After seeing the Tourmaster gear photo rashed to the armor I really want the Cycleport stuff.
I am glad to see the Tourmaster gear did hold up and prevent rash on the body!!! I feel a little better knowing about the gear I am wearing now.
I also wear Tourmaster Gear. However, at WFO I learned how great Cycleport gear is and want to save some money to get some. After seeing the Tourmaster gear photo rashed to the armor I really want the Cycleport stuff.
I am glad to see the Tourmaster gear did hold up and prevent rash on the body!!! I feel a little better knowing about the gear I am wearing now.
leedavis
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IMO, Tourmaster and other typical textile gear is sufficient for the type of high performance riding most of us do. The guys I run with - we do the back roads at around a 70mph pace and as a rule of thumb take the turns at twice their marked speed...i.e. if a turn is marked 35mph we're still doing 70. However, if I was out running triple digits very often I'd wear something way more serious. Maybe I'm wrong but I doubt the ability of textiles to hold up in accidents at very high speeds.
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ryoalty
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Tourmaster is the Jacket I ride with. Just the day to day wearing on the lower sleeves causes it to fray like a sweater. It's a noob jacket that you get at a dealer for cheap, after you blew your wad on the bike. Next season I'm investing in a suit of something of VERY high quality. This year is a bust afer buying the bike. It hurts knowing I'm riding with less than full protection.
