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Motorcycle Forum / General / Sportbikes / February 2005motorcycle gear
Hello, Anyone try some of this kevlar gear from motoport? (http://www.motoport.com/) I'd like it to be light and not stiff. They say that their kevlar gear is approved for racing and is stronger and lighter than leather. I'm specifically interested in the GP-2 Jacket/Pants, Air Mesh Jacket/Pants, and Ultra 2 Kevlar/Light pants. Whats the difference with their Air Mesh, Ultra 2, and Light kevlar materials? Anyone have experiance / crash reports with this gear? Also, hows the dealing with this company? I have a JR Ballistic 4.0 that is stiff, uncomfortable, and rides up on to my helmet reducing head movement since I use it on a sportbike. I only tolerate this jacket for my cold weather riding. For summer I have the Phoenix 3.0 mesh jacket. The phoenix has quarter size hole in it from a 10mph slid in a parking lot. I'd hate to see what would happen to it (and me) if I went down with it at 60mph. > Anyone try some of this kevlar gear from motoport? > (http://www.motoport.com/) I'd like it to be light and not stiff. Anything strong enough to protect you in a crash is going to be somewhat stiff and heavy. That's why they call it "armor". Pete > Hello, > > Anyone try some of this kevlar gear from motoport? Some guys over at Advrider think it's just plain great. What I've heard has been 100% positive. this gear is great, so long as you don't crash.... leather is really what you want to be wearing as you see the ground approaching at 60 mph... salespeople will tell you anything at all, depending how much stock they have > Hello, > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > 10mph slid in a parking lot. I'd hate to see what would happen to it (and > me) if I went down with it at 60mph. >this gear is great, so long as you don't crash.... leather is really >what you want to be wearing as you see the ground approaching at 60 mph... >salespeople will tell you anything at all, depending how much stock they >have I dunno, I saw the ground approaching at 45mph and....my jacket, which is nylon and polyester with armored padding, barely has as much as a minor little scuff mark on the right arm. And I hit that ground pretty damn hard, and rolled several times. I was quite a distance away from my bike by the time I came to a stop. So personally I'm really happy with this non-leather jacket. =) Stephan 2001 Yamaha YZF-R6 > this gear is great, so long as you don't crash.... leather is really > what you want to be wearing as you see the ground approaching at 60 mph... > salespeople will tell you anything at all, depending how much stock they > have. I've seen the results of a number of 60+ mph crashes in synthetic suits (myself included) without any abrasion damage to the clothes underneath. I've seen full leather "racing" suits split wide open at the same velocities. It's more a matter of the quality of the suit than whether it's leather or synthetic. The Aerostich suits are excellent protection at freeway speeds. Much above 70mph and you had better roll onto new fabric once or twice during a prolonged slide. Of course this is good advice with leather as well. Buy quality and you won't be disappointed with the protection offered by either. Spanky |
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