Textile mesh jackets. Protection?

Discussion in 'UK Motorcycles' started by T i m, Jun 28, 2009.

  1. T i m

    Beav Guest

    Have you looked in the Motocross section of your local bike emporium? These
    riders use a full armour "exoskelington" which includes a back protector,
    chest protector, shoulder, elbow and upper arm protector all held together
    with a mesh of some kind, making it a piece of piss to get into and out of.

    Designed to be worn under a slightly more weatherproof outer layer that's
    not armoured to the max.


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    Beav

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    Beav, Jun 28, 2009
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  2. T i m

    Beav Guest

    Judging by the look of a lot of bikers, I'd say it was their faces that were
    the first thing to hit the deck.

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    Beav, Jun 28, 2009
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    SteveH Guest

    What's with all this safety nazi business?

    Went out this morning, did around 120 miles on the BMW. Wearing jeans,
    paddock jacket, Cat boots and gloves. As did Katie.
     
    SteveH, Jun 28, 2009
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    Colin Irvine Guest

    Well bully for you.
     
    Colin Irvine, Jun 28, 2009
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    muddy cat Guest

    http://www.motoport.com/
     
    muddy cat, Jun 28, 2009
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    Krusty Guest

    Probably, but we're all invincible, right? I don't bother with gloves
    (or jacket or boots) if it's hot & I'm just popping up the shops, but I
    know I'd regret that if I binned it.
     
    Krusty, Jun 28, 2009
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  7. T i m

    Krusty Guest

    There is. But ignoring that fact, think about what's important in a
    *road* crash. You're highly unlikely to slide along tarmac for any
    distance no matter how fast you're going, so super-duper abrasion
    resistance isn't really that important.

    What you are likely to do is bash into solid objects, so armour is the
    most important thing. And to be any use, that armour has to stay in the
    right place, so the stitching needs to be good too. There's no reason
    why good textile gear will be any worse than good leather gear for
    either of those aspects.
     
    Krusty, Jun 28, 2009
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    Nige Guest

    I wouldn't have wanted to look at Chris after the last off, if he had
    textiles on, he hit the road at around 30-40mph.

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    Nige,

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    Nige, Jun 28, 2009
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  9. T i m

    Nige Guest

    But, you didn't hit the road, if you had, you would be in hospital.

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    Nige,

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    Nige, Jun 28, 2009
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    Andy Bonwick Guest

    My personal view is that unless you get pinned under the bike you'll
    tend to roll and just suffer from a few scuffs rather than wear the
    kind of bone exposing holes in your skin some here seem to expect.

    I've done about 200 miles today with the compulsary crash helmet
    accompanied by a leather jacket, summer gloves, jeans and trainers.
    It's too hot to be fucking about with full leathers or textile
    trousers and I certainly wouldn't have ridden any faster if I'd had
    better kit on because I don't enjoy crashing no matter what I'm
    wearing.

    I know I'm tempting fate by saying this but experience and ability is
    more likely to save you from serious injury than wearing the 'correct'
    kit.
     
    Andy Bonwick, Jun 28, 2009
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  11. T i m

    Andy Bonwick Guest

    Wrong. He *might* have ended up in hospital but most people are built
    of the right stuff and only go to hospital when they actually break
    something.
     
    Andy Bonwick, Jun 28, 2009
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    Krusty Guest

    Or when they want to perv over nurses.
     
    Krusty, Jun 28, 2009
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    Colin Irvine Guest

    I've tended to slide - and avoided bone-exposing holes only by wearing
    what I had on. But then I am heavier than you.
    Indeed.

    I think my only gripe is with those who criticise others' apparel. Why
    not just live and let live.
     
    Colin Irvine, Jun 28, 2009
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  14. T i m

    Colin Irvine Guest

    Well yes - if you include skin in that.
     
    Colin Irvine, Jun 28, 2009
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    Andy Bonwick Guest

    That's why they have hospital visiting hours. You're supposed to let
    your friends suffer the pain and you just go visiting.
     
    Andy Bonwick, Jun 28, 2009
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    Andy Bonwick Guest

    I'd go if I needed stitches but I've seen what they do to gravel rash
    and it involves the use of antiseptic soap and a scrubbing brush.

    I'd prefer to apply a dollop of Savlon when I got home rather than
    show myself up by screaming like a bitch when they started the
    cleaning process.
     
    Andy Bonwick, Jun 28, 2009
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    SteveH Guest

    My mum got gravel rash way back in the 1950s when she came off a James
    125 (as I recall) in New Zealand.

    She didn't have it all removed - and bits still surface from time to
    time 50 years later.
     
    SteveH, Jun 28, 2009
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    Colin Irvine Guest

    Oh yes!
    <g> Thankfully mine was pretty clean by the time I got to hospital,
    courtesy of a mobile home that stopped and let me use their sink, and
    the ambulance lady that subsequently turned up and gave it another go,
    both at the scene of the accident. But in due course the A&E
    consultant reckoned I'd lost enough flesh to warrant a Plastic Surgeon
    having a look, so I was glad I'd gone. The PS susequently reckoned it
    would heal on its own, which it did.
     
    Colin Irvine, Jun 28, 2009
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    T i m Guest

    And for a percentage of those that may well be a positive thing. ;-)

    T i m
     
    T i m, Jun 28, 2009
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  20. <mode=Attenborough>

    And here we see, viewers, the classic lifecycle of the UKRM/biking
    newbie. After the period where they turn up and ask questions that
    are all in the FAQ, then go through the stage of making outrageous and
    often downright incorrect statements (sometimes involving
    non-humourous racism). When they learn that the best policy is to
    admit their own mistakes, the consider themselves fully-grown -
    analagous to the human "teenage" years. At this point, the newbie -
    not knowing their true status hasn't changes - will try to give advice
    to everyone else. This is almost certainly practice for what they
    perceive to be the role of the mature member.

    Tune in next week to see what happens next.

    <mode=off>
     
    vulgarandmischevious, Jun 28, 2009
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