Body Armour

[Bruce CurtisMember]

micknmeld wrote:

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I might just go and dig up my old Suzuki padded Tycon jersey to protect my bitches then.

remember how those padded “croc belly” jerseys went when they got wet and muddy?

Bloody hilarious unless you were wearing it:unsure:

BC

[Dwayne OMember]

Ollie wrote:

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IM with Bull there. I have Dainese which is now about 8 years old but has saved my sorry a$#e on several occassions. The only downside is yeah it gets hot, and smelly after a few rides. My boy has azonics (i think thats how it is spelt)and he likes it,P-dub commmented on how comfy it felt. Eagle has just bought himself a pressure suit that looks pretty good as well for a great price,just over $100 bucks wait for his product report (eagle)

Ollie

Yeah Ollie,
I got mine from Moot Designs (4BP) for $105 plus postage, straight from the supplier saves $$$
Haven`t actually worn it yet, but have a ride on this weekend to St Albans & then the 2 day ride to Hampton towards the end of month.So I will get an idea by then I suppose.

At first glance it looks & feels as snug as the Dainese suit I used to own 12 years back, design exactly the same:)
Cheers

[dennis da menaceMember]

ive had a UFO pressure suit for 10 odd years. its all but rooted now. im gonna lash out and buy an alpine stars ($350) for me and a chicks alpine stars ($270)for sammy on the weekend. hers will last her for life and ill be happy with another 10 years.

i did try on about 6 different brands today and the only 2 i liked were the Alp star and a brand called EVS. the EVS kidney belt was a little too tight with my fat guts so Alp Stars it is.

the Alp Star chicky suit was the only one that has boob recepticles too. sammy reckons its the go;)

gotta keep her assetts safe i say:laugh: :laugh:

[Dwayne OMember]

BOOB RECEPTICLES:woohoo:
That`s the go Menace, looking after the assets:P

Glad to see ya`s found some gear after all the stuffing around,,,,,,,

[glennMember]

sweet:P sammy can ride with us and you can stay at home good thinking spidy.

beagle said
BOOB RECEPTICLES

when I went to school they were called hands:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[Bruce CurtisMember]

My Favourite parts of the pressure suit is

Kidney belt- never ever ever ride with out a kidney belt since I was a kid, even got two at home well over 25 years old, yes I have had bruised and bleeding internals.

Spine protector- IMHO the single most important part of bodily proctection, know far too many MXers with spinal damage, even moreso than neck and head injuries, people tend to forget how vunerable our backs are in the event of an off.

The fact that mine is open weave mesh and hell sexy, thinking about wearing to the next Oxford Street party……….:blush:

BC

[dennis da menaceMember]

dont just talk it up blue oyster boy, wheres the photos, preferably of you riding the float at the mardi gras. i think i saw you on the news, body armour and leather chaps, unless you have a twin???:laugh: :laugh:

[TrentMember]

I have an alpine star bionic and the zip attaching the spine protector and kidney belt to the suit buggered up really quick. I thought about getting a new zipper stitched on but was told it’d be $50 or so

I think I’ll just give it to the old girl and ask her to stitch the two pieces together since they’re always worn together anyway. After that I’ll probably sell it because the kidney belt is too large for my apprentice pie guts. :blink:

[Bruce CurtisMember]

Two Points

#1- Mr Menage’ Would never be seen dead in chaps unless chainsaw chaps whilst actually using saw, chaps offer little to no protection where I need it most… butt and groin, especially on Oxford street premises.

#2- Had a new large heavy duty zipper put in mine, cost $40 all up, compared to purchase price of new suit was around 15%

BC

[TrentMember]

Yeah $40 isn’t too bad but I just figure that its a bit big for the kidney belt to be useful and 2nd hand it’s probably only worth $100-150. The other alternative is to modify the straps to shorten them since the body armour is fine.

[Nick AgainMember]

I ride with a 661 pressure suit, Minus the Chest protector(Roost plate). I have tried it out now a couple of times and am amazed at how much protection it gives. has some rather nice Scars on the Hard ABS forearm and shoulder gaurds. I can say it handles the impact of cartwheeling over Old logs rather well. It too has the spine protection, Kidney belt and a zip that had a tag on it…that little tag stung me enough to make me reomve it quickly.(strange that)I’ve never ridden with hard armour so i cant compare them.

[Paul HamblinMember]

Thanks for the input Gents. I went with the 09 Thor Impact Rig SE. Will let you know how it goes

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