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King STM wrote:

Hey Nick
Who makes this?

STM

This is made by Forcefield mate , they have a range of soft armor protection for motorsports , snow boarding and rock climbing.
see here

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pete the wulf wrote:

I use the 661 pressure suit and as they say, they are only meant for roost deflection, but i would rather have one on than not.
Has anyone else been hit with that one big rock or that branch sticking of the edge of the trail that would have been very bad if it wasnt for you protective, if your traveling at about 80 or 90 along a fire trail and one of those bloody big bore 4Ts send a good rock back at you, it could be hitting you at 100 plus K’s.
I was jousted off my bike once by the end of a broken branch that hit my armour and then glanced off and picked my up by the collar bone and sent backwards on to the ground, it was one of those times where you wonder if the armour helped or hindered.

PTW

I’m not sure that the soft armor suit I’ve been wearing gives very good roost protection as the chest plates are quite small and I’ve had a few rocks find their way past and it bloody hurts. On the plus side their is nothing that can be grabbed by a branch like your describing Pete.

Nick

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Puddles wrote:

Nick
My daughter had a big crash a motocross about a month ago knocked herself out.
The doctors believe she was saved from serious injury as she was wearing a neck brace & full body protection.
She landed head first after doing a jump. The force of impact put stress cracks in her helmet. that was brand new on the day.
I believe full body armour & neck braces should be compulsory for all juniors racing, you hear all the excuses, too hot, uncomfortable,etc & i’m sure this could create a big debate but this is just my opinion

I hope your daughters ok mate and it sounds like the armor she wore with the neck brace was a great investment. Was it hard armor , soft of a body suit ?

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white rocket wrote:

have crash tested the hard armor as above reckon it does nothen other than roost protection.now use the suit type armor axo stuff its heaps better to fall off in good protection but some of it is hard bloody hot but.not as good roost protection ether.just my opionion :blink:

Is this the type of armour your wearing Rocket ?

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Welcome to Old Bulls Fred , your in a good central area to get on some great rides

Enjoy the site and hopefully see you on the trails sometime

Nick

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I have been looking at getting a new set of boots as my Gaerne sg10’s are now 2 years old and buggered, the steel caps are gone , the stitching between the plastic front and leather has gone and the soles are almost worn through. To be fair they have done 23,000km of adventure riding and over 5000km of single track riding. All I do is hit them with the pressue washer and truck wash then silicone spray them.

I am happy with the Gaernes but I’ve been looking at the TCXs , the Sidi crossfires and the Tech 8s too just to see what’s available.

I will be doing a similar amount of riding over the next 2 years and would like the same wear if not more , does anyone think the TCX could do the same as the Gaernes ?

Nick

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Now that’s the way to spend St. Paddys day when your bikes being fixed !!!

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Very good buying for your Drz Corey it won’t last long at that price

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King STM wrote:

Half Irish and English :ohmy:

No wonder you immigrated :laugh:
Have a great day mate!

STM

Actually I’m Scot / Irish , a true Celtic angry alcoholic !!!!

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This ride will be a real change after mainly riding outback areas and going to the High Country twice now , riding the tropics is going to be a real change :woohoo:

last time I was that far north was 1991 so bring it on !!!!

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Looks like you’ve done a great job mate , thanks again for fitting the job in and having it ready for Bulls ride next week :woohoo:

The explanation you gave was better than any manual and I’ll maybe attempt the next piston change myself

Nick

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white rocket wrote:

get a rum up ya eagle :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: green plus black =drunk its all a part of adventer riding :kiss:

Spot on Rocket !!!!

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Glad you found what bike you want Krusty, I’m sure you’ll enjoy the weight loss and modern design compared to the Drz , I really enjoyed riding DJs KTM , PDS and all !!!

Have a ball matey

Nick

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Nice one Eags , can’t beat a ride to improve ya day !!!!

I had a little squirt on the Tenere last weekend and it was enough to keep me sane while the Crf is away so I know how you feel

Nick

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That’s a great story Gaz , the track does look testing and it must have been a real buzz to get through it on your own. I hope you carry a Spot Tracker just in case mate

Nick

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