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adouglas · October 20th, 2016, 04:50 PM

If it were me I'd complete the gear first.

It is wise IMHO to dress for the crash.

Close your eyes and imagine in as vivid detail as you can hitting the pavement and sliding/rolling/tumbling at 40+ mph or more. I will spare you the gory photos that you'll find all over the net by googling "road rash."

What do you think will happen to your ankles, legs, knees, butt if you go down right now wearing street shoes and jeans, plus your BILT jacket?

What do you think would happen to those parts of your body if you went down wearing the same shoes and pants but a $500 Dainese jacket?

Any difference?

Now imagine what would be different if you were wearing good boots and armored leather pants.

It's tough to part with hundreds of dollars for gear. But that's a transitory inconvenience... in a year or two you won't even remember what it cost.

Hospitalization, on the other hand, is staggeringly expensive and can be life-changing, both financially and personally -- and not in a good way.

I wrote a couple of blog posts on this. Just my $0.02 on gear and the logic behind my personal choices. Check the link under my avatar.

October 20th, 2016, 04:50 PM	#2
adouglas Cat herder Name: Gort Location: A secret lair which, being secret, has an undisclosed location Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): Aprilia RS660 Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 6 MOTM - Jul '18, Nov '16, Aug '14, May '13	If it were me I'd complete the gear first. It is wise IMHO to dress for the crash. Close your eyes and imagine in as vivid detail as you can hitting the pavement and sliding/rolling/tumbling at 40+ mph or more. I will spare you the gory photos that you'll find all over the net by googling "road rash." What do you think will happen to your ankles, legs, knees, butt if you go down right now wearing street shoes and jeans, plus your BILT jacket? What do you think would happen to those parts of your body if you went down wearing the same shoes and pants but a $500 Dainese jacket? Any difference? Now imagine what would be different if you were wearing good boots and armored leather pants. It's tough to part with hundreds of dollars for gear. But that's a transitory inconvenience... in a year or two you won't even remember what it cost. Hospitalization, on the other hand, is staggeringly expensive and can be life-changing, both financially and personally -- and not in a good way. I wrote a couple of blog posts on this. Just my $0.02 on gear and the logic behind my personal choices. Check the link under my avatar. __________________________________________________ I am NOT an adrenaline junkie, I'm a skill junkie. - csmith12 Nam et ipsa scientia potestas est. Heri historia. Cras mysterium. Hodie donum est. Carpe diem.