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Old May 6th, 2012, 07:27 AM   #155
gfloyd2002
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Name: Floyd
Location: Barbados
Join Date: Dec 2010

Motorcycle(s): '10 Ninja 250R Special Edition Green

Posts: A lot.
Blog Entries: 13
MOTM - Feb '12
59: Updated score for me, with bonus commentary. Have to post this now because I'm about to put a bunch of this up for sale and ruin my score.

1 - Vega Merge Boots (a gift, terrible purchase, need to sell these)
1 - Alpinestars Parlor (another gift, worst gear ever. Seriously wifey, don't buy me gear)
2 - BiLT Trackstar (surprisingly decent, very usable for commuter use)
2 - Tourmaster Solution Boots (my daily wear boots, 2 years of wear and better than ever, like an old friend)
3 - Cortech Latigo Boots (good value basic track protection)
1 - Shift Lowdown jeans (only ever wear with knee/shin guards, but kinda like these)
2 - Joe Rocket Pheonix mesh overpants (good example of buying cheap and not saving money, never really wore these)
3 - Cortech textile overpants (my backup pants, functional and well made)
3 - REV'IT Turbine textile pants (my favorite pants BY FAR)
1 - Bonus Brand Whore Points
3 - REV'IT Turbine textile jacket (my favorite jacket, bullet proof)
2 - Bonus armor upgrade
1 - Bonus Brand Whore Points
1 - Shift mesh gloves (a gift, wrong size, never wore)
1 - Joe Rocket Phoenix gloves (backup/loaner gloves for 2 years, recently replaced for wear, surprisingly better than their replacement A*s)
1 - Alpinestars SMX-2 (backup hot weather gloves, replacing Rockets, worn like 5 times, already starting to come apart, such a huge variance in quality of A* stuff)
4 - Held Airstream (max protection, great feel, worth every penny)
1 - Bonus Brand Whore Points
3 - Aerostich Elkskin Roper Guantlet (these are the top quality for low $. Super comfy, will wear forever)
1 - Bonus Brand Whore Points
2 - HJC IS-Max (backup helmet. Meh)
4 - Arai Vector (Super comfy, quiet, y u no have easy replace shield?)
1 - Bonus points for owning 2 extra face shields
1 - Bonus Brand Whore Points
3 - Teiz Mojave full suit (great hot weather gear at a great value. My usual commuter)
3 - Teiz Lombard full suit (Got for under $200, which is incredible value for protection. Tend not to wear it, preferring either the Mojave in hot weather or the Aerostich when I'm really gearing up. No fault of the suit.)
3 - Aerostich Roadcrafter full suit (best purchase I've ever made).
2 - Bonus for armor upgrade
1 - Bonus Brand Whore point
1 - Fieldsheer Iceberg Cooling Vest. (It works, good when it gets up over 95)
1 - Icon Field Armor knee/shin guards

Total - 59 points. Next purchase an actual high quality boot. Either an Aerostich/Sidi Combat Touring Light or a Daytona Trans Open.
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