Customized Gear

akima · June 16th, 2012, 10:55 AM

I just recently had my jacket modified so it can zip to my trousers, so in the event I crash it shouldn't ride up and leave me with road rash on my otherwise pristine hips!

Any of you had your gear modified?

Edit: by "gear", I mean protective clothing.

Jiggles · June 16th, 2012, 10:59 AM

does a gopro sticky mount count?

akima · June 16th, 2012, 11:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jiggles

does a gopro sticky mount count?

On your helmet? Yes!

Jiggles · June 16th, 2012, 11:11 AM

Oh balls I screwed up the poll then! I also made a front pocket on my mesh jacket that holds a hand held video camera to record. And on that jacket I also wired a bluetooth piece that uses headphones to the sleeve so you can change the volume and song just by reaching over to your right arm and the earbuds were embedded from the sleeve to the top of the jacket so I'd never lose them.

But now I have a leather jacket, gopro sticky mounts and built in helmet bluetooth.

csmith12 · June 16th, 2012, 11:19 AM

I put a piece of red/orange/yellow tape on my leathers and helmet to make it easier to find myself in the 1000's of pics the track photo guy takes.

I also tell the photo guy at the start of the day to look for the tape on the helmet so he takes extra pics of me. Get your $$ worth because those track day pics be expensive.

Countersteer · June 16th, 2012, 11:26 AM

My wife replaced the zippers going down the side of my legs on my textile pants. Pretty boring, huh?

mustang5.0 · June 16th, 2012, 01:55 PM

not modded but i wear a icon chest/back protector with an A/star textile jacket.. together its nice and snug.. your gear should fit well.. poor fitting gear isnt much protection

alex.s · June 16th, 2012, 02:15 PM

i repair my own gear..... but its so good you can't even tell! so i should vote no :P :P :P (just kidding, my sewing sucks and you can totally tell its been repaired)

Alex · June 16th, 2012, 04:14 PM

/moved to gear area

gfloyd2002 · June 19th, 2012, 02:13 PM

Funny, my initial response was no. But thinking about it . . . Rev'It Turbine pants required an extra inch of length, so they have an extra inch of cordura sewn around the bottom (tailor did a fantastic job - looks totally factory done.) Aerostich Roadcrafter is the long version with an ellipical back insert added, done by Aerostich. I'm long and lean.

Helmet has camera mount and aftermarket visor. In past, I've also hand cut a SAS-TEC backpad with a box knife to allow it to fit into a jacket.

massacremasses · June 19th, 2012, 02:17 PM

oh I screwed up too then....

cause I have a go pro sticky mount on my helmet as well... haha

ally99 · June 19th, 2012, 04:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by csmith12

I also tell the photo guy at the start of the day to look for the tape on the helmet so he takes extra pics of me. Get your $$ worth because those track day pics be expensive.

Very cool idea! Have a picture showing how it looks?

Edit: Luckily my blue bike, white helmet, and mirrored face shield help me find my pics, but I really like your idea of telling the photographer to look for you!

Havok · June 19th, 2012, 05:28 PM

I had a 360 zip added to my dainese jacket that didnt have one to zip to my dainese leather pants.

csmith12 · June 19th, 2012, 05:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ally99

Very cool idea! Have a picture showing how it looks?

Edit: Luckily my blue bike, white helmet, and mirrored face shield help me find my pics, but I really like your idea of telling the photographer to look for you!

Yea, I will get you a pic later. Busy prepping chones track bike right now.

Goom · June 28th, 2012, 04:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by csmith12

I put a piece of red/orange/yellow tape on my leathers and helmet to make it easier to find myself in the 1000's of pics the track photo guy takes.

I also tell the photo guy at the start of the day to look for the tape on the helmet so he takes extra pics of me. Get your $$ worth because those track day pics be expensive.

When I raced MX, one of my buddies always wore white gear with a solid color helmet. I gave him a hard time for having lame gear until I realized he was easy to find. After that, I got a pink helmet and white gear. No problem finding me then

Miles_Prower · July 5th, 2012, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Goom

When I raced MX, one of my buddies always wore white gear with a solid color helmet. I gave him a hard time for having lame gear until I realized he was easy to find. After that, I got a pink helmet and white gear. No problem finding me then

four for you glen coco! you go glen coco!!

View Poll Results: Is your current gear modified?
Nope	15	48.39%
Yes: only visual mods (stickers, patches etc)	2	6.45%
Yes: only functional mods (repairs, zippers added etc)	10	32.26%
Yes: both visual and functional mods.	4	12.90%
Voters: 31. You may not vote on this poll

June 16th, 2012, 10:55 AM	#1
akima Nooblet Name: Akima Location: England Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2011 Ninja 250R FI Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '13	Customized Gear I just recently had my jacket modified so it can zip to my trousers, so in the event I crash it shouldn't ride up and leave me with road rash on my otherwise pristine hips! Any of you had your gear modified? Edit: by "gear", I mean protective clothing.

June 16th, 2012, 10:59 AM	#2
Jiggles Jigglin' your Jiglets Name: Sean Location: San Jose, Ca Join Date: Jun 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2009 K1300S, 2013 Ninja 300, 2011 Ninja 250R, Faster than Unregistered's ninjette Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 1 MOTM - Apr '13	does a gopro sticky mount count? __________________________________________________ If the Ninja 250 doesn't have enough power for you, then you don't know how to ride it. AFM #676 Supersports are for n00bs

June 16th, 2012, 11:11 AM	#4
Jiggles Jigglin' your Jiglets Name: Sean Location: San Jose, Ca Join Date: Jun 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2009 K1300S, 2013 Ninja 300, 2011 Ninja 250R, Faster than Unregistered's ninjette Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 1 MOTM - Apr '13	Oh balls I screwed up the poll then! I also made a front pocket on my mesh jacket that holds a hand held video camera to record. And on that jacket I also wired a bluetooth piece that uses headphones to the sleeve so you can change the volume and song just by reaching over to your right arm and the earbuds were embedded from the sleeve to the top of the jacket so I'd never lose them. But now I have a leather jacket, gopro sticky mounts and built in helmet bluetooth. __________________________________________________ If the Ninja 250 doesn't have enough power for you, then you don't know how to ride it. AFM #676 Supersports are for n00bs

June 16th, 2012, 11:19 AM	#5
csmith12 The Corner Whisperer Name: Chris (aka Reactor) Location: Northern KY Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250 (track), 1992 250, 2006 R6 (street/track), 2008 R6 (track) Posts: Too much. MOTY 2015, MOTM - Nov '12, Nov '13	I put a piece of red/orange/yellow tape on my leathers and helmet to make it easier to find myself in the 1000's of pics the track photo guy takes. I also tell the photo guy at the start of the day to look for the tape on the helmet so he takes extra pics of me. Get your $$ worth because those track day pics be expensive. __________________________________________________ Goal: Shake A Million Hands \| Look through the corners \| Track Day Prep \| Closest track? \| The Mid-Ohio School

June 16th, 2012, 11:26 AM	#6
Countersteer <><><><><><><><><> Name: Eric Location: Robertsdale, AL Join Date: Mar 2012 Motorcycle(s): <2008 250R> Past Bikes:06 GSXR600 89 CBR1000 78 Hawk 400 86 Ninja 600R 86 & 87 FZ600 81 GPZ550 71 CB360T Posts: 228 Blog Entries: 3	My wife replaced the zippers going down the side of my legs on my textile pants. Pretty boring, huh? __________________________________________________ Have you ever read the King James Bible? To say speed kills is akin to saying guns kill, neither of which is true.

June 16th, 2012, 01:55 PM	#7
mustang5.0 ninjette.org guru Name: E Location: 818 but i rep 516/631/718 Join Date: Dec 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2011 GIXXER 600 Posts: 381	not modded but i wear a icon chest/back protector with an A/star textile jacket.. together its nice and snug.. your gear should fit well.. poor fitting gear isnt much protection __________________________________________________ "You see it's not the blood you spill that gets you what you want. It's the blood you share, your family, your friendships, your community. These are the most valuable things a man could have."

June 16th, 2012, 02:15 PM	#8
alex.s wat Name: wat Location: tustin/long beach Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '12, Feb '14	i repair my own gear..... but its so good you can't even tell! so i should vote no :P :P :P (just kidding, my sewing sucks and you can totally tell its been repaired) __________________________________________________

June 16th, 2012, 04:14 PM	#9
Alex ninjette.org dude Name: 1 guess :-) Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 7	/moved to gear area __________________________________________________ Montgomery Street Motorcycle Club / cal24.com / crf250l.org / ninjette.org ninjette.org Terms of Service Shopping for motorcycle parts or equipment? Come here first. The friendliest Ninja 250R/300/400 forum on the internet! (especially Unregistered)

June 19th, 2012, 02:13 PM	#10
gfloyd2002 User Title Free Since '12 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	Funny, my initial response was no. But thinking about it . . . Rev'It Turbine pants required an extra inch of length, so they have an extra inch of cordura sewn around the bottom (tailor did a fantastic job - looks totally factory done.) Aerostich Roadcrafter is the long version with an ellipical back insert added, done by Aerostich. I'm long and lean. Helmet has camera mount and aftermarket visor. In past, I've also hand cut a SAS-TEC backpad with a box knife to allow it to fit into a jacket. __________________________________________________ "Improvement makes straight roads, but the crooked roads without improvement, are roads of genius." — William Blake

June 19th, 2012, 02:17 PM	#11
massacremasses Avid Kitteh Poster Name: Justin Location: Norcal Join Date: Sep 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2006 Yamaha TTR 50 SUCK IT Posts: A lot.	oh I screwed up too then.... cause I have a go pro sticky mount on my helmet as well... haha __________________________________________________ I powdercoat stuff Help me pay for my addiction I say funny stuff. http://twitter.com/JustinPWNSyou sometimes... I write like a 12 year old too, http://justinpwnsyou.wordpress.com/

June 19th, 2012, 05:28 PM	#13
Havok Internet Slut Name: Jeff Location: L.A. Join Date: Sep 2010 Motorcycle(s): 04 FZ1, 07 FZ6 Posts: A lot.	I had a 360 zip added to my dainese jacket that didnt have one to zip to my dainese leather pants.

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