Safety vests

[Ixion]

Maybee we can get ACC to sponsor a couple of thousand of them and give them away to all members

That;s a very good idea. ACC have lots of money. Maybe they would put their money where their mouth is. Even if they just paid for the cost of printing the logo so that Spankme could get all the profit.

I'll see if I can contact someone.

[Zapf]

Ermm... ACC might JUST do it.... Seeing Durex gives away condoms for promotion... why can't ACC do the same thing?

Anyone got contacts at ACC?

[Wolf]

Ermm... ACC might JUST do it.... Seeing Durex gives away condoms for promotion... why can't ACC do the same thing?

Anyone got contacts at ACC?

I'd like to see the ACC levies go to something useful. They're rolling in dough - there are several people here paying ACC levies on more vehicles than it's physically possible to drive at once. And if it helps this site and promotes biker safety and driver awareness of bikes, I'm all for it.

[Zapf]

I'd like to see the ACC levies go to something useful. They're rolling in dough - there are several people here paying ACC levies on more vehicles than it's physically possible to drive at once. And if it helps this site and promotes biker safety and driver awareness of bikes, I'm all for it.

Yep. Me being one of them with 2 cage and 2 bikes... its a heavy burden...

http://www.motostrano-store.com/icmilspve.html is where the nice reflective vests are at. If we buy a few I might be able to haggle a discount.

[XP@]

Yep. Me being one of them with 2 cage and 2 bikes... its a heavy burden...

http://www.motostrano-store.com/icmilspve.html is where the nice reflective vests are at. If we buy a few I might be able to haggle a discount.

They work out at about $70 NZD which isn't that bad. The vests avalible here are about $40+ for a semi decent one that will flap around and probably come undone after about 10 mins riding.

The co in the link only ships to US addresses :-( maybe we could get them to pass us on to the manufacturer...

[Zapf]

They work out at about $70 NZD which isn't that bad. The vests avalible here are about $40+ for a semi decent one that will flap around and probably come undone after about 10 mins riding.

The co in the link only ships to US addresses :-( maybe we could get them to pass us on to the manufacturer...

no they ship to NZ. Have bought from them before

[Aitch]

Yes. And they do work. People notice them. Of course only some people. Others would not notice a nuclear bomb explosion under their noses. And some of the ones who do notice will then ignore me anyway. But it cuts down the odds.

I actually conducted a wee experiment with the aid of Mrs Ixion. Our deck has a good birds eye view of surrounding roads in several directions. I rode around the neighbourhood wearing no vest, red vest and yellow vest, in turn, a number of times, whilst Mrs Ixion watched and noted when and at point she noticed me in the traffic.

The vests were much more noticeable, and yellow better than red.

But, usual caveat, whatever you do or wear assume that noone at all has seen you

do you think perhaps you need to get out more????

[placidfemme]

Any luck with ACC?

[magnum]

you couldnt pay me to wear one

[Zapf]

I have had the chance to talk to ACC.... if anyone else close to them could

[XP@]

I have had the chance to talk to ACC.... if anyone else close to them could

I take it that was a

[Blackbird]

I have a 100 W Xenon headlight which stays on during the day. My bike is candy blue. Not sure that a vest is going to add a heck of a lot to the visual clues already at my disposal

[sheddy]

I'm going to chase one of those visibility kits. Indicators plus headlight must help.
Is the 3m reflective stuff available from most safety gear suppliers??. Reflective piping would be good used on some seams on your leathers,place to get that would be good to know as well in Hamilton area. I think I will get a reflective helmet decal/stripe as well

[Swoop]

I hope that some pollytician dosen't see that ACC has supplied "an amount of hi-viz vests to bikers" and then uses this to push the issue to make them compulsory to all riders......

[Graham Allardice]

Mostly I've worn a yellow safety vest over black leathers but got fed up with the thing blowing open at speed and looking faded and tatty, so now I wear a high visibility harness - a bit like braces attached to a belt. Very good to wear and very conspicuous. Also I wear orange reflective upper arm bands. The harness cost $60 and is easy to put on and remove. Highly recommended. The arm bands remain on the jacket but the harness is put on and removed separately from the jacket.

Graham