ATGATT - don't knock it.

[XF650]

Another OFF topic - had a spectacular one on Thursday. Won't go into details other than some wanker had booby-trapped part of the Clarksfield Rd. The Freewind got some big air & came down on my left leg, driving my whole left side into the gravel.
Was winded & seeing stars for a while but eventually got to my feet & couldn't believe no broken bones on this unfit old git.
My Sidi Crossfire boots had instantly paid for themselves, taking the full impact weight of the bike on landing. And once again, the Thor impact shirt did a great job of protecting my upper body, which hit the ground with a hell of a whack. Incidently these are the same gear as worn & praised by ChiTown in his now famous AdvRider thread: http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=667236
Pants, jacket, helmet & gloves all stopped grazing fine but the Zeus should really be replaced:

Knee is swelling up so will upgrade to better protection there, especially while I continue to be a 'crash test dummy'.

Anyway the point of this thread is to promote ATGATT - all the gear, all the time.
Also consider the standard of your safety gear, especially if you fall off as much as I do.
Ride safe.
XF

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Another OFF topic - had a spectacular one on Thursday. Won't go into details other than some wanker had booby-trapped part of the Clarksfield Rd. The Freewind got some big air & came down on my left leg, driving my whole left side into the gravel.
Was winded & seeing stars for a while but eventually got to my feet & couldn't believe no broken bones on this unfit old git.
My Sidi Crossfire boots had instantly paid for themselves, taking the full impact weight of the bike on landing. And once again, my Thor impact shirt did a great job of protecting my upper body, which hit the ground with a hell of a whack. Incidently these are the same gear as worn & praised by ChiTown in his now famous AdvRider thread: http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=667236
Pants, jacket, helmet & gloves all stopped grazing fine but the Zeus should really be replaced:

Knee is swelling up so will upgrade to better protection there, especially while I continue to be a 'crash test dummy'.

Anyway the point of this thread is to promote ATGATT - all the gear, all the time.
Also consider the standard of your safety gear, especially if you fall off as much as I do.
Ride safe.
XF

That's crappy mate. Is there an aggro cockie up there or something that needs a visit from a few burly bikers? See so many Idjits around town in shorts, shirt sleeves and sneekers, and it's not just the scooter brigade either. no wonder our bloody ACC fees cost a fortune.

[Night Falcon]

glad you OK....thats sacry though, that someone is willing to risk killing someone, I'd be phoning the bobbies....the next rider might not be as fortuneate as you!!

[marks]

glad to hear that you are ok

buy a set of these THOR Force Kneeguards

I have tested my set many times and I don't think you will get better protection without getting proper knee braces.

[James Deuce]

You're just lucky. ATGATT did me no fucking good at all.

[Nasty]

Yup atgatt works in some cases but James is right not in all ... but sometimes its what will happen when you were none of the gear that needs to be remembered!!

Grub was wearing all the gear and no he didn't save him ... but it limited the damage .. pity that some of the damage was fatal. but with one of his offs on the takas ... it definately did the trick ... he went partially through the fence ... in that happening the following was damaged -

helmit .. hit the fence and the mechnism on it shattered ... but no brain damage but a little concussion

trou - no cuts on his outta trou ... but the wire did cause hie thermals to be cut and his knee ... luckily no stichers if I wasn't wearing those I can't imagine the damage.

No damage to his jacket and gloves ... but yes 4 breaks in his lower arm.

So although he was damaged in that one .. I cannot imagine how much worse it would have been with none of the gear!

[James Deuce]

You need to buy gear that doesn't fail in low speed (75 km.hr) accidents too. The only things that worked well for me were gloves, helmet and boots. The rest of my gear was a mass of split seams and fractured "armour".

[Ocean1]

You're just lucky. ATGATT did me no fucking good at all.

You need a dirt bike. It's a known fact that you get far better luck in the dirt.





Oh, and a C90. They're unbelievably lucky to crash and burn.

[Nasty]

You need to buy gear that doesn't fail in low speed (75 km.hr) accidents too. The only things that worked well for me were gloves, helmet and boots. The rest of my gear was a mass of split seams and fractured "armour".

Yeah ... its a hard one ... cos I remember both his accidents will around or under 75kms ...

[Padmei]

Glad you're ok Struan. My lil off the other week was made pleasanter by elbow impact being taken up by my pressure suit.

As far as protective coverings go, I follow the belief that 'Let those who ride decide', however I do cringe when I see students on lil scooters with nought but a helmet on (well & clothes too).

I've been noticing that neck braces are very popular in oz & SA. I've pondered getting one but it seems that any offs I have are all low speed whereas the RRs from these countries usually include long fast passages on long gravelly , rocky, sandy surfaces. They are certainly getting cheaper in price.

[James Deuce]

Yeah ... its a hard one ... cos I remember both his accidents will around or under 75kms ...

I know mate . I still can't believe that my two worst accidents have been at 50 km/hr and 75 km/hr. If the stars ever line up and I get another bike, I'm riding everywhere at at least twice the posted speed limit. It seems to be safer.

[James Deuce]

You need a dirt bike. It's a known fact that you get far better luck in the dirt.





Oh, and a C90. They're unbelievably lucky to crash and burn.

Keep that up, I need awesome advice!

[cold comfort]

[QUOTE=XF650;1130020905]Another OFF topic - had a spectacular one on Thursday. Won't go into details other than some wanker had booby-trapped part of the Clarksfield Rd. The Freewind got some big air & came down on my left leg, driving my whole left side into the gravel.

Good to hear you are in one piece dude. Always need some help out of various ditches! Survived to crash another day. A cautionary tale indeed.

[Ocean1]

Keep that up, I need awesome advice!

... and make sure your under 18, fucking bulletproof dem young bastards.


'Course at my stage of advanced decreptitude if I trip over the cat I'm fucking history.

[Woodman]

happy that you are ok there Stru.

Gotta admit that my gear is in need for an update. Its done well with really only a twisted knee damage wise to me, although not sure what would have prevented that as I have a theory that knees are like a fuse e.g. a deliberate weak point that stops things (hips, pelvises) getting damaged further up the line. Ergo if you put a knee brace on you may break your hip if it is a twisting type injury.

But yeah good gear is good.