Posers especially you mean ...Originally Posted by duckonin
Common now we all like to have shiney new gear. Bikes especially.
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Posers especially you mean ...Common now we all like to have shiney new gear. Bikes especially.
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Shafty Bugger
Common now we all like to have shiney new gear. Bikes especially.
Agree with this, but, A brand new shiny bike and all new gear? As apposed to a brand new shiny bike and well worn leathers? Who would you ride beside? Not always a rule of thumb, but a good indication.
I use Dubbin once a year before winter on my leathers, a good thick coating well rubbed in. Seems to work well for me.
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Moped rider
haha what's so bad about shiny new gear?
Unless you always want to rock outdated gear we've all got to wear new stuff some time
Shafty Bugger
The only time i would need to get new gear would be if I went from a 6 pack to a keg, a 30 year of leather jacket with the odd repair and a weathered look seems to blend in well . Boots Gloves and helmet, they need replacing regularly, but Jacket and Pants? Na they still fit after 30 years so why change whats really really comfy and works. Plus the dubbin I clean them with? needed a new tin last year, after 29 odd applications.haha what's so bad about shiny new gear?
Unless you always want to rock outdated gear we've all got to wear new stuff some time
To be old and wise, first you must be young and stupid.
Senior Grumpy Old Bastard
I hear Bendon do a good line in gear for the fashion victim Errr I mean Fashion Conscious among ushaha what's so bad about shiny new gear?
Unless you always want to rock outdated gear we've all got to wear new stuff some time
If the road to hell is paved with good intentions; and a man is judged by his deeds and his actions, why say it's the thought that counts? -GrayWolf
Senior Grumpy Old Bastard
Most modern jackets and pants have zip out inners, maxhine wash ob delicate/wool isung a wool soap .... Sponge off the outer with similar or a specialist cleaner... if leather?? WHY??? just oil it every so often.....
If the road to hell is paved with good intentions; and a man is judged by his deeds and his actions, why say it's the thought that counts? -GrayWolf
Hardcore Biker
Sweet as! The odd wipe with a damp rag it is!
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Moped rider
Yeah so by "outdated" I actually meant technology wise and safety certification wise. Not as in, "ahh that jacket screams 1983"
Shows you old farts have been watching way too much E!
Hardcore Biker
99% of our riding is by ourselves (wife/I), we like it that way. Occasionally with one newbie who may of wanted the use of a mentor for a few rides. Newbie stays out front . So now we can have new shiny gear.Dubbin is good. I make my own Bee wax/oil product, almost the same as Dubs. Leather comes up a treat.
Forum whore
My leathers, which I don't use much anyway, once a year a good rub with dubbin after cleaning off remnants of suicidal bugs with a damp cloth.
My fabric suit, which I wear on commutes and most long trips, well I find that a bit of rain every now and then keeps them clean. Boots and gloves just get dubbin on them every few months.
You'll soon suss out what works for your kit
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