North Auckland Street Skills - NASS

[gravedigger]

anyone riding?

If I'd make it out of the office in the next hour... but I somehow doubt it

[Jeeves]

Hey matt, I'll have to come then.

[The Singing Chef]

Hey matt, I'll have to come then.

Damn straight, I will be pillion though, one more month!

[D3ADLYTuna]

im keen to come. will meet at westgate

[JamesRoberts]

I'll be there and same with will

[D3ADLYTuna]

See you boys there then. ill prob arrive about 650ish, depending on traffic.

[Qaz]

Anyone reckon this would pass scrutinizing for a Art day?

http://www.torpedo7.co.nz/products/2...ro-spine-guard

Saw it there and thought pretty cheap , wonder if it'd be any good?

[p.dath]

Anyone reckon this would pass scrutinizing for a Art day?

http://www.torpedo7.co.nz/products/2...ro-spine-guard

Saw it there and thought pretty cheap , wonder if it'd be any good?

Personally, I'd buy something designed for motorcycling. I suspect it is "cheap" because it was not designed with motorsport in mind. This is what it says about this on their web site:

The Demon Body Armor is ideal suited for Snowboarding Body armor, Skiing Upper Body Protection, Snowmobiling Protective Gear.

My guess though is that it would pass inspection. You can buy an Oxford bakc protector from Cycletreads. I see the "M" size is on special for $99 at the moment ... plus their is the Easter sale on at the moment.
http://www.cycletreads.co.nz/product...k_protect.aspx

[p.dath]

I'll be along tonight if anyone is crazy enough to join me.

Because of the poor weather I am only going to do the ride and skip the cark park session.

[Sharry]

I, for one, found that not an inch of my leggings is water proof after the weekend wash

So won't be putting them on again tonight, or a dry pair actually as one set of wet gear is enough for the dehumidifyer at a time

[p.dath]

I, for one, found that not an inch of my leggings is water proof after the weekend wash

Time for the bees wax ...

[The Singing Chef]

Time for the bees wax ...

Good idea, might do mine up and get it ready for when I can ride.

[D3ADLYTuna]

so to ride in an art day you HAVE to wear a PROPER back protector?
strange.
MOTO TT doesnt require it.

[The Singing Chef]

so to ride in an art day you HAVE to wear a PROPER back protector?
strange.
MOTO TT doesnt require it.

Yep you are correct on that one, and yea I noticed that on the MOTO TT site, found it a little odd.

[p.dath]

so to ride in an art day you HAVE to wear a PROPER back protector?
strange.
MOTO TT doesnt require it.

+1. You require a proper back protector. ART days are run under MNZ rules. AMCC is an affiliated club.

I imagine being a commercial organisation Moto TT has no affiliation to the national body for motorcycle racing, and no requirement to follow its rules.


And just to clarify some mis-understandings around back protectors. Back protectors are not designed to provide abrasion resistance. A back protector can not be relied upon to protect your back should your jacket and pants separate. They are usually made from a plastic that will wear through very very quickly.

Back protectors are only designed to provide impact protection. Specifically the standard provides two classes of back protection, class 1 and class 2. Class 1 protectors must limit the impact energy transferred through to your back to 16000N. Class 2 protectors must limit the energy transfer to 8000N.
It is commonly accepted that you back is guaranteed to break if it is exposed to more than 4000N, and it is highly probable (more than 99% from memory) that you will experience death at the same limit.

So to be clear, a back protector will not save your back, or even your life, if you take a direct hard impact to your back.


What a back protector does do is reduce bruising to your spine and back, and reduce the seriousness of injury should be have a light hit to your back.