Del La Sol 1320
03-17-2004, 10:34 PM
Seen alot of talk about helmets in here lately, I'll show you mine if your show me yours, along with any other gear ya might have and your impressions on it(I'm just going to link generic pictures of my stuff as my usual photo hoster is down and I don't feel like resizing and attaching a bunch of real pics).
Helmet- AGV XR-2 Valentino Rossi GP500 Championship Replica(size small)
http://i16.ebayimg.com/01/i/01/31/40/43_1.JPG
http://i24.ebayimg.com/02/i/01/30/9b/11_1.JPG
I think its one of the wildest designs out, usual of Rossi, and its really bright which hopefully helps people to see me. One nice feature was it comes standard with an anti-fog lense w/ tear off posts, well it fogs up worse than any helmet I have ever worn in cold weather. But thats my only complaint, the price was great, I was coming off of a Arai RX7RR4 edwards replica so I thought I might be spoiled but this feels every bit as nice I would say.
Suit- Track- Spidi Hook one-piece suit
http://img.epinions.com/images/opti/1d/43/6154206spidihooksuit-resized200.jpg
One of the nicest suits I've ever seen, cool color scheme I think, tons of features and ventilation, now I just need to break in the knee pucks. But definetly not something I'd want to spend a day around town in, although its fun to dress up time to time in full gear and get funny looks from people, now I really need to try it on the race bike haha.
Suit- Street- Teknic Lightening two-piece suit
http://www.sgpower.com/images/specialImages/teknicLightning.jpg
I wear it as a suit on harder rides like to the mountain, and wear it when drag racing because I like the ability to unzip it and walk around the pits and stuff like normal. But for every day riding I just wear the jacket portion. Decent stuff for the money but doesn't compare to my old Vanson or any of the better alpinestars products, but Teknic has a large line range of products and this one is the second to lowest model.
Gloves- Alpinestars GP Plus(size medium)
http://www.frontiersmc.co.uk/acatalog/gpplusblk.jpg
I haven't actually owned anything but these, but they are my second pair and I just can't see anyone being able to top these things, they are pricey but definetly quality stuff and look the part. I actually bought a pair of the GP Pro's figuring they would be almost the same, but the medium in that felt like an extra small I could barely even get it onto my hand so I sold them and bought another pair of GP Plus's.
Boots- track/hard riding- Sidi Carbon-Race Vertebra
http://thevisorshop.com/acatalog/sidi_vertebra_race_black.jpg
In my opinion some of the best boots money can buy, the "Race" version gets more ankle support and replaceable toe sliders, and the "Carbon" means it is is well, made of carbon fiber. But shifting takes some getting used to but they feel great on the pegs, kind of akward to walk around in.
Boots- street- Timberland(forget which ones exactly)
http://www.zappos.com/images/T/Timber113/Timber113brsd.jpg
I had an identical pair when I had my wreck and they did awesome, took alot of road rash themselves but protected my feet and ankles, its hard to tell in the pic but they do cover my ankles which is important, and I don't look like a goof or kill my feet if I get off the bike and walk into a mall.
Helmet- AGV XR-2 Valentino Rossi GP500 Championship Replica(size small)
http://i16.ebayimg.com/01/i/01/31/40/43_1.JPG
http://i24.ebayimg.com/02/i/01/30/9b/11_1.JPG
I think its one of the wildest designs out, usual of Rossi, and its really bright which hopefully helps people to see me. One nice feature was it comes standard with an anti-fog lense w/ tear off posts, well it fogs up worse than any helmet I have ever worn in cold weather. But thats my only complaint, the price was great, I was coming off of a Arai RX7RR4 edwards replica so I thought I might be spoiled but this feels every bit as nice I would say.
Suit- Track- Spidi Hook one-piece suit
http://img.epinions.com/images/opti/1d/43/6154206spidihooksuit-resized200.jpg
One of the nicest suits I've ever seen, cool color scheme I think, tons of features and ventilation, now I just need to break in the knee pucks. But definetly not something I'd want to spend a day around town in, although its fun to dress up time to time in full gear and get funny looks from people, now I really need to try it on the race bike haha.
Suit- Street- Teknic Lightening two-piece suit
http://www.sgpower.com/images/specialImages/teknicLightning.jpg
I wear it as a suit on harder rides like to the mountain, and wear it when drag racing because I like the ability to unzip it and walk around the pits and stuff like normal. But for every day riding I just wear the jacket portion. Decent stuff for the money but doesn't compare to my old Vanson or any of the better alpinestars products, but Teknic has a large line range of products and this one is the second to lowest model.
Gloves- Alpinestars GP Plus(size medium)
http://www.frontiersmc.co.uk/acatalog/gpplusblk.jpg
I haven't actually owned anything but these, but they are my second pair and I just can't see anyone being able to top these things, they are pricey but definetly quality stuff and look the part. I actually bought a pair of the GP Pro's figuring they would be almost the same, but the medium in that felt like an extra small I could barely even get it onto my hand so I sold them and bought another pair of GP Plus's.
Boots- track/hard riding- Sidi Carbon-Race Vertebra
http://thevisorshop.com/acatalog/sidi_vertebra_race_black.jpg
In my opinion some of the best boots money can buy, the "Race" version gets more ankle support and replaceable toe sliders, and the "Carbon" means it is is well, made of carbon fiber. But shifting takes some getting used to but they feel great on the pegs, kind of akward to walk around in.
Boots- street- Timberland(forget which ones exactly)
http://www.zappos.com/images/T/Timber113/Timber113brsd.jpg
I had an identical pair when I had my wreck and they did awesome, took alot of road rash themselves but protected my feet and ankles, its hard to tell in the pic but they do cover my ankles which is important, and I don't look like a goof or kill my feet if I get off the bike and walk into a mall.