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I came across this article while web surfing and figured I would pass it along (if it would be better in the lounge, I am sorry and please move it there). I don't agree with his ending, but the photos give enough reason why you shouldn't just leave it at jeans (or worse shorts and flip flops, damn Floridians).
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Did you read through the comments at the bottom of the page? A couple of good points including one about why he would have been taking shots of vodka before heading to the ER. Most of what the guy was saying about how poorly his jeans held up wasn't ringing true, especially after seeing some tests a few years ago where they actually tested how far jeans could be dragged along a road before wearing through.
Not the original test results I saw but... http://www.superstreetbike.com/howto...s/viewall.html -
jeans don't give any protection!never sleep with anyone crazier than yourself sigpic2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016Comment
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That's not what the empirical data says.Comment
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I don't need any tests to tell me that jeans suck. When I was a kid I proved that. Came running an fell. the knee section was immediately torn. Proved this like 20 times.2015 BMW S1000R
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I'd like 7 pairs of riding jeans but they are so expensive!Please, Just go home, relax, and have a think or two... hell... have as many as you can handle! It'll do all of us some good.
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The Mythbuster test (Wild Bill's link) said 25lb sandbags were used for the test. They didn't say how many bags or if it was just 1 25lb bag. If that's the case, that is hardly a valid test as most riders are at least 100lbs. I suspect more weight equates to more friction and the potential for more damage... just sayin'.
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If you believe he was only going 35-40mph I've got a bridge in Brooklyn I'll sell you.
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I got hit at around 30mph wearing jeans and had no road rash other than where a shoe had flown off. I can't really believe that that guy was only going 30 when that happened.Comment
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Either way..
Jeans>shorts
Tennis shoes>flipflops
any kind of helmet>None
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ya know, when I saw the title to this on the forum homepage, all it says is "An article about going down..." and to be quite honest, I hesitated clicking on it. Dirty mind today I suppose...
Anyway, I have lowsided in jeans, and they got tore up pretty well in what was roughly a 20-30mph off. I ride in jeans a lot, but now mostly my lined Hooligan jeans from Icon. Otherwise it's just the short jaunt to work and back. Anything out of town or unknown to me, leathers.Comment
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you summed it upOriginally posted by Black_99_GSXF View Postnever sleep with anyone crazier than yourself sigpic2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016Comment
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Ah, the heck with it! I'm not going to crash anyway so I'm just riding naked.Comment
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+1, haahaa. you do it first though as a safety check."I'm sorry, I didn't mean to upset you when I called you stupid. I thought you already knew..."
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And all that came from a low-side making a left-hand turn????? I call bullsh*t.
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