chaps

[daisymazy]

It is getting cooler here at home and just itching to ride more so this old gal bought her some chaps. wore them yesterday and rode . they felt great . my neighborhood thinks i am crazy to start riding at my age but i love it and gonna do it as long i can. enclosed a picture of my harley chaps. yep , they say harley and i climb on my suzuki and ride it proudly with my harley chaps that i wear proudly. lifes a blast. everyone, have a great fun week end.
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[Water Warrior 2]

Crazy is good for the soul. The Earth is the insane asylum for the universe. Your neighbors are just a bit jealous.

[FLAJIM]

You go girl. I have been riding for the last 30 years, My wife now 50 just started riding this year and I bought her the GZ250. She is having a ball and enjoying life down here. Have fun and enjoy your bike, just be careful and watch out for the crazy's car cell phone taking drivers.

Be Safe JIM

[blaine]

Ride on,Daisy,Ride on!! :) :2tup:

[mole2]

Looking good Daisy. I wear chaps in December and January (our coldest months here in north eastern South Carolina. I ride all year weather permitting - no rain, snow, sleet or hail and temps at least 50 or above. But then again I'm out at the coast where it's warmer and about 10 miles south of the NC border. Ride safe.


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[mrlmd1]

I thought about getting chaps but went instead for full leather over pants - just as easy to put on with full side leg zips, but keeps your crotch warmer and IMO opinion look better. But those look pretty good on you. Keep riding, it's never too late to start, and it puts a little more fun back into your life.

[Peachy140]

Looking good Daisy, do what makes you feel good and forget every one else :)

[daisymazy]

thanks everyone. i think i have everyone beat on the age thing. i turned 66 this year. life is just so much fun.

[JWR]

Yeah you got me beat...but I will catch you in January.

But we are still youngsters to some.



Have fun.

[Water Warrior 2]

Just for fun and general knowledge. How old are our members ? I turned 66 last March. Don't be shy, older age is a good thing because it beats the alternative.

[mole2]

Just for fun and general knowledge. How old are our members ? I turned 66 last March. Don't be shy, older age is a good thing because it beats the alternative.

60 here.


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[daisymazy]

flajim, have you been in the harley store there? i understand its big. coming through there in dec on the way to grandsons graduation at boca raton. think i'll check it out. we use to come to daytona every summer on vacation . we brought a bike down one year and rode it all over. will be good to see daytona again.

[FLAJIM]

Ok, First, I am 53. Yes been to the Destination Harley many times, it's now my local Harley as Beach Street is closed. Very good service department, clean, fast and friendly. The complex is very large and worth stopping at the Harley Dealership and JP showroom, plus a few smaller stores. I have been coming down to the area for the past 15 years, then I retired and moved down. Daytona is a great place for vacations or Bike Week but living here is a little different, good but different, takes a little time to get used to "Florida" life. If you have the time plan a trip down for Bike Week or Bikeoctoberfest, you will not be sorry.

Be Safe JIM

[alantf]

have you been in the harley store there? i understand its big.

If it's anything like the Harley store on this island, everything is around three times the price of other stores, just because it's got a "Harley" label sown in. :cry:

[alantf]

Just for fun and general knowledge. How old are our members ?

64¾. Get my state pension in February. Wheeeeeeeeeeee!

[blaine]

52 & counting. :biggrin: :)

[daisymazy]

flajim, thanks for the harley store info. definetely going to check it out early dec. came to daytona every summer for 50 years.love to walk on that beach at sunrise. use to fish at inlet harbor all the time. its changed and better entertainment wise but not for fishing.can't believe beach street is closed. its been around 6 years since i have been there. my daughter lived in ft walton and i have been visiting the gulf coast. 53 sounds good . i remember when. i don't feel my age. i still swim a lot , dive alot ,ski, snorkle . went noodling this summer with oklahomas champion noodler and caught a catfish . just don't plan on stopping until the old ticker does. lot of young riders but love to see there are some aged ones too. its fun to ride with both. thanks again

[FLAJIM]

I should clear up that Beach Street Harley closed but is going to reopen, they are planning in Feb/ March 2012 as a "Harley Museum" without selling bikes or service.... but I am sure they will be selling t-shirts/ and other crap.... LOL

Be Safe JIM

[Jvacustoms]

Well I am only 26, and I would say that www.Jafrum.com (http://www.Jafrum.com) and www.leatherup.com (http://www.leatherup.com) are way better than Harley gear its the same gear but don't have that horrid name on it!

[jonathan180iq]

Well I am only 26, and I would say that http://www.Jafrum.com and http://www.leatherup.com are way better than Harley gear its the same gear but don't have that horrid name on it!

http://www.himalayaleather.com/

[Jvacustoms]

Well I am only 26, and I would say that http://www.Jafrum.com and http://www.leatherup.com are way better than Harley gear its the same gear but don't have that horrid name on it!

http://www.himalayaleather.com/


That is where my jacket came from...lewl

[Gz Rider]

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[Water Warrior 2]

I used to wear Joe Rocket Ballistic 5.0 pants for cooler weather. Water proof and windproof with 4 big pockets. XL no longer fits me so if anyone in Southern B.C. wants to make an offer, go for it.

[mole2]

For cold weather, my knee/shinn guards keep my legs warm down to 40F below that I put on thermal underwear in addition.

Are those those shin guards and knee guards that you posted before? Can you repost the link. I want to purchase them.


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[Gz Rider]

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[cayuse]

52 years here. Just started riding last year, and having a blast!
16,000+ km so far. :2tup:

[Water Warrior 2]

52 years here. Just started riding last year, and having a blast!
16,000+ km so far. :2tup:
Good for you. Well above the average from what I have read.

[mole2]

[quote="Gz Rider":3ewm45nb]For cold weather, my knee/shinn guards keep my legs warm down to 40F below that I put on thermal underwear in addition.

Are those those shin guards and knee guards that you posted before? Can you repost the link. I want to purchase them.


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The link I just picked out of a hat to show the guards. The brand name is Icon and I bought them from a store called "Motorcyle Gear" for about 75.00.

http://www.webbikeworld.com/r3/motorcycle-shin-guards/

Here is the original thread:

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=5127&hilit=+pants (http://www.gz250bike.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=5127&hilit=+pants)[/quote:3ewm45nb]

Thank you. They don't manufacture that model any more and the new ones don't look the same to me...plus they're $105+. I now see others so I'll see what I can get.


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[Way]

FWIW I'm 48. Yikes. I wish I could say it was just a number but the body seems to keep arguing. :poke2:

[Gz Rider]

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[mole2]

Thank you. They don't manufacture that model any more and the new ones don't look the same to me...plus they're $105+. I now see others so I'll see what I can get.


Thank you for the update. I was not aware of that. Can you post me a link to their current ones so that I can see them?

Here ya go....these are the new ones.

http://www.amazon.com/Icon-Field-Armor- ... B004LWYEBY (http://www.amazon.com/Icon-Field-Armor-Stryker-Guards/dp/B004LWYEBY)


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[Gz Rider]

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[Water Warrior 2]

GZ rider. Velcro wears out but here is an idea that "Might" work for you. The Velcro wore out on my boots so I had a shoe repair shop put on a couple round button snaps on each boot. So far they work great and didn't cost a whole lot compared to new Velcro or new boots. I just showed him where the boot velcroed into the usual position and went for coffee.

[Gz Rider]

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[Water Warrior 2]

[quote="Water Warrior":atvnrw85]GZ rider. Velcro wears out but here is an idea that "Might" work for you. The Velcro wore out on my boots so I had a shoe repair shop put on a couple round button snaps on each boot. So far they work great and didn't cost a whole lot compared to new Velcro or new boots. I just showed him where the boot velcroed into the usual position and went for coffee.

Thanks for the idea. I had considered sewing new velcro on to it at some point as I'm pretty good with a sewing machine (which some would say the GZ sounds like). Probably I would just buy the new ones as the knee gets scuffed up over time anyway.[/quote:atvnrw85]
Scuffing is good. Tells folks you actually wear the gear to prevent scuffing on your human parts. That is the best advertisement for ATGATT.

[greatmaul]

43 here and new to riding. I actually bought some chaps but haven't really wanting to wear them. It's just that, I live kind of close to San Francisco, and, while there's nothing wrong with it, it's just that chaps around here have sort of an association with "leather bars" and a certain sort of lifestyle.

I totally love those shin guards, though! I have some motocross shin/knee guards I picked up at CycleGear for about $30. They look like moto-x shin guards.