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The C-14, aka Kawasaki Concours-14, the new one :) => Accessories and modifications - C14/GTR 1400 => Topic started by: speed545 on May 28, 2011, 07:48:05 AM
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Hey guys,
there was an interesting thread on the previous forum before it crashed. I m about to get my first real pair of bike pants. There s stuff out there from 100 to 300$.
Just cant make a decision :o
I m lookin for textile vented since i already have a pair for colder weather (winteck product)
I found those but not sure yet. Price seems realley good.
http://www.motorcyclegear.com/street/closeouts/last_chance_bargains/first_gear/mesh_tex_2_mesh_motorcycle_pants.html (http://www.motorcyclegear.com/street/closeouts/last_chance_bargains/first_gear/mesh_tex_2_mesh_motorcycle_pants.html)
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The Firstgear Mesh-Tex 2.0 pants have been mentioned favorably in every discussion of motorcycle pants I have ever read on any motorcycle forum. I have friends who have them and they all really like them.
At this price point, they are one of the true bargains in motorcycle clothes. Good product. Outstanding price.
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First Gear is good but I've been looking at the new Fly Racing vented pants. Just out. Lots of features, pockets, adjustability. About $140 at my dealer.
Fly Racing is the brand name for gear from Western Power Sports, one of the big distributors. They've got a new line of street gear just now coming out.
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With 500 denier "Hypertex"... ie... nylon... make sure and wear something under them, other than just undies... if you hit pavement and slide, they can melt, if not worse... and if you don't have anything under them, you see where the melting will stick. :o
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I have these Tourmaster Venture Air Pants. They are mesh with a zip out liner and rain liner. Pretty good for hot and clod weather...
http://www.tourmaster.com/xcart/catalog/Venture-Air-Pant-p-227_4.html (http://www.tourmaster.com/xcart/catalog/Venture-Air-Pant-p-227_4.html)
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I have these Tourmaster Venture Air Pants. They are mesh with a zip out liner and rain liner. Pretty good for hot and clod weather...
http://www.tourmaster.com/xcart/catalog/Venture-Air-Pant-p-227_4.html (http://www.tourmaster.com/xcart/catalog/Venture-Air-Pant-p-227_4.html)
+1 Wore a pair all winter and have yet to add the quilted liners.
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I have the Air Venture pants also. I love them but in the summer they are so well ventilated that I get a lot of heat on my right leg. So, I switched to a pair of Cortech Kevlar lined pants. No armor but they are heavy and keep the engine heat out. The legs also "zip-off" into a pair of shorts. They look like khakis so I can wear them and not look like I just stepped off the track.
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I have the Joe Rocket Alter Ego 2 pants and I give em a :thumbs:
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I have n aerostitch roadcrafter 2 piece but it is too hot to wear it now in south georgia. I usually wear my joe rocket mesh jacket with blue jeans.
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With 500 denier "Hypertex"... ie... nylon... make sure and wear something under them, other than just undies... if you hit pavement and slide, they can melt, if not worse... and if you don't have anything under them, you see where the melting will stick. :o
Or worse yet, serious road rash. If I plan on crashing I ALWAYS wear leather.
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Rev'IT, or Guess jeans
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I've gone away from textile pants and back to vented leather ,better crash protection, cooler in the heat . On cold days or long trips I simply put pullover motorcycle plastic waterproof pants ( about $ 20 ) over the leathers BEFORE I put the leathers on . This has some great advantages as they are easy to clean simple throw the plastic pullover pants in the washing machine ,the leathers remain clean .The plastic keeps out a lot of the cold ,if its real cold you can wear thermals underneath. If it rains you get much better weather protection than textile pants , textile waterproof liners quite often tear after a bit of use ,so what do you do? they nearly alway leak around the crutch area . Plastic pullovers you simple throw away and replace for $20 .
I got my new leather pamts for $300 .
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Hey guys,
there was an interesting thread on the previous forum before it crashed. I m about to get my first real pair of bike pants. There s stuff out there from 100 to 300$.
Just cant make a decision :o
I m lookin for textile vented since i already have a pair for colder weather (winteck product)
I found those but not sure yet. Price seems realley good.
http://www.motorcyclegear.com/street/closeouts/last_chance_bargains/first_gear/mesh_tex_2_mesh_motorcycle_pants.html (http://www.motorcyclegear.com/street/closeouts/last_chance_bargains/first_gear/mesh_tex_2_mesh_motorcycle_pants.html)
I bought a pair of these last month and I love them. Very comfortable to wear no binding. Of course being mesh they are cool as long as you are moving. They are black however so when I'm stopped and there is no breeze they do get warm. Since I can wear shorts at work I will put these on over them for my commute. If I'm going to ride all day then I don't wear the shorts. Hopefully I never have to test them & discover what a nylon burn looks and feels like. I do feel the heat from my 09 connie but it is not too intolerable. I guess the most irratating aspect is that since the liner is nylon when you do sweat it gets kinda sticky. A couple of miles at 60 mph usually clear that up. I am however getting a pair of these http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/1/1/40/34758/CITEM/Shift-Racing-Torque-Jeans-Closeouts.aspx (http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/1/1/40/34758/CITEM/Shift-Racing-Torque-Jeans-Closeouts.aspx) to try out. There is no armor but sometimes the heat & humidity down here in Houston can make synthetics just unbearable. Never know till you try I guess.
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Standard Levis (or other) blue jeans are a false sense of protection. They have no abrasive protection at all, they are just cotton. I know, I have been down twice with blue jeans on. You would figure I would learn after the first time. I had a leather riding jacket and blue jeans with boots. My knees and legs were TORE UP! The second time I had my Joe Rocket jacket, pants and scorpion helmet IN THE SADDLEBAGS (read ATTGATT). Wearing a t-shirt and blue jeans, went down at about 15 mph and road rash everywhere, the worse was on my knees where the pavement zipped right through the jeans.
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That's why I figured I'd give the kevlar reinforced jeans a try. Even though there is no armor at least it will keep the road rash down. Or so theory states... The way I see it the more comfortable & convenient an item is the more likely I'll use it. 8)
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guess brand or any high end designer jeans, but don't exclude sperry topsiders if you go that route...
(http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/LR/20110501-DSC_0060.jpg)
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guess brand or any high end designer jeans, but don't exclude sperry topsiders if you go that route...
(http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/LR/20110501-DSC_0060.jpg)
Oh good, thanks Steve. I haven't seen that pic yet today. I feel better now.
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Am I the only one who envisions a pair of pants touring around the US after reading this thread title?
Brian
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Am I the only one who envisions a pair of pants touring around the US after reading this thread title?
Brian
Yes
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That is the worst picture of one of your wimminz that have ever posted, at least in my opinion.
;)
Brian
guess brand or any high end designer jeans, but don't exclude sperry topsiders if you go that route...
(http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/LR/20110501-DSC_0060.jpg)
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That is the worst picture of one of your wimminz that have ever posted, at least in my opinion.
;)
Brian
She's behind the Honda Brian.
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I really like the Firstgear TPG Escape pants that I use. They're already waterproof (no rain liner needed) so they won't weigh down with water if riding in the rain. And they have a quilted zip out liner for more warmth if needed. I wore them for the first time on the trip back from Cali with my bike. Both days I rode in temps ranging from 100F in the mid day to 30's after dark. I rode the whole time with a pair of LDComfort shorts and these pants without the liner and I have to say they worked very well. Kept the heat from the bike and high temps out as well as the cold as it cooled down after dark. (And it wasn't until 2 or 3 weeks after I made it home that I discovered that they have zip open air vents in the legs. Oops!)
Cheers!
Brent S.
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That is the worst picture of one of your wimminz that have ever posted, at least in my opinion.
;)
Brian
She's behind the Honda Brian.
(http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/avatars/lol.gif)
She should've been out buying me boots and riding pants
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and I don't mean to imply in that pic I never wear gear.... just CCS racing is a better excuse for real britches (http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/cheers.gif)
(http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j180/stevewfl/jenningsGP062507/jennings_pic1.jpg)