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pg Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 5273 In Transit	Re: ATGATT! Reply #15 - 08/20/16 at 02:01:47 Kris01 wrote on 08/19/16 at 21:36:33: What's a Pete Rose? Best regards,
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: ATGATT! Reply #16 - 08/20/16 at 02:44:00 WOW! I'll bet I stared at that for a solid minute.. Whoever snapped that shot got one Fine sports clip.. Dangitt,, that is crazee,, A picture After the slide would have been Super Cool. A wider field, showing the poor schmuck he's about to clobber would be good, too.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: ATGATT! Reply #17 - 08/20/16 at 02:59:30 I needed more Pete Rose stuff. Found this, it's interesting, but the good stuff is in the comments. http://deadspin.com/5555714/this-is-pete-roses-corked-bat
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Art Webb Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3007 columbus, Texas Gender:	Re: ATGATT! Reply #18 - 08/20/16 at 07:46:54 of course few if any of us wear ATGATT, either, all the folks on the rides I've been on so far are in jeans, some wear vests rather than jackets, half helmets, etc we all make choices based on risk assessment, he just chose a lot more risk than most of us
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Reply #19 - 08/20/16 at 07:59:51

I am taking chances with my jeans. I wear a full face helmet, a jacket with armor in the elbows/shoulders/spine, gloves with armor at the knuckles, and boots. When I am riding at the Dragon or when I am going on a long ride - I do wear jeans with Kevlar in the knees and hips - but I don't wear pants with armor (maybe I should).

On a very rare instance I will take my jacket off for a short while, and I would guess that this only happens about once a year. Those rare times happen when it is really hot.....like 90 and above, and I am riding in downtown traffic and not getting any airflow to help keep me cool. Once I am in a place where I am going to be back up to highway speeds and getting airflow - the jacket goes back on.

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Art Webb Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3007 columbus, Texas Gender:	Re: ATGATT! Reply #20 - 08/20/16 at 08:11:24 hey, I can't say anything, my ownself, I've been known to buzz down to the corner store helmetless
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SavageMan99 Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 391	Re: ATGATT! Reply #21 - 08/20/16 at 08:42:21 I used to ride barefoot, in shorts. Stoopid young me.
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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: ATGATT! Reply #22 - 08/20/16 at 09:58:54 Dave wrote on 08/20/16 at 07:59:51: I wear a full face helmet, a jacket with armor in the elbows/shoulders/spine, gloves with armor at the knuckles, and boots. Same here. I feel safe enough, however, I haven't gone down and dragged my leg down the street either!
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Reply #23 - 08/21/16 at 07:12:25

SavageMan99 wrote on 08/20/16 at 08:42:21:

I used to ride barefoot, in shorts. Stoopid young me.

I've done worse
women were involved, of course Grin

I have never bumped my head in a get off, but i still wear a FF helmet,
I am guilty of sneakers, jeans, no gloves, though
I'm of two minds re jackets
I know for a fact my leather one will beat all billy hell out of my mesh one in abrasion resistance, but the mesh has the armour
mostly I wear the leather one

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Reply #25 - 08/22/16 at 06:35:18

Kris01 wrote on 08/20/16 at 09:58:54:

Dave wrote on 08/20/16 at 07:59:51:

I wear a full face helmet, a jacket with armor in the elbows/shoulders/spine, gloves with armor at the knuckles, and boots.

Same here. I feel safe enough, however, I haven't gone down and dragged my leg down the street either!

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Yeah, I'm guilty of going out for a quick ride with t-shirt and jeans on, helmet is the only gear I use every single time. But 95% of the time, I've got the mesh, armored jacket OR in cool weather, my awesome Harley brand leather jacket, my new Kevlar jeans with guards in the knees, generic fullface helmet (still haven't found a cool, retro helmet that fits me well), gloves with "super knuckles". But no boots yet.

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Art Webb Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3007 columbus, Texas Gender:	Re: ATGATT! Reply #26 - 08/22/16 at 07:14:14 in the pic Dave posted, note that there is 'hamburger skin' even in the area of the back that was covered my denim the Kevlar reinforced jeans do much better, although the 'bilt' brand I looked at left large areas, such as front of thighs, covered only with denim Maybe other brands are better
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