nklr jackstands

[Christopher Stephenson]

Hello listers, Looking for recommendations on a riding jacket. I have looked at the Aerostitch jackets and the price is a bit steep. I do like the armor as well as the bright yellow ballistic fabric they offer. I am in New Mexico and need a relatively cool jacket for the large majority of my riding. Any options out there that are relatively cool and offer the protection and the bright yellow of the Aerostitch? TIA Topher

[Kurt Simpson (Dual Sport News)]

Looking for recommendations on a riding jacket. I have looked at the Aerostitch jackets and the price is a bit steep. I do like the armor as well as the bright yellow ballistic fabric they offer. I am in New Mexico and need a relatively cool jacket for the large majority of my riding. Any options out there that are relatively cool and offer the protection and the bright yellow of the Aerostitch? TIA Topher __________ Pretty tough to get it all in one package...Fireball and Slide are preparing comprehensive reports on Aerostich Darien (the coolest and warmest they offer); Motoport and others. Probably the least expensive with good support from the list is First gear Kilamanjaro...still going to set you back 1/2 a markie though... Kurt

[k650dsn@aol.com]

> Looking for recommendations on a riding jacket. I have looked at the > Aerostitch jackets and the price is a bit steep. I do like the

armor as well

> as the bright yellow ballistic fabric they offer. I am in New

Mexico and

> need a relatively cool jacket for the large majority of my riding. > Any options out there that are relatively cool and offer the

protection and

> the bright yellow of the Aerostitch? > TIA > Topher

I've been eyeing some of the Joe Rocket stuff out there. Looks pretty good and seems to have the quality to match. They even have options on the type of pads you can put in, I think. Gino

[fireball@heaslet.com]

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Kurt Simpson \(Dual Sport News\)" wrote:

> Looking for recommendations on a riding jacket.

I ride the Motoport Ultra (uncoated) Cordura in Florida all year round. It breathes well, and has an internal thermal and moisture liner for more extreme conditions. I've ridden it in sub-freezing conditions, as well as 106 degree days in west Texas and New Mexico, and it is comfortable. I even rode it around the White Rim, where it made contact with a number of rocks without incident. Motoport also makes the Canyon jacket - it's less expensive and has a 3% coating on its Cordura nylon so that it will breathe better in hot weather, compared to the Aerostich with 20% coating on its fabric. I believe the denier weave weight on the Kilamanjaro is substantially less than either Motoport or Stich, and it is coated. Don't know how it stacks up in real hot weather. Stuart

[Chris Krok]

> 5. To lower bike: get on it, start it, put it in first gear, rev hell > out of it, stand on pegs and throw your weight forward. First, warn > bystanders about flying jackstand parts. Second, get them to hold > your beer - "y'all watch this, hold my beer" or something like that.

Oddly enough, I did something just like this when working on my Nova once. Had the rear wheels up on ramps, got in the car to drive it off of them, and forgot that I chocked the front wheels. Squirted the ramps right out the back! I didn't have a beer at the time... C -- Dr. J. Christopher Krok Project Engineer, Adaptive Wall Wind Tunnel Graduate Aeronautical Laboratories, California Institute of Technology MS 205-45 Phone: 626.395.4794 Pasadena, CA 91125 Fax: 626.449.2677