Hi Viz Gear & apparently other stuff too :-)
#1
09-15-2011, 09:31 PM
Hi Viz Gear & apparently other stuff too :-)
What's the general opinion on Hi ViZ gear ??
Almost went for a jacket in it today but went a different direction
Needed a full style winter jacket and went with a FirstGear KathMandu (199) at MotocycleGearDotcom on close out .... free ship
Almost went for the Hi Viz version ...... but .....well it seemed
a bit too much visually if you ask me
Hi Viz : more for the adventure sport types or what ??
Almost went for a jacket in it today but went a different direction
Needed a full style winter jacket and went with a FirstGear KathMandu (199) at MotocycleGearDotcom on close out .... free ship
Almost went for the Hi Viz version ...... but .....well it seemed
a bit too much visually if you ask me
Hi Viz : more for the adventure sport types or what ??
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09-16-2011, 12:18 AM
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09-16-2011, 04:01 AM
What's the general opinion on Hi ViZ gear ??
Almost went for a jacket in it today but went a different direction
Needed a full style winter jacket and went with a FirstGear KathMandu (199) at MotocycleGearDotcom on close out .... free ship
Almost went for the Hi Viz version ...... but .....well it seemed
a bit too much visually if you ask me
Hi Viz : more for the adventure sport types or what ??
Almost went for a jacket in it today but went a different direction
Needed a full style winter jacket and went with a FirstGear KathMandu (199) at MotocycleGearDotcom on close out .... free ship
Almost went for the Hi Viz version ...... but .....well it seemed
a bit too much visually if you ask me
Hi Viz : more for the adventure sport types or what ??
What is your opinion now you've got it? Quality? Size is important to us here in Aust because cant seem to get this brand here. ---- what size are you and what size did you buy - did it fit OK or would you change?
TIA
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09-16-2011, 06:28 AM
#7
09-16-2011, 08:23 AM
Hey Naga ............. I won't know until next week man ...only one I could get at that
price was the Silver / Sand in my size anyhow ....and Ive seen it on someone before
and was impressed with the jacket then ...so I expect NOT to be disappointed
Jarvid : Seems you had the right answer
if that was the case I'd end up running myself
over ......lol or HenryM might get me ....he's another high mileage Volvo Guy
Plus they just gave me a Hi Viz here at work too ....... it may come in handy when the
clock goes back I suppose
But hey Hawk , yeah man , there's all kinds of strobes/ LED's now that can be added
price was the Silver / Sand in my size anyhow ....and Ive seen it on someone before
and was impressed with the jacket then ...so I expect NOT to be disappointed
Jarvid : Seems you had the right answer
if that was the case I'd end up running myself over ......lol or HenryM might get me ....he's another high mileage Volvo Guy
Plus they just gave me a Hi Viz here at work too ....... it may come in handy when the
clock goes back I suppose
But hey Hawk , yeah man , there's all kinds of strobes/ LED's now that can be added
#8
09-16-2011, 11:00 AM
I like it especially the ICON Green/Yellow stuff, looks good and who knows it may save your life for the same price as regular gear. Not such a fan of Orange though.
420,000 on a 240 DL wagon here, sold it when I left the UK. Brought the Saab 900 Turbo, Pontiac GT, CBX and CBR home. It is still going AFAIK probably hit a million on it.
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09-16-2011, 02:43 PM
yeah the orange was never a consideration .........bit too "suspect"
The Sand and Silver will match my Walmart Rain pants .....right TBT
But Hey ya .....these Vovlo's man almost as bullet proof as a Hurricane !
Easy enough to work with too, brakes , transmission ( my s80 has the Volvoized
GM trans in her the 4T65 (v)) in it) ......drop the pan on that baby every 50k
put a new wix filter in her and reload it through and through with Mobil 1 Synth Atf
not one grind or hard shift out of her with 166k
Only thing that got me one time was the sludge box (pcv) got stuffed and blew out
all the seals in the cams and big end a 2k event ....but copped it before I blew the
motor completely !
When the time comes ....another one will replace it .
But back to the jacket ......could a used it here this am ! lower 40's
The Sand and Silver will match my Walmart Rain pants .....right TBT
But Hey ya .....these Vovlo's
man almost as bullet proof as a Hurricane !Easy enough to work with too, brakes , transmission ( my s80 has the Volvoized
GM trans in her the 4T65 (v)) in it) ......drop the pan on that baby every 50k
put a new wix filter in her and reload it through and through with Mobil 1 Synth Atf
not one grind or hard shift out of her with 166k
Only thing that got me one time was the sludge box (pcv) got stuffed and blew out
all the seals in the cams and big end a 2k event ....but copped it before I blew the
motor completely !
When the time comes ....another one will replace it .
But back to the jacket ......could a used it here this am ! lower 40's
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09-16-2011, 05:50 PM
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Yer , I agree with you ....its way too much for me !!
....and yer , om going to say it ..." it looks stupid to me " lolol
plus....
I have slightly different take on it too .... I recon that I totally rely on myself keeping clear of trouble , not trouble staying away from me ... and to that end , I feel that if you think that they(other motorists) can see you for any reason and you relax , even a bit ! , you are taking an extra risk ?
I think that cruising around feeling safer is actually a bad thing myself ....
On the road , everyone is the enemy in my books ...I like to be in control and call all the shots on my bike ... I see them! , I know they could give a chit about me even if they can see me , so I take action even if they can see me or not ... so the gear seems a bit futile ... ??
but hey .... as was pointed out to me even resonantly by a now banned member ...wtf would I know !! lololol
just my2cworth ....
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....and yer , om going to say it ..." it looks stupid to me " lolol
plus....
I have slightly different take on it too .... I recon that I totally rely on myself keeping clear of trouble , not trouble staying away from me ... and to that end , I feel that if you think that they(other motorists) can see you for any reason and you relax , even a bit ! , you are taking an extra risk ?
I think that cruising around feeling safer is actually a bad thing myself ....
On the road , everyone is the enemy in my books ...I like to be in control and call all the shots on my bike ... I see them! , I know they could give a chit about me even if they can see me , so I take action even if they can see me or not ... so the gear seems a bit futile ... ??
but hey .... as was pointed out to me even resonantly by a now banned member ...wtf would I know !! lololol
just my2cworth ....
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