equipment advice please
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Must haves: helmet, goggles, mx boots, gloves.
Should haves: neck protection (Leatt), elbow guards, knee guards, roost guard.
No matter how much protection you put on, you can still get hurt, and hurt bad, of course. So the most important bit of gear you need to be wearing at all times is your brain - know when to back off the throttle and live to ride another day.
Should haves: neck protection (Leatt), elbow guards, knee guards, roost guard.
No matter how much protection you put on, you can still get hurt, and hurt bad, of course. So the most important bit of gear you need to be wearing at all times is your brain - know when to back off the throttle and live to ride another day.
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equipment
Welcome to the forum. I was in the same position as you, I wasn't going to go back to street riding but decided to anyway. I got a nice backcountry jacket from Gnarly parts out in B.C. It's an A.R.C. has lots of pockets and vents the sleeves come off and it folds up into It's own fanny pack. As far as helmets if you don't have the 400 to 550 bucks for a shoei or arai dual sport and want a faceshield I got a nice HJC xl-cs vapor dual sport helmet from my local dealer for $179.99cad. Their online store is at www.blackfootdirect.com and they will ship it for 20 bucks in Canada, go to the street gear section and you will find it under helmets.
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thanks!
Thanks for all the great advice guys! I'm definitely on the right track and I am going to focus on dual sport equipment. As I get into riding and I find my niche, I can keep my eyes open for good deals on other stuff.
Just for fun, check out the following list of stuff that I'm working on, courtesy of the good folks at the Nova Scotia Dual Sport Club.
http://www.dualsport.ca/2020.aspx
Wherever you may be in the world, have a Very Happy New Year!
cheers, Trevi
Just for fun, check out the following list of stuff that I'm working on, courtesy of the good folks at the Nova Scotia Dual Sport Club.
http://www.dualsport.ca/2020.aspx
Wherever you may be in the world, have a Very Happy New Year!
cheers, Trevi
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What I'd get first:
Get a SNELL/DOT (canadian equivelant) approved helmet and proper safety gear like a leatt brace. You say you haven't ridden in a while. It's a certainty that you WILL lay it down at some point. You can always buy a new bike. Try finding a spinal cord on eBay...
As for the bike:
I started with the Suspension. As bluntly as I can put it, if you can't get it to handle correctly to begin with, no amount of additional HP or torque will help.
The stock fork springs are sprung for a rider of 150 pounds, so if you're much more than that, you'll note the front end goes down like a hooker on payday everytime you roll off the throttle or brake or hit a bump larger than a bottle cap.
Get yourself the proper springs (front and back) and the bike handles and cuts like a laser (for a dual purpose bike)
After that, go for the easy stuff, like good tires (Dunlop D606, Michellin, Kenda TMIIs, Pirelli MT21s to name a few) a 13 tooth sprocket, UNI Air Filter, dynojet Jet Kit, header and slip-on exhaust.
That should do you for a while for performance upgrades...
Get a SNELL/DOT (canadian equivelant) approved helmet and proper safety gear like a leatt brace. You say you haven't ridden in a while. It's a certainty that you WILL lay it down at some point. You can always buy a new bike. Try finding a spinal cord on eBay...
As for the bike:
I started with the Suspension. As bluntly as I can put it, if you can't get it to handle correctly to begin with, no amount of additional HP or torque will help.
The stock fork springs are sprung for a rider of 150 pounds, so if you're much more than that, you'll note the front end goes down like a hooker on payday everytime you roll off the throttle or brake or hit a bump larger than a bottle cap.
Get yourself the proper springs (front and back) and the bike handles and cuts like a laser (for a dual purpose bike)
After that, go for the easy stuff, like good tires (Dunlop D606, Michellin, Kenda TMIIs, Pirelli MT21s to name a few) a 13 tooth sprocket, UNI Air Filter, dynojet Jet Kit, header and slip-on exhaust.
That should do you for a while for performance upgrades...
The stock fork springs are for anemic junior high kids and should be near the top of the priority list.
I you do any serious off roading, the OEM forks springs might be OK if you weigh about 100lbs
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GAS (gear aquisition syndrome) has started
GAS is a term that guitarists use when we start buying tons of gear...so I thought it could be used for the motorcycle world as well, because it seems that you can always buy another piece of gear.
Thanks again for all the advice...I went to the big bike show and dropped some coin on a beautiful Joe Rocket ballistic dual sport jacket, armoured pants, an HJC (snell/dot) approved helmet, goggles, and gloves. I wasn't happy with the price of boots so I'll keep shopping around...I'm looking at the Alpinestar Tech. 3's - they seem to be middle of the road - in terms of road/dirt. I also joined the Ontario Federation of Trail Riders, and the Ontario Dual Sport Club.
I'm well on my way to being completely ready for the spring.
cheers, Trevi
Thanks again for all the advice...I went to the big bike show and dropped some coin on a beautiful Joe Rocket ballistic dual sport jacket, armoured pants, an HJC (snell/dot) approved helmet, goggles, and gloves. I wasn't happy with the price of boots so I'll keep shopping around...I'm looking at the Alpinestar Tech. 3's - they seem to be middle of the road - in terms of road/dirt. I also joined the Ontario Federation of Trail Riders, and the Ontario Dual Sport Club.
I'm well on my way to being completely ready for the spring.
cheers, Trevi
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