Universal : Riding Gear Thread

[satyenpoojary]

Absolutely, and the cheapest ones would cost close to 250 bucks i guess..in which the nose piece of the balaclava is black in color.

Its not about the colour or design.... the Balaclavas range from 50Rs to 1350Rs! The kind of fabric being used, combed, if so then how many times etc make a difference.... I guess the ones that Aryan da is talking about it is the one without a breathable liner....

There are some dealers in Mumbai who make lycra based balaclavas! They are cheap, but NOT good for health for hygien reasons! and ofcourse they suffocate!

[RoadZilla]

@ Satyen @ Inder

I was looking for Orazo.. thanks satyen! Thank indy

[Devilpulsarian]

Got it from motorcycle super store through Amazon.com. I shopped it online in Amazon since they accept Indian credit card and sent it my colleague who was in US then, and he got it.

Along with it, got my wife Honda Nirvana jacket which was on sales for $49 with orginal price as 299$. I will post the photos soon.

Nice looking jacket buddy.

While your friend brought this jacket and gloves to India, was it box-packed or he broke open the seal so as to make it look 'used' to the custom officials.

I am planning to get some gear from US through my mom-dad so wanted to know if the custom guys create some problems?

[HydBiker]

Got myself a Studds helmet with removable padding. The printed price was 1699INR. Got it for 1350INR. also got a balaclava at 180INR.
Anyways, can someone explain the meanings of the signs on the sticker?

So you didn't get the the white or red Devil design!

BTW, the signs mean (my best guess):
1) Don't use at night (that's a tinted visor)
2) Don't use broken visors
3) Don't wipe with hand
4) Recycle broken visors
5) Not very clear but might mean to clean the visor with a cloth or something similar.

The Yamaha Apparels are nothing great, DSG\Cramster is much better than some of them! They are decent VFM stuff, nothing great about them! Just forget about em

Adding to what you said, not sure about other stuff but I bought R15 Gloves from Yamaha accessories over an year ago for Rs 2000. Bought them purely for snob value. But they turned out to be very good. They are more comfortable and more reliable than the the very good DSG's (not the entry level stuff) and Cramsters. For one, these gloves were used in continuous rain (for at least 4-5 hours) thrice and they show no signs or hardening, tearing off or colour fading unlike the other two makes I have used that show these signs in one such rain. Didn't really like them when I bought but I'm really liking them now.

[Jonak]

So you didn't get the the white or red Devil design!

BTW, the signs mean (my best guess):
1) Don't use at night (that's a tinted visor)
2) Don't use broken visors
3) Don't wipe with hand
4) Recycle broken visors
5) Not very clear but might mean to clean the visor with a cloth or something similar.

Thanks a lot. The white one was not there but they had the Grey and the red devil one. I liked this one. Don't know why. May be coz it will go well with my bike.
Thanks for explaining the signs.

[shamanthnv]

Nice looking jacket buddy.

While your friend brought this jacket and gloves to India, was it box-packed or he broke open the seal so as to make it look 'used' to the custom officials.

I am planning to get some gear from US through my mom-dad so wanted to know if the custom guys create some problems?

You can get 25k worth of items when coming from US that is the allowed limit. Cloths and jackets customs wont bother you, They will only keep an eye on electronics items.

Ya, its better to remove all box and packs and keep it as normal cloth, it saves space for your parents and also wont fall into customs eyes.

Amazon sells all the items of Motorcycle superstore, And amazon accepts Indian credit card and very customer friendly.

[bikerfas]

Suggestion for buying a Jacket

Guyz,
Planning to buy a Jacket and gloves... from DSG was able to check out the Gloves n jackets... hearing abt the DSG pheonix but haven't seen a pick of it... can someone shed light on selecting a jacket for daily communiting

[dude_phenom]

(Pardon me if I've posted in wrong thread)

Where in Pune I will get a decent tank pad for my GS150R ?? How much it will cost ?

You mean the Rubberized tank pads like in P200 etc? you will find that with local Pulsar Mechs for cheap!

You can buy good tank pads from DSG of keiti brand...

Check in Funky's at MG Road..!!

Hey guys,
Was planning on getting a tank pad for my FZ-16. Would it stick to the tank well as it is made of plastic and not metal. Also out of curiosity what is the main functionality of the tank pads?? Is it to protect "valuable equipment" while braking hard???

[satan69in]

Hey guys,
Was planning on getting a tank pad for my FZ-16. Would it stick to the tank well as it is made of plastic and not metal. Also out of curiosity what is the main functionality of the tank pads?? Is it to protect "valuable equipment" while braking hard???

its just not to get scratches on the tank when you lean or keep someting on it

[bikerfas]

Dollars & Pounds in chennai opened their renovated shop floors....
Now they have a seperate section for motorcycle gears i just passed thru the shop after office to check out for some new scale models but was lucky to be on the opening day...

what is interesting is that they have a quite good range of gears from leather & Textile jackets, gloves, shoes...

found the attached one interesting and planning to buy one... your comments on it... This comes with the shoulder, elbow, & back CE protectors, Thermal liner which removable. Price quoted by them is 6k

didnt had a cam to click some snaps so the attached snaps are googled...

[anants_220]

Recieved my DSG phoenix a cpl of days back.Saw it in last month's bike india.not listed on the dsg website yet.Im stuck in delhi,gettin back to madras soon and will then write a detailed review.
Anyone using it ?
Also ordered Cramster MX3 gloves and Alpinestar Reflex Knee Guards from outdoortravelgear.com.
Recieved my Portland Grey LaPlace4.0 bag from cramster 2 weeks back.

excuse me for the bad quality pic.

[Ananth]

Dollars & Pounds in chennai opened their renovated shop floors....
Now they have a seperate section for motorcycle gears i just passed thru the shop after office to check out for some new scale models but was lucky to be on the opening day...

what is interesting is that they have a quite good range of gears from leather & Textile jackets, gloves, shoes...

found the attached one interesting and planning to buy one... your comments on it... This comes with the shoulder, elbow, & back CE protectors, Thermal liner which removable. Price quoted by them is 6k

didnt had a cam to click some snaps so the attached snaps are googled...

IMHO - Please dont go for those fake ones. Me & Steve checked out the shop last night. It was good to see those A* Leather Jacket / Mesh jackets / Yamaha Fake jackets, KTM Knee Guards and Original Cramster Gloves / Jackets.

I would still suggest you buy Original Cramster than the fake ones. It doesn come cheap either, 6000 bucks for a duplicate Yamaha jacket. Do you think its worth it? Tough enough to survive a crash? I dont think so.

Please think/consult a lot before buying these fake riding gear. Happy Riding.

P.S: The Yamaha MT01 standing there is a wonderful mod job on a Pulsar

[bikerfas]

@ananth: when i came back home and browsed in the net- gave me the real prices for the jackets. they were costing somewhere around 10 - 12k.
Planning sometime to ride to Bangalore and get the gears from there directly.

abt the Yamaha MT-01, it was the same yellow version which they had before, this time its a new paint job on it. front and rear parts are from yamaha itself, engine from pulsar and the body parts done somewhere in chetpet i think...

[black17BHP]

Fieldsheer 2009 Model High Flow II Mesh Jacket

Hi ppl I am planning to get a Fieldsheer 2009 Model High Flow II Mesh Jacket, any idea about the jacket ??

[L.P.]

Absolutely, and the cheapest ones would cost close to 250 bucks i guess..in which the nose piece of the balaclava is black in color.

In Delhi it is for around 60/-INR.

Waah waah..!!
Why dont u post pics of the whole suit..and also some pictures of ur new AGV..!

Yaar the new AGV got spoilt in my Small Crash, here it is,waiting for some good pics,once I get a Cam or ask someone to click some,
I would prefer me me clicking on my own in some days!

Here are some Pics: