- Joined
- Dec 3, 2009
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- Location
- Duncanville, Texas
- My Bike Models
- 1981 GL1100 Innerstate("The Turd")SOLD!!, 1996 GL1500 Innerstate
I finally broke down and bought me some new stuff....or rather, I finally convince Mama I needed some new stuff... :blush:
Got me a new 3/4 helmet, a balaclava, and some new boots, as well as new exhaust gaskets for the bike.
New helmet...hmmm...really wanted to try one of those modular thangs, but they dint have one I liked, nor in the color I wanted. I wound up with a Vega NT 200, in a semi-closetowhatIwanted color. It has pockets for com devices, which works well for my bluetooth. Fits pretty good, but I need to put some time in it to get it to feel better. The flip-up shield is integrated, so it fits nice and snug up against the sides, unlike the set-up I have been using. It is a little heavier than the Cyber 3/4 that I have been wearing, but not much..maybe a few ounces. Just hope it keeps my brains enclosed in my skull, should the occasion call for it to do so.
The balaclava is a fleece lined item, "one-size-fits-all". Seems fairly warm just puttin it on. The idea is to keep my jaws/cheeks from freezing solid this winter, so I can ride a little longer once it gets cold....and it's getting there now. Been in the lo 50's yesterday and today, and predictions of 40's for the AM. brrr.
New boots came from Redwing. Slip ons, with no zipper to mess up, as the zippers on my Hardly boots did within a couple of months. Also, the Redwings have some cushioning inside that the Hardly boots did not, so I might actually be able to walk more than 3-4 steps without my tootsies hurting....
I felt like a kid at Christmas yesterday once we got home! :yahoo: 'Course...we had to buy Mama something, too... :good:
k:
Got me a new 3/4 helmet, a balaclava, and some new boots, as well as new exhaust gaskets for the bike.
New helmet...hmmm...really wanted to try one of those modular thangs, but they dint have one I liked, nor in the color I wanted. I wound up with a Vega NT 200, in a semi-closetowhatIwanted color. It has pockets for com devices, which works well for my bluetooth. Fits pretty good, but I need to put some time in it to get it to feel better. The flip-up shield is integrated, so it fits nice and snug up against the sides, unlike the set-up I have been using. It is a little heavier than the Cyber 3/4 that I have been wearing, but not much..maybe a few ounces. Just hope it keeps my brains enclosed in my skull, should the occasion call for it to do so.
The balaclava is a fleece lined item, "one-size-fits-all". Seems fairly warm just puttin it on. The idea is to keep my jaws/cheeks from freezing solid this winter, so I can ride a little longer once it gets cold....and it's getting there now. Been in the lo 50's yesterday and today, and predictions of 40's for the AM. brrr.
New boots came from Redwing. Slip ons, with no zipper to mess up, as the zippers on my Hardly boots did within a couple of months. Also, the Redwings have some cushioning inside that the Hardly boots did not, so I might actually be able to walk more than 3-4 steps without my tootsies hurting....
I felt like a kid at Christmas yesterday once we got home! :yahoo: 'Course...we had to buy Mama something, too... :good:
k:
