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    • GilesG
      Giles
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      All beautiful.  I am sure Haraki has given a lot of thought to an IH Lid.  But I suspect all we could do is a paint job on an existing production one.

      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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      • joesaintjohnJ
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        Thanks for the info, guys. I hate how cheesy the American half and 3/4 helmets look, total HOG rube. I rocked a full face when I was a teenager, but it seems like I haven't seen one that looks right, and I just can't get comfortable riding lidless (it makes me feel naked, like when I shaved my beard).

        Fat dudes need good clothes too.

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        • GraemeG
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          This is why you want to wear a full face lid.

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          • injunjackI
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            @Graeme:

            This is why you want to wear a full face lid.

            I really don't care…honestly

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            • tmgT
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              Not sure if this is the right place to post this, but as a rider who appreciates high quality denim, I've always shied away from the Kevlar riding jeans, on the basis that a) they look naff, and b) the denim is generally pretty cheap'n'nasty stuff…....so I nearly fell off my chair when my buddy sent through this link today http://www.maplejeans.com/

              Anyone here heard of them/bought them…..did wonder if Dave is a member on here?

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              • GraemeG
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                Injunjack, I'm obviously more attached to my jaw. 😉 Actually it was aimed more at Joesaintjohn's post, but I think that they make a compelling argument. That's a shame, as Davida make really nice lids that fit me perfectly. 😞

                Incidentally, Austin Vince reckons that open face lids are better when travelling though, because it makes a rider less intimidating and more approachable. Oh, if you ever get a chance to see a talk by him then do so.

                I've not heard of Maple Jeans, but I've just seen a post on them at Return of the Cafe Racers. They're using Forcefield armour, which is good stuff. I've got it in my leathers, and when I got knocked off last year I didn't feel a thing through the knee padding.

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                • tmgT
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                  Probably should've mentioned this in my earlier post, but the reason Maple jeans caught my interest was that they're made from 13.5oz selvage 🙂

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                  • Finn666F
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                    @injunjack:

                    I really don't care…honestly

                    it´s not just about you…it´s about everyone on here matey! might keep that in mind sometims 😉

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                    • TJT
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                      I like whoring out pictures of my bike…

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                      • joesaintjohnJ
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                        That's a gorgeous ride, TJ! I love that seat and peanut tank. Gnarly. Gnice touch.

                        I'm jonzing to get another one. I was working too much and not riding enough and I let a buddy talk me into selling mine. I've been riding streets since I was 14, and I feel like a piece of my life is missing. I'm about to move…twice, so when I settle back in, I'm getting another horse. Here's my 'ole steed.



                        Fat dudes need good clothes too.

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                        • joesaintjohnJ
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                          Feck, I can't quit looking at TJs bike. I love that look. It goes so hard!

                          Fat dudes need good clothes too.

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                          • TJT
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                            It definitely earned the "Gnarley Davidson" moniker.  Two weeks after I built it, I rode it from San Francisco to LA with some friends for a big show.  3 break downs, a crash, 1000 miles, and countless acts of hooliganism on public roads in 4 days.  Not a bad shakedown run, haha!

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                            • joesaintjohnJ
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                              @TJ:

                              '92 Sportster Chopper

                              '09 Sportster in San Felipe, Mexico, El Diablo Run 2011

                              That '09 may be the hardest looking sportster I've ever seen. I love the way they look, I just feel like I look fucking huge on them. Like this:

                              Fat dudes need good clothes too.

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                              • injunjackI
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                                TJ… you're a QCB?

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                                • TJT
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                                  @injunjack:

                                  TJ… you're a QCB?

                                  I'm not; never took the time to submit my stuff to them.  I'm on ChopCult almost every day, though.

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                                  • injunjackI
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                                    ok, one of my buddies is a hardcore QCB..went to Smokies to Bash this year

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                                    • natehateN
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                                      wall of death - check
                                      motor cycle - check
                                      cycle car - check
                                      side car attached to said cycle car - check
                                      lion in above noted side car attached to said cycle car - check

                                      AMAZING!!!
                                      why doesnt shit like this still go down?
                                      id pay good money to see that
                                      am i alone on this?

                                      don't you know there ain't no devil? only god when he's drunk!

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                                      • mvbM
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                                        Haha no I concur
                                        What a great picture

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                                        • injunjackI
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                                          There are couple of walls of deaths still around…no Lions though....;-)

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                                          • natehateN
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                                            i know theres walls of death but no lions or cycle cars or much sidecard usage

                                            don't you know there ain't no devil? only god when he's drunk!

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