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    • NikN
      Nik
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      I want those gloves for winter commuting by bicycle

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      • motojoboboM
        motojobobo
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        @Nik said in Motorcycles:

        I want those gloves for winter commuting by bicycle

        @nik they’d work nicely on a bike. Super soft, pliable. They have an inner liner (mesh) but they won’t be warm winter gloves.

        The journey is the objective.

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        • motojoboboM
          motojobobo
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          Getting ready for a trip to Cusco/Machu Pichu later this month.
          Just checked brakes…all OK
          Dropping her off for a good wash while I wait around.

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          That ugly yellow stain on the paralever arm was caused by gas from the leaky tank (it washed off some glue from an electrical tape wrap) and I still can’t get rid of it. At least the leak is long gone.

          The journey is the objective.

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          • ChokoC
            Choko
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            Did a 300ish mile ride yesterday up to Globe, AZ. Good ride! Changed outta the UHF cause it was too hot. The pic is from the bathroom at the Drift Inn Saloon. Check it out if you’re ever there, tasty food and cold beer

            Less is more

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            • motojoboboM
              motojobobo
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              Nice mix of riders @Choko !

              The journey is the objective.

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              • motojoboboM
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                Not sure whether motorcyclist imprints are a good or bad thing on nice footwear, be that as it may, this is how it shows up after an average of 4 years worth of use. Very light use at that…I’d estimate an average of 100 ‘motorcycle-use days’ for each shoe/boot. Keep in mind this is very light and casual ‘motorcycle duty’. Generally around town tooling around: running errands, meeting people for coffee, a barbecue at a friend’s place; stuff like that.
                During real bike trips I use other more dedicated footwear.

                Brown waxed flesh
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                Wheat roughout
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                Black roughout
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                Mushroom chamois
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                Natural crust horsehide
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                Clearly the roughout leathers have suffered the most imprinting, and the wheat and the mushroom ones are the heaviest hit.
                The black roughout shows up strongly ‘tarnished’ on these pics, however IRL it is hardly noticeable.
                Interesting find, for me, to see how little staining my natural leather on the crust horsehide shows. I’m assuming it is down to it being a smooth leather because as a natural (and quite light colored) I’d have expected stronger stains.
                The brown waxed flesh emerges remarkably unscathed. Guess that is what they mean when they market it as a hard core work leather.

                The journey is the objective.

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                • ChokoC
                  Choko
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                  @motojobobo yeah man we had a little bit of everyone there. There was even a guy on a gold wing trike

                  Less is more

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                  • louisboscoL
                    louisbosco
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                    @motojobobo I use this to prevent imprints..

                    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/403821730584?chn=ps&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&amdata=enc%3A1BorxrUHtQOaoIr1s3FN--Q91&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=710-134428-41853-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=403821730584&targetid=1816181028699&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=1006729&poi=&campaignid=19090194174&mkgroupid=147009364227&rlsatarget=pla-1816181028699&abcId=9303860&merchantid=6995734&gclid=CjwKCAjw-KipBhBtEiwAWjgwrM4YUBgLiwGkfOHeJ778jmmkkY-X6PKK611J8Hgu9eBXINYluXM66RoCXAoQAvD_BwE

                    "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

                    • Harvey Specter
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                    • GilesG
                      Giles
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                      "I have ridden a 500-pound Vincent through traffic on the Ventura Freeway with burning oil on my legs and run the Kawa 750 Triple through Beverly Hills at night with a head full of acid.

                      I have ridden with Sonny Barger and smoked weed in biker bars with Jack Nicholson, Grace Slick, Ron Zigler, and my infamous old friend Ken Kesey, a legendary Cafe Racer.

                      Some people will tell you that slow is good-and it may be, on some days, but I am here to tell you that fast is better. I’ve always believed this, in spite of the trouble it's caused me. Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba."

                      Hunter S. Thompson
                      Song of the Sausage Creature
                      Cycle World; March, 1995

                      "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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                      • J
                        Jett129
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                        @Giles Just curious,are you a Hunter S Thompson fan?

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                        • GilesG
                          Giles
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                          I don't know too much about him. But I love some of his sound bites.....Here's a couple more:

                          “Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!”

                          “Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously.”

                          "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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                          • J
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                            I’d highly recommend reading just about anything he’s ever written,especially Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas,and his book on The Hells Angels. @Giles

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                            • GilesG
                              Giles
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                              Thank you. I will...

                              "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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                              • Denimhead 0D
                                Denimhead 0
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                                T100 is so much fan to ride

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                                IG - gratefuldenimhead (jeans and boots), Norseamerican (bicycles)

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                                • iammortalcombatI
                                  iammortalcombat
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                                  I’m a fan!
                                  Ordered this as it was one of my most read soft backs and was time to replace. Now I can keep the hardcover for library/home and the beat up one can travel or go to a friend

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                                  • J
                                    Jett129
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                                    @iammortalcombat That’s really great!

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                                    • WhiskeySandwichW
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                                      @motojobobo Dude, that's the mark of a badass. I'm a tool, so I wear "motorcycle boots" usually and you can't really see the shifter mark, even though they're beat to hell. They don't look as cool but they work well. I can't stand riding in anything with a heel and Don't like the moc toe seam feeling on the shifter peg. Due for a new pair though, so we'll see.
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                                      "The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today...The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
                                      -Seneca

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                                      • MattM
                                        Matt
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                                        @Alex whyexactly was the decision made to ditch the vertical chest pockets IHJ-127-BLK? Assuming you know.

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                                        • Denimhead 0D
                                          Denimhead 0
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                                          @WhiskeySandwich

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                                          IG - gratefuldenimhead (jeans and boots), Norseamerican (bicycles)

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                                          • WhiskeySandwichW
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                                            @Denimhead-0 Nice! yeah TCX makes some sturdy riding shoes. I like that they can pass for casual high tops and are comfortable enough to walk a few miles to the nearest gas station when you run out of gas because you thought it was so cool to put a 1.2 gallon fuel tank on your chopper and back-up fuel bottles are for p*ssies....

                                            "The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today...The whole future lies in uncertainty: Live immediately."
                                            -Seneca

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