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Hi Guys/Gals,


found a Dianese back protector today in a shop which normally retails for $229 but the guy said he would do it $180.


I knew him perosnally.

What I wanna know is who wears them and when?


Am I a tosser for gettin one if i dont race track ride?



here it is:

http://www.bikebiz.com.au/enter.html?lmd=39149.706609


go to road apparel/protection/dianese/

its the Dainese Space S Back Protector



Casual riding or only touring trips?


I have considered doing a long trip and wanna add some more safety so i considered a back protector.


Ideas and advice please.



Roc

Looks like you got yourself a bargain

you wont feel like a tosser when it saves you from breaking your back
breaking your back really really hurts.

i have one of those alpinestars back protector inserts that goes in your jacket.
its not as good as a proper back protector but it is better than nothing and its there all the time

if i had a proper back protector i reckon i would use it on any ride that wasnt just up the road kind of thing. i wear gear everywhere but i dont tend to do much round town riding so i dont really feel the need to squid.

my next gear purchase will be a proper back protector

so my advice is to wear the thing as much as you can stand when out on the bike.

Since when does wearing protective gear make you a tosser.

I have a dianese one and i love it. Very comfortable.

me too, i have the Dianese Bap, i often go on rides with that under my draggin shirt, feels like squidding but far safer...

I had a Dainese back protector, and wore it every time out.

I've just bought one of these to replace it with.

If you suck ya guts in when you do it up you look slimmer too..

i just thought seeing most of the race guys wear them i would seem like a try hard wearing one under the leathers on the weekend rides with mates

I've got a Dianese Wave II back protector and wear it whenever I'm on my bike. I injured my back in a prang last year and was airlifted to hospital - had I been wearing a back protector I'd probably have been pillioned home

I originally bought a $99 RJays one, and would still use it except some low-life pinched it and gave me an excuse to get a new one - the new one's even better, super comfy and feels like it'd do a great job in a get-off.

ive got one..i dont wear it often enuf cos it dont fit under my leathers like it should..i REALLY should wear it more...


mate if it keeps ya walking after a crash..whos laughing at who??

I've got a mate with a nice section of titanium in his spine from a crash, and he wears a back protector everywhere now...they aren't a bad idea for the road

Noone in their right mind will hang it on you for wearing MORE safety gear, fairly sure most of us realise that motorcycling CAN be hazardous, anything that reduces the hazard without reducing the fun is well worthwhile.

rocco wrote:....Am I a tosser for gettin one if i dont race track ride?....

Hell no. Buy it and wear it everywhere if you like. I don't think anyone is going to think you are a tosser if you wear a back protector, heaps of people wear them for normal road-riding these days.

Yep good idea especially on weekend rides in the hills, if you suddenly get spat off and back first into a gutter or tree root whatever you will be better off with one of those.

I have a Dainese protector as well, they are quality kit.

Anything that protects you should not classify you as a tosser but wearing replica leathers and helmets is getting close.

If you definatly want to be called a tosser get custom designed leathers and were them on the street like i do.

Mate,
who gives a flying f**k what other people think ?
I personally will hang shit on you for riding without one !
I still have pain from an off in 1977 where I damaged my back but in them days m/c protection was denims and a leather jacket.
At that price see if he has anymore

Neka79 wrote:ive got one..i dont wear it often enuf cos it dont fit under my leathers like it should..i REALLY should wear it more...

Get back to the Gym fatty