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Forcefield Armor
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June 27, 2009 at 6:57 pm #3086SafetyFirstParticipant
Anyone familar with Forcefield armor? Their pants and shirt look like a winner. CE level 2 for the win.
June 27, 2009 at 7:19 pm #20288samgoodyParticipantI’m not familiar with their shirt and pants, but I do have a full length back protector that was created by them. Actually, mine was sold under the Halvarssons brand, which my boss brought for me from Sweden, and it is CE level 2 certified. It is comfortable and somewhat breathable. It is also a soft protector vs. the ones that are made from hard plastic, so it conforms to the shape of my back and fits quite comfortably under my jacket. Once I put it on, it all but disappears. Seems like their items are high quality, and they’ve received some good press. I paid nearly US $147 for it, so the price seems fair. Hope my information helps you.
June 27, 2009 at 8:19 pm #20289SafetyFirstParticipantThe gear probably would be for the lengthy ‘saturday’ riding and long distance highway riding since I’m on a full license now – no more restrictions.
To work or down the street (35 mph max) will probably just be Shift mesh jacket and textile pants. I might wear the undergear depending on how it goes.
About the ScorpionEXO textile pants: those things bake me like an freekin’ oven. Is it just those pants or are all textile pants like that? Seriously the insides are full of sweat when I take them off but the mesh jacket never gets damp.
June 27, 2009 at 10:47 pm #20293eonParticipantI have the Tourmaster Flex pants and they have been very ‘flexible’. I’ve wore them in the winter and I’ve worn them in 90′ heat. Plus on my scoot I don’t get much wind at all and I have been fine with them stripped down to the mesh level.
I also just bought the latest incarnation of the T-Pro Forcefield back protector. Been wearing it for a few days now and I love it. Very comfy. I was going to write a full length review on it but those damn webbikeworld guys beat me to it. Review here
http://www.webbikeworld.com/r3/back-protector/forcefield-pro-sub-4/Worth mentioning that this version reduces a 50Kn force to less than 4 (hence the name). CE Level 2 only requires less than 9 so this is Level 2 and then some. Apparently <4Kn is a requirement for horseback protectors (who knew riding horses was more dangerous than bikes?) but this is the first motorcycle protector to achieve that.
June 29, 2009 at 6:54 pm #20319Clay DowlingParticipantdoesn’t have a sense of humor. A horse does. And sometimes their idea of a good joke is a high speed gallop under low branches, which will see you dismounting in a very rapid and unplanned way.
I don’t ride horses, but I know enough people who do that I know better than to completely trust them. Nice animals, just not trustworthy.
June 29, 2009 at 7:02 pm #20320eonParticipantWhen I press the start button and nothing happens I sometimes think my bike does have a sense of humor. Getting me back for calling it fugly (although more often than I not I notice I have bumped the kill switch by mistake, doh!!)
What happened to Christopher Reeve is my worst nightmare. I guess that was a head injury and not a back injury though? Would have to go look that up. But I thought it ironic that mothers everywhere worry about their sons buying motorcycles while sending their daughters off to horse lessons.
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