hey guys quik question about motorcycle gear

[markopolo311]

My sources may be wrong, but i'm just going by what they say:

Under the EU Standards, material used in motorcycle protective clothing must have abrasion resistance of between 4 and 7 seconds for use over the high impact areas of the body (Zone 1 and 2). Just to put this in context, a single layer of 1.4 mm cow hide will last 5.8 seconds, while 200 gsm denim (or your standard jeans), will last just over half (0.6) of a second (SATRA, 2002).

http://www.roadsafety.mccofnsw.org.au/a/88.html

[David88vert]

My sources may be wrong, but i'm just going by what they say:



http://www.roadsafety.mccofnsw.org.au/a/88.html

My sources are real-life people in crashes here and now. I've personally watched a friend crash at 90mph, sliding on asphalt in his Joe Rocket Phoenix jacket to a stop, get up and the jacket is worn out, but he is ok.
I've personally seen many instances like this with many different jackets, pants and people in different environments over several years. Lether is better than textile obviously; however, a name-brand textile clothing will hold up just fine in a street crash.
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