Hayabusa.oRg - Riding Gear http://www.hayabusa.org/forum Tell us what you have and want en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:47:11 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.hayabusa.org/forum/images/busa_retro/misc/rss.jpg Hayabusa.oRg - Riding Gear http://www.hayabusa.org/forum where in the heck to buy womens riding boots? http://www.hayabusa.org/forum/riding-gear/120974-where-heck-buy-womens-riding-boots.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:25:12 GMT exactly as the title says.........someone point me in the right direction here please! looking for stuff for the wife for christmas exactly as the title says.........someone point me in the right direction here please! looking for stuff for the wife for christmas ]]> Riding Gear sweet tea man http://www.hayabusa.org/forum/riding-gear/120974-where-heck-buy-womens-riding-boots.html Pixelated Camo Gear http://www.hayabusa.org/forum/riding-gear/120425-pixelated-camo-gear.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:54:37 GMT Ride Icon

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They sort of remind me of the Marpat Camo Uniform design. ]]> Riding Gear usmc1775 http://www.hayabusa.org/forum/riding-gear/120425-pixelated-camo-gear.html <![CDATA[Got a new Jacket for my B'day !]]> http://www.hayabusa.org/forum/riding-gear/120281-got-new-jacket-my-bday.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:37:51 GMT My girl really knows how to pick presents ! Pics are off the website, I only got it today ! :thumbsup: My girl really knows how to pick presents !
Pics are off the website, I only got it today ! :thumbsup:
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]]> Riding Gear Hobo http://www.hayabusa.org/forum/riding-gear/120281-got-new-jacket-my-bday.html Bell Apex Good Helmet Good price http://www.hayabusa.org/forum/riding-gear/120231-bell-apex-good-helmet-good-price.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:52:37 GMT I have had the Bell Apex for about a year now, I like it allot it is the best helmet I have seen anywhere near that price. Stable at high speeds, no... I have had the Bell Apex for about a year now, I like it allot it is the best helmet I have seen anywhere near that price. Stable at high speeds, no lift,good visor,comfortable interior,small shell and Snell rated. The only thing negative I can think of is that it is a little noisy. They are about $200.00 bucks retail but I see them all the time for about half that on clearance Iron pony has them for $100.00. :thumbsup: ]]> Riding Gear tclause http://www.hayabusa.org/forum/riding-gear/120231-bell-apex-good-helmet-good-price.html Shoei RF1000 Review http://www.hayabusa.org/forum/riding-gear/120059-shoei-rf1000-review.html Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:37:42 GMT It was 2 months ago, I walked into the stealer and saw an awesome Icon Airframe. That got me into the helmet hunt. My HJC - CL was 3 years old I... It was 2 months ago, I walked into the stealer and saw
an awesome Icon Airframe. That got me into the helmet hunt.
My HJC - CL was 3 years old I knew it was on one
of the lower rungs of the quality ladder.
The loudest voice among you with opinions on a great helmet
was JD (thanks). Although I was lacking the dollers
to get the Shoei X-11 , there were plenty of RT1000's out there.
I have to shudder at the thought of buying a helmet off
of Ebay but I figured as long as it was new the chance of
buying a bad helmet was not much greater than one making
it's way to the stealers shelf and being handled buy the public while on display.

Upon opening the box I was blown away by the graphics.
The pics ( cartoon) on the Shoei site doesn't come close
to doing it justice. I had the HJC right there so the first
test is just picking them up to see which one feels lighter.
You could tell the Shoei felt lighter , but by feel how
much difference is there really??
Besides being lighter the Shoei shell has a smaller
footprint as well.

RF 1000 features include a chin vent, two intake vents
above the eyebrow, exhaust vent/ Aero wing Spoiler,
removable cheek pads and chin strap covers.

The safety aspects of the helmet are huge. Shoei uses
a Dual EPS liner and The RF-1000 shell ( and X-11) is of Shoei’s proprietary
AIM + (Advanced Integrated Matrix Plus Multi-fiber Technology)
, which embeds ultra strong organic fibers into fiberglass.
The result is a lightweight, yet strong, outer shell that is
better able to absorb and disperse the force of an impact.

Upon trying it on you can feel the difference in quality
and for my shape head a much better fit.
The shield has more detents for more opening positions
and it has a built in lever to just crack the shield open
or to lock the shield.

It took about a block to feel the weight ( feel ) difference
between the two helmets. It was unreal. It truly
feels like no weigh at all.

I read it in a different review that "the upper intake vents
feel like a breeze blowing through Your hair". Well
that is exactly what it feels like, it's great.
I could also feel no buffeting up to 120 mph. After feeling
this I had to see what it looked like in the HJC because
it has two vents in the same position. It was like two
little holes, while the RF1000 has air channel tracs in the
liner to to move the air over the top of your head as
well as gaps in the fabric running parallel with the tracs.


Now the bad news, the helmet is a fog machine. It fogs
real easy. This is the only area where the HJC out performs
the RF1000. Even with the breath guard installed it is fog city.
I knew this before purchasing the RF1000 and while
I'm not going to spend the money this year Shoei has a
Pinlock lens system where different colored removable
outer lenses will attach to the "Pinlock shield". The
replaceable lenses have a silicone like gasket around the
perimeter of the lens causing an insulating barrier of
air that eliminates the fog issue.
Since I have the fog issue, the lever that either locks the
shield in place or prys the shield open just a crack does
an ok job of dissipating the fog. I didn't think the lever would work as well as it did.

The chin guard on the helmet does a good job of keeping
the wind noise down while I am sitting upright but when
I duck behind the Puig Touring Windscreen it is louder
than the HJC.
Also only the cheek pads are removeable, the rest of the
helmet liner stays attached. You have to buy the
X-11 to get that feaure.

What does this mean...Shoei just came out with the RF1100
and there a ton of the RF1000's out there to be sold.
I got lucky and no one bid against me on this helmet
so I bought it for $202.50 plus 24.00 shipping. I think
the fact that the pic of the helmet on ebay was the illustration and not an actual pic helped, otherwise
it seems the ones I was watching were going for
$230.00- $250.00
and New RF1000 are on certain web sites for $300.00
shipped.






AIM technology




Aero wing with rear vents. Slide the lever side to side
to close vents.


There are different thickness' of removable cheek pads
to custom fit the helmet.

]]> Riding Gear MR Felt http://www.hayabusa.org/forum/riding-gear/120059-shoei-rf1000-review.html Custom leathers http://www.hayabusa.org/forum/riding-gear/119969-custom-leathers.html Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:17:19 GMT Anyone tried this guy?

ZOONI Leathers Online, Custom & Off-The-Rack Leatherwear


I'm looking at a two piece custom, with someone I can visit to take all the measurements and talk the details. Any suggestions appreciated. ]]> Riding Gear jellyrug http://www.hayabusa.org/forum/riding-gear/119969-custom-leathers.html New icon i just picked up http://www.hayabusa.org/forum/riding-gear/119601-new-icon-i-just-picked-up.html Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:20:20 GMT i just picked this icon operator helmet up being that im in the army i couldnt help myself wat do yall think i just picked this icon operator helmet up being that im in the army i couldnt help myself wat do yall think
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