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Offline Freakshow

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Re: Body armour?
« Reply #15 on: October 12, 2007, 07:59:10 pm »
hey here is those pick you asked about on the spare suit.


pic with finger show the zip off back lobstar

other show the inner arm that needs darning ( other side of your elbow whatever that part is )



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Re: Body armour?
« Reply #16 on: October 12, 2007, 11:12:18 pm »

For my money I'd go with a mesh suit providing it has the back protector.

I have had a Dainese for ages and despite it's short comings (Fiddly shitty little zipper and mesh seams eventually coming apart in places - hey it's old like me) the thing is great.

From day one I have worn a t-shirt under it and have to say it can be a bit on the hot side but with the integral 'Armidillo' back protection and elbow guards it's enjoyed more than a few get offs and it has done it's job every time!

One time when I didn't have it on and fooling around on a trials bike trying to MX it resulted in a grade three AC joint separation which was a good party trick that highlighted the need to adequately protect yourself, but the ugly stuff I can do with the left shoulder was sort of worth it, lol !!!

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Re: Body armour?
« Reply #17 on: March 01, 2009, 11:18:45 pm »
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« Reply #18 on: March 02, 2009, 10:03:40 am »
G`day i use a EVS BALLISTIC JERSEY i retail them for 200.00 including post. I rolled the outfit last year and it worked very, well busted the armour ,but better a 200.00 armour than a shoulder.The EVS 2 has good collar bone protection as well. 07 3821 6777
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« Reply #19 on: March 02, 2009, 11:46:00 am »
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resulted in a grade three AC joint separation which was a good party trick that highlighted the need to adequately protect yourself, but the ugly stuff I can do with the left shoulder

Exactly the same here! Do you think the mesh suit would've protected you completey or just lessened the severity of the separation? I have one of those plastic body armour things that I wasn't wearing at the time, I wonder how much/little it would've helped...

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« Reply #20 on: March 02, 2009, 12:05:01 pm »
I think the suit saved me from extra damage . Iwouldn`t use one of the hard plastic roost protectors -i have seen 2 of them shatter and leave sharp shards of plastic exposed ,the one s i had for sale i sent back and will not sell them after i seen that happen
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Re: Body armour?
« Reply #21 on: March 02, 2009, 01:31:21 pm »
http://ozvmx.com/community/index.php?topic=2058.0 been discussed before so should be plenty of info here
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Re: Body armour?
« Reply #22 on: March 05, 2009, 11:32:36 am »
FYI All - Ballards are selling 661 pretty cheap 

http://www.ballards.cc/specials then scroll to the bottom of the page.

If this stuff was available / affordable 20 years ago, I may not feel as F@#ked

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Re: Body armour?
« Reply #23 on: March 05, 2009, 09:55:12 pm »
Quote from: LWC3077 on March 02, 2009, 01:31:21 pm
http://ozvmx.com/community/index.php?topic=2058.0 been discussed before so should be plenty of info here

 :D This thread is actually older than that one. :)
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Re: Body armour?
« Reply #24 on: March 05, 2009, 10:14:24 pm »
Quote from: Nathan S on March 05, 2009, 09:55:12 pm
Quote from: LWC3077 on March 02, 2009, 01:31:21 pm
http://ozvmx.com/community/index.php?topic=2058.0 been discussed before so should be plenty of info here

 :D This thread is actually older than that one. :)

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