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Moto Board => Gear => Topic started by: ab on April 26, 2011, 10:10:36 PM

Title: what do motogp racers wear? (detail gears)
Post by: ab on April 26, 2011, 10:10:36 PM
what exactly do most of the motogp riders wear?  all the protective gear.  Is there a breakdown sample of all the gear from top to down?
Title: Re: what do motogp racers wear? (detail gears)
Post by: kopfjäger on April 27, 2011, 07:52:44 PM
http://www.motogp.com/en/MotoGP+Basics/leathers (http://www.motogp.com/en/MotoGP+Basics/leathers)
Title: Re: what do motogp racers wear? (detail gears)
Post by: thought on April 28, 2011, 08:15:23 AM
not for motogp, but for bsb... but this might help to give an idea of what goes into their suits:

http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/jon-kirkham-alpinestars-video/#more-21320 (http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/racing/jon-kirkham-alpinestars-video/#more-21320)
Title: Re: what do motogp racers wear? (detail gears)
Post by: sbrguy on April 28, 2011, 10:51:44 AM
i'd curious to know which back protectors the motogp guys actually use and such.
Title: Re: what do motogp racers wear? (detail gears)
Post by: thought on April 28, 2011, 11:27:47 AM
i'm guessing they use whichever their sponsors give them... or a sub4.
Title: Re: what do motogp racers wear? (detail gears)
Post by: zarn02 on April 28, 2011, 09:09:22 PM
Neato, to both vid and article. [thumbsup]
Title: Re: what do motogp racers wear? (detail gears)
Post by: atomic410 on May 10, 2011, 12:59:22 PM
colin edwards runs a bohn as does hayden per bohns website.  I have a bohn and it is verry protective.  most motogp suits are kangaroo and insanely light in compairasent to most retail suits.   [bacon]
Title: Re: what do motogp racers wear? (detail gears)
Post by: ab on June 22, 2011, 05:37:47 AM
How about the airbag protection in their suit?  I was watching motogp and when they go down suit puffs up.  BBC commentator mentioned the airbag.  Any details on that?
Title: Re: what do motogp racers wear? (detail gears)
Post by: thought on June 22, 2011, 06:38:31 AM
only dainese and a*'s has that tech right now.  basically have a whole crapload of sensors in the hump in the back that sense when you have an off.

i think there might be one dainese suit out that's offering it as a one piece but i could be wrong about that.  pretty expensive though and it's 1st gen tech which is always a no no for me.

Title: Re: what do motogp racers wear? (detail gears)
Post by: thought on July 08, 2011, 01:29:56 PM
demonstrating the a*'s motogp airbag suit:

http://www.bikeland.org/story.php?storyID=62623 (http://www.bikeland.org/story.php?storyID=62623)
Title: Re: what do motogp racers wear? (detail gears)
Post by: zarn02 on September 29, 2011, 09:32:42 PM
This seems the proper place...

http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2011/Sep/110928leathers.htm (http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2011/Sep/110928leathers.htm)