RE: Aerostich
I had one for 12 years that I sold late last year before I purchased my new one. I don't ride every day, but Aerostich will repair almost any damage you can do. If it isn't worth repairing, they'll tell you that. I think I sent my old one in every 2 years or so for zipper pull replacements, but you can now purchase the zippers and do it yourself if you are so inclined. As far as I'm concerned you can't get better protection. The way I look at it, if it's too hot or too cold to ride in my stich, it is simply too hot/cold (for me) to ride. So I take alternative transportation. Regards, Henry S. Winokur 94 GTS1000, AMA, MRF, MD/MSF Certified Instructor West Bethesda, MD Regarding the Aerostitch suit how many of us are using one for pretty much daily commuting ? I want to know how well they hold up with day in day out usage. Its quite a bit of money to me and I would hate to wear it out in a year or two. Since I ride a bike almost daily. I have a hard time believing with daily usage, repeated launderings and sun exposure any faric would hold up for very long. Any comments apreciated. Offlist is fine I'm sure this subject has been around before.
RE: Aerostich
On Wed, 12 Jul 2000, Henry S. Winokur wrote: If any of you guys/gals are MSF certified instructors (Phil) AeroDesign will give you a discount on the purchase of your suit. Thanks Henry. I knew that and am thinking of the lime/yellow/putrid/but really in your face one-piece. Phil
RE: Aerostich
Thanks Henry. I knew that and am thinking of the lime/yellow/putrid/but That's the one I bought (Hi Viz Lime Yellow). One of my students said I looked like a lemon, but he could see me a half mile away. GOOD!!! That's what I wanted...to be seen. Regards, Henry S. Winokur 94 GTS1000, AMA, MRF, MD/MSF Certified Instructor West Bethesda, MD
RE: Aerostich colors and airbag vest
question for me. One last question I forgot: On the Aerostich website, their grey suit looked charcoal grey, on another site reviewing it, it was like You cannot depend on the color reproduction from what you are seening onscreen, but I'd stick to their site and not worry about other sites. To many variables. Your best bet would be to ask them to send you some samples, which I'm sure they'd be happy to do. Regards, Henry S. Winokur 94 GTS1000, AMA, MRF, MD/MSF Certified Instructor West Bethesda, MD Also, have any of you guys heard about the airbag vest? (no kidding). I'd like to check if you know anything about it in action, I've been told (reliable source) it won rave reviews from mag testers that tested it the hard way, but so far I haven't seen the mag. Any input? For those of you that don't know about it, it's a cordura vest equipped with inflatable innards and a gas canister. A line from the canister is secured to the bike via a carabiner, if you the bike part company it instantly inflates, including panels on the (quite high) collar and pop-down panels on the hip area. It stays inflated to sustain prolonged sliding, I'm told, not like a car airbag that deflates immediately . I've had it in my hands, but obviously was not allowed to yank the line to see it work. About US$ 480 here. So far this is the only piece of gear I've found that would really protect your neck and abdomen. Most people I've seen really injured or dead in a motorcycle accident had sustained severe blows to either head, neck or abdomen, yet conventional gear leaves the latter two completely unprotected from anything but sliding abrasions. I'm about to get one for myself, but not until I do a bit more research about it. I'd appreciate anything you guys have to say about it. regards, Roberto. __ Roberto Alonso Zero Zero fotografía / diseño gráfico
RE: Aerostich
have several friends who have fallen wearing one and their experiences seem to Roberto, if you receive any American motorcycle magazines, you will notice that except when the editors are doing racetrack testing, they seem to be wearing Aerostich suits. I don't know whether they get them at a reduced price, but even so, that says something to me. If any of you guys/gals are MSF certified instructors (Phil) AeroDesign will give you a discount on the purchase of your suit. Regards, Henry S. Winokur 94 GTS1000, AMA, MRF, MD/MSF Certified Instructor West Bethesda, MD
RE: Aerostich
RE: Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 08:19:48 -0400 From: "Henry S. Winokur" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Aerostich Roberto: I'm on my 2nd Roadcrafter one-piece. I purchased the 1-piece because I didn't want to be tempted to ride without the lower body protection one gets from the pants. In the summer time around here, where the temperature and SNIP SNIP I've never crashed hard in either of my suits and hope I never do, but at the shop in Duluth (where my wife is from) they have a bunch of suits on display that have been crashed hard, and in many of the cases the wearer walked away with little or no damage to themselves. The one I remember in particular, was worn by Robert Sinclair, former president of Saab, USA, who went down at about 70 mph and walked away with some bruises and a broken wrist(?). The suit had some damage to the left arm, but as I recall there was little damage elsewhere, and what damage there was easily repaired. Right on and I'll second everything you have said about a Stich. I had the experience of a 70 mph light pole hitting me during the Iron Butt and didn't have a cut or scratch. A lot of broken bones, but no road rash. I just dyed my fading blue Stich to match my 94' GTS, rebuilt a few zippers and have given it new life. I can't say enough about the quality of the product or the lack of intelligence of riders that don't wear one 100% of the time on a bike. SNIP Also, Henry, are you satisfied with that headlight modulator? is it easy to install? It is relatively easy to install, but in order to do a really nice job I took all of the cowlings off, including the front one around the headlight. That by itself is a 1/2 hour job. If you follow the directions, you can have the modulator on and operational in an hour or less. The one I purchased (from Signal Dynamics http://www.signaldynamics.com/ -- SNIP .I just ordered the headlite and taillite unit from Signal Dynamics. I used another brand for the Butt, but again you are right on...I ride using two rules; 1. Do everything possible to make yourself more visible. 2. Ride like you are invisible. I'll add, change out the stock 55/65 headlight to a higher wattage. Independent of DOT rules..it makes for a much safer ride, and I have never heard of anyone being ticketed for having a higher wattage headlight. I run a well aimed 90/130w and have never been stopped for it. It turns night into day and again makes you more visible. I just spoke with the engineer at Signal Dynamics and there std. unit can take the wattage. They test the unit at 150 watts. hawke
RE: Aerostich
invisible. I'll add, change out the stock 55/65 headlight to a higher wattage. Independent of DOT rules..it makes for a much safer ride, and I have never heard of anyone being ticketed for having a higher wattage headlight. I run a well aimed 90/130w and Hawke: Did you change any of the stock headlight wiring to run this high wattage bulb? I find that the aim isn't particularly good. I wish I could've put my Concours headlight unit onto the GTS. It was fantastic, while you'd think Yamaha really didn't want you to ride this thing at night. Regards, Henry S. Winokur 94 GTS1000, AMA, MRF, MD/MSF Certified Instructor West Bethesda, MD
