But some plastics are better than other plastics....

That's why helmets have a expiry date. Hahaha.


That said....


This was my helmet I was using for a week while in Vietnam. Cute isn't it? Hahaha. Let's just say helmets and helmet laws in Vietnam is questionable at best. Some people ride with bicycle helmets on.

My helmet that I had left in VN before COVID basically just disintegrated.

This post has been edited by jaycee1: Mar 8 2023, 03:17 PM

Sirim is definitely better than DOT. Assuming no hanky panky under table stuff we are so famous for.

Even the free driving school helmet feels more substantial than some Chinese helmets with a "DOT" sticker.

The New ECE22.06 and FIM will be the best, as they both test for rotational impacts.

That's correct on the most part. EPS is just Expanded PolyStyrene. They come in different densities. All helmets will have some sort of EPS.

Shells are also elastic. They will deform or bounce back if not past the limit. After which the EPS liner takes over.

However if it cracks, the EPS performance is affected.

Cheap/fake helmets have very very thin and low density EPS. They very easily absorb light impacts, but just not a lot of it. Cheap/fake helmet shells also use ABS which tends to crack instead of flex like polycarbonate which is more flexible and resists cracking better.

Premium fiberglass/carbon/kevlar shells can deform even more before cracking spreading the force over a bigger portion of the EPS so they can afford to make do with thinner or multi-density EPS to make the helmet smaller and lighter. Premium doesn't necessarily safer, as the helmet manufacturer uses better materials to improve other attributes. Stronger shell = thinner EPS and thus smaller shell for a given size leading to lower overall weight.

The EPS on my cheap Zeus is twice as thick as the dual density EPS on my Rapha 70.... And as the result, the HJC looks noticibly slimmer. The AGV K6 has both a fiberglass/carbon/kevlar shell and 5 layer multi-density EPS...and it is so much lighter and slimmer than even my HJC.

This post has been edited by jaycee1: Mar 9 2023, 03:38 PM

For those big headed bros. Serdang motorsports have the new line of LS2 22.06 up to 4xl

I use drop leg pouches....if needed. Waist pouches never worked for me. Gets in the way of everything.

Using this.



Not fully waterproof , some dampness will still get in if heavy rain for long periods of time, but for short rides and lighter rain, it is fine. Good enough if you need to ride through a sudden shower before you can safely stop to shelter or put on rain gear.

It's quite small. Wallet, keys, a pack of smokes + a normal sized phone. Won't fit my rugged phone, but the phone is fully ip69k waterproof so I just leave it on the mount during rain anyway.

This post has been edited by jaycee1: Mar 20 2023, 10:35 AM

Thread has been quiet, so going to need a bump. Got a few things over the weekend.

New Benkia boots. Sold by Serdang Motorsports. Tested the size then wait for sale order online. 400rm. 80bux off normal price before Lazada promo. Free ship.



Material is PVC/pleather. Supposedly waterproof. Tested it in rain today...no leakage....but for how long is anyone's guess. Honestly I don't expect this to last past 2 or 3 years.

Quite stiff on the toebox and heelbox. Good ankle protection. Not as easy to walk in, but it's a compromise for safety.

It's a good 2 inches taller so a bit more shin coverage compared to my existing boots.



Got a new duffle dry bag. 110 after Lazada 4.4 discounts. 50L. Large enough to stuff all my camping gear in 1 bag. Yellow out of stock ...pity. Oh well. It's cheap. I ain't complaining... Fit for purpose. Decent quality, obviously not up to enduristan levels...but it is 1/4 the price.

Bag was 110 paid and shipped. yes yellow would be better.

New daily beater, yes.

Old daily boot had 45k on it in 2 years. It's seen better days. Can still be used but I need to send to the cobblers to get some work done first...some of the stitching has begun to give way..

Unless you do a lot of multiday touring and cold weather riding, IMHO waterproof gloves are not necessary. Better just carry a spare set of gloves. Doubt you are going to get good and reliable waterproofing at that price point. A typical glove has many seams and stitches and that much movement which would make any glove to be waterproof extremely difficult . Hell, for 100rm, even finding a decent normal glove is difficult at that price point.

Waterproof gloves tend to be hot when not raining, and numbs the feel on the bar and levers. Besides, in our weather, even if the gloves are wet, they tend to dry up very quickly when riding. Better to choose normal gloves with good safety features instead.

You could try to wear a nitrile surgical glove under your normal glove.

This post has been edited by jaycee1: Apr 28 2023, 12:25 PM

Waterproof gloves still does get wet and takes time to dry. Just get some spare sets. I have 3 sets which i alternate if they get wet.

Or buy in shopee in bulk. Less than rm1.

I personally use the yellow 1250. Slightly better sound insulation. Slightly more expensive.

Still can hear traffic and my coms.

I find the foamies quieter, more comfortable and easier to wear than the silicon ones.

I think the 23nrr is a typo. The correct rating should be 33 for the 1250.

They are about 100bux for a box of 200 pairs. Cheap.


Windshields also cause noise. Depends on how it directs air over/under your helmet.

Good to know. Thanks for the info.

Considering even the quietest helmets in the world only manage to get in under 100db, say cruising at 120-130, just buy the best earplugs for the job.

They have the 1250 in corded option also. Just shop online.

The longer your exhaust track, the better the scavenging from increased exhaust velocity. Better torque and fuel economy. I really don't get the shorty mufflers.

You don't need a full crash bars 'ala driving school bikes. Just find some generic fit frame sliders.

Even with crash bars, it doesn't guarantee your bike won't end up with no damage. It depends on how you crash.

Dropping the bike is part and parcel of learning to ride. You don't drop (meaning you are not challenging yourself with more tricky maneuvers), you don't learn.

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This post has been edited by jaycee1: Jun 15 2023, 01:15 PM

I still use a full face 95%of the time. Rarely if ever I use my open face.

I have my aux lights on all the time. Even through roadblocks. Haven't been stopped for them before.

But I have not got excessively big and bright ones and have aimed them well. Those big GS with multiple fog lights mounted so high another story lah.

I rather pay Saman then someone not seeing me.

Unless it's an original one, maybe better just buy another one that fits.

What is the alteration for?

Looks suspiciously like my knockoff Benkia boots. Hahahaha.



Given how remarkably similar they are , I won't be surprised they are from the same OEM. No doubt the Revit will be made with better materials, given it's gore Tex and to justify the price and branding.

Mine is pleather, and leaks...despite big waterproof logo on the shoe.

This post has been edited by jaycee1: Jul 15 2023, 06:39 PM

Haha.

No secret Benkia cribs off Revit and other brands.

My current benkia glove is a doppleganger of a Revit glove as well.