How important is fit on gear?

[Mr Lefty]

Originally Posted by The Chi

You mean theres places where track days dont go on 365 days a year??!!

Ok, on the gear topic, you need gear that fits, leathers should never be loose and moving, if they are, you are are chancing a rash from the leathers rather than the road on the inside of your gear as well as the impact. Check around, you can often find great deals on closeout leather jackets if you cant get that one altered.

not only worry about rash... but worry about the armor not being in the proper spot in the case of an impact...

my first jacket I bought was 2 sizes to big... the guy that sold it to me told me just to wear a fleece under it... and it'd fit fine... so i did for a while... after all it was 40* in Alaska... so wearing more layers was a GOOD thing... but even then the jacket flapped a bit in the wind....

I still have it... but since i got my A* Stunt2 jacket... I only tried it on once... and was like... fuck that... I could wear it OVER my stunt2 jacket!

[marko138]

Originally Posted by Ebbs15

not only worry about rash... but worry about the armor not being in the proper spot in the case of an impact...

my first jacket I bought was 2 sizes to big... the guy that sold it to me told me just to wear a fleece under it... and it'd fit fine... so i did for a while... after all it was 40* in Alaska... so wearing more layers was a GOOD thing... but even then the jacket flapped a bit in the wind....

I still have it... but since i got my A* Stunt2 jacket... I only tried it on once... and was like... fuck that... I could wear it OVER my stunt2 jacket!

Stunt2 huh? Fits your wheelying personality.

[Mr Lefty]

what can I say?

[PhiSig1071]

Originally Posted by Ebbs15

I am a

Fixed it for 'ya!

[Mr Lefty]

wait... thought squid meant no gear? Hooligan was the term

[PhiSig1071]

Originally Posted by Ebbs15

wait... thought squid meant no gear? Hooligan was the term

I think you're right.

[Shift]

Originally Posted by Ebbs15

wait... thought squid meant no gear? Hooligan was the term

Nah common misconception. You can be in a full 1 piece suit and ride like a complete jackass in town and still be a squid.

[Mr Lefty]

hence the name hooligan... squid is for the t-shirts and fliplop folks

[PhiSig1071]

Believe it or not, the term originates with Racers!

It's a term that was a shortened version of "squirrely kid" referencing a new racer that didn't know what they were doing.

[Cutty72]

Originally Posted by Ebbs15

hence the name hooligan... squid is for the t-shirts and fliplop folks

na, hooligan's can wheelie properly
as in most Buell riders