Motorcycle Protective clothing That works!Written by Michael Holmes
There is some great looking motorcycle clothing on market these days, but believe me not all of motorcycle clothing offers as much protection as you think. In Europe, for motorcycle clothing to be lawfully sold as “safety clothing, it has to pass a series of European standards, which are pretty lengthy but are available on my website. The standards cover clothing’s performance in abrasion, tearing and impact tests, and when they have passed; they are sold with CE mark. However, no such regulation is available in USA, so what should you look for?Protection in right places… Not many people realise that most motorcycle injuries occur below belt. Your legs and feet are extremely vulnerable, so make sure that you wear a decent pair of high boots and some protective pants. The pants should be reinforced at knees and hips; ideally they should attach to your jacket by a zipper. Boots should be thick leather, with a sole that can flex with foot but has a resistance to crushing across foot. Traditional material for motorcycle clothing is leather, but thick nylon and other synthetic materials work well too. Kevlar reinforced jeans are better than normal jeans .Normal jeans last 0.6 seconds in European standard abrasion test, while protective motorcycle pants will last 5 seconds or more. You don’t really want to be ripping your skin open within less than half a second of falling of your bike do you? Thought not. Same principles apply to jackets. Make sure they are hardwearing, if they are leather make sure it is thick leather not fashion leather like some jackets. Stitching should be uniform with no dropped stitches, and all your “sharp bits”, your elbows and shoulders should be reinforced, ideally with some impact protection included.
| | Protect Your Car From Road SaltWritten by Marilyn Pokorney
REQUIREMENTS FOR REPRINT: You have permission to publish this article free of charge in your e-zine, newsletter, ebook, print publication or on your website ONLY if it remains unchanged and you include copyright and author information (Resource Box) at end. You may not use this article in any unsolicited commercial email (spam).You may retrieve this article by: Autoresponder: roadsalt@getresponse.com Website: http://www.apluswriting.net/articles/roadsalt.txt Words: 470 including resource box Copyright: 2005 Marilyn Pokorney Please leave resource box intact with an active link, and send a courtesy copy of publication in which article appears to: marilynp@nctc.net ------------------------------------------------------------ Every winter drivers should take active steps to protect their car from road salt. Road salt is necessary for safe transportation when snow and ice accumulate on roads and highways and cause dangerous driving conditions. Salt was first used in 1930's in snow and ice control to make roads safe and passable by creating a lower freezing temperature of water. It is most available and cost-effective de-icer. It is easy to store, handle, and apply. Some 15 million tons of de-icing salt is used each year in U.S. and about 4-5 million in Canada. Salt keeps snow and ice from bonding to pavement and to allow snowplows to remove accumulations quickly and efficiently. Studies show that salt use reduces accidents by 88%. Washing your car during wintertime is one of best things you can do to maintain value of your car. Mud, salt, rain, sleet, and snow can damage your car's clear finish. Mud and salt caked on undercarriage promote rust, especially in older vehicles, and can also affect how well your car drives.
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