Author Topic: Alpine Star Crash test there leathers.  (Read 629 times)

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Offline shacolaid

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Re: Alpine Star Crash test there leathers.
« Reply #1 on: September 18, 2009, 03:31:15 PM »
Good to know that 1 mile of stitching goes into each suit. I guess my Alpinestars jacket has a half a mile then? I was down once but at low speed, and I hope to never feel it again.
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Re: Alpine Star Crash test there leathers.
« Reply #2 on: September 18, 2009, 03:31:51 PM »
that was a pretty good program. i caught it too.
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Re: Alpine Star Crash test there leathers.
« Reply #3 on: September 19, 2009, 09:39:25 AM »
i saw that program too
don't want to know what it's like to drop a bike at 150mph
but if i did i'd want thier leathers
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Re: Alpine Star Crash test there leathers.
« Reply #4 on: September 19, 2009, 01:10:34 PM »
Caught that ep too.  Very interesting stuff.

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