1098s - Rosso Corsa On The Front - Supercorsa On The Back - Safe?

Oh dear, I hope you are OK.

 

Sorry to hear that how's the bike?

 

Oooooh, that makes me hurt inside.

At least you aren't badly damaged, Matt. Right?

 

Looked like leathers didn't cope too well, even at a high speed slide

Bet you have some lovely leather burns...oucha

 

Easy said I know but wouldnt worry too much about the bike.
Speedy recovery lad..

 

Or they worked well and did their job - hence Matt's alive and posting?
I'm inclined to regard leathers as I do crash hats. One (serious) use and they're buggered?

 

It's what I running at the mo until I need a new back tyre, no problems for me on the road road but if you push hard on track you may find a bit of rear push

 

Nope they did a shit job! Look at the holes in them. Matt should have been able to bin it at 130, slide down. The road, kick it back into shape them do it again! If there is a hole like that, I dread to see what state Matt's skin is in...

 

I assume you agree they didnt do the best job then...I've split seams and ripped stretch panels but never worn holes in leathers even at 100mph all the way down paddock hill slides

 

Like car-crash tv, you know someone is going to say 'without pics it didnt happen'

 

What make were they?

 

Think it says arlen ness on whats left of them

 

Sorry to see you had an off, but sounds like your OK, which is the main thing.

 

would it depend on how old the leathers are, I take it they suffer from daily wear and tear maybe a life span bit like a helmet although hopefully longer than 5 or 7 years
that said had a set of spike leathers for 10 years but in fairness never had an off to test them out

that 1098s makes me sad I have the same and i actually said 'ouch' when the pic came up

 

Yeah, to be fair they were under undue stress being wrapped around Matt.

 

And I thought I was unsympathetic !