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08uly
Posted on Saturday, May 17, 2008 - 08:53 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

The latest in safety gear for your next ride!
(He says sarcastically)





Hey! It's got a Toe bumper! What more could you want?

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08Uly
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Gotj
Posted on Saturday, May 17, 2008 - 09:53 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Somebody has WAAAAY too much time on their hands. I keep looking for the GOTCHA.
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Jwnsc
Posted on Saturday, May 17, 2008 - 10:00 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I guess if it was always raining or 90+ degrees and 99% humidity, and I had all of 50cc under me, I'd be tempted.
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Hooper
Posted on Saturday, May 17, 2008 - 10:57 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

"Those with no motorcycle need not be worried, this sandal can be used comfortably in all day to day activities."

PHEW!!!!
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Etennuly
Posted on Saturday, May 17, 2008 - 11:12 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

First paragraph = "symbol of youthfulness"

Second paragraph = "for bickers"

Paragraph four = " heat protection"

Response = see paragraph one.
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Buelltoys
Posted on Saturday, May 17, 2008 - 11:32 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

The squids would love these things. Picture needs to show the bermuda shorts, no shirt and helmet hanging of the rear turn signal! Since the weather is 90+ would be too hot for the shirt!
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Ratbuell
Posted on Saturday, May 17, 2008 - 11:33 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Gimme a D

Gimme an A

Gimme an R

Gimme a W

Gimme an I

Gimme an N

GooooOOOOOO....DARWIN!
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Xcephasx
Posted on Saturday, May 17, 2008 - 11:56 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

i dunno. i'd imagine that in bangladesh they ride 125cc bikes.
recently i went to the philippines and everyone was riding these little motorbikes. top speed on most roads ~40mph. i ride my scooter with a pair of vans and no socks and don't fear for my life.
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Bosh
Posted on Saturday, May 17, 2008 - 12:07 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I've been looking for some suitable footwear to use with my perforated leathers. Looks like the search is over!!

Seriously though, I wish I'd thought of those. That guy is going to be a zillionaire. India, Philippines, Egypt... those guys will eat em up.
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Diablobrian
Posted on Saturday, May 17, 2008 - 04:27 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I find this very disturbing.

I guess after nearly losing my left leg in a street accident (and I was wearing leathers
and sidi vertebras) my perspective on "proper attire" for riding is a little skewed.

ATGATT....and sandals are NOT riding gear no matter what gimmicks they add
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Bosh
Posted on Saturday, May 17, 2008 - 06:00 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

This is the target market. Looks like the MotoSandal is a definite upgrade.
Checking out the photo, didn't see any Dainese.



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Bearly
Posted on Sunday, May 18, 2008 - 03:12 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Those look great. I'm never going to wear my Sidi boots again! And so stylish! Complete with a "toe bumper"! Yea Baby!

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Froggy
Posted on Monday, May 19, 2008 - 08:51 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Damn, if only they made a riding version of Crocs. : (
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Bertotti
Posted on Monday, May 19, 2008 - 09:21 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Froggy soon to come, kevlar crocs!
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Cyclonedon
Posted on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 - 02:03 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

what is really sad is that some people will actually buy them thinking that they are what you should wear when riding a motorcycle. Just another case of marketing doing the public an injustice!
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Sparky
Posted on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 - 09:41 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Hey, my sandals don't have gear shaft protection, "Fluorescent" Night Vision nor fiberglass-reinforced anything. I need these sandals to keep from mashing my toe when upshifting while trying to avoid getting hit from behind at night as the footpegs try to break my soles.: )

Actually they'd be pretty stylish footwear at the SCAB Laguna Seca MotoGP campsite this year! When it's 105 deg outside!
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Johnboy777
Posted on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 - 08:56 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I bet the Harley guys will be scooping these things up. Perfect for those hot summer evenings heading to bike night.
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Asdf
Posted on Tuesday, May 27, 2008 - 09:48 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I just spent three weeks in Nepal. A few local riders wore sneakers... The majority wore flip-flops... The hard-core dudes were bare-foot.

In Nepal a 250cc bike is considered to be a BIG bike. Only those few (Made in India) Royal Enfield Bullets are bigger than 250cc.

(The above are observations, not justifications)
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Xb12mel
Posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 - 03:59 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Seriously,

I've been in Bangalore and New Delhi. And like Asdf... this is an observation, not a justification, they don't move fast enough in traffic to get hurt if they fall down. (I chose fall down vs wreck because it's probably more like falling off your 10 speed over there)

The thing that bothered me was seeing the ENTIRE FAMILY on one bike. I've seen dad riding with mom sitting side saddle and Junior between dad and the handle bars and to top it off, the baby still in diapers smashed between mom and dad!!!

Now that's Commuting!!!
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08uly
Posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 - 08:58 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

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Asdf
Posted on Thursday, May 29, 2008 - 01:53 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

The above photo is a bit unusual... I did not observe a family of SIX on a bike in Nepal.

Three folks on a bike is common. Four folks is not unusual. I THINK I saw five on a bike once.

I also noticed that saddle bags are usually installed only on the right side of the bike. Gals who wear traditional garments ride side-saddle, so a saddle bag on the left side would interfere with hauling chicks.

In Nepal, almost every bike has a crash guard mounted on it. At the top of the crash guard is a small protrusion sticking up vertically. The protrusion is used as a hanger for the flimsy plastic shopping bags that are given out by most stores, worldwide.

The handles of the flimsy bags are looped over the protrusion. The bags are just like those used by grocery stores in the USA. Several plastic bags can be attached to each side of the bike.

The speeds driven are USUALLY slow enough, so the handles of the bags do not tear off, and the bags do not flutter into the hot fins of the air-cooled engine.

OH! BTW! Nepal has a mandatory helmet law for the DRIVER. It is not uncommon to see the chin-bar of a full-face helmet protecting the FOREHEAD of the driver.

If you intend to haul your family of 3 or 4 up steep mountain roads at high altitude, you may want to consider getting at least a 125cc bike... If you can afford it.
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Jayvee
Posted on Friday, May 30, 2008 - 02:50 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Ya snobs!
In the Philippines all the "tricycle" (150cc 4 stroke MC with sidecar) taxi drivers I ever saw wear the super cheap and thin flip-flop sandals. I saw literally hundreds of them and not a single shoe among them.
Motorcyclists too. Never saw so much as a shoe. Almost all these guys will not even be able to afford this biker sandal. At least 80% are running at least one bald tire, and about 75% of these four-strokes are smoking like two-strokes.
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