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Donl
Posted on Saturday, March 10, 2007 - 09:35 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Does anyone have any experience with Dainese?
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12r
Posted on Monday, March 12, 2007 - 07:37 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I am their #1 customer lol. What are you looking for ?
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Gentleman_jon
Posted on Monday, March 12, 2007 - 07:56 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Here is the bottom line on Dainese.

If you have a Ducati, you simply MUST wear Dainese.

If not, you CAN wear it, but you don't have to.

Problem: If you are riding your Buell, and wearing your Dianeses, EVEN MORE people will ask you if you are riding a Ducati.

Not there is anything the matter with that.


Of course if you are getting tired of your Buell, and planning on getting a 1098, ( and frankly who isn't?), then you can feel free to order your Dainese now, to get them broken in before the BIG day.

PS: Before they arrive, you will want to practise the Italian way of saying "Dainese"

It is not pronounced "Danes", or anything similar.
Very poor form.

It is sort of "Die - in -A -Z".
Takes a little practise, but so does hanging off, am I right, my brothers?

(Message edited by gentleman_jon on March 12, 2007)
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12r
Posted on Monday, March 12, 2007 - 08:17 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

In England we say Dai-neasy. Having spoken to Silvano Celi I can reliably inform you he pronounces it the same way
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Edmbueller
Posted on Monday, March 12, 2007 - 10:00 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I bought a used set off ebay last year for track day use and they are excellent, very good fit, very comfortable, and unfortunately I have crash tested them and a 100mph lowside resulted in 1 scuff that could have easily come from a drunken stumble lol
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Swordsman
Posted on Monday, March 12, 2007 - 10:00 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

What's up with the Dainese / Ducati thing? A guy I worked with that rode a Duc swore by Dianese. What's the connection? I'd never even heard of them.

~SM
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Firebolt020283
Posted on Monday, March 12, 2007 - 10:02 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

rossi wears there stuff and he does not ride duc's (but then again he him self is italian)
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Rasmonis
Posted on Monday, March 12, 2007 - 10:17 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I wear Dianese leathers and they are good quality stuff, but expensive retail. ebay's great, saved me tons of cash (I got a one piece suit and a two piece set of leathers for under 1K total - different auctions over a one year period), you just have to keep looking til you find the deal.

The two piece leathers were brand new with tags, cost me a little over $500. Got the pants first then found the jacket.
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12r
Posted on Monday, March 12, 2007 - 11:24 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

They sell a lot of stuff that would be half the price (or less) if it didn't have the Dainese logo on it.

You have to search for the real-McCoy-made-in-Italy equipment, but once you find it the quality and attention to detail is stellar.
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Donl
Posted on Monday, March 12, 2007 - 11:44 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I'm looking at getting an 07 Santa Monica. The fit is perfect and I want something that feels like it will protect me.

I have to say that the price is a bit steep though.
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Buellgirlie
Posted on Monday, March 12, 2007 - 11:51 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

dainese is a great brand, with top notch stuff. i only have a gear bag (that a moto shop in greece gave me after i bought sidi boots there) with the dainese logo and not any "real" stuff : )

D
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12r
Posted on Monday, March 12, 2007 - 11:56 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Woo-hoo nice jacket ! What colour ?

If the fit is perfect the decision is mostly financial, the Santa Monica is a great jacket. You might want to try it with the Wave back protector, sometimes the back of the jacket can be a little baggy without one.
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Donl
Posted on Monday, March 12, 2007 - 07:49 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Black and I will get a wave protector when I buy it. The only thing that I`m not so sure about is the aerodynamic hump on the back. I want to be able to get off my bike and be able to walk around without people staring. I`ve considered the Bora, but it also has a hump.
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12r
Posted on Tuesday, March 13, 2007 - 04:20 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I have a Bora and the hump is most excellent it makes a big difference over 50 mph !

But you might not get the full benefit if you tend to sit upright on your Lightning. It also makes wearing a rucksack kindof tricky.

Still worth every penny IMO.
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Donl
Posted on Tuesday, March 13, 2007 - 05:22 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I have the Crossroads 0 degree bars. Just got them install last Saturday. The seating position is completely different. I'm getting used to them and I'm sure that if I buy a Dainese there won't be a problem with moving air over my back.
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