Kit review post a big off
Had a massive off in Spain a while back. Freak wind blast and in hindsight over laden bike = super exciting tank slapper. As luck would have it we were relatively ok but in need of some hospital attention and a ride home. In a nutshell have the following interesting info;
Me. Klim Dakar Pants... Absolute nails. Took the slide at circa 85mph incredibly well. So impressed went and bought another pair immediately. And a klim jacket. Don't plan on a repeat but if it happens then I want to be in Klim!
Me. Fieldshear jacket US brand with mesh panels. Average at best. Survived but didn't take the brunt of the spill. Wouldn't have wanted it to be first point of contact. Won't be buying again.
Her. Dainese mesh jacket and pants. Literally fell apart at the seams. Nothing left. A total disgrace. We both accept mesh kit won't offer the same degree of protection as leathers but bet there's plenty of others out there who expect some! Dainese stance was quite literally "it's not designed to withstand that kind of impact so we aren't responsible". Neither of us will ever touch Dainese again.
The Bike. A DL1000... Took us 2 up off piste through the high atless. absolutely faultless. Fortunately nominal damage in high side due to crash bars and panniers.
Insurance. With Carole Nash. Was diabolical shambles. Essentially left stranded in Spain untill attacking directly via twitter. Even then it was only the acrions of a sole individual that sorted us out. The organisation couldn't give a monkeys.
Any other info gladly shared...
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