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proper159 said:I'm getting the SE3 pretty soon. I wear a DOT DH helmet and wiped out this week at low speeds and I got rattled. I wear all gform pads (elbow, knees, hip and tail including quads) and a 661 spinal vest. The Gform pads work like a champ and are low profile so they fit nice under pants. When I fell I felt nothing as the material stiffens when you fall due to a chemical reaction. I nearly got hit by a van that suddenly made a right turn into my bike lane in traffic. And the weirdest near crash was yesterday when a woman was talking to her friend while her dog was across the 2 lane street and I ran my bell to let them know I was coming down the hill (after passjng a parked picked up truck who nearly doored me). She ignored me so I began to throttle and she let out a blood curling scream when I realized her leash was outstretched across the road to her dog. I nearly went over the handle bars when I braked hard and then skidded my rear wheel. My peddle nailed me in the knee but the knee pads saved the day. Had I been a car her dog would have been dragged.
So...get all your equipment first. Dial back the power on the Stealth. Work your way up gradually to full confidence of this beast because even though I'm an expert rider I still slipped on wet leaves on a bridge that bent my crank to my swing arm and I nearly got clipped twice this week. Spend as much time being an expert in watching people and cars (especially idiots on cell phones).
Lastly, I just got a pair of Oakley Airbrake MX roll away goggles. ..so impressed that I can clear my lens with one pull of the pulley. The lenses is also durable enough to handle a shotgun blast and this morning I received a nice sized rock to my face from a big truck ahead of me. Really glad I upgraded to goggles from my Racer Jackets.
Ohsnap- I have the Airbrake MX goggles. They're great. Only irritation is I wish they were a little more fog proof and didn't pinch the nose so much when riding them low.
Got myself the SE3 just now, along with some body armour, brace etc. Installed some awesome mudguards on the stealth too. Makes it look like a proper dirt bike.