At 06:43 PM 5/9/00 -0700, Wilmotte, Todd wrote:
>I know that the Original Joe Rockets had poor ventilation but I wasn't aware
>of inadequate stitching. Are other manufacturers
>utilizing thread other than kevlar for their seam-work??
It ain't necessarily the thread. It's the individual finish on each jacket
or pants that you have to look at. The couple of Joe Rocket pieces that
I've looked at seemed like they'd had someone drunk at the controls of the
sewing machine. Honest. I'm not saying your particular gear is gonna fail.
You bought good gear. You'll be ok. (feel better? or at least less
defensive?) Perhaps with the new line they have gotten rid of the poor
seamstresses (why isn't there a masculine form of that word other than
tailor?). I'm just saying what I've heard & seen. Rev. Chuck? Is it
possible that what you were looking at was last years stock, and the newer
stuff wouldn't be missing that certain "je ne sais quoi" that you felt was
lacking?
>I'm surprised and concerned to hear that the jacket and or pants
>came apart at the seams ending in road rash on your friends behalf. But, so
>often times when people spend a great deal more on something (for example:
>when someone pays big $$ for the BMW F650 GS instead of gettin' a KLR650)
>they often will slam the quality of anything costing less no matter what!!
Dude. Talk about a defensive non-sequitur.
>When I initially scanned various web pages including rec.motorcycles most of
>what I discovered was good reports of the new Joe Rocket line.... But, maybe
>I should research it again!!
Like you say, they've got a whole new line out there. Maybe they've
radically departed from their previous standards and truly moved into the
high quality section of motorcycle protective gear.
---o&>o---
Sarah Barwig
sarah@...
Gino