Busa Rebuild

[Slag]

Glad you made it out relatively unharmed.  Can you post pics of the damaged gear and maybe the brand / model of each.

Sure can.  Give me a bit 

[Slag]

The area that almost wore through on the jacket is only pea sized, but there is almost zero material left there.  The jacket is a Vanson.  This model does not come with armor, and my elbow took quite the hit.  You can add armor to the jacket and I should have.

The gloves are MotoGp, and I believe that the company went under.  This is crash #2 for them so I really can't complain.  It is hard to tell in the pic but the hole goes the entire way through the leather.

My pants did not show any wear at all.  I was wearing 5.11 tactical pants.

 

[DLSGAP]

Full carbon Busa coming to the DFWM in a few months.

I evny your toy budget

[Slag]

I evny your toy budget

I wish that I could just buy the carbon fiber fairings.  We have enough carbon to make them ourselves or it wouldn't be happening.  Going to do a test run with fiberglass first.

[alexisonfire]

The area that almost wore through on the jacket is only pea sized, but there is almost zero material left there.  The jacket is a Vanson.  This model does not come with armor, and my elbow took quite the hit.  You can add armor to the jacket and I should have.

The gloves are MotoGp, and I believe that the company went under.  This is crash #2 for them so I really can't complain.  It is hard to tell in the pic but the hole goes the entire way through the leather.

My pants did not show any wear at all.  I was wearing 5.11 tactical pants.

Thanks for the pics.  There was a time I rode around in an armor-less jacket and shorts (total squid apparel).  Those days are long gone.  Only took a high side to convince me otherwise.

[Duc L'Smart]

Damn, Z... I jut saw this. Glad you weren't hurt worse

Holler if we can help!

[Cher]

Damn, Slag, that totally sucks!  Very glad to hear you're relatively unscatched.  Thanks for including pics of your gear - I've always wondered if the seemingly outrageous cost of "good" gear is worth it... A picture is worth a thousand words     

I'd love to know how your carbon fiber fairing turn out; done quite a bit of work lilke that on race cars (building fenders, hoods, diffusers air dams/splitters, misc. custom parts, etc., etc.)   You might be able to make something kind of different and sell it.  Could be a really fun project 

[Slag]

I have worked with composites before, but never carbon.  We used to make kayaks out of kevlar and fiberglass.  I am actually working on a business idea that involves composites, but is not motorsport related.  That would be a dream for me, but the market is already saturated and the economy won't support another fairing maker.

This has been a goal that I have had for a long time and the pieces are just now coming together.  I am working on the design right now and may have a prototype soon.

[Ronr]

It is nice being married to an engineer  

Like I haven't heard that before... 

[Ronr]

Slag, I bet you can get that Vanson fixed, maybe patch it from the inside.  Call Audrey at ML for a reference, she used to know somebody that would fix racing leathers and did good work.  And next time put some freakin armor in there!!

[Pinocchio]

Sorry to hear about the crash, Slag, glad to hear you 'n' your 'Busa will both be up and around soon.

[Samsonite]

Slag, I bet you can get that Vanson fixed, maybe patch it from the inside.  Call Audrey at ML for a reference, she used to know somebody that would fix racing leathers and did good work.  And next time put some freakin armor in there!!

ummmm......he's on a busa we are lucky he was wearing a jacket

[Ronr]

He didn't mention sandal damage, so I guess those are okay

[fastwin]

I like riding mine in shorts, flip flops and t-shirt. Glad it's getting warm enough for the proper Busa gear.

Zach, check out Magical Racing (Japan) http://www.magicalracing.co.jp/ and oppracing.com http://www.oppracing.com/ for Busa carbon stuff. Just saying.

[Samsonite]

I like riding mine in shorts, flip flops, t-shirt and . Glad it's getting warm enough for the proper Busa gear.

Zach, check out Magical Racing (Japan) http://www.magicalracing.co.jp/ and oppracing.com http://www.oppracing.com/ for Busa carbon stuff. Just saying.