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- From: csl@swl.msd.ray.com (Scott Lilliott)
- Subject: Re: Motowear Update ...
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.130842.1344@swlvx2.msd.ray.com>
- Sender: news@swlvx2.msd.ray.com (NEWS USER)
- Organization: Raytheon Company, Tewksbury, MA
- References: <1992Nov16.140323.28530@swlvx2.msd.ray.com> <daved.721932136@convex.convex.com>
- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 13:08:42 GMT
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- daved@convex.com (David Dorfman) writes:
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- >In <1992Nov16.140323.28530@swlvx2.msd.ray.com> csl@swl.msd.ray.com (Scott Lilliott) writes:
- >>The Details:
- >>Their suit is a 1-piece elastic-waist coverall-styled unit made of 500 Denier cordura
- >>nylon, same as Aero. There is kevlar/lycra at all the impact areas and the whole
- >>suit is stitched with kevlar thread. The soft armour is a closed-cell .375" thick
- >>pads at the shoulders/knees/elbows. It has 1 or 2 pockets because they feel that
- >>there is inherent danger in putting such things as keys etc. into a breast pocket
- >>in the event of smacking the pavement. There are zip-open vents which can double
- >>as pocket, but they're trying to avoid adding more pockets. It is water-resistant,
- >>about the same as an Aero, and will handle cold down to ~40 deg F. It comes in 3
- >>colors: Red - Black - Blue. They have 4 std sizes, S-XL, but they take your
- >>measurements and adjust your suit accordingly - about 5 weeks wait. Price is $349.
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-
- >The AERO is a gore tex suit, For this reason I have to think it is more water
- >resistant then the MOTO. Does the MOTO have any specific type of water
- >resistan inner lining?
-
- >Dave
- >DoD 1085
- None that they mentioned over the phone, I'll let you know when I get the
- poop in the mail.
- S.
-
- --
- # Scott Lilliott -- csl@swl.msd.ray.com
- # AMA #600897 "Countersteering is like benchracing. A bunch of posers
- # DoD #0227 standing around the parts counter lying about all the
- # INOA #8563 great twisties they've steered through."- Bill Ranck DoD 496
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