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Check into 1/2 chaps. They are thicker than chaps. very ridgid. Come to your knee's. I wear them when I am on my Big Dog. helps with rocks and bugs. also the 107 power plant throws off a lot of heat. I love them!
I've never slid down the road (knock on wood) but if I ever do and have on chaps, I'd rather lose skin form my *** only as opposed to my *** and legs.
I think anything that protects any part of my body is better than nothing and therefore, not "useless".
Ya, 'useless' may not have been the word I was looking for - maybe 'nearly ineffective' would be a better description.
Sure you might lose a little hide on your knees and such, but I'd think it'd be far more comfy being able to sit while those strawberries heal up. Maybe that's just me.....
Half chaps for me too, mostly because I hate burning my calf on the primary. They work really well for protecting your legs from road debris and those "really" hard bugs... you all know what I'm talking about.
Last edited by clicker01; Aug 15, 2012 at 04:45 AM.
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