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Senaca · 07-24-2009, 12:18 PM

Any riders here wear one of the reflective greenish/yellow or orange?

I have found to be very much more visible riding with one.

Sen

**99vengeur** · 07-24-2009, 12:31 PM

I don't wear the reflective vest, but I do have a bright yellow Cortech jacket that has reflective piping and seems to do a pretty good job at keeping me visible.

shreveport1 · 07-24-2009, 12:45 PM

I'm like Johnny Cash......I wear Black!!!

**Professional_Noob** · 07-25-2009, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Senaca

Any riders here wear one of the reflective greenish/yellow or orange?

I have found to be very much more visible riding with one.

Sen

Howdy! I'm pretty much required to wear one.....or a bright colored shirt! Military standard! I think it is a good idea, but if we have a riding jacket that isn't bright colored, we have to wear the vest over the jacket! I think that is retarded! I don't even wear my jacket now cause of that rule! I just wear a long sleeve shirt and the vest!

cbzdel · 07-25-2009, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by shreveport1

I'm like Johnny Cash......I wear Black!!!

Thats what I look like but have a black bike to hah!

mbridge51 · 07-25-2009, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Senaca

Any riders here wear one of the reflective greenish/yellow or orange?

I have found to be very much more visible riding with one.

Sen

I wear a high visibility jacket made by Olympia. It has good shoulder and elbow armor in it. I took the standard foam back pad out and put in a Dainese back protector.

I don't know if it makes a difference, but hopefully it increases the chances other drivers will see me. At dusk it looks like it is glowing in the dark.

Senaca · 07-26-2009, 03:40 PM

I believe it makes a huge difference. Around here, most people probably think I'm a cop out of the corner of their eye. When I drive/ride, I find it hard to NOT look at a high-visibility jacket/vest.

PS... At first, I thought that your mailbox was some massive accessory off the back of your fender... ahh.. need sleep..

Senaca

mbridge51 · 07-26-2009, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Senaca

I believe it makes a huge difference. Around here, most people probably think I'm a cop out of the corner of their eye. When I drive/ride, I find it hard to NOT look at a high-visibility jacket/vest.

PS... At first, I thought that your mailbox was some massive accessory off the back of your fender... ahh.. need sleep..

Senaca

The mailbox does look like some kind of homemade rocket launcher accessory.

zig308 · 08-10-2009, 05:22 AM

I'm looking at getting the Olympia Hi-Viz jacket as well. Anyone have a favorite online retailer with good deals?

Verranth · 08-10-2009, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by zig308

I'm looking at getting the Olympia Hi-Viz jacket as well. Anyone have a favorite online retailer with good deals?

Kneedraggers.com and NewEnough.com seem to be good places. I havent puchased anything from NE, but others have and all seem positive. Kneedraggers has been good to me, but I know one person on here that didnt have such a great experience. Overall though, they're not bad IMO.

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Senaca Member Bike: 2009 Yamaha FZ6R Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 65 Thanks: 14 Thanked 34 Times in 10 Posts	High-Visibility Vest Any riders here wear one of the reflective greenish/yellow or orange? I have found to be very much more visible riding with one. Sen

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99vengeur Administrator Bike: 2009 Yamaha FZ6R Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Shreveport, LA Posts: 2,657 Thanks: 719 Thanked 753 Times in 477 Posts	I don't wear the reflective vest, but I do have a bright yellow Cortech jacket that has reflective piping and seems to do a pretty good job at keeping me visible. __________________ Robert 2009 Cadmium Yellow FZ6R//Intuitive Racing No-Cut Frame Sliders//Evotech Swingarm Spools//Two Brothers Racing V.A.L.E. Complete Carbon Fiber Exhaust//Two Brothers Racing JuiceBox//Driven AIS Blockoff Plates//Uscgduncan Fender Eliminator//Custom Garage Door Opener//Custom Painted Windscreen//Bi-xenon Projector Retrofit with Blue Angel Eye//More in the making...

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07-26-2009, 03:40 PM	#7 (permalink)
Senaca Member Bike: 2009 Yamaha FZ6R Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 65 Thanks: 14 Thanked 34 Times in 10 Posts	I believe it makes a huge difference. Around here, most people probably think I'm a cop out of the corner of their eye. When I drive/ride, I find it hard to NOT look at a high-visibility jacket/vest. PS... At first, I thought that your mailbox was some massive accessory off the back of your fender... ahh.. need sleep.. Senaca

08-10-2009, 05:22 AM	#9 (permalink)
zig308 Senior Member Bike: FZ6R - Blue Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: NOVA Posts: 150 Thanks: 9 Thanked 11 Times in 10 Posts	I'm looking at getting the Olympia Hi-Viz jacket as well. Anyone have a favorite online retailer with good deals?

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