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Insure Gal · 06-25-2010, 04:59 AM

I picked up a pair of Joe Rocket Ladies Ballistic 10.0 pants the other day.

Joe Rocket Ballistic 10.0 Pant [24-70304] - $179.95 : GPBikes.com Fine motorsports, Canada,Toronto, Durham Fine Triumph, Ducati Motorcycles

Wore them for the first time on my commute to work yesterday.

CRIPES! They felt like a suit of armor. I could barley bend my legs on the pegs to get in a comfortable riding postition. Are they supposed to be that stiff or do they break in a little with wear?

I even found them realy stiff and hard to move in when I was trying to back the bike up.

**dart1963** · 06-25-2010, 05:28 AM

I have one of the mens ballistic pants (7.0, no idea what the numbers mean)... they do break in, in a month or so...

I can offer a warning on the side leg zippers... be very careful with them, I can't say how many times I've had them pop open because a bit of material gets stuck in them when zipping, and I've had to spend 5 minutes zipping and unzipping to get them back to locking.

Insure Gal · 06-25-2010, 08:45 AM

Okey Dokey looks like I'll be wearing them around the house for a few weeks.... new fashion statement... well they are black!

Don't laugh...I've heard of people doing that with a new helmet too, so I could be worse!

**dart1963** · 06-25-2010, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Insure Gal

Okey Dokey looks like I'll be wearing them around the house for a few weeks.... new fashion statement... well they are black!

Don't laugh...I've heard of people doing that with a new helmet too, so I could be worse!

I had my mc gloves before I took my msf course, I wore them around the house and in my cage for about two weeks before I got the bike...
yeah, it works.

06-25-2010, 04:59 AM	#1 (permalink)
Insure Gal Senior Member Bike: 2010 FZ6R Pearl White, Immorat Graphics Fast as Hell tank pad, Oxford heated grips, sliders, cowl Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: The Rock, (NL) Canada Posts: 146 Thanks: 16 Thanked 32 Times in 19 Posts	Stiff Balisitic???? I picked up a pair of Joe Rocket Ladies Ballistic 10.0 pants the other day. Joe Rocket Ballistic 10.0 Pant [24-70304] - $179.95 : GPBikes.com Fine motorsports, Canada,Toronto, Durham Fine Triumph, Ducati Motorcycles Wore them for the first time on my commute to work yesterday. CRIPES! They felt like a suit of armor. I could barley bend my legs on the pegs to get in a comfortable riding postition. Are they supposed to be that stiff or do they break in a little with wear? I even found them realy stiff and hard to move in when I was trying to back the bike up. __________________ “When I’m riding my motorcycle, I’m glad to be alive. When I stop riding my motorcycle, I’m glad to be alive.” - Neil Peart, Rush

06-25-2010, 08:45 AM	#3 (permalink)
Insure Gal Senior Member Bike: 2010 FZ6R Pearl White, Immorat Graphics Fast as Hell tank pad, Oxford heated grips, sliders, cowl Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: The Rock, (NL) Canada Posts: 146 Thanks: 16 Thanked 32 Times in 19 Posts	Okey Dokey looks like I'll be wearing them around the house for a few weeks.... new fashion statement... well they are black! Don't laugh...I've heard of people doing that with a new helmet too, so I could be worse! __________________ “When I’m riding my motorcycle, I’m glad to be alive. When I stop riding my motorcycle, I’m glad to be alive.” - Neil Peart, Rush

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06-25-2010, 05:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
dart1963 Super Moderator Bike: '09 FZ6R Raven Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bluemont, Virginia Posts: 3,284 Thanks: 1,200 Thanked 1,116 Times in 724 Posts Blog Entries: 2	I have one of the mens ballistic pants (7.0, no idea what the numbers mean)... they do break in, in a month or so... I can offer a warning on the side leg zippers... be very careful with them, I can't say how many times I've had them pop open because a bit of material gets stuck in them when zipping, and I've had to spend 5 minutes zipping and unzipping to get them back to locking.

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