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Photo by Andy Miller, UK, Taking a rest, Jokulsarlon, Iceland

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I'll be riding tarmac most of the time, but some dirtroads also (70/30 i think). I was looking for armor because I think it's cooler and more comfortable when it's really hot. Are you satisfied with the acerbis armor? It looks good...
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I loved it. Very comfortable, and easy to get on & off since it's all attached to the mesh jacket.

Full of holes and a large mesh, so it flows a lot of air, just make sure you put a motocross shirt or something over the top to stop the sunburn!

Not sure what helmet you have, but I use a flip front Nolan. Found it fab since on the road or wet / cold bits you have the chin bar down, then off road or hot days you can ride with the chin bar up. Nolan has this cool swivel mechanism which means the chinbar sits very close to the top of the helmet when up, unlike all other flip-fronts I've seen.

Has flip down sun visor though I found I needed sunglasses too on the really bright days.

Pretty good vents too...
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I loved it. Very comfortable, and easy to get on & off since it's all attached to the mesh jacket.

Full of holes and a large mesh, so it flows a lot of air, just make sure you put a motocross shirt or something over the top to stop the sunburn!

Not sure what helmet you have, but I use a flip front Nolan. Found it fab since on the road or wet / cold bits you have the chin bar down, then off road or hot days you can ride with the chin bar up. Nolan has this cool swivel mechanism which means the chinbar sits very close to the top of the helmet when up, unlike all other flip-fronts I've seen.

Has flip down sun visor though I found I needed sunglasses too on the really bright days.

Pretty good vents too...
Which model of Nolan is this?
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The N103

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Which model of Nolan is this?
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nice helmet, but way to heavy for me personal...
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Hi,

If you want to be save you should not go to africa The clothes you are going to wear also decide what the local people think about you. Its the same as if some creatures from far away would come to planet earth wearing one of these big hightech glas baloons around there heads insted a usual baseball cap like everyone else here.

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I had a similar problem recently.

Only for an Estonian winter, not an African traversal!

I bought a one piece quilted workmans overall which as been very warm, designed for workmen who are outside all day: nice an toasty on my Ural.

But this has no protection: it was not designed for bike riding, so I bought a Halvarssons/Linstrands Tribal safety jacket and kept my BMW back protector.

In Africa you will be quite wamr in this, especially with the back protector, but the lycra jacket thingy should be OK in the heat, as long as you are moving. Under a regular jacket protection should be OK....
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I did just over 7 months in Australia, a fair bit of that off road in the red centre ( desert ) and most of it in quite severe temperatures.

This part of the trip I wore a Forcefield Extreme Adventure Harness.( next armour up from the action shirt ) In hot temperatures all I wore over the top was a motocross shirt, and at every oppurtunity I would pour water over myself.....the hex-shaped design of the armour meant that for the next half hour or more, I was blessed in getting built in air conditioning from the water evaporating and the wind blowing through the air vents cooling my skin......very, very effective in hot weather.

Another often overlooked aspect is that after wearing every single day for 7 months and sweat,mud etc getting into.....the harness smelt fresh and clean.

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Protection is more important than comfort for me.
Like this I drove from Belgium to Cape Town and like this I will drive back.
When it rains or when it is colder I wear a jacket on top.

For clarity, I'm on the right ...


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