I've been looking at back protectors which led me on to full upper body vests. Like the Dainese wave pro. Basically a mesh vest with all the armour attached and you wear any jacket over it (meaning leather or textile not just pyjamas!)

I can see many pros and cons:

Pro:
The armour is level 2 so an entry to mid range jacket would be ok and save buying top of range summer AND winter gear.

Armour would stay in place unlike in a off the peg jacket.

Cons:
can't just take jacket off when you're in town/pub etc.

Not sure if it looks over the top. Dark Knight looks cool, but would you walk round in public like it?


So, what do you think? Good or bad?

I've recently fitted some r&g crash bungs to my fzs600.

Had a problem when replacing the m6 and m8 engine mount bolts.

 there is a metal spacer in the m8 tube which doesn't line up properly which meant the new m8 would not go through without pushing the spacer out. so I have left out the spacer.

 is this bad? If so, any suggestions?