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Message no. 1
From: Gurth <gurth@******.NL>
Subject: Biker gear (was Re: Online Shadowrun Gaming)
Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 11:23:27 +0100
Skye Comstock said on 11:30/ 1 Jun 97...

> SrOb: Does anyone know if there was any "body armor" for motorcyclists
> in the RBB?

There isn't.

> I was looking through a motorcycle magazine the other day and noticed
> all the spiffy armor, helmets, and whatnot. Thought it would be a cool
> deal to make up some stats and a little Corp or two that sell this
> stuff.

I have a feeling this is easy enough to cater for by just taking SR's
leather clothing, and assuming it's a bike suit. If you really want to
give full SR stats for these clothes, IMO they'd have reasonable Impact
ratings (2 or 3 maybe) but no Ballistic -- after all, they're intended to
protect the wearer in a motorcycle accident, not from bullets.

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Message no. 2
From: The Digital Mage <mn3rge@****.AC.UK>
Subject: Re: Biker gear (was Re: Online Shadowrun Gaming)
Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 13:46:14 +0100
On Mon, 2 Jun 1997, Gurth wrote:

> > SrOb: Does anyone know if there was any "body armor" for motorcyclists
> > in the RBB?
>
> There isn't.
>
I do believe that an issue of Ka.Ge had just such a suit for sale -
unfortunately I don't have my Ka.Ges with me at uni so I can't get the
info :(

The Digital Mage aka Grant Erswell - mn3rge@****.ac.uk
"Sadder still to watch it die, than never to have known it"
-Rush, Losing It
Message no. 3
From: David Buehrer <dbuehrer@****.ORG>
Subject: Re: Biker gear (was Re: Online Shadowrun Gaming)
Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 12:11:51 -0600
Gurth wrote:
|
| Skye Comstock said on 11:30/ 1 Jun 97...
|
| > I was looking through a motorcycle magazine the other day and noticed
| > all the spiffy armor, helmets, and whatnot. Thought it would be a cool
| > deal to make up some stats and a little Corp or two that sell this
| > stuff.
|
| I have a feeling this is easy enough to cater for by just taking SR's
| leather clothing, and assuming it's a bike suit. If you really want to
| give full SR stats for these clothes, IMO they'd have reasonable Impact
| ratings (2 or 3 maybe) but no Ballistic -- after all, they're intended to
| protect the wearer in a motorcycle accident, not from bullets.

Er, that's actually backwards. Protective gear for motorcycalists is
designed to reduce impact damage to the head (high impact and
balistic resistant helmets) and to reduce friction damage from
comming in contact with the ground while traveling at high speed
(after being thrown from the motorcyle). The heavy leather and/or
kevlar clothing they wear does not provide any protection from impact
with trees, cars, light poles, etc or the ground. But it does a very
good job of resisting tearing, and keeping the wearer's skin from
being ripped off, which IIRC is what balistic armor is designed to do
(keep from tearing, therefor preventing the bullet from entering the
body).

On the other hand, if Skye is talking about the rigid stuff the
off-road motocross racers wear, then I agree with Gurth.

-David
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Message no. 4
From: GRANITE <granite@**.NET>
Subject: Re: Biker gear (was Re: Online Shadowrun Gaming)
Date: Mon, 2 Jun 1997 23:21:11 -0700
> > > SrOb: Does anyone know if there was any "body armor" for
motorcyclists
> > > in the RBB?
> > There isn't.
> I do believe that an issue of Ka.Ge had just such a suit for sale -
> unfortunately I don't have my Ka.Ges with me at uni so I can't get the
> info :(

I just happen to have my stuff handy..It is called a MaxGlide
Anti-skid Suit 200-Y- Can be worn under other clothing..reduces
damage code for any vehicle accident by one, if the wearer is thrown
clear [deadly damage becomes Serious] For the suit to provide the
protection, however, the wearer must be able to slide with the
impact. Slamming into a tree or building, or being thrown about
inside the vehicle itself, negates the bonus of the suit.

And then there is the MaxView Safety Helmet line.....
--------------------------------GRANITE"Rock Steady"
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The Courage To Change The Things I Can,
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