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USA ROAD TRIP

10 settembre 2012 | News

by Gary Inman

British journalist and friend of Dainese, Gary Inman, is on a three-week, 12,000km road trip in the USA. He is writing an exclusive blog for Dainese.

The Plan
To ride a brand new Yamaha Super Tenere from New York to San Francisco and back to New York, in 21 days. I’d been invited by the deranged, English moto-adventurer, Nick Sanders to join a group of riders he was leading on the adventure. Sanders does not sell this trip as a holiday. There are several 500-plus mile (800km) days, but that’s what you have to do if you want to see huge sections of the States in just three weeks.

Day 1
Even before the trip starts problems arise. The motorcycle I’m supposed to be riding, borrowed from one of Sanders’ sponsors, Yamaha UK, can’t be imported into the US, because it doesn’t have my name on the documents. But Sanders, who once rode around the world in 19 days, is used to solving problems. I’ll ride his Super Tenere, he’ll rent another Yamaha.
Then there are issues getting bikes cleared through customs. Twelve bikes have been shipped in a container. Sanders is constantly on the phone to ensure they’ll clear before the weekend. Despite the trip looking like it could crumble before it starts the English adventurer stays supremely calm while he calls his shipping agent in Texas and the customs office in New Jersey.
His experience helps sort the situation, and on a sweltering Friday afternoon, a dozen English and Irish riders and pillions stand in a car park as a container is delivered and dropped, not too gently, on the ground.
The bikes are unstrapped. I take ‘my’ Yamaha. It has 92,000km (57,000 miles) on the clock, a bald rear tyre, stickers old all over its battered bodywork and panniers and no front brakes.
It’s decided Nick will ride it, with me as pillion, to Queens, New York to collect his rental bike. Queens is about 15 miles away, but I can’t work the new satnav. It takes us three, excruciating hours. But we make it.
Now the ride can really start…

by Gary Inman

British journalist and friend of Dainese, Gary Inman, is on a three-week, 12,000km road trip in the USA. He is writing an exclusive blog for Dainese.

The Plan
To ride a brand new Yamaha Super Tenere from New York to San Francisco and back to New York, in 21 days. I’d been invited by the deranged, English moto-adventurer, Nick Sanders to join a group of riders he was leading on the adventure. Sanders does not sell this trip as a holiday. There are several 500-plus mile (800km) days, but that’s what you have to do if you want to see huge sections of the States in just three weeks.

Day 1
Even before the trip starts problems arise. The motorcycle I’m supposed to be riding, borrowed from one of Sanders’ sponsors, Yamaha UK, can’t be imported into the US, because it doesn’t have my name on the documents. But Sanders, who once rode around the world in 19 days, is used to solving problems. I’ll ride his Super Tenere, he’ll rent another Yamaha.
Then there are issues getting bikes cleared through customs. Twelve bikes have been shipped in a container. Sanders is constantly on the phone to ensure they’ll clear before the weekend. Despite the trip looking like it could crumble before it starts the English adventurer stays supremely calm while he calls his shipping agent in Texas and the customs office in New Jersey.
His experience helps sort the situation, and on a sweltering Friday afternoon, a dozen English and Irish riders and pillions stand in a car park as a container is delivered and dropped, not too gently, on the ground.
The bikes are unstrapped. I take ‘my’ Yamaha. It has 92,000km (57,000 miles) on the clock, a bald rear tyre, stickers old all over its battered bodywork and panniers and no front brakes.
It’s decided Nick will ride it, with me as pillion, to Queens, New York to collect his rental bike. Queens is about 15 miles away, but I can’t work the new satnav. It takes us three, excruciating hours. But we make it.
Now the ride can really start…

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VALENTINO IN PISTA CON MODIFICHE SPECIALI A TUTA E STIVALI!

18 luglio 2010 | News

Dainese ha realizzato per Valentino delle modifiche speciali a tuta e stivali!

Subito dopo l’incidente del Mugello, per Valentino è iniziata la fase di riabilitazione e per Dainese quella di progettazione e sviluppo di un equipaggiamento tecnico speciale, che permettesse al Campione di Tavullia di tornare a correre il prima possibile. Preziose come sempre sono state le indicazioni di Valentino, che ha collaborato attivamente con i tecnici Dainese.

Già durante il primissimo test di Misano, il 7 luglio scorso, il Dottore ha provato la nuova tuta e gli stivali modificati e li ha approvati sia dal punto di vista della protezione sia del comfort.

I tecnici di D-Tec (Dainese Technology Center) hanno quindi perfezionato i dettagli, in vista del secondo test di Brno e soprattutto del sorprendente ritorno di Valentino in Moto GP al Sachsenring.

Le modifiche apportate riguardano la parte del gambale della tuta: il classico paratibia in polipropilene è stato sostituito da uno in kevlar-carbonio e ne è stato inserito un secondo, a protezione del perone. Valentino ha chiesto che questa speciale protezione fosse integrata anche nella gamba sinistra della tuta. La circonferenza stessa del gambale è stata allargata sia per alloggiare le nuove protezioni sia consentire un più facile inserimento del nuovo stivale.

Anche lo stivale infatti è stato leggermente allargato, per garantire un maggiore comfort alla gamba traumatizzata ed è stata aggiunta un’ulteriore apertura laterale, per facilitarne la calzata.

La reazione così rapida alle richieste del pilota e lo sviluppo di un outfit adatto alla situazione sono frutto del lavoro del team Dainese di tecnici, ingegneri e medici che da sempre studiano ergonomia e movimento dell’uomo, per migliorare i sistemi di protezione nella pratica sportiva.

Dainese has made special modifications to Valentino’s suit and boots!

Right after the accident happened at Mugello, Valentino started the recovery phase while Dainese started to develop a special technical equipment which could help the Champion from Tavullia go back to his motorbike as soon as possible. Valentino collaborated actively with Dainese’s technicians and his indications were as always very precious.

On July 7, during the very first test in Misano, the Doctor tried on the new suit and the modified boots and he approved them from both a protection and comfort point of view.

D-Tec technicians (Dainese Technology Center) improved the details in view of the second test in Brno and especially for Valentino’s surprising comeback in Moto GP at Sachsenring.

The modifications on the suit that have been made concerns the bootleg part: the classical shin protector in polypropylene has been substituted by one made in carbon-kevlar and another one has been added to protect the fibula. Valentino asked that this special protection could be integrated in the left leg as well. The bootleg’s circumference has been widened in order to be able to put the new protections and allow an easier insertion of the new boot.

The boot in fact has been widened as well to guarantee a better comfort to the injured leg and a further side opening has been added in order to ease the fit.

Such a quick reaction to the rider’s requests and the development of an outfit suitable to the situation have been made possible thanks to the team work made by Dainese’s technicians, engineers and doctors who have always studied the ergonomics and movement of man in order to improve the protection systems in the action sports.

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SPECIAL GRAPHIC FOR JORGE LORENZO

18 giugno 2009 | News

In occasion of the MotoGP of Catalunya, Jorge Lorenzo's tribute to his beloved Barcelona is a completely blaugrana outfit.

2009 was an important year for the Pep Guardiola's team: during this season they won the so called triplete (Champions League, Liga and Copa del Rey).

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