Kidney belts a thing of the past?...

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Edited Date/Time 1/27/2012 5:30pm
While surfing through Pulpmx and looking at some old Buckley photos, you can clearly see almost everyone wearing kidney belts. I grew up wearing them so I still ride with one but how many of today's top Pro's wear them and or why don't they wear them?
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unknownmxr 4/18/2011 9:16pm
4/18/2011 9:16pm
There was a rider who wore a women's girdle instead of a kidney belt. His riding buddy saw it and asked him; 'when did you start wearing that?' He said: 'right after the wife found it in the glove box.'

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T-Fish 4/18/2011 9:26pm
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unknownmxr wrote:
There was a rider who wore a women's girdle instead of a kidney belt. His riding buddy saw it and asked him; 'when did you start...
There was a rider who wore a women's girdle instead of a kidney belt. His riding buddy saw it and asked him; 'when did you start wearing that?' He said: 'right after the wife found it in the glove box.'
lol
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mxb2 4/18/2011 9:28pm
4/18/2011 9:28pm
unknownmxr wrote:
There was a rider who wore a women's girdle instead of a kidney belt. His riding buddy saw it and asked him; 'when did you start...
There was a rider who wore a women's girdle instead of a kidney belt. His riding buddy saw it and asked him; 'when did you start wearing that?' He said: 'right after the wife found it in the glove box.'
Good one LOL, I will use that one next time!
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ky_savage 4/18/2011 9:44pm
4/18/2011 9:44pm
My buddy wears one. He's the only person at the track that does. Younger guys are probably wondering what the heck it is.
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mx757 4/18/2011 10:16pm
4/18/2011 10:16pm
My pops still wears one, but I think thats more to fight the dunlop syndrome. You know, where youve dunlopped over your belt...
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goonrider 4/18/2011 10:20pm
4/18/2011 10:20pm
adamdf wrote:
Heres a few threads that might help you.

http://www.vitalmx.com/forums/Moto-Related,20/Kidney-belts,1114005

http://www.vitalmx.com/forums/Moto-Related,20/anyone-still-wear-kidney-…

http://www.vitalmx.com/forums/Moto-Related,20/This-is-probably-a-dumb-q…
Sorry bud... I don't spend enough time on the forums to notice duplicate threads.
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twister 4/19/2011 3:25am
4/19/2011 3:25am
I wear one and so does my 12 year old son.
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mx836 4/19/2011 4:31am
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adamdf wrote:
Heres a few threads that might help you.

http://www.vitalmx.com/forums/Moto-Related,20/Kidney-belts,1114005

http://www.vitalmx.com/forums/Moto-Related,20/anyone-still-wear-kidney-…

http://www.vitalmx.com/forums/Moto-Related,20/This-is-probably-a-dumb-q…
goonrider wrote:
Sorry bud... I don't spend enough time on the forums to notice duplicate threads.
I believe he was trying to demonstrate that you can sometimes find the answers to your questions with the search function.
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Robgvx 4/19/2011 5:48am
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unknownmxr wrote:
There was a rider who wore a women's girdle instead of a kidney belt. His riding buddy saw it and asked him; 'when did you start...
There was a rider who wore a women's girdle instead of a kidney belt. His riding buddy saw it and asked him; 'when did you start wearing that?' He said: 'right after the wife found it in the glove box.'
I also had some explaining to do when I started taking sanitary towels to the races (which I used inside my helmet to soak up the sweat).
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spd721 4/19/2011 8:26am
4/19/2011 8:26am
I used to wear one when I first started riding. After a few years, I tried riding without one and was more comfortable with out it.
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BK 4/19/2011 8:59am
4/19/2011 8:59am
I stopped wearing one after I sold my kidneys on Ebay.
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Titan1 4/19/2011 9:09am
4/19/2011 9:09am
I wear one for the lower back support.

My core is incredibly out of shape, and after 100 miles of desert whoops my lower back hates me! The kidney belt helps enough that I ride with it.
660Dunlop 4/19/2011 9:50am
4/19/2011 9:50am
Still wear one but mainly for the impact protection on the lower back. MSR system six have a lot of plastic on the spine area. Even went as far as using the stretch material off one to repair the MSR.
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jimid553 4/19/2011 9:59am
4/19/2011 9:59am
I've started to were one again and it not only helps my lower back from getting tired but it kind of reminds me to use better body position and not slouch as much...keeps me up off the seat more and standing holding the bike with my knees. Seems like it's a little safer to have a little support and protection back there?

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