I don't care what anybody says, but I went down hard on my R1 last sunday and i had a Spidi Slider Wind One-Piece Leather Suit on and the suit saved my ass! I took a turn on san felipe going 60-70 and hit the center of the pothole and highsided of the bike... I tumbled about 1/8 of a mile and the suit saved my shoulder and knees and ass. The suit is still in good shape for what had happened so i'd really recommend getting the spidi.