[M&M]

T5 EVO Range | D3O Lab

I'm going to change the protection in my jacket by those.
For what i've read, they're quite revolutionary.

Is here somebody who use them ?

 

[rkevwill]

When I was testing the Ducati monsters, I coulda used one of those for a cup, protecting the family jewels.

 

[Becker]

all BMW riding gear equipped with D3O protection, I'm using Boulder2 jacket + City2 pents. Both with D3O protection.
My feedback is - very good, althow I did not yet tested it in any "crush"
most convinient, for me, is that D3O protection is flexible - it takes the shape of your body and you cannot feel it. Mainly this referes to back and elbow protection.

So my oppinion is - go for it.

 

[penner]

looks good. i'll be on the lookout for it when shopping for gear.

 

[M&M]

I just have to find a stockist in my region so I can try and find the right size for my jacket and pants.

 

[9T33]

Has anyone seen any reviews on these, seems like a great product, just don't know how good or bad.

 

[M&M]

For what i've read about them, their efficiency is limited in time.
For the rest, owners seemed to be very satisfied.
It's in french, so i suppose the link will not be very useful.

 

[Squid]

I've used D30 for downhill mountain biking for the last few years. You bail a lot doing this sort of silliness, and I've found the D30 padding to be pretty effective. I used to wear hardshell and now can get away with soft-shell pads.

 

[zugvogel]

I have the BMW Summer pant and one time in a slow right hand turn my rear wheel slipped on a patch of water. I went down and landed on my right hip exactly where the D30 protector is located.
Amazingly I felt nothing - no pain, no bruises afterwards, nothing! Now granted it was a slow drop but hard enough that without the pad, it would have hurt!
I am converted and never ride in pants or jackets without them again.
It does not require a big accident for them to pay off.

 

[houh0316]

I bought them for my Revit pants
It is more slim and flexible than regular protection pads
So when you bend your knee/shoulder/elbow, you get more room and won't be too stiff.
However, it has limited shock absorption depending on its thickness.
BMW uses very thick and large cross-section D3O for better protection.

 

[Cruisincruzan]

If the BMW NP are from D3O they are very temp sensitive. In cooler weather I have to leave my gear indoors as opposed to the garage if I leave early in the AM because they are rock hard and very uncomfortable. Once they warm up they are fine. From a comfort point of view my favorite armor is a force field 4 layer armor product although I don't remember the exact name.

One more armor story, several years ago I replaced the armor in my motoport kevlar mesh suit with force field t-pro extreme I believe it was called. I had spoken to the rep and it was the highest impact protection rating they made. It was a soft armor and the rep warned me it was heavy. It came in sheets that you could cut . I did not know you could make something soft that dense. I replaced the armor in the jacket and by the third ride I realized that I should have listened to the rep. It was unbearably heavy, another experiment to the dust bin.

 

[Lost Rider]

Nancy and I have numerous BMW riding gear pieces and I'm certain the armor in it is not d3O.
BMW does't market it being d30, it doesn't say d30 anywhere on it, and like Cruisincruzan said it is certainly temperature sensitive. It's orange and looks like d30, but is BMW brand armor.

My Rukka gear on the other hand definitely has d30 armor in it. There's quite a difference in the feel of the armor, the d30 is not nearly as temperature sensitive, is slightly more dense and in most temps is soft and molds to your body faster than BMW armor. Rukka makes some of the highest quality protective riding gear money can buy and is worth every cent if you're in the market for a whole new kit.
I've had minor crashes while riding in dirt with the d30 and it seems to work as advertised, I've also had major crashes with BMW gear on and it protected me too, specifically the BMW City Pant I and City Pant II, which have the best knee protection of any pant I can find, even more coverage than my Rukka gear.
My collarbone didn't fair as well the last time I went down hard, but I had on a hard armor pressure suit upper protection under my jacket with neither d30 or BMW np protectors.
Overall I'm happy with the d30 armor in the Rukka, it seems to work well protecting you and is comfortable to wear, upgrading to it seems like a wise choice if you can find the correct shape pieces. I do wish BMW used it though or there was a similar shaped d30 option for my City Pant II for the reasons Cruisincruzan mentioned with it being stiff in cold weather, at least until your body warms and softens it up.

Another upgrade to look into is Forcefield armor.
Motorcycle Body Armour | Forcefield Body Armour

 

[Karamazov]

Nancy and I have numerous BMW riding gear pieces and I'm certain the armor in it is not d3O.
BMW does't market it being d30, it doesn't say d30 anywhere on it, and like Cruisincruzan said it is certainly temperature sensitive. It's orange and looks like d30, but is BMW brand armor.

My Rukka gear on the other hand definitely has d30 armor in it. There's quite a difference in the feel of the armor, the d30 is not nearly as temperature sensitive, is slightly more dense and in most temps is soft and molds to your body faster than BMW armor. Rukka makes some of the highest quality protective riding gear money can buy and is worth every cent if you're in the market for a whole new kit.
I've had minor crashes while riding in dirt with the d30 and it seems to work as advertised, I've also had major crashes with BMW gear on and it protected me too, specifically the BMW City Pant I and City Pant II, which have the best knee protection of any pant I can find, even more coverage than my Rukka gear.
My collarbone didn't fair as well the last time I went down hard, but I had on a hard armor pressure suit upper protection under my jacket with neither d30 or BMW np protectors.
Overall I'm happy with the d30 armor in the Rukka, it seems to work well protecting you and is comfortable to wear, upgrading to it seems like a wise choice if you can find the correct shape pieces. I do wish BMW used it though or there was a similar shaped d30 option for my City Pant II for the reasons Cruisincruzan mentioned with it being stiff in cold weather, at least until your body warms and softens it up.

Another upgrade to look into is Forcefield armor.
Motorcycle Body Armour | Forcefield Body Armour

+1, what he said. I wear the Street Guard 3. The armor isn't D30. It is however, very good and as Lost said, the coverage is impeccable. The elbow, back, and knee protection extends farther and wider than any other gear I've owned. But wow is it stiff in the cold...

I love the Forcefield stuff. I'm thinking of buying the Pro shirt and pants. Then I can look a little less tactical on the R9T for casual rides (just a leather jacket and good kevlar jeans). Plus the pro shirt has chest protection - a feature that for some reason zero motorcycle jackets incorporate.

 

[zugvogel]

I stand corrected - I checked my BMW Summer pant and it does not say D30 anywhere. Interesting to note though that BMW changed the protectors recently.
I have a BMW Summer pant version 1 and just bought the v3 last week. The orange protector on the picture is the old one, the new one has black protectors.
Both say H Type B for what it is worth....

 

[houh0316]

the black one sas-tec is very good too
my KTM jackets use them and they are very comfortable!