maybe it's just because i suck, but on the rare occassion that i fall (sarcasm), i fall pretty hard. twice now i've gone down real hard and my right side pantleg managed to get ripped to hell (like 12" up on jeans!), i don't know if it got caught in the chain or not but it's kinda starting to get annoying. oh yeah and yesterday i finally looped a top-of-third wheelie (~30-35 mph), my hand felt like it burst into flames and i sprained my ankle but it's all good i still rode some more. i need to learn the rear brake so bad, pretty much the only reason i'll crash is because i loop it.
B

 

Pull your sock over your pant leg, it might look stupid but you will save your pants.

 

What's happening is that your right pantleg is getting caught on the kickstarter. When you kick out your right leg it rips your pants. You can readjust your kick starter so it is fater back and wont snag pantlegs.

 

I have ruined 5 pairs of pants in the past few months......


I never fall when I wear my kneepads though...go figure.

 

I have been wearing thick pants when i ride because the little tike has claimed a few pairs. I don't have any, but i know carhartt makes pants. Might want to give those a shot.

 

carhart makes stone washed tapered leg jeans.

 

Yea, it's the kick starter. I kept gettin caught up on it to I moved it down so it's level with the swingrm. No more problems...

 

My right pant legs get caught on the kick starter all the time. I even thought about takin it off. My left pant legs get caught in front sprocket all the time too, even with the chain guard on. Now i have duct tape over the little gap between the chain guard and the engine side case.

 

this is funny...
I have ruined so many pairs of jeans from that freaking kick start.
Funny part...I never thought of moving it...

thanks guys for this thread.

 

I notched a little more out of the stop metal piece to make my kickstarter push in a little :YEAH

i crashed hard core!!

 

Three pairs of pants and four shoelaces torn apart, all on the right side. I guess big pants and 50's don't mix.
-Andrew

 

the kickstarter always catches on my pants and rips them

 

My kickstarter eats my pants, everytime i do a wheelie and start to lose it, i go to put my foot down and there they go about 12'' up the inside crease heh. But tonight was a good one, i just put on a gold renthal chain, friend and i out messin around. Just cruisin along, all of the sudden, dead stop, heh front sproket ate my pants and it was stuck for a while. I always saw people runnin there chains with no gaurds so i figured i could. Guess not, i think might use this plastic adhesive that makes spraypaint stick really good, and wont crack when it bends, spray on red and put a bunch of clear coat on it, so it looks decent and wont eat my pants either

 

I just use the same pair. when they ripped i just slip tied them together. Hasnt happened again. if it does oh well i will just cut new holes and re slip tie them again

 

**** that was my fault, i meant to say left side. that's the side that has ripped twice, that's why i was saying it might've been the chain, but there was no theeth marks or grease.
B

 

That happened to me the other day when i was riding my pants got suck in above the front sproket damn near pulled me off the bike.

 

3 pairs later and I finally find out what it is.

 

Iv only gone through one that i remeber, that was on left side and couse of gravel. But my kickstart on my z did manage to rip a inch and inch deep whole in my kneed\ through my pants (didnt rip my pants some how )