Rain gear ideas?
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ORIGINAL: 07FLHRCMarinePatriot
My biggest problem with rain gear is visability (the cager seeing you). Cuz rain usually means no sun and vision reduced to 40 yards or less.
I want day-glo yellow. I don't care about "cool" biker black. I care about my *** (more for my wife's
).
I've looked at TourMaster, but not bright enough.
My biggest problem with rain gear is visability (the cager seeing you). Cuz rain usually means no sun and vision reduced to 40 yards or less.
I want day-glo yellow. I don't care about "cool" biker black. I care about my *** (more for my wife's
).I've looked at TourMaster, but not bright enough.
Here is a link to the Hi-Vis:
http://www.aerostich.com/catalog/US/...its-sp-19.html
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ORIGINAL: Moby
Aerostich Dariens are great. They just don't fit into the Harley standard, more commonly found with BMW or IronButt riders. I've worn them for many years and I can't see how leathers would be better for touring. I had an accident at about 50 MPH in 2001 while wearing my Dariens; no road rash or other abrasions but eight broken bones and a severely damaged helmet.
Aerostich Dariens are great. They just don't fit into the Harley standard, more commonly found with BMW or IronButt riders. I've worn them for many years and I can't see how leathers would be better for touring. I had an accident at about 50 MPH in 2001 while wearing my Dariens; no road rash or other abrasions but eight broken bones and a severely damaged helmet.
Around town, and local rides, I wear zip together black leather two pice suit, jacket and pants. I plan to add a good vented Vanson leather jacket to the kit before the heat of summer.
I may not fit in well here, as I wear all the gear all the time (ATGATT). I've been down four times in 22 years and well over 300,000mi on two wheels, and was in full gear each time. No road rash yet. I'd rather sweat than bleed. You can't have too much kit.
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From: Naples FL / Pine TWP PA
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Well I want to weigh in on Frogg Toggs - If you really need rain gear these things suck. Just about every rider I have known that has put them through hard rain over any distance has ended up soaking wet. I really felt bad for a friend of mine when his failed fifty miles into a five hundred mile ride. About three hundred and fifty miles into it me and another rider loaned him what dry spare gear we had. Don't buy Frogg Toggs they have a very high failure rate.
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RE: Rain gear ideas?
Go to your local metric cycle plaza. Buy a full set ofdeluxe rain gear (minus the HD logo)for about $60 (on par for the same suit sold at HD for $200). A $60 rain suit will keep you just as dry as some $600 Gucci peice of yuppy artdecorated withthree racing stripes and designed for casual snowmobiling.
The reason I suggest buying local opposed to mail order.....you can try it on and get the right size (over the clothing you would be riding in).
Do avoid the $9 yellow sets sold at Academy (the tiny bits or flying yellow tearing away will distract other riders behind you....plus once shredded, you'll look like some nautical reject who never made it off Gilligan's Island).
Finally,go to the HD dealer and buy a set of their Rain Gattor Lug Sole(best product they make and the best $40 you can spend on your feet when it's wet). These gattors go over the toe and cover the front of the sole.The bottm iscovered with a traction pad that works so well youcould walk up the slime inside of Britney's thighs and never miss a step. They are easy-on/easy-off and dry in a few minutes.
The reason I suggest buying local opposed to mail order.....you can try it on and get the right size (over the clothing you would be riding in).
Do avoid the $9 yellow sets sold at Academy (the tiny bits or flying yellow tearing away will distract other riders behind you....plus once shredded, you'll look like some nautical reject who never made it off Gilligan's Island).
Finally,go to the HD dealer and buy a set of their Rain Gattor Lug Sole(best product they make and the best $40 you can spend on your feet when it's wet). These gattors go over the toe and cover the front of the sole.The bottm iscovered with a traction pad that works so well youcould walk up the slime inside of Britney's thighs and never miss a step. They are easy-on/easy-off and dry in a few minutes.
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RE: Rain gear ideas?
ORIGINAL: seldyn1
Then what would you recommend. That is not my experience, I have the elite highway suit.
Then what would you recommend. That is not my experience, I have the elite highway suit.
