Rain Gear - What do you use?
Outstanding HDF Member
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 2,007
Likes: 4
From: Vancouver, B.C.
Comfortably Numb and cosmic, you guys must not live in a place that gets hot. I could never ride with full gear on when it's 95 and high humidity. I would pass out from heat stroke.
I have a bagger, so I am able to pack the things I need while on the road. A nice rain suit doesn't take up much space.
Just my 02
I have a bagger, so I am able to pack the things I need while on the road. A nice rain suit doesn't take up much space.
Just my 02
IMO, any rain suit that doesn't take up any room might as well be left at home. It's really no improvement over a custom-fitted GLAD bag. It won't breathe, so you'll just be sweating under it. If you buy decent gear, heat and humidity are a non issue.
I lasted about one rainy ride with cheap rain gear when I was a kid. Even back then I was smart enough to 'figure it out' after the one use. They were merely another layer for when it got cold. In the rain they were next to useless. You'll never know what you're missing 'til you ride with the good stuff. Being caught out in crappy weather is the worst part of riding, why make it worse? As the old saying goes....There's no such thing as bad weather, only the wrong clothes.
CN
Novice
Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 21
Likes: 1
From: USAF Stationed in UK
Need some help on sizing. I want to get the new 360 hi-vi rain suit (black style) but am unsure of sizing. Nowhere does it state it is sized to fit over your jacket or gear. I am overseas and want to order online. Im sized to fit the Large perfectly but with jacket im probly more of a XL depending on the rain suit sizing. Dont want to get the XL to find out im a parachute in the wind 
Anybody know if its sized to fit OVER your jacket and pants.
Anybody know if its sized to fit OVER your jacket and pants.
Outstanding HDF Member
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 2,403
Likes: 20
From: Indy
I was happy with my EXL gear for a year then last year the second year, I had to ride 6 hours in a rain storm, it was slightly chilly, and I didn't know until I got to where I was going that I was soaked to the bone, took that gear off trashed it, and went, and bought the HIGH VIS Harley set, man it is nice, I think you could ride in a lake, and stay dry with it.
Novice
Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 21
Likes: 1
From: USAF Stationed in UK
I was happy with my EXL gear for a year then last year the second year, I had to ride 6 hours in a rain storm, it was slightly chilly, and I didn't know until I got to where I was going that I was soaked to the bone, took that gear off trashed it, and went, and bought the HIGH VIS Harley set, man it is nice, I think you could ride in a lake, and stay dry with it.
Cruiser
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 110
Likes: 0
From: iowa
HD Forum Stories
The Best of Harley-Davidson for Lifelong Riders
7 Surprising Harley-Davidson Products that Are Not Motorcycles
Verdad Gallardo
8 Best Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Worst Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
Killer Custom's Jail Break Is The Breakout That Refused to Blend In
Verdad Gallardo
Crazy Bunderbike Build Looks Amazing, But Is It Impossible to Ride?
Verdad Gallardo
Harley-Davidson Reveals Super Cool Cafe Racer Concept
Verdad Gallardo
Engraved Rebellion: Inside Bundnerbike's Glam Rock II
Verdad Gallardo
10 Motorcycles You Should Never Buy
Joe Kucinski
10 Things Harley-Davidson Needs to Fix in 2026
Verdad Gallardo
Outstanding HDF Member
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 2,403
Likes: 20
From: Indy
I went to my dealer, and a hot little motor clothes girl gave me a couple to try on, I bought big enough to put my leather under it, I bet I could put my winter riding gear under it.
The main reason I bought it, is that I know people that have 10 year old Harley gear, you don't hear about other brands that old, might be out there but you don't hear about it.
The main reason I bought it, is that I know people that have 10 year old Harley gear, you don't hear about other brands that old, might be out there but you don't hear about it.