My Wolf kit is leaking so I'm looking at Rukka, the flexius jacket is Goretex, outlast and has a 6 year guarantee with loan item should it fail, that's why they aren't cheap! Have a look, it's stretch for also so hopefully won't be so bulky. The trouser that go with it are fuse I think. Fortunately I can get good discount but I would still buy it because it really is good! Dianese make some really nice stuff though
I was looking a Rukka at the weekend. The price is just silly. Any one here using the rst adventure jacket and bags? I liked it, price isn't cheap but a lot less than Rukka. I just want something that's waterproof without using a stupid plastic raincoat. The adventure stuff is apparently rst's best Got soaked this morning, so I need to start looking. Had to change the under crackers when I got to work.
I've said it many times: You want dry feet, you buy a pair of Alpinestars SMX Goretex boots. It's not that your feet won't get wet if it rains a bit; they won't get wet if you ride all day in a constant downpour. They are just the most superb piece of kit. Their Goretex lined leather gloves aren't bad either (but not as good).
Buy once ~ cry once and can only say, brilliant piece of kit bought during spring 2014 = KLIM ADV Rally set.... Adventure Rally Jacket Adventure Rally Pant Element Glove Short (Gloves) Still own and use a lot of Dainese gear but for long distance China and Australia ADV touring, prefer the Klim gear, nuff said...
I wear alpinestar gore tex smx boots, they are great so far and because they are Gore they are 'real' leather as opposed to lorica like most sport boots now. Glove wise I am using berring gore tex ones, £120 but haven't leaked yet and are well fitted and comfy. Kit wise, I'm sorry to say RST is good budget kit but won't be better than the Wolf stuff I have which having seen one season of wet has now started leaking really bad. The Dianese stuff is over priced, even the £750 jacket isn't laminate (the way it disperses water). I'm buying a Rukka Flexius jacket, it helps that I get some discount but it's 6 Year guarantee with loan garment and I need it every day, it's simply an expense I'm will to justify: the jacket is £500 and trousers £300. Also, it's stretch fit so should be comfy and has Outlast which is good for temperature control.
I've never found wet weather motorbike gear which doesn't leak (especially at zips and seams) and what's more, I've crashed in Dainese and Alpinestars textile jackets twice at relatively modest speeds and both times the fabric wore through. Hence, I now just wear my snowboarding jacket and salopettes over an armoured mesh bike jacket. I'm warm, I'm dry, I have room to move about and the gear is all very light, and so I'm not restricted or distracted. Gloves are Held "Air and Dry" Goretex, which so far haven't leaked a drop and are warm and toasty. Boots are Alpinestars J6 shorty boots, which also haven't leaked, are extremely comfy and are indistinguishable from casual wear, so I don't always need to choose between carrying separate shoes and wearing ugly bike boots at the end of my journey. They also have a number of safety features which thankfully I haven't tested in anger. http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=361385283086&globalID=EBAY-GB
No indicators though, and perhaps the windscreen must be hard to see through as they have to get really really close behind to follow...
Textile gear is shit. I've got a two decent sets and really should sell em on the 'bay. Decent leather suit (two piece for the road obviously) with proper protection and a thin 'plastic' over jacket and over trousers. Is what one needs IMO. Some of the worst injuries I've sustained have been in low speed offs wearing textile 'weather proof' suits (which aren't), despite them having protection in them. I would NEVER ride in that shit anymore.
Bought a onesie a few weeks ago, pain to get on, keeps the wind out. Pissed it down today, soaking arse. Waterproof from who knows, do maufacturers understand the word! More good money down the soaking part of my drain. I will never learn!
Dainese D-Explorer suit and Schuberth C3 Pro. Best kit you can have in 2015/2016 for true all weather riding between freezing rain up to 35+ Celsius temps. Used it for commuting every day (fully waterproof and warm) and also touring through the summer Pyrenees in near 40C heat (as cool as you would want with FULL mesh venting front and back). No other suit on the market has the venting capabilities of the D-Explorer. I crashed in this kit too just over a month ago in a 40mph RTA (woman ran her red light), and it saved my life. Just bought my second D-Explorer after the first was cut off me by the emergency services.
D-Explorer has a a Gore Z-liner plus a thermal liner. In daily commuting use over the past year, it has never leaked a drop. I have had 3 previous GorePro (outer Goretex) suits, and have come to the conclusion that unless you ONLY ride in Autumn/Winter/Spring, GorePro is not suitable for summer use as it does not breathe/vent sufficiently. Dainese' new Stradon D1 has Goretex outer, but it lacks the venting options of the D-Explorer. It's a very nice jacket - maybe the nicest of all GorePro suits - but I ride a lot during the summer, and for that reason the D-Explorer has more flexibility and performance. That being said, the only other GorePro suits really worth a close look is the Rev-It Poseidon. Nice suit with greater venting than either Rukka or Klim offerings.
That's useful. Cheers SP. I'm after a one shot wet and dry (mostly summer) touring suit (Britain, Ireland and a bit of Europe). I've got a Cheapo Spada oversuit and its actually really good if you don't mind looking like you've been inflated with an airline. It has never leaked a drop on the few times I've worn it but for me the trouble with oversuits is convincing myself that this rain isn't going ease up and though its a hassle I really need to stop and get suited up, by which time my leathers are as soggy as a used chamois and just steam inside the suit. And the leathers aren't the coolest in summer anyway. I'd sort of settled on Rukka Armaxis but its the obviously Rukka drawback that puts me off. Rukka dealers always tell you they're fine for hot European touring, but they would, wouldn't they? Never had a Goretex. Its a question of getting my head around the idea of having a wet outer layer.
Rukka Armas suit, Rukka Apollo gloves and Daytona Goretex boots. Not had a problem in abysmal weather
Rukka is best IMHO, but I've had the Wolf Titanium series stuff for 3 years and up to recently it's been very good. It's MUCH cheaper and the fit is really superb, almost like a set of leathers, not baggy and doesn't flap around also it has Outlast which is great in the summer. It's not Rukka though! The armour is sh*t in the knees also, but for the money it's done me well, I'm actually considering getting another set
