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Title: Rain Gear Post by sunny on 08/11/04 at 10:44:31 i was wondering what type different people use. it's sprinkley today so i drove my car to work, but i'd like to not be hampered by the weather so much. |
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Title: Re: Rain Gear Post by cphilip on 08/11/04 at 11:30:43 I use a F350 Crew Cab Diesel Dually... never seems to hamper me much at all.... I don't ride in rain. Just don't care to. Don't think its safe to do and just is not pleasant. I do keep my Joe Rocket Phoenix's Dry jacket liner in the left saddle bag (along with a clean dry towel) all the time in case I get suprised. But thats about all the prep I do for it. |
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Title: Re: Rain Gear Post by Jon on 08/11/04 at 13:22:43 First Gear stuff is good. I use the "Splash" outfit. http://tinyurl.com/3zzyw |
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Title: Re: Rain Gear Post by Honda_fan on 08/11/04 at 19:57:37 Frogg Toggs. Work well and pack small. Just keep them away from the pipe just like any other synthetic material. |
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Title: Re: Rain Gear Post by Pat B on 08/11/04 at 22:33:31 I have a Tour Master rain suit. They work great in the rain, and they help out a lot when it gets cold at night ;D We had 2 nights last week that it got down into the 50s, and I was glad to have that extra layer for warmth. |
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Title: Re: Rain Gear Post by Greg_650 on 08/12/04 at 02:54:20 I got soaked yesterday which means that I didn't wear a rainsuit on the way home from work. Full blown thunderstorm. Lightening and all. It was a cold rain. However, we each have cheap and fully functional rain suits that we bought from WalMart. $20 each and bright safety yellow and black. Folded up they consume 1/2 of one of my saddle bag. I've never thought that riding in the rain was a "cool" thing and when I need to I don't figure that a fashion statement is necessary. Being seen and dry is all that I care about. I also have a pair of Alpinestars Water Web boots that I wear on long trip. Comfortable in wet or dry and they work extremely well to keep your feet dry. I highly recommend. |
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Title: Re: Rain Gear Post by Gargoyle on 08/12/04 at 05:28:49 Learn from my mistake. I bought a rain suit from Walmar.It is a good rain suit but not good for motorcycle rideing though. Buy a rain suit that is for motorcycle riding. It should have stirups on pants to hold them down so they don't blow up. The pants should in addition have a velcro stap around ankle to tighten up. The rain jacket should also have a collar you can tighten up. Now this is optional. I use rain booties over my shoes. However some guys spray their boots with a silicone waterproofer. I prefer booties though. I also like rain mittens that can go over gloves and over sleeves. Another option is some motorcycle rain jackets come with a hood that can stay in collar or use. I use my hood inside my helmet. Riding in the rain sucks and I recommend not. It happens though so be prepared. |
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Title: Re: Rain Gear Post by Susan on 08/12/04 at 07:39:38 Any small women out there with rain gear that works? I always have a devil of a time finding gear that comes small enough... :P |
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Title: Re: Rain Gear Post by Jon on 08/12/04 at 09:33:41 > Learn from my mistake. I bought a rain suit from > Walmar. It is a good rain suit but not good for > motorcycle rideing though. Rain suites for motorcycles are constructed stronger than the utility duds. I've had WalMart stuff shred itself to pieces from the wind at 60 mph. |
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Title: Re: Rain Gear Post by Pat B on 08/12/04 at 09:55:04 My suit was $50. It's been through 4 rainstorms, and 2 extremely cold nights. Still in good shape, and going strong/dry. My buddy has gone through 3 $15 suits from Wal-Mart in the same time. The Wal-Mart one shreds after about 20 minutes riding at speed. I hope this helps others to make their choice. |
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Title: Re: Rain Gear Post by Greg_650 on 08/12/04 at 14:20:34 Jon wrote:
I wasn't suggesting a Glad trash bag.... Even Walmart has cheap versions and better ones. We've had ours for about 3 years. Still fine. It is important to know what the suit needs to do when you buy one. It needs to have all the proper closures on the wrists and ankles, neck etc. You don't want the front to blow open either. I know that you can get really nice ones if you want to spend the money. Me, I'm not interested in having a fancy rain suit that will get damaged with time (muffler burns, mildew, etc) and spend most of the time stored away. Now maybe when I get my next raise, I'll think about it. |
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Title: Re: Rain Gear Post by Greg_650 on 08/14/04 at 05:47:14 I did see an interesting sales display for Frog Toggs yesterday while at the dealer. It had a piece of the Frog skin for the bottom of a container that was filled with water, and there was air bubbling up through it with no water going out of it. Meaning that air goes through but water doesn't. Impressive, I must say. |
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Title: Re: Rain Gear Post by maria on 08/19/04 at 13:44:41 i find synthetic leather gloves best for wet conditions and i use ski gloves in the cold. my waterproofs are years old, couldn't tell you the make but there are far too long for my 24 inch legs so i just pull them up a bit and fasten them around my ankles - looks lije i've pooed myself but there you go. i have a WULF motocross jacket, waisted type with the body armour taken out and that will take a bit of rain but not a real downpour. |
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Title: Re: Rain Gear Post by LittleRedster on 09/17/04 at 12:09:28 Susan wrote:
I got my rainsuit at the local Harley dealer a couple of Januarys ago during their winter clearance. I'm 5'1", 110 lbs, and the small size fits me okay. It's a tiny bit too big, but over another jacket, it works fine for those few times I've needed it so far. Cheryl |
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Title: Re: Rain Gear Post by Susan on 09/17/04 at 13:18:20 LittleRedster wrote:
Thanks Cheryl. I'll have to check them out. Good point about it working over another jacket... |
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