Wet bollocks is losing its appeal

[Babelfish]

I'm after some advice on wet weather gear. I'm riding an upright naked sports tourer and have found that after around 30mins riding in solid rain my dri rider one piece suit seems to leak. To explain the leak further, it is the kind of leak that provides a similar sensation to that of someone pouring a cup of cold water down the top of your pants. Nice.

As you can imagine, this becomes rather tedious and so I am after wet weather gear that wont leak.

My questions to you are:
1. Am I being ridiculous? Does all wet weather gear leak eventually?
2. How long should you expect wet weather gear to hold its waterproofing?
3. Is this just a side effect of a naked bike? (should I sort out a fairing?)

I'd appreciate any advice you could offer, especially from those commuters out there that have handled years of wet weather abuse with a dry set of bollocks (or feminine variant of such).

(people who enjoy and actively seek wet bollocks need not apply)

[Usarka]

Have you tried washing your current gear in special sauce?

If dirt gets into the pores of wet weather gear it can cause leaks.

Don't use normal laundry detergent though. You need to use special stuff from a motorbike or outdoor type shop. Might be worth a first crack.

[Babelfish]

Have you tried washing your current gear in special sauce?

If dirt gets into the pores of wet weather gear it can cause leaks.

Don't use normal laundry detergent though. You need to use special stuff from a motorbike or outdoor type shop. Might be worth a first crack.

I did that for my old cordura stuff but this is just the think waterproof material...does the wash work for both? When I washed the cordura it worked for a little bit, but they were never the same really and seemed to have a definite waterproof lifespan.

Has anyone got waterproof gear they swear by (in a good way, rather than a "FUCK my bollocks are cold" way)? Is there gear that will continue to be waterproof and rugged given some TLC?

[Griffin]

Alpinestars goretex pants and jacket! I have had mine for over a year and ride in ALL weather... been as dry as a bone inside it while on the outside I look like Ive lived through an episode of Deadliest Catch.

Cant beat it.

[Corse1]

3. Is this just a side effect of a naked bike? (should I sort out a fairing?)


(people who enjoy and actively seek wet bollocks need not apply)

I get the same result from a sports tourer. Same place. Sort of makes you want to take a leak more often...or is that my age :doh:

So Fairing probably will not fix it. I am interested also to see what people here use........

[vifferman]

My Spidi Gran Turismo pants have never leaked in the time I've had them (4 years??) - but that's what you'd expect for $550. :eek:
However (but!) when I'm wearing them without the thermal liner in the rain, and the water finally gets through the outside material and runs down the Goretex liner, it feels Eggs Zachary like they're leaking anyway. So, you stay dry, but think you're wet. :laugh:

[YellowDog]

Alpinestars goretex pants and jacket! I have had mine for over a year and ride in ALL weather... been as dry as a bone inside it while on the outside I look like Ive lived through an episode of Deadliest Catch.

Cant beat it.
Same here, I finish my Postie round as dry as I started it.
(apart from the fingerless gloves)

[Babelfish]

HOLYMOTHERFUCKERSHITWANKSUPERWETBOLLOCKS there's some expensive kit out there...but I must have dry nuts so looks like I'm off to the finance department to start negotiations.

I pretty much thought that wet weather gear is a "get what you pay for" product so no real surprise there.

And good to hear a fairing wont help (unless its one of those fairings on a Honda Sherman-Tank-Wing) so my bike can stop it's quivering, we can stay together for another year.

In the interim, I'll try some textile wash with my rain gear and see if it helps in any way.

[PeterJ]

I just use a pair of "Techniflex" Navy blue stretchy rubbery sort of Pants, They fold up small enough to go under the seat. Draw string waist, domes at the ankle, big enough to go over the Leather/Cordura. You can get them at any Wrightsons/CRT or safety store. you don't need to spend a fortune to stay dry, eventually all the cordura "100% Waterproof" stuff leaks.

[aewilliam]

Is PVC gear, with sealed/taped seams, out of the picture? been commuting with the like for several years. Spent maybe $40-$50 over the period on maybe two sets - replaced them whenever I could see the tape or vicinity of tape starting to wear thin, or if i got the squidgy testes in the rain. WAY cheaper than GoreTex, and could spend the money saved on extra anti-perspirant due to lesser breathability of PVC vs GoreTex.

Would think this wear at the seams only happened so quickly due to using aforementioned gear on tramps/walks etc, otherwise wouldnt think it would have worn out so quick...

[Pussy]

Alpinestars goretex pants and jacket! I have had mine for over a year and ride in ALL weather... been as dry as a bone inside it while on the outside I look like Ive lived through an episode of Deadliest Catch.

Cant beat it.

Agree wholeheartedly!
The Alpinestars gear DOESN'T leak!
I've recently got hold of a Sigma dristar jacket... toastie warm and waterproof!
My Spidi "R-Type" jacket used to always leak in the front

[newbould]

Have you checked for any gap or tear in the seam of the lining thingy. When I suffered the same problem this is what the posters on KB came up with and sure enough. By the way here is the link to drystar promo video.
http://www.alpinestars.com/productvideos/Pants/Scout%20Touring%20Drystar%20Pants/ScoutTouringDrystarPants.htm
Funniest thing I've seen for a while. I think he keeps his helmet on coz it would be too embarassing to be recoknised in the street after

[roadracingoldfart]

I'm after some advice on wet weather gear. I'm riding an upright naked sports tourer and have found that after around 30mins riding in solid rain my dri rider one piece suit seems to leak. To explain the leak further, it is the kind of leak that provides a similar sensation to that of someone pouring a cup of cold water down the top of your pants. Nice.

As you can imagine, this becomes rather tedious and so I am after wet weather gear that wont leak.

My questions to you are:
1. Am I being ridiculous? Does all wet weather gear leak eventually?
2. How long should you expect wet weather gear to hold its waterproofing?
3. Is this just a side effect of a naked bike? (should I sort out a fairing?)

I'd appreciate any advice you could offer, especially from those commuters out there that have handled years of wet weather abuse with a dry set of bollocks (or feminine variant of such).

(people who enjoy and actively seek wet bollocks need not apply)



Ahhh harden up and get a grip . I get wet bollocks as well but i dont think 20 year old Line 7 one piece has got anything to do with it . Hell i get wet calves after the bollocks are soaked lol. Maybe new ones one day .

[Babelfish]

Have you checked for any gap or tear in the seam of the lining thingy. When I suffered the same problem this is what the posters on KB came up with and sure enough. By the way here is the link to drystar promo video.
http://www.alpinestars.com/productvideos/Pants/Scout%20Touring%20Drystar%20Pants/ScoutTouringDrystarPants.htm
Funniest thing I've seen for a while. I think he keeps his helmet on coz it would be too embarassing to be recoknised in the street after

I'll check that out, thanks. Could you repair the tear or was it bin time? Nice vid, he has a similar style to him as Ben Afleck.


Ahhh harden up and get a grip . I get wet bollocks as well but i dont think 20 year old Line 7 one piece has got anything to do with it . Hell i get wet calves after the bollocks are soaked lol. Maybe new ones one day .

I find it hard to harden up while my balls are cold and wet...perhaps I just need a heater down there....warm and wet I'm good with :whistle:

[yungatart]

Get a ROOT (tm).
Seriously, there is nothing like a ROOT (tm) to keep one warm and dry...

[Kiwi Graham]

I've got dri-rider Nordic Pro two pieces cordura gear and it dont leak.

I had an issue with the jacket after just over a year with one arm letting in water at the inner elbow area but changed the jacket and all is sweet.
I ride a naked sports tourer every day rain or shine and recommend this gear. with the jacket and trouser combo the wedding tackle is covered twice (if you know what I mean). You can live with wet hands, feet even arms but wet bollocks noooooo.

[Dodger]

For around $20 you can get pvc+nylon pants from the warehouse. (get a large size, I use 3XL)

So far these have lasted longer and preformed better than all other options I have tried.
(tested in Wellington downpours)

[spookytooth]

My leathers are water proff untill it rains, so i got a North Ridge jacket/leggings set from a camping store.Used them on the way home from Welly via Wanganui yesterday.It pretty much pissed down the whole way back to Tauranga.They are light weight and roll up to not much bigger than a heavey pair of sox.The jacket didn't let in a drop but the leggings seeped water in round the crutch.Seems to be they seep water in on contact points like the seat/tank So after 6 hours in heavey rain i had a wet arse/feet/hands the rest of me was dry as ,$79.00 for the jacket and $60.00 for leggings

[pritch]

My Spidi "R-Type" jacket used to always leak in the front

Ditto my Spidi gear. And yes, it received all the special wash and spray treatments...

I eventually got pissed off with the leaky gear. Now I have a full set of GoreTex including gloves and boots - and a lot less money.

So far though, so good.

[roadracingoldfart]

and a lot less money.




We are the same then ....... i got alot less money too .
Do you have an ex wife as well.???






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[LBD]

Since when did wet Bollocks ever have appeal to lose?


I pretty much thought that wet weather gear is a "get what you pay for" product so no real surprise there.



Aint that the truth...After years of assorted gear/ over suits, PVC, mobig and dririder...I bit the bullet. After negoiations with a similar finance dept mentioned earlier, I bought a Spidi Admiral one piece.

For one or two day rides in predictable weather its the leather. For three days plus or when I know it will be wet, its the admiral I get...

The last 12 day, 7500km ride, it rained heavy on 9 days with a couple of "It rained all day showers", including the very wet Rusty Nuts GC. I stayed bone dry, bollocks included, with two exceptions, a dribble down the back of the neck and down the sleeves into the gloves.

[BoristheBiter]

It doesn't matter what bike you are on, if it rains you get wet (unless you are in the pub) and the old saying of you get what you pay for is what you need to remember.
I have payed the price as i have mobig. i have returned them 3 times as they leak though the seams so after riding home on Wed from Welly, just my back was dry, i am about to tell them were to put them and go and buy so good ones. my Xmas presant to my self.

[Babelfish]

Thanks folks, I get the picture now and I'm moving towards some good kit. I ride every day for two hours so paying a grand on kit looks cheap spread over a year...and being dry is nice when I arrive at work (I dont mind so much on the home run).

Thanks for your time. :niceone:

[sels1]

I found the same coldwetnuts issue and found my cordura suit split a seam on the "waterproof" liner. I use bib-type waterproof pants as found at safety shops and ag suppliers over the top of either dragon jeans in warm weather or over the corduras if its cold. Corura jacket over the bib pants seems to work - double layer chest to crotch - the bits that seem to leak due to air pressure methinks

[budda]

anything with a man-sized hole in it WILL leak, but generally the more you spend, the longer that takes. Leather is windproof and waterproof ONLY when its on a cows arse - soon as its off there, dry and warm riding only.

Spend the $'s and get good gear that FITS, ADJUST it so it doesnt beat itself into pinhole leaks, and enjoy ..........

You can be cold, you can be wet - but both at the same time is no bloody good to anyone, ESPECIALLY Big Jim and the Twins !

[davereid]

I found the same coldwetnuts issue and found my cordura suit split a seam on the "waterproof" liner. I use bib-type waterproof pants as found at safety shops and ag suppliers over the top of either dragon jeans in warm weather or over the corduras if its cold. Corura jacket over the bib pants seems to work - double layer chest to crotch - the bits that seem to leak due to air pressure methinks


I do the same - I have a pair of dairy farmers bib overalls and a dairy farmers waterproof coat that I can wear over my cordura.

It can be a hassle stopping to put it on, but its very effective - seems to be the rain cant find a way around al the corners to get ya.

And it dries in a flash.

[rocketman1]

I get wet balls too, seems alot of bikers suffer the same fate, it is not very comfortable is it. I must invest in some good waterproof trousers

[sels1]

I get wet balls too, seems alot of bikers suffer the same fate, it is not very comfortable is it. I must invest in some good waterproof trousers

The best waterproofs are the ones the dairy farmers use - go to a RD1, Carters or whoever your local ag supplier is - and they are not that expensive. Size em to fit over your leathers or over corduras even better.

[LBD]

I get wet balls too, seems alot of bikers suffer the same fate, it is not very comfortable is it. I must invest in some good waterproof trousers

No lady bikers I know suffer from this...maybe we blokes should follow the ladies clothing sense?:wacko::wacko::wacko:

[BigOne]

I'm after some advice on wet weather gear. I'm riding an upright naked sports tourer and have found that after around 30mins riding in solid rain my dri rider one piece suit seems to leak. To explain the leak further, it is the kind of leak that provides a similar sensation to that of someone pouring a cup of cold water down the top of your pants. Nice.

As you can imagine, this becomes rather tedious and so I am after wet weather gear that wont leak.

My questions to you are:
1. Am I being ridiculous? Does all wet weather gear leak eventually?
2. How long should you expect wet weather gear to hold its waterproofing?
3. Is this just a side effect of a naked bike? (should I sort out a fairing?)

I'd appreciate any advice you could offer, especially from those commuters out there that have handled years of wet weather abuse with a dry set of bollocks (or feminine variant of such).

(people who enjoy and actively seek wet bollocks need not apply)

I have been round the one-piece suit, then goretex gear, etc etc loop, and have arrived at the following:

I prefer to always wear my leather and armour, rather than synthetic or cordura.
There is a rain-wear company called ORINGI that makes farmer wear. The fabric is rubberised polymer, 100% waterproof and 100% seam sealed. They make a garment called a milkers shirt that has no zips, no pockets, and wet-suit style cuffs. Put that on over riding trousers of the same type, and you wwill never get wet.
Whats more, it all rolls up small enough to get it under a sport bike seat, and it drys in 10 minutes.
I can get this gear on over my leathers in 1 min, and off again when it drys up. Its also very useful on dry days for a cold start early on winter mornings, when its a bit cold for just leathers.

The milkers shirt and pants cost about $230, and will do for several years.

[awa355]

I'll check that out, thanks. Could you repair the tear or was it bin time? Nice vid, he has a similar style to him as Ben Afleck.



I find it hard to harden up while my balls are cold and wet...perhaps I just need a heater down there....warm and wet I'm good with :whistle:

Hey!! They make heated vests, so why not heated jocks?? Would put a smile on ya face,