REV'IT jacket?

[young1]

Anyone using this gear at the moment. I like the look of the "Sand Jacket" and wondered what it is like.?

Their website is http://www.revit.eu/en/#/home

and catalogue http://www.revit.eu/catalogue/

[Crim]

Anyone using this gear at the moment. I like the look of the "Sand Jacket" and wondered what it is like.?

Their website is http://www.revit.eu/en/#/home

and catalogue http://www.revit.eu/catalogue/

Haven't used them but riden with a few guys in them - look good and by all reports are good (I specially like the collar arrangement) - check out moto mail they've got the "off track" real cheap at the mo.

[young1]

Haven't used them but riden with a few guys in them - look good and by all reports are good (I specially like the collar arrangement) - check out moto mail they've got the "off track" real cheap at the mo.

Looking at their site now, thanks, have not been to it before.

[Box'a'bits]

Anyone using this gear at the moment. I like the look of the "Sand Jacket" and wondered what it is like.?

Their website is http://www.revit.eu/en/#/home

and catalogue http://www.revit.eu/catalogue/
The sand jacket is surprisingly short in the body (Euro style). Recommended that you match them with the pants. Wellington M/cycles also stocks them if you want to try them.

I think the Sand jacket & pants features are several steps up from the Off track, which is the superceded model.

I am aiming to replace my gear with them. Would have purchased dec, but got a new stove instead. :facepalm: .....go figure.

[rustic101]

I'm using rev'it jacket and pants and swear by them.

[young1]

The sand jacket is surprisingly short in the body (Euro style). Recommended that you match them with the pants. .

Good tip thanks, I tried on a KTM jacket last year and sat on a bike with it on, that really showed how short that jacket was, not good at all. I will try a Rev'it on before going further.

[Oscar]

I have a Rev'it Jacket.
I'd had it for about 11 months when I mention to the guys at Boyds that it was leaking on a coupla seams and that one of the wrist straps had fallen off.

It was replaced in a week.

[Monstaman]

Another option maybe, I just bought a Dririder Summit 2 pro jacket, they are on sale at present from 499 to 299, it is a great jacket at a great price.

Looking at the Revit sand pants as well now ... just too much $$$$ at this point

[cold comfort]

Another option maybe, I just bought a Dririder Summit 2 pro jacket, they are on sale at present from 499 to 299, it is a great jacket at a great price.

Looking at the Revit sand pants as well now ... just too much $$$$ at this point

Definitely need some pants as crutch gone on existing ones. Breathable, largely waterproof with armour needed. Good call on the Revit pants-the Summit Pro pants fall apart acc to ADVrider chat. German guy passed me on a Beemer in torrential rain in the Lewis but stayed dry-said he bought the gear in Germany but was not interested in divulging the manufacturer.Most likely BMW also though.

[Monstaman]

I heard the same about the summit pro pants, anyone have experience with teh rallycross pants?

I think young1 is headed in the right direction to be honest.

... so how about a mass purchase of Revit sand pants at a big discounted rate for KBers?


Interest?

[cold comfort]

I heard the same about the summit pro pants, anyone have experience with teh rallycross pants?

I think young1 is headed in the right direction to be honest.

... so how about a mass purchase of Revit sand pants at a big discounted rate for KBers?


Interest?

I would be very keen on bulk deal. Must be a few other ADV riders ie OMCC not on KB who might be interested also. Does this mean we could all wear matching gear and call ourselves a gang? ;-)

[young1]

My current jacket is a Dri Rider (not sure what model) and it is very very good. My pants are nothing special but they do a very good job.

My only concern with the Rev'it jackets is the length of them when sitting on the bike. I do like the look of the pants.

I wonder what price we can find them on the web out of England etc? Has anyone looked further afield than Moto mail?

[Box'a'bits]

My current jacket is a Dri Rider (not sure what model) and it is very very good. My pants are nothing special but they do a very good job.

My only concern with the Rev'it jackets is the length of them when sitting on the bike. I do like the look of the pants.

I wonder what price we can find them on the web out of England etc? Has anyone looked further afield than Moto mail?
The price that we can get them here is not bad compared to the US. I did consider a private import from Rev-silla.

I understand that they are made in Holland, so maybe a dutch shop?

I would be interested in a bulk buy, but the advantage of buying here is that you can try them on & also return them if seams etc let go.

[Grubber]

I'm on my 2nd set of Rev It gear and I've had no problems with them.
Make that 3rd. My first one did leak but as someone else mentioned, it was replaced right there and then. No questions asked.
I've been in some horrid rain falls and huge winds at the same time and had no leaks.
Pretty good stuff IMO.
The Dri rider is suppose to be value for money i hear also.

[young1]

I will see what I can find online re pricing overseas. But the benefit of local is trying it on first.

My Dri Rider has never leaked but saying that when I have ridden with it on in rain I normally put a rain jacket over the top of it also.

[Monstaman]

They say waterproof on my summit but I believe waterproof comes with plastic overwear which I have, I consider my jacket shower resistant from new.

I liked the summit pro jacket because of its length and amour stuff, great venting etc as well. The pants, yeap less than good from my reading and Revits have the rave.

Happy to skunk the net as well, see what we can come up with.

[Gremlin]

Have an Expedition Jacket, and some pants (forget what, somewhere around $300-$400).

Comfortable jacket, but not too impressed by the stitching which has pulled away near the zip line, from the straps tightening the sides up...

[crash99]

Have an Expedition Jacket, and some pants (forget what, somewhere around $300-$400).

Comfortable jacket, but not too impressed by the stitching which has pulled away near the zip line, from the straps tightening the sides up...

Yeah I've had the standard road version (cant remba what its called) for about 4 years now - overall, good value for money I reckon. I've also had some problems with stitching but more so on the velcro cuff straps - but then they've had a fair bit of use almost every day for 4 years! Re-waterproofed jacket several times (after washing with special wash) - not always successful must admit. For me the 3 layer system is also waste of time - having the waterproof liner on the inside of the outer shell seems a bit duh :blink: I leave it out permanently and have a "proper" waterproof jacket and pants for when its pisssing down.
Thinking of going back to leather to be honest . . .

[Gremlin]

For me the 3 layer system is also waste of time - having the waterproof liner on the inside of the outer shell seems a bit duh :blink: I leave it out permanently and have a "proper" waterproof jacket and pants for when its pisssing down.
Good point actually... I found the same thing, plus the waterproof liner wasn't entirely waterproof anyway. It makes sense in that removing all the liners means a good protective summer jacket, but yeah, no sense in winter as the outer shell gets soaked, the waterproof liner can't really cope, and you've lost two layers of thermal protection.

For winter and heavy rain riding, get one where the outer shell is waterproof.

[Devil]

I have the Sand jacket and it has been great so far. I ride a 1200GSA and the length is just perfect. My touring pants (Rev-it proton's I think - with the braces) are fairly high though. But they zip together.

Great on a hot day too being able to take the waterproof liner out and open up all the vents.

It's filthy already though hehe, i have the white one.

[young1]

I have the Sand jacket and it has been great so far. I ride a 1200GSA and the length is just perfect. My touring pants (Rev-it proton's I think - with the braces) are fairly high though. But they zip together.

Great on a hot day too being able to take the waterproof liner out and open up all the vents.

It's filthy already though hehe, i have the white one.

How tall are you Devil?

[Devil]

5'9". Jacket is a size M (roughly a 52).

[michael e]

Anyone using this gear at the moment. I like the look of the "Sand Jacket" and wondered what it is like.?

Their website is http://www.revit.eu/en/#/home

and catalogue http://www.revit.eu/catalogue/

Yeah I have one. Havent had it long but so far so good. very practical and warm. Got two removable liners one which is a winter liner and the other seems to be another water proof type liner (The outer layer is waterproof). The jacket is very breathable with both liners out (good for summer use). sizing seemed quite small as I am normally a Large jacket and pants but with this brand I was an XL. The pants are awesome aswell and zip to the jacket nicely.there are two zip options with one going from front hip around to front of hip and the second a short one across the back

[Devil]

Yeah I have one. Havent had it long but so far so good. very practical and warm. Got two removable liners one which is a winter liner and the other seems to be another water proof type liner (The outer layer is waterproof).

The outer isn't waterproof. Shower proof maybe, but any proper rain goes straight through. The thin liner is the waterproof part.

[paulj]

[QUOTE=young1;1129985971]Anyone using this gear at the moment. I like the look of the "Sand Jacket" and wondered what it is like.?

I've been using a Revit Cayenne for the last year or so - kinda rendered my electric vest a bit useless - well made, comfortable and versatile - but ...

the zippers are a right PITA to undo/do up - made for little Italian men perhaps - Revit have hidden them under flaps and they have very small teeth and tags - cannot be easily worked using gloves or cold hands - and they're everywhere.

Again, but ... I wouldn't part with it.

[IdunBrokdItAgin]

I've been using a Revit Cayenne for the last year or so - kinda rendered my electric vest a bit useless - well made, comfortable and versatile - but ...

the zippers are a right PITA to undo/do up - made for little Italian men perhaps - Revit have hidden them under flaps and they have very small teeth and tags - cannot be easily worked using gloves or cold hands - and they're everywhere.

Again, but ... I wouldn't part with it.

I added extra zip pulls to revit jackets to make the zips easier to use (only the main zip comes with a zip pull tag).

I looked everywhere to buy some (zip pulls) but in the end just took some off a macpac raincoat I had and swapped them over onto the revit jacket.

No problem with the zips and gloves anymore.

If you don't have any spare zip pulls on a raincoat you can ask in outdoor stores to see if they have any spare behind the counter.

[paulj]

I added extra zip pulls to revit jackets to make the zips easier to use (only the main zip comes with a zip pull tag).

I looked everywhere to buy some (zip pulls) but in the end just took some off a macpac raincoat I had and swapped them over onto the revit jacket.

No problem with the zips and gloves anymore.

If you don't have any spare zip pulls on a raincoat you can ask in outdoor stores to see if they have any spare behind the counter.

Good call - I'll do something like that too ... here another couple of PITA's with the REVIT (and I presume, others) ...

Very small liner zippers that are difficult to engage and always foul the liner or other fabric ... and sometimes are located such that you can't see them easily with the jacket on (high up on the jacket) and I won't go into the neck band clip which is pure chance to do up ... and ...

Domed flaps that I cannot close without getting a finger underneath - my lardy chest simply deforms when pressing on the top and it does not clip in - I ride with the flaps flapping and rely on the zip to do the closure.

I still like it tho ... I think ....

[Devil]

Good call - I'll do something like that too ... here another couple of PITA's with the REVIT (and I presume, others) ...

Very small liner zippers that are difficult to engage and always foul the liner or other fabric ... and sometimes are located such that you can't see them easily with the jacket on (high up on the jacket) and I won't go into the neck band clip which is pure chance to do up ... and ...

Domed flaps that I cannot close without getting a finger underneath - my lardy chest simply deforms when pressing on the top and it does not clip in - I ride with the flaps flapping and rely on the zip to do the closure.

I still like it tho ... I think ....

Haven't had any of these problems with mine. The Sand has large zip pullers. Haven't had any issues with the liner zips, why do you need to get to them while you've got the jacket on?
Domes do up perfectly in my experience, including the neck one. The adjustable fitting at the neck is great.

[Crisis management]

A bit of a dredge here but I finally got into Motomail today and bought one of the Rev'it Off Track jackets....looks good to me, longer than my existing jacket (which was ok) lots of adjustment, venting and choice of layers, shell, waterproof and thermal layers are all seperate and fitable in different configurations.
Not as good as the BMW jacket I used to have but for $399 it's a very good buy. I got the last of the medium sizes but there is stock of most other sizes.

[Phreaky Phil]

Ive had the Revit Dakar pants in grey for about a year. I wanted grey to help with the heat in summer. They also have the feature of being able to remove the thermal liner AND then rain liner, leaving just a pair of Cordura pants. The zip vents in the legs let some air flow through.
The other weekend we had 3 hours in heavy rain coming home from Rotorua. I was a little damp underneath when we got home. Normally I would put Rain pants on for that type of weather but we didnt take them.:doh:
Overall very happy with them. I may even look at there jackets.
They have just released a womans ADV suit called Ventura and we will be looking at this for Dawn

[K slider]

I bought a revit jacket just over a year ago from Anza on an afternoon ride and use it every day to and from work,Iam just starting to get damp now, the outer is waterproof so no need for a liner.
Great value for money.

[Crim]

I bought a revit jacket just over a year ago from Anza on an afternoon ride and use it every day to and from work,Iam just starting to get damp now, the outer is waterproof so no need for a liner.
Great value for money.

Is it the revit sand that you invested in?

[K slider]

no it is a warp