How long do pants remain waterproof?

[Mudfart]

my nordic cordura pants leaked in the crotch the other night, but i found that giant shred after about only 1500kms of wear. the missus says take em back, but meh its a 250km ride into central dauckland, its winter and they were cheap as shit.
you get what you pay for aye?
my dri rider jacket also leaked through the zip area, so it looks like i gotta chuck a raincoat over the top. which is lucky i got a real good quality pants and top.

[grbaker]

Stopped buying expensive Cordura pants for this very reason.

PVC pants keep you dry and don't cost very much to replace when they do start to leak (which depends mostly on how often you wear them).

Wear whatever you like underneath to keep warm and skin-on, but the rolled up PVC pants are always in my bag (just incase).

[imdying]

So we're all agreed then... motorcycle wet weather gear is nothing but a cruel joke, and PVC over trousers/jackets can't be beat. They're impervious to even the worst rain storms, cheap, and roll up small enough to put under your seat. Nice

[Supertwin Don]

So we're all agreed then... motorcycle wet weather gear is nothing but a cruel joke, and PVC over trousers/jackets can't be beat. They're impervious to even the worst rain storms, cheap, and roll up small enough to put under your seat. Nice

and they don't leak from the inside out when you make a total cock up !!!

[Muppet]

So we're all agreed then... motorcycle wet weather gear is nothing but a cruel joke, and PVC over trousers/jackets can't be beat. They're impervious to even the worst rain storms, cheap, and roll up small enough to put under your seat. Nice

Yep you've hit the nail on the head. My two cents worth is buy quality pants with armour for protection when it is dry and carry some PVC gear with you on long distances. I have done two 600 odd km trips in driving Westcoast rain with the best quality gear and a PVC oversuit and the rain still wicked it's way inside via my polar fleece neck warmer. Even the liner in the helmet above my eyes was soaked.

[george formby]

The dreaded puddling has taken its toll. All the trooser seems meet at your crutch making it the least waterproof area, the moldiest, the most humid & suffers the worst wear & tear. The water runs down your jacket & pools round the family jewels. I'm still looking for a perforated seat...
A cheap pair of overtrousers with welded seams fixes the problem.

[buellbabe]

Yep! I am another who has also had no issues with Revit gear...so far...but i also agree with the view that Cordura is not water PROOF and when I tour I carry an over-jkt and trou that roll up to next-ta-nothing, just in case

That said I recently bought a new pair of boots that are supposed to be 100% waterproof. A week later I was riding home from work in torrential rain and my feet were wet within 10 mins... being somewhat un-impressed I have returned them to the shop and am awaiting a satisfactory outcome

[SMOKEU]

My synthetic pants haven't managed to spring any leaks yet.

[Coldrider]

My jacket puckers up in the front holding a pool of water that eventually flows down, leading me to believe my pants leak, but they do not.

[FruitLooPs]

my spike cordura pants held the water out for years until I ripped the internal membrane in the crotch area after using them snowboarding Still work well for the most part, bar the obvious uncomfortable damp.

RJays cordura jacket has held up to all except west coast rain for the last 4 years, it's starting to get shoddy velcro and suspect pilling in a few places tho.

[Genie]

I have recently purchased Rev-it rain/wind pants and jacket, reasonable price (pants $68 - Jacket $120), they're both awesome. Wear them over my leathers, got velcro from here to Africa for easy access and firmness in the wearing. They look good too, didn't make my butt look huge! Very important.

I've been out in a couple of heavy duty wind and rain situation and they passed muster with flying colours. I returned home warm and dry plus they fold up real small to fit in my backpack....I must say I'm loving this Rev-it gear, almost as much as I love my bike

[Ghost_Bullet]

I had a dririder kit, and to be honest it was not to bad at all for a weeee while, then when it rained I became wet rider. It let go around the kness, crutch, shoulders and stomoch areas.
I now wear a stretchy bib pants over my Dragons in the wet and remain dry http://www.nzsafety.co.nz/servlet/Sr...4D&UC=NZSGUEST

As for top half, now wear leather jacket, and when the water falls, throw on a jacket that keeps me dry, of "I cant remember brand"

[jack_hamma]

So if you pants are waterproof... you could piss yourself and no would know? just have squishy boots when you walk lol

[rina]

i bought some revit tribe ladies 'waterproof' pants. i thought they were ok until the next big downpour i got a wet crotch and down my leg following the seam. theres a membrane in them that is shittily heat sealed and looks as if its delaminated, in the space of a few weeks. they were about $170. i still have to wear them. oh and they make my butt look huge.

[davebullet]

So if you pants are waterproof... you could piss yourself and no would know? just have squishy boots when you walk lol

Wear your pants over your boots. Run your trouser snake just beyond the lip of the boots on the outside. You can take a leak on the outside of the boot. Problem solved!