REV'IT jacket?

[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 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 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.
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