I have a textile jacket with leather where it counts.
Highway Biker
I have a textile jacket with leather where it counts.
Smarty pants... since ages ago
I "try not to ride in the rain" ... EITHER ... and I do travel far and wide ... and if 600 km's from home and I am in rain ...Originally Posted by nzspokes
Lets just say I would prefer not to get wet ...
When life throws you a curve ... Lean into it ...
Jam and tarts....
Leather is better, it's sexy.
I never found my DriRider gear to be very good in the rain or when it was uber hot....or when I slid down the road.
My leather gear is better in every way I can think of.
Alloy, stainless and Ti polishing.
Bling your bike out!
PM me
Pootler
Rubbish bag with 3 holes sorts that.
Hardcore Biker
No? You seemed to be implying that the disadvantages of leather are, for example, lack of waterproofing. I agree. But if you are looking for protection rather than waterproofing, leather wins out. Which is one of the reasons I wear Qmoto leather.
Library Schooled
Jam and tarts....
My leather keeps the water out, I tested it when I got it, rode in the most fucked up weather I could
Alloy, stainless and Ti polishing.
Bling your bike out!
PM me
ZZZZZZZZZZ
My leather H2Protec jacket seems to do a fairly good job of keeping water out.
Of course, my leather trousers don't and my gore-tex boots fill up like gumboots, letting no water out.
Nunquam Non Paratus
Hardcore Biker
if you're after breathability then there are vented leather suits in 2 pieces.
get one and keep a rain suit under the saddle.
better in a crash?
no.
what's certified it's better than what is not. that's all.
or maybe not, but you'll never know.
an uncertified leather jacket may have a 2 mm thick panel, but the sews may be poorly thought and completely destroyed in half a second of tarmac sliding.
a certified textil jacked is, simply, certified, which means that it's tested for its effectiveness...
so if you like leather buy leather, if you like text buy that.
as for breathing the textile mesh is prolly the most airy thing you can put on, but it'll evaporate as you'd fall on the ground.
if you are going to use it in city commuting only with low speeds, that's ok, otherwise i strongly suggest to get something tested for abrasion.
NEDWN VIII
I have the the best of both in one....http://www.motomail.co.nz/estore/sty...kignition.aspx
Got me some pants on Saturday....leather ones can now go away for a few months...http://www.motomail.co.nz/estore/style/rvpadakarsh.aspx
Pootler
Oh thats nice.
Forum whore
The trouble with though is the leather still gets wet. the membrane under keeps you dry.
and sorry to tell you they get really cold once wet.
Ive run out of fucks to give
NEDWN VIII
Beautiful Jacket, didn't really want to pay $699 for a jacket but what price can you put on comfort/style and safety?....
Pants?... the price was right $200 off normal price...
Pootler
Funny part is thats more than I paid for my bike.
NEDWN VIII
This particular jacket does not...regular leather perhaps, but if the weather is really shit, the rain suit gets thrown over the top as it used to with my old leather jacket (now that got cold)...
Forum whore
Good as its a bastard being cold on a motorcycle.This particular jacket does not...regular leather perhaps, but if the weather is really shit, the rain suit gets thrown over the top as it used to with my old leather jacket (now that got cold)...
I see a few "waterproof" leather jackets on TM I formed an opinion based on what im told about those.
Revit is one of my favorite brands out there so I should have expected they would have had it sorted.
(oh why favourite, one of the few with actual decent stitching method, same as ours
Ive run out of fucks to give
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