Adventure gear - what are you wearing?

[Night Falcon]

Gidday guys , im currently in the market for new gear to take to Aussie with me for the APC Rally (Perth to Byron Bay). Being Aussie and most of the first 2 weeks being in the Desert im concerned about the heat and want a jacket that is going to keep me safe but also cool or warm at the same time. Being in Taranaki we dont have to many choices in regards to gear but a local shop in NP has a Dririder Multitek $399 and a Alpinestars Andes Jacket $399 in my size. Does anyone have or use these jackets and have any reviews on them. Once I get to Byron bay then im gunna ride round the outside so need a jacket for road miles as well. Cheers Neal

What an epic adventure!

The Dri-rider multitek jacket has serious venting! you can even remove sections of the outer layer to let the breeze in. I looked at them but it was a little too complex for my needs and too many zippers. I have no doubts it will be warm enough as my last Dri-Rider was excellent for that; just add or remove the thermal liner. If you do decide on one, your review would be a great help for anyone else looking at them given where you'll be taking it.

[nooles]

What an epic adventure!

The Dri-rider multitek jacket has serious venting! you can even remove sections of the outer layer to let the breeze in. I looked at them but it was a little too complex for my needs and too many zippers. I have no doubts it will be warm enough as my last Dri-Rider was excellent for that; just add or remove the thermal liner. If you do decide on one, your review would be a great help for anyone else looking at them given where you'll be taking it.

Yeah thats what I was concerned about as the zips are only small not those big YKK ones, it is also quite heavy when all the liners etc are in it, but im going for a couple of months maybe 3 so I'll encounter a fair bit of different weather and they said they honor warranty for 24 months.
Hopefully below is a pic of the machines

[400sm]

[QUOTE=Night Falcon;.......maybe the trick is to carry a cut-off knitting needle .......... adv riders "must-have" piece of kit


Just as we suspected all along, eh Johnny !

[Tazz]

I just spent way too much on some other boots because I forgot about these, so thought I'd share.
Really good rep as adventure boots from the advrider community and Atomic moto.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=865947639

Just need to upgrade the jacket now. Heading towards getting some axo armour and a using a ski jacket at the moment. Sick of putting on a wet jacket but too poor for top of the line stuff.

[MarkH]

I just spent way too much on some other boots because I forgot about these, so thought I'd share.
Really good rep as adventure boots from the advrider community and Atomic moto.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=865947639

Just need to upgrade the jacket now. Heading towards getting some axo armour and a using a ski jacket at the moment. Sick of putting on a wet jacket but too poor for top of the line stuff.

Tempting - right size, I need adventure boots & I like my Gaerne touring boots.
BUT: Too much for 2nd hand, I can buy these from fc-moto for $233 shipped for brand new GX-1 EVO boots, $200 second hand is way too close to the new price I can buy them for.
I'm not going to pay a premium price just because the NZ price is high.

[mstriumph]

what am I wearing? ... WTF?!

[Tazz]

Tempting - right size, I need adventure boots & I like my Gaerne touring boots.
BUT: Too much for 2nd hand, I can buy these from fc-moto for $233 shipped for brand new GX-1 EVO boots, $200 second hand is way too close to the new price I can buy them for.
I'm not going to pay a premium price just because the NZ price is high.

Probably be able to talk him down. They're 250 NZD + shipping for me on there so $180-200 looked about right for little wear. Do you have a discount code or something? Spill!

what am I wearing? ... WTF?!

Yeah, when you're not riding from home to a coffee shop/back in fair weather it's important to have decent gear/know what works from others experience. Pretty easy to get hypothermia on a bike or break an ankle in some shitty boots that had a bullshit review from a retailer.

[Waihou Thumper]

Do you have a discount code or something? Spill!

Take them to the check out page and it calculates NZD minus the VAT....With shipping $233.12 NZD....

[MarkH]

Probably be able to talk him down. They're 250 NZD + shipping for me on there so $180-200 looked about right for little wear. Do you have a discount code or something? Spill!

I did the same as WT.
To me it is good if the 2nd hand boots have little wear, but I still wont be OK with paying near new prices. If paying near new prices I might as well just buy new boots.

My current Gaerne boots cost around $90 and I've been wearing them every weekday as well as plenty of weekends for over a year. I've ridden close to 25,000 kms with these boots.
They were in near new condition but sold at under half new price.

[mstriumph]

........................ Pretty easy to get hypothermia on a bike or break an ankle in some shitty boots that had a bullshit review from a retailer.

yeah - I suppose this flimsy little black lace teddy would tend to end up in hypothermia on a bike in cooler weather ... but I fail how to see how my stilleto-heeled thigh boots would end in a broken ankle?

[Big Dog]

yeah - I suppose this flimsy little black lace teddy would tend to end up in hypothermia on a bike in cooler weather ... but I fail how to see how my stilleto-heeled thigh boots would end in a broken ankle?

Need pics to give an informed answer.


Stupid phone / Tapatalk, apologies in advance.

[Tazz]

yeah - I suppose this flimsy little black lace teddy would tend to end up in hypothermia on a bike in cooler weather ... but I fail how to see how my stilleto-heeled thigh boots would end in a broken ankle?

So long as the colour didn't clash with the rest of your outfit and matched the bike you'd get a thumbs up from the BMW riders at least I find my teddy bunches in all the wrong places when I ride offroad sadly.

I did the same as WT.
To me it is good if the 2nd hand boots have little wear, but I still wont be OK with paying near new prices. If paying near new prices I might as well just buy new boots.

My current Gaerne boots cost around $90 and I've been wearing them every weekday as well as plenty of weekends for over a year. I've ridden close to 25,000 kms with these boots.
They were in near new condition but sold at under half new price.

Cheers for the hint WT.
Yeah I was going off a higher price as mentioned. Just as well I didn't buy them for 200 I guess Well rated boots either way.

[JimmyC]

Revzilla have the Badlands Pro on closeout, 25% off. New iteration imminent??

[R650R]

Tempting - right size, I need adventure boots & I like my Gaerne touring boots.

I bought a pair of these off Amazon last year and they have been awesome

http://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/g...dventure-boots

[puddytat]

Im wearing Lynx a lot lately.....supposedly it makes it more likely that women will like my muddy smelly arse ....