Rider jeans or leather pants??

[Tazz]

It's the jacket that makes most the difference temp wise anyway when on the bike, not the pants. Get some decent leather ones if you have the budget. They don't all look like they're from the Village Peoples costume wardrobe.

I wear kevlar jeans a bit and have to say there is an advantage of getting off and not having to get changed into other things for work or events (so long as it's not mid summer as they are actually pretty warm too if you're not in a breeze ). Not as good at shopping/fashion as others to comment on cut

[Swoop]

Option #1: Leather.

Option #2: Leather.

Option #3: Leather.

If winter or raining, put waterproof outer shell on top of leather + thermals underneath if winter.




"Fashion" is for retards.

[firsttimer]

Thanks guys. Leather is the recommended type pants so I'll go try a few and see what I can find,
Cheers again
Eric

[nzspokes]

Leather for the open road, although a good quality textile is fine. Jeans I dont believe are really for the open road speeds.

Check out whoever has a sale as nobody cares if you have the latest style. But you will care if you dont have to grow new skin after a slide.

If you come up to Aucks, try the Army leather shop in Onehunga for used stuff or the sale racks at Motomail and Motoone.

Lucky bastard having an open road commute.

[firsttimer]

Buying riding jeans for the look is a bit silly. The main manufacturers selling in NZ (particularly Draggin) have a hilariously outdated view on what the current style is in jeans. They're all cut straight from the 90's, with flapping great legs blowing in the wind, and fabric straight from dad's closet. I haven't seen a pair of riding jeans yet that's a style I would be caught dead wearing.

I own these leather pants, and rate them highly:
http://motocity.co.nz/clothing-and-g...-leather-pants

I also own these. They're OK, great qquality leather, OK stitching, shitty velcro, pretty meh design:
http://www.1tonne.co.nz/product/leat...-pants/37/101/

Rookie question.....Will different brands zip together? Do they use a common size zip or are they usually brands specific?
Ps I like the look of the rst pants. Thanks for the suggestion

[firsttimer]

Leather for the open road, although a good quality textile is fine. Jeans I dont believe are really for the open road speeds.

Check out whoever has a sale as nobody cares if you have the latest style. But you will care if you dont have to grow new skin after a slide.

If you come up to Aucks, try the Army leather shop in Onehunga for used stuff or the sale racks at Motomail and Motoone.

Lucky bastard having an open road commute.

Haha Cheers for that

[HenryDorsetCase]

You're going to be riding on the open road so I'd suggest, if you can afford them, to buy a pair of leather pants.

Try to get ones that zip together with your jacket as that will give you greater protection should you need it. If necessary, have the zips on the pants or jacket altered so they do zip together. From what you have said you are familiar with trading websites - a good place to start looking.

Just my two-cents worth...

Enjoy your ride!

Agreed given the open road riding involved. For across town communting I wear jeans a lot... usually because I will be wearing them all day.

[tri boy]

[QUOTE=Blackbird;1131021878]Welcome! I see you're from Hamilton. Start by having a look in Boyds at Te Rapa as they have some good deals. http://www.boydmotorcycles.co.nz/Sto...=x&t=1&c=71296 .

+1 on Boyds.
Talk to John/Kat (ex Hamilton Motorcycles).
Kat is really knowledgeable on riding gear, while John just walks around farting dust now adays

[aws]

Rookie question.....Will different brands zip together? Do they use a common size zip or are they usually brands specific?
Ps I like the look of the rst pants. Thanks for the suggestion

Different brands will sometimes zip together, but not always. Even if the zip is compatible, the lengths can vary between brands. Normally they are mounted on lycra though, so some difference in length can be handled. Also most new items will come with both sides of the zip(s) so you can take that spare half and mount it on the other item.

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[aws]

Buying riding jeans for the look is a bit silly. The main manufacturers selling in NZ (particularly Draggin) have a hilariously outdated view on what the current style is in jeans. They're all cut straight from the 90's, with flapping great legs blowing in the wind, and fabric straight from dad's closet. I haven't seen a pair of riding jeans yet that's a style I would be caught dead wearing.

I suspect you've not looked at the available jeans for a fair few years, because there have been good styles available for quite a few years now. I've only had Draggin's, so can't comment on other brands, but I've been very happy with the cut. Sure early jeans were all wide legged "easy fit" with external seams and with scratchy knit on the inside. But straight legged lined jeans with no external seams have been around for years now. And the latest Twista skinny legged stretch denim jeans are almost indistinguishable from fashion jeans - and way comfortable for all day wear.

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[jafagsx250]

Buying riding jeans for the look is a bit silly. The main manufacturers selling in NZ (particularly Draggin) have a hilariously outdated view on what the current style is in jeans. They're all cut straight from the 90's, with flapping great legs blowing in the wind, and fabric straight from dad's closet. I haven't seen a pair of riding jeans yet that's a style I would be caught dead wearing.

I own these leather pants, and rate them highly:
http://motocity.co.nz/clothing-and-g...-leather-pants

I also own these. They're OK, great qquality leather, OK stitching, shitty velcro, pretty meh design:
http://www.1tonne.co.nz/product/leat...-pants/37/101/

I went to cycletreads for some Kevlar jeans and they're all dad jeans like you said. I'm currently saving up for some Dainese d6 Evo jeans but they're 500 bucks from Rev zilla i think. which will take a bit.

Or there's this article. https://rideapart.com/articles/which...should-you-buy

[aws]

I'd agree with the others that leather is the safest option for open road commuting. However if it was me, I'd probably find the convenience of jeans that I could wear all day to be too enticing.

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[firsttimer]

I'd agree with the others that leather is the safest option for open road commuting. However if it was me, I'd probably find the convenience of jeans that I could wear all day to be too enticing.

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That's what I was thinking too, the convenience of jeans versus taking A change of clothes everyday. I Think I'll go leather first then look at some jeans further down the track. I have a place to stay a couple a nights during the week so can store stuff which makes life easier for the commute.

[aws]

I went to cycletreads for some Kevlar jeans and they're all dad jeans like you said. I'm currently saving up for some Dainese d6 Evo jeans but they're 500 bucks from Rev zilla i think. which will take a bit.

Or there's this article. https://rideapart.com/articles/which...should-you-buy

Haven't tried the selection at Cycletreads for a long time, but I always find Motomail to have a good selection of stylish jeans - I just can't get into the super skinny Rev'it styles that they carry. I also find them very helpful.

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[KawasakiKid]

Different brands will sometimes zip together, but not always. Even if the zip is compatible, the lengths can vary between brands. Normally they are mounted on lycra though, so some difference in length can be handled. Also most new items will come with both sides of the zip(s) so you can take that spare half and mount it on the other item.

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For safety, both zips, jacket and pants, should be mounted direct to the leather, not via lycra