Draggin Jeans or Cordura pants

[Naki]

Looking at buying either a pair of Draggins or a pair of textile pants.

My question is do Draggins offer similar protection as Cordura and are they as warm?

Your thoughts would be appreciated.

[James Deuce]

Draggin's only offer the same protection as Cordura if you put the knee and hip pads in.

I've crashed in both and it didn't hurt as much in Cordura quite frankly.

[Whynot]

i havn't crashed in either but i find the draggins to be a lot more comfortable and much cooler in summer.
although i'm not sure the cordura pants i have are the best .....

[sinned]

Draggins are not wind proof. My cordura are totally wind proof and very comfortable so if it is cold the cordura are better. I only wear Draggins for short distances and if I intend walking around on arrival - eg shopping. Not that I do much shopping - better to be riding.

[Quasievil]

Cordura for sure, Jeans aint warm period.
Besides I dont sell jeans !!

[TerminalAddict]

I thought kevlar jeans were going to make an entrace in your 2007 line up?

[Titanium]

Go the cordura, jeans are jeans ..... dragin or not.

[James Deuce]

No they're not, Titanium.

I can still wear my Draggins after crashing in them. They only needed minor repairs. The Cordura was utterly rooted.

[beyond]

Errmm....neither.

Get leathers. From experience they are much safer. There is still no substitute for sliding down the road in a beef skin. They hang together better, take longer to wear through and have heaps of armour if you get the right sort. Landing hurts but sliding and having your gear wear through, hurts more.

Ever seen a beefer ploughing down a steep hill through thick gorse and scrub in jeans or corduras????

[James Deuce]

Cordura will wear through before the kevlar on Draggin's.

I wear leather on big/fast trips and the Cordura and Jeans for gentle rides, commuting, and sometimes on a low key tour.

Hang on a minute I don't have to justify my choices to anyone.

[beyond]

Hang on a minute I don't have to justify my choices to anyone.

Nor do I but sharing what works keeps more skin on bodies

[James Deuce]

OK, so where's the proof that Draggin's provide less protection than Cordura?

Denim, and most natural fibres, explode when they have a weight dropped on them, like a human body travelling at 50km/hr or more. Cordura melts once a hole has been worn.

The Kevlar in Draggins does neither and nor will it abrade under most NZ riding conditions.

Once again I've looked at it in depth and made a decision based on personal experience and a variety of studies conducted on motorcycle gear by Australian and US motorcycle magazines. Then I've conducted my own inadvertant tests.

I lost skin wearing Cordura. I lost none wearing Draggins. I've lost none wearing leather.

It took me a couple of years but I can see where Motu and Ixion are coming from now.

[beyond]

OK, so where's the proof that Draggin's provide less protection than Cordura?

Denim, and most natural fibres, explode when they have a weight dropped on them, like a human body travelling at 50km/hr or more. Cordura melts once a hole has been worn.

The Kevlar in Draggins does neither and nor will it abrade under most NZ riding conditions.

Once again I've looked at it in depth and made a decision based on personal experience and a variety of studies conducted on motorcycle gear by Australian and US motorcycle magazines. Then I've conducted my own inadvertant tests.

I lost skin wearing Cordura. I lost none wearing Draggins. I've lost none wearing leather.

It took me a couple of years but I can see where Motu and Ixion are coming from now.

All true my friend.
As long as people wear some armour with the Draggin jeans there will be less broken bones, but without armour, after a highside in Draggin jeans

With the offs I've seen, Cordura leaves some nasty burns and scrapes. If the Draggin jeans ride up the leg, then that's another story

As many know, I went down the road in leathers, a good 40 metres under the bike and another 30 or so after leaving it. Apart from a quarter tonne machine snapping it's footpeg off and getting the full weight on my foot which broke my ankle and some minor wrist damage, not a scratch, no burns and the leathers are good to go.

[James Deuce]

I've seen cheap goatskin leathers fall apart at the stitching too.

Highside while wearing Draggin's? Well that's the rider's choice isn't it?

[beyond]

I've seen cheap goatskin leathers fall apart at the stitching too.

Highside while wearing Draggin's? Well that's the rider's choice isn't it?

True. Beefer hides the ticket, some good stuff.
I've seen riders highside with no warning. Trouble is a slide starts, regrips and whammo. Lowsides of course are much more preferable but not coming off is just so much better