Advice on new jacket & pants?

**Creeper** · 30th July 2008, 12:40

Looking at updating my riding gear ....would be interested in hearing comments/advice on Jacket & pants.
Looking at Dririder Summit or Teknics. would fork out $400 for jacket & $250 for pants
any thoughts??

Cheers

Dave

**clint640** · 30th July 2008, 12:48

Don't get Mobig pants. Mine leaked from day 1.

I've got a Teknic Sprint jacket which I find pretty good, comfortable & converts from mesh to warm & dry (mostly - I need to modify the ends of the sleeves to keep my gloves dry inside I think) It doesn't have huge pockets but does have lots of other nice little features. RRP is 499 but I got mine for 400 on sale.

Cheers
Clint

**Creeper** · 30th July 2008, 15:46

cheers Clint......congrats on the MMMMM, sounds like all who braved the weather had a great time!.....will try & catch up on Rosies ride later next month

**young1** · 30th July 2008, 21:39

Finally got time to have a look at what jacket I have.

I have a Dririder Rally X evo. It is very good. I have the optional thermal lining kit, this gives gives more padding for elbows and shoulders, and includes the bladder for the drink system.

I have not been cold wearing it. Only once has some water got in and that was after a day riding in the rain, one sleeve was slightly damp.

The thermal lining and the wind stop can both be taken out for the hot summer rides.

Great features, cell phone pocket right inside out of weather, big pockets on front have an opening behind (that I only just found!) where you can put your hands etc etc.

I didn't look at any other jackets, this does the job (just wish when I bought my blue one that I had known that there were orange ones available!)

**Creeper** · 31st July 2008, 09:10

[QUOTE=young1;1669207]Finally got time to have a look at what jacket I have.

I have a Dririder Rally X evoIt is very good I have the optional thermal lining kit, this gives gives more padding for elbows and shoulders, and includes the bladder for the drink system. end quote......

thanks for yr reply.....the Rally X evo, would that be an older jacket then they are selling now. the seem to be slightly different with the waterproof/thermal lining

cheers

**_Shrek_** · 31st July 2008, 09:24

Originally Posted by Creeper

Looking at updating my riding gear ....would be interested in hearing comments/advice on Jacket & pants.
Looking at Dririder Summit or Teknics. would fork out $400 for jacket & $250 for pants
any thoughts??

Cheers

Dave

the Teknic gore-tex pants are great the only water proof pants i've come across they all so have knee armour & Alpine star gore-tex jacket is also water proof & has good armour, but they are a little bit more than what you're looking at paying
I guess it comes down how many k's you do etc...
I've got them but I do 50k average a year

cheers Shrek

**young1** · 31st July 2008, 09:34

[QUOTE=Creeper;1669473]

Originally Posted by young1

Finally got time to have a look at what jacket I have.

I have a Dririder Rally X evoIt is very good I have the optional thermal lining kit, this gives gives more padding for elbows and shoulders, and includes the bladder for the drink system. end quote......

thanks for yr reply.....the Rally X evo, would that be an older jacket then they are selling now. the seem to be slightly different with the waterproof/thermal lining

cheers

Not sure sorry, I bought mine in May last year.

**mazz1972** · 31st July 2008, 11:38

Creeper

Dririder Rallycross Pro jacket - specs here http://202.45.102.66/page.php?pid=1239. Heaps of features - bladder, zip out reversible liner doubles as casual jacket), heaps of pockets, zip off sleeves.
The pants look good too, have ventilation zips http://202.45.102.66/page.php?pid=1240
These are the new 2008 models. Whites is the distributor in NZ http://www.whites.co.nz/products/dririder/600.aspx - jacket is $399, pants $199. Looks like they have previous models available as well http://www.whites.co.nz/products/dririder/ - scroll through whole page as they aren't in order. You mentioned Summit pants & jacket which are $299 & $499

My hubby has an Rjays Evo jacket and Voyager II pants (couple of years old now). Rjays seems to be excellent quality - both jacket & pants have worn very well over two years and are still waterproof.
www.rjays.com.au their stuff is widely available in NZ but NZ distributor website is dealer access only.

Hope this helps.

**cooneyr** · 31st July 2008, 15:02

Saw an add for a Motodry Adventurer Jacket in Twowheels a few months ago but only just though if it. It looks to be very very similar to the Rallycross of about 3 generations ago (the one I have) but with zip off arms. RRP in ausi is $330 but I dont know if anybody is brining them in here?

Not quite sure what to make of the liners description re is the liner/s back to front like the new Rallycross?

Manufacturers Linky

Cheers R

**zeRax** · 31st July 2008, 17:03

I got my new set of gear last week

Spidi Raider enduro jacket and pants, w/ liners

and Spidi Defender Armour jacket thingy, all together and its so minimal and so much movement, its crazy how well made it seems too,

jacket also has pockets for the liners of jacket and trousers in its back bottom part~, or just for whatever i guess

Motoline enduro set is good too, very quick drying etc etc, breathable as, multi liners, zip off arms, seemed to keep me dry too except for a torn button mount at bottom of the H2o liner,

will still use it for trail riding, and use spidi for anythting adventure related

probably gonna get the new Spidi Wake gloves soooon, spidi jabs have done their dash and are a bit tooo vented, very good also thou,

**Crim** · 12th July 2010, 14:45

Good bit of kit here, didn't quite catch the price or did my ears / brain edit on purpose?

http://www.youtube.com/offroadexplor.../0/P0flNyIaEkI

**Waihou Thumper** · 12th July 2010, 16:44

Originally Posted by _Shrek_

the Teknic gore-tex pants are great the only water proof pants i've come across they all so have knee armour & Alpine star gore-tex jacket is also water proof & has good armour, but they are a little bit more than what you're looking at paying
I guess it comes down how many k's you do etc...
I've got them but I do 50k average a year

cheers Shrek

You should be sponsored Shrek for the amount of riding you do mate. Would be a good testament for riding gear and any endorsement coming from you in the Deep South would stand up in a court of law...

**_Shrek_** · 12th July 2010, 17:34

Originally Posted by NZKTM

You should be sponsored Shrek for the amount of riding you do mate. Would be a good testament for riding gear and any endorsement coming from you in the Deep South would stand up in a court of law...

cheers mate after my off in Feb 09, I went to replace my Teknic pants a found they don't do them any more, so I got up-graded to Alpine star pants but they had to be ordered in as they don't stock them in NZ, have done over 55k & never had wet gonads or upper body yet, $1700 jacket & pants, insurance is a great thing

**dmc** · 12th July 2010, 19:51

I'm going to go against what the other have said and say Dririder is shit and I'd never buy anything they made again, I had a bit of an off and they jacket was damaged more than I would have expected, and the stitching in the pants didn't hold together under normally riding and was starting to come apart pretty early on.
I have a combo of Revit and Spidi gear and the quality is hugely better, they fit much better so the armour is in the right position and stays where it is meant to, I have a teknics sport jacket now and thats really well made and fits well so would expect their other stuff is good.

Motomail has the Revit Off Track on sale for a little over your budget and some of their standard pants would get into the figure you have said, at the end of the day you get what you pay for and the better quality is worth it when its pissing down and cold and you still dry.

**That looks like fun** · 12th July 2010, 20:54

Got some Spidi pants and they leaked like a sieve from day one

Slid along the top of a road barrier in my DriRider jacket and it was stuffed but I wasn't. I have a Spidi jacket now as it is warm and dry. Summer time she goes in the cupboard and out comes the Dribaby

Wife wears Revit and she loves it, horses for courses I guess