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Message started by Afan on 06/04/14 at 14:08:16

Title: Rain gear
Post by Afan on 06/04/14 at 14:08:16

I trying to find good rain gear. There is tons of them so I need your help. What do you have? What's your experience? Where to buy? (Online assuming) What should I know and look for?

Thanks for any pointing.

Title: Re: Rain gear
Post by iamgodzi1la on 06/04/14 at 16:57:20

I have a Fieldsheer 2-piece rain suit. The tags don't indicate a model name and I can't find one like it online, but it's not much good for anything but heavy rain. It doesn't breathe, so the inside can end up just as wet as the outside if it's warm or I exert myself, and I'm sure if I get that baggy rubberized leg anywhere near my muffler it'll melt to whatever I have on under it. It was given to me by a friend because the zipper was busted, but I wouldn't have paid too much money for it otherwise. Unless you get rained on every day, I'd just go with whatever's cheap and waterproof.

Title: Re: Rain gear
Post by Sheriff41 on 06/04/14 at 20:55:49

I get caught in the rain often here in Hawaii. I carry a Frogg Toggs rain suit (pants and jacket) and they do a good job. The nice thing about them is they aren't like wearing a plastic bag! You can find them at most motorcycle clothing shops online. I think I bought my wife's at motorcyclegear.com for a good price. I suggest you price around, though.

Title: Re: Rain gear
Post by old_rider on 06/05/14 at 06:11:58

Wife and I bought a cheap "outdoor" set at the local wally world, on our first trip they shredded like paper in a tornado.
So we stopped at a Harley dealer (was open and we didn't want to melt), of course it costs an arm and a leg, but the rainsuits are reflective and very well put together.
Fold/roll them up in the travel bag...top, bottom and boots fit into the bag and it is about five inches around and ten or eleven inches long.
The top actually has a hood that cinches up around your chin and thin enough to put under your helmet so that when the rain drips it doesn't run down your back....of course if you only have a half helmet your gonna get soaked anyway, so go on your long rides with two, full and half or three quarters if you want to stay completely dry.

Title: Re: Rain gear
Post by shorty on 06/05/14 at 06:17:44

162D20372C23237174450 wrote:

this^^ don't buy the thin PVC baggy stuff available local, flaps so bad you'll pull over and rip it off ;D

Title: Re: Rain gear
Post by Afan on 06/05/14 at 06:58:17

4E5C534E5253585A3D0 wrote:

this^^ don't buy the thin PVC baggy stuff available local, flaps so bad you'll pull over and rip it off ;D

Title: Re: Rain gear
Post by Blinky-FSO on 06/05/14 at 07:16:32

Olympia. Expensive but great gear. The jacket has a built in hood in the collar which eliminates water working down the front of the jacket at the neck. Don't forget gloves and boot covers.

Whatever you end up with, make sure you can get the pants over your boots while hopping around on one leg at the side of the road. I am able to get the Olympia pants over my size 13 boots which is why I bought them.

Good hunting and keep us posted

Title: Re: Rain gear
Post by Dave on 06/05/14 at 07:29:29

2720362F2F430 wrote:

Whatever you end up with, make sure you can get the pants over your boots while hopping around on one leg at the side of the road.

Whatever brand I have was a real pain to get over my boots. I am embarrassed to admit......just last week I found a very well concealed zipper in each pant leg that makes it really easy! :o

Title: Re: Rain gear
Post by Afan on 06/05/14 at 07:31:24

Suit vs 2-piece rain gear?

Title: Re: Rain gear
Post by Greg on 06/05/14 at 07:56:09

I have a 2 piece inexpensive one from Walmart. The pants go over my boots easily. It keeps me dry from the rain. My boots still get soaked but that is a separate issue. It does get warm in there though. But I have always arrived drier than if I didn't have it. :)

edit: I forgot to add that there are very few options in my larger than life size. I don't care if it says 3XL, it isn't. The one at Walmart was the only one that actually fit.

Title: Re: Rain gear
Post by Retired Rider on 06/05/14 at 08:49:35

I recently purchased a one piece rain suit made by Rev'It. I purchased it in Ottawa Canada at a motorcycle store, but you can find them easily online. The best features are: it's quite breathable; completely waterproof; easy to slip on over all the gear; and highly visible (bright yellow with lots of reflective strips). I believe I paid $149.00 Canadian which is probably in the neighbourhood of $135.00 U.S.

Title: Re: Rain gear
Post by Dave on 06/05/14 at 09:22:19

293727242929450 wrote:

I believe I paid $149.00 Canadian which is probably in the neighbourhood of $135.00 U.S.

Hey! Can't we use that to our advantage somehow?

I will send you $ 135....and you can send me back $ 149. Then I will send you back the $ 149.....and you can send me back $ 164! We can keep doing this until we get enough to retire. Sure there will be a bit of postage involved....but it is still a money making deal and I can split the profits with you when we make money, then I can retire too!

Your future Business Partner......Dave

Title: Re: Rain gear
Post by HAPPYDAN on 06/05/14 at 09:43:48

Check out www.froggtoggs.com. They make a wide variety of rain suits, including for M/C. I use a lightweight DriDucks suit for hiking and it works great, better than the expensive propietary trade-name stuff, but it is way too flimsy for riding. The prices are competitive, and the shipping is free. Not sure about the "Cool Looking" factor tho. ::)

Title: Re: Rain gear
Post by Retired Rider on 06/05/14 at 16:02:04

09323F2839352E28333B36295A0 wrote:

[quote author=293727242929450 link=1401916096/0#10 date=1401983375]I believe I paid $149.00 Canadian which is probably in the neighbourhood of $135.00 U.S.

Title: Re: Rain gear
Post by raydawg on 06/06/14 at 19:01:18

I have to ride in the rain here on the Pacific Northwest, as rain is our sunshine 8-)
I have found Firstgear splash pants and matching jacket to be the best for me. It is very light, lined, and very well made. It will set you back about 130 to 150 too.

Title: Re: Rain gear
Post by Rembrandt on 06/06/14 at 21:41:31

Hey Retired Rider, my riding buddy from Brighton! Did you ride your bike to Ottawa when you bought your rain gear? We had a great ride through Bancroft, Eganville, etc. although it was a tad chilly. It's getting much nicer lately. Once I blow through a couple weekend paint jobs, we'll have to ride again. Walter Pump still wants to get together with us at some point. May the summer be so grand that you never get to try out that spiffy new rain suit. Nice to see you here.

Title: Re: Rain gear
Post by Retired Rider on 06/08/14 at 03:41:25

4671797666757A7060140 wrote:

Hey Rembrandt. Yup, I took the bike into Ottawa that day. Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately) I got to try out the new rain suit on the ride home. It was raining pretty steady for a while, but cleared up and turned quite nice about half way home. I enjoyed our last ride and look forward to getting together again. Here's hoping that the rain suit can stay in the saddle bag for the rest of the summer. It's good to have, but you hope you never need it :)

Title: Re: Rain gear
Post by zieglarf on 06/08/14 at 17:16:10

Now I feel lazy or something. My rain gear is my Chevy Silverado...

Title: Re: Rain gear
Post by 1st2know on 06/08/14 at 19:36:09

I live in Seattle. In the morning I get on my motorcycle in my dry garage and ride out in to the rain.

I use Tourmaster overpants (about $170). Lined, zippered sides so I can step in to them with boots on. They have some asphalt protection in the hips, and knee pads that come in handy when I need to kneel down and makes some quick adjustments to the motorcycle.

They have an elastic waistband and they weigh 5 pounds. No elastic is going to keep those pants up around my waist. So, I bought a set of carpenters suspenders ($25) that I keep on the pants, this keeps them up when I'm getting on/off the bike, and makes them easier to get in to. (stick left boot in, stick right boot in, pull suspenders over my shoulders, zip up.)

I have to take them to the coin op laundromat to wash them in the commercial sized washer as they don't fit well in our washing machine.

Title: Re: Rain gear
Post by Dave on 06/10/14 at 09:47:50

Might as well keep the bike dry too!

Title: Re: Rain gear
Post by MnSpring on 06/11/14 at 11:23:11

Suggest, for now and then,
Frogg Toggs (pants and jacket) Light, cheep, and work.
Have a set, in several units.
However, one set, I wore for 3 days straight.
(I was outside walking all day)
And they worked, they Kept me Dry,
with Out, Steaming and Sweating up a storm.
Only problem, no outside pockets in the jacket,
no place to keep my candy bars !

If need most every day,
Helly Hanson, Jacket and Bibs.
Spendy, but top of the line.