Rembrandt wrote on 06/06/14 at 21:41:31:

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  

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.

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.