rlambke19 Posted March 14, 2019 Author Share Posted March 14, 2019 10 hours ago, BBB said: A slightly more elegant approach for you @wordsmith https://www.blacks.co.uk/mens/010312-sealskinz-mens-mid-weight-mid-length-socks-black-grey.html/783737/?istCompanyId=d92b362f-ac8a-4a8a-87ca-c56eafad7955&istItemId=raxllaiwt&istBid=tzpr&gclid=CjwKCAjw96fkBRA2EiwAKZjFTQup5DVO7do1SX9Ix7TVgqQ-6Ym0I5SOStGhJ0ZAkx2XWM9HFhntdxoCZhgQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds Have you used these socks BBB? I wonder how well they breathe as they sound like they would be hot. Cheers Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBB Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 I use Sealskinz socks for hiking @rlambke19 and they are amazing, you can get your walking boots saturated with rain and still have dry feet. They don’t breathe as well as normal socks and have a slightly “crinkly” feel about them as they have a “goretex”-like membrane inside them. I’ve only used them a few times in my motorbike boots, and only in winter, where they kept my feet toasty. They would probably be oppressive in summer. @wordsmith, there are plenty of other brands other than Sealskinz who so the same type of sock. I just wanted to save you from using carrier bags on your feet. 2 Red 2015 Tracer, UK spec (well, it was until I started messing with it...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordsmith Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 2 hours ago, BBB said: @wordsmith, there are plenty of other brands other than Sealskinz who so the same type of sock. I just wanted to save you from using carrier bags on your feet. Thank you again - it's OK so long as I remove the groceries from the carrier-bags! Riding a fully-farkled 2019 MT-09 Tracer 900 GT from my bayside home in South East Queensland, Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlambke19 Posted March 15, 2019 Author Share Posted March 15, 2019 17 hours ago, wordsmith said: Thank you for your consideration, 3B, and your interest in my style (such as it is). These sox seem to be a good idea, but alas I could not possibly wear them as their blue colour would clash violently with my red bike. Otherwise, would seem worthwhile... They come in black too. 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member clint Posted March 15, 2019 Premium Member Share Posted March 15, 2019 Aerostich Darien Jacket and Pants. Goretex gloves and boots! I'd rather ride in beautiful weather of course, but if it rains, I enjoy it! Not need to stop, just keep on going. I absolutely love riding in a downpour, totally dry and protected. My own little cocoon. Piedmont of NC '15 FJ-09 '94 GTS-1000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countersteer Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 Goretex boots and pant liner, REVit rain shell over Motoport Kevlar mesh jacket, Knox OutDry gloves (not yet tested in a long heavy rain), and of course a silk scarf around my neck to seal the jacket collar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burley Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 I live on Vancouver Island and had a work event to attend in the Greater Vancouver area. Decided to be frugal with my travel budget and take the bike over on the ferry instead of flying. Sure it might rain a bit I thought, but at least I can try out my new KLIM Latitude gear. Well holy crap did it rain. For those of you in the US PNW, you probably had the same thing (Sept.12). I think we set some records. There was so much water coming at me that it did manage to find ways to creep into the gear. (lesson learned -- zip and tighten everything up) Also the leather on the forearms got completely saturated and made the inside of the arms quite damp. But I'm willing to treat Thursday as an outlier event. The KLIM gear is great. Used it or a cross-BC trip this summer where temperatures ranged from 13 C to over 30 C. You never know what you're going to get. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaia Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Gore-tex gear is where it's at. Jacket, Pants, Boots, gloves... all of it. It's worth every penny. Gore-tex gear is breathable, keeps you dry, and I've never had any leaking issues with gore-tex, save one. My last pants (KLIM badlands pro) were gore-tex, and where the water pools at your crotch area in a deluge, it would sometimes soak through the seams in the pants; not a failure of the fabric, but of the seams. this only happened twice, both times stuck in torrential downpour for over two hours in stop and go traffic. I've tried the other ways of protecting from water, and each has issues. Water proof liners work (i rode with a kit that had liners for two years), but the outerwear gets SOAKED, and it's like riding in a trash bag when the liners are in. You're dry... but sweat stays in and soaks your undergarments, making you colder. You don't want to wear the liners all the time for the same reason - so you only put them in when it's actually raining - which sometimes meant changing into the liners on the side of the road at the first sign of rain. no bueno. Drystar (as a fabric) has the benefit of no liners, but has the same garbage bag feeling. I rode with a Drystar jacket and pants for 2 monts, and it was the most miserable 2 months of my riding career. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximo Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 I moved to California and only ride during the 9 month no-rain season. 🙂 ’70 Yamaha 125 Enduro; ’75 Honda CB360T; ’81 Yamaha XS650SH; ’82 Honda GL650 Silver Wing Interstate; ’82 Suzuki GS650L; ’87 Yamaha Virago 535; ’87 Yamaha FJ1200; ’96 Honda ST1100; ’99 Yamaha V-Star Classic; ’00 Suzuki SV650; ’07 BMW K1200GT; ’12 Suzuki DR200; ’15 Yamaha FJ-09. Bold = current Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimcoleman Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 (edited) I have a set of klim latitude pants and jacket, expensive but it’s the last set of gear I’ll buy for the next 10 years, did a tour of Tasmania last year rained for two days solid, stayed warm and dry. As for gloves I have a set Dainese Jericho GTX gortex winter gloves and a set of held air and dry gortex glove both have kept my hands dry and warm with the dainese gloves it’s all about how you put them on 1 . Fold the outer gauntlet forward 2. Pull the inner sleeve up on your forearm, pull your jacket over the inner sleeve and Velcro up tight 3. Roll the outer gauntlet back over your jacket sleeve and zip up you may need a little help but it worth it to keep your hands warm and dry Edited August 10, 2020 by jimcoleman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlambke19 Posted August 16, 2020 Author Share Posted August 16, 2020 On 11/5/2019 at 3:29 PM, kaia said: Gore-tex gear is where it's at. Jacket, Pants, Boots, gloves... all of it. It's worth every penny. Gore-tex gear is breathable, keeps you dry, and I've never had any leaking issues with gore-tex, save one. My last pants (KLIM badlands pro) were gore-tex, and where the water pools at your crotch area in a deluge, it would sometimes soak through the seams in the pants; not a failure of the fabric, but of the seams. this only happened twice, both times stuck in torrential downpour for over two hours in stop and go traffic. I've tried the other ways of protecting from water, and each has issues. Water proof liners work (i rode with a kit that had liners for two years), but the outerwear gets SOAKED, and it's like riding in a trash bag when the liners are in. You're dry... but sweat stays in and soaks your undergarments, making you colder. You don't want to wear the liners all the time for the same reason - so you only put them in when it's actually raining - which sometimes meant changing into the liners on the side of the road at the first sign of rain. no bueno. Drystar (as a fabric) has the benefit of no liners, but has the same garbage bag feeling. I rode with a Drystar jacket and pants for 2 monts, and it was the most miserable 2 months of my riding career. The only Drystar gear I have is a jacket that I bought for a really good price that I wear during early spring/late fall rides as I know it get super-warm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Aerostich Darien Jacket AD1 Motorcycle Pants Daytona M-Star GTX Boots 1 Blue Lives Matter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ride365 Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 On 8/16/2020 at 8:41 PM, Tango said: Aerostich Darien Jacket AD1 Motorcycle Pants Daytona M-Star GTX Boots BINGO......my exact gear set up as well, love my Stich stuff!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick123 Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Klim Latitude Misano Gore-Tex jacket and pants, Alpinestars Gore-Tex gloves and TCX X-Desert Gore-Tex boots work for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Supermarket plastic bags under my boots. Job done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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