[dsn_klr650] day 1 with darien (fwd)

[Zachariah Mully]

I have had my RoadCrafter one-piece for close to 5 years(?) now and I feel that it is just beginning to break in. Albeit that in those 5 years I didn't ride more than 15K miles in total, but I think that the feel and stiffness of cordura is a comprimise that I am more than willing to accept. I would love it if the suit would break in like leathers, but I know that isn't going to happen, but then again, I don't have to be paranoid about when it rains or when I decide to off-road in it. I would recommend finding a rain-storm and driving in it for an hour or so... Not only helps the fit, but improves your temperment Zack A5 P.S. How many bikes does Gino own?? At last check I counted a: KLR650 DR350 ZX11R W650 KLR600? What else? I am sure there are a few XR's in there too... As my dad says... I may be money poor, but I am gun rich

On Wed, 16 Aug 2000, Shepard,Brian wrote: > Oh man, I wonder if they rushed production and cut back on quality control. > This doesn't sound good. > > -Brian Shepard > A13 > > -----Original Message----- > From: k650dsn@... [mailto:k650dsn@...] > Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 9:13 AM > To: DSN_klr650@egroups.com > Subject: [DSN_klr650] Day 1 with Darien > > > Please, please tell me the Darien jacket gets easier to live with > over > time. I washed my Kilimanjaro last night to put away and got the > Darien out of the box. First thing, a snap that holds the electric > liner breaks. I put the jacket on. The stiffness of this thing is > unbelievable making the First Gear Hypertex feel like silk. Not off > to > a good start. > > This morning, my first commute with the Darien. The tall stiff > collar > is unrelenting. My neck is sore from doing simple blind spot checks. > The stiffness of the material has me feeling like the Tin man after a > rain storm. > > I do like the easy entry side pockets, zippered sleeves and lack of > velcro and flaps over all of the pockets. > > Gino > >