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raingear
Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2004 7:32 am
by swampyankee45
Thanks to the list I am able to ride very comfortably in the cold. I
am loving the aerostch electric vest. What is the best compromise
between durability, cost and effectivness for RAIN GEAR?
Thanks!
Andy
A18
raingear
Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2004 7:57 am
by agh19
I Scotchguard my Aerostich Roadcrafter jacket at the beginning (and
sometimes middle) of every riding season. I use mink oil on my boots
and I carry (but rarely use) a pair of H-D rain overpants that I won
at an MSF meeting. I also have a Fog City Fogshield on the inside of
my faceshield.
Alan
A13
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DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "swampyankee45" wrote:
> Thanks to the list I am able to ride very comfortably in the cold.
I
> am loving the aerostch electric vest. What is the best compromise
> between durability, cost and effectivness for RAIN GEAR?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Andy
> A18
raingear
Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2004 8:04 am
by James L. Miller Jr.
I own several different things to keep me dry. I've got several sets
of rubberized stuff, yellow and easy to see you stuff. But my
favorite is the lightweight and breathable Tyvek like stuff. I use
both Frogg Toggs, which are colored Tyvek suits and/or white Tyvek
coveralls. I get them in XL sizes to cover over the jackets,
padding, coveralls I wear year-round. You can buy the Tyvec in just
about any safety supply catalog and the Froggs in the touring
catalogs. Cheap, my coveralls are $4something a set. The Tyvek
stuff which you can get the upper best for less than $10 a set
normally don't have welded seams like the Toggs, but the $30-40 price
difference isn't worth it. Seal your cheap stuff with tent seam
sealer (K-Mart, Wal-Mart). They get dirty or rip, throw them out and
bet another set. Toggs are waterproof, breathable and comfortable.
But they're not $50 a set comfortable. If you're going all out,
Aerostich!. The $500 price difference won't matter.
millerized
riding like I borrowed it since 1970!
--- In
DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "swampyankee45" wrote:
> Thanks to the list I am able to ride very comfortably in the cold.
I
> am loving the aerostch electric vest. What is the best compromise
> between durability, cost and effectivness for RAIN GEAR?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Andy
> A18
raingear
Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2004 10:28 am
by swampyankee45
thanks millerized
http://www.tasco-safety.com/clothing/rain-suits-rain-coats.html
the boots look good too
--- In
DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "James L. Miller Jr."
wrote:
> I own several different things to keep me dry. I've got several
sets
> of rubberized stuff, yellow and easy to see you stuff. But my
> favorite is the lightweight and breathable Tyvek like stuff. I
use
> both Frogg Toggs, which are colored Tyvek suits and/or white Tyvek
> coveralls. I get them in XL sizes to cover over the jackets,
> padding, coveralls I wear year-round. You can buy the Tyvec in
just
> about any safety supply catalog and the Froggs in the touring
> catalogs. Cheap, my coveralls are $4something a set. The Tyvek
> stuff which you can get the upper best for less than $10 a set
> normally don't have welded seams like the Toggs, but the $30-40
price
> difference isn't worth it. Seal your cheap stuff with tent seam
> sealer (K-Mart, Wal-Mart). They get dirty or rip, throw them out
and
> bet another set. Toggs are waterproof, breathable and
comfortable.
> But they're not $50 a set comfortable. If you're going all out,
> Aerostich!. The $500 price difference won't matter.
> millerized
> riding like I borrowed it since 1970!
>
> --- In
DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "swampyankee45" yankee@c...> wrote:
> > Thanks to the list I am able to ride very comfortably in the
cold.
> I
> > am loving the aerostch electric vest. What is the best
compromise
> > between durability, cost and effectivness for RAIN GEAR?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Andy
> > A18
raingear
Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2004 1:43 pm
by frank@beatrous.org
I missed the beginning of this discussion, so forgive me if I'm repeating
stuff already posted.
I used to carry a rain suit, rubber overboots, and extra large rubber
gloves that would fit over my riding gloves. Spent a lot of time parked
under highway overpasses putting all this stuff on with traffic whizzing by
a few feet away at 80 mph. As often as not, I'd already be pretty wet by
the time I got all that stuff on.
Now I wear a textile riding suit that's almost completely waterproof,
along with waterproof boots, and just keep riding when the rain starts. My
suit is a Roadcrafter, which a a little pricey. There are less expensive
alternatives. The Roadcrafter usually keeps me completely dry, but after
hours in a monsoon I get a slightly damp crotch.
I also pack a pair of goretex lined gloves, which I put on when the
weather looks threatening. A trick for keeping your hands dry is to tuck
the gauntlets inside the sleeves of your jacket or rainsuit. If you leave
the gauntlets outside, water will run down your sleeves into the gloves.
--
Frank Beatrous
Pittsburgh
raingear
Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2004 3:30 pm
by Mark Lewis
I bought a brand new set of Harley Davidson rain gear off eBay for
$50.00. They are nice.
Mark Lewis
raingear
Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2004 5:12 pm
by brucwms@aol.com
I wear a Belstaff waxed cotton, or Aerostitch knockoff Jacket Moto line is
the trade name and (I hate to say this) HD rainpants. The HD rainpants are the
best I have ever had, and even selfstore in a zippered pocket.
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instructions for the inept?
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 11:06 am
by Douglas Bouley
Thanks to all on and off list who said "Clymer". I ordered a Clymer's
(said it's for 87 to 03, but I assume it's Ok for my 06)
Also, given my lack of background, i ordered "Motorcycles
Fundamentals, Service, Repair" by Johns/Edmundson", as recommended.
Plus got a "deal" also on "The Essential Guide to Motorcycle
Maintenance" by Mark Zimmerman. That should keep me busy.
Now to start a thread on the best Band Aids for the ten-thumbed...
Doug