brosh powercool (?) jacket nklr

[dnicholls@inco.com]

Any suggestions on good quality riding clothing. I would like something that is waterproof and breathable. Any manufactures etc. you all suggest.

[Stuart Heaslet]

At 11:43 AM 9/29/00 +0000, dnicholls@... wrote:

>Any suggestions on good quality riding clothing. I would like >something that is waterproof and breathable.

Try www.motoport.com. Motoport makes uncoated Cordura and Kevlar jackets and pants that breathe in hot, humid weather, but keep you warm in cold weather. Their waterproofing/thermal liners zip inside. I've used my Ultra II Cordura suit in temps from 107 F. to 23 F. at speed, and am happy with it. Stuart

[Kurt Simpson (Editor Dual Sport News)]

> Try www.motoport.com. Motoport makes uncoated Cordura and Kevlar jackets > and pants that breathe in hot, humid weather, but keep you warm in cold > weather. Their waterproofing/thermal liners zip inside. I've used my > Ultra II Cordura suit in temps from 107 F. to 23 F. at speed, and am happy > with it.

yep, I looked at Fireball's suit and was impressed...you also can't go wrong with Aerostich. I have the Darien and Roadcrafter and recommend the Darien... Kur

[D.J. Rogers]

Try checking out Teknic Gear. I have the Mach One Jacket and Sprint II pants. Great stuff, well armoured, waterproof, breathable. Cheaper (in price only) than Aerostitch. Just a bit more expensive than Joe Rocket stuff, so very affordable as this stuff goes. I've put mine through the washer a couple of times with no probs and consider that a plus. Here's the website. http://www.teknicgear.com/ Oh yeah, if you care about colors, not all the colors available are on the website. Cheers, D. GBG eh14

[Stuart Mumford]

Hey man I have one. It is the cat's ass for riding in really hot weather. I fall off my KLR from time to time, and I refuse to ride in a t-shirt for 2 reasons; A#1 All the ladies throw panties at me and I can't see where the hell I'm going, and B#2 If I did manage to dump it, I would have mondo roadrash on my arms. The Broshtex cool Kevlar I own has saved my elbows several times. The finish on it was sub-par, I had to have mama sew on some Velcro to keep the cuffs closed, but it has appx 5000 miles on it and I wear it every day I ride over 85 degrees, It truly is as cool as wearing a t-shirt. Keeping the sun off your arms and still having massive ventilation is probably cooler than riding in a t-shirt, shorts, and flip flops. I only ride dressed like that on my ( imaginary) ZX12. You can see a picture of me wearing it at an official Cal Pose run at http://members.aol.com/s2mumford/bikechoice.html CA Stu Stuart Mumford 99 KLR650 A13 99 Sprint ST