which connector for heated vest?

[mykljo3]

I have just bought a 2006 KLR 650 and I love it. I ride 40 miles round trip to work and when I have time I ride forest service roads and in the mountains. I am wanting to buy some over pants and a jacket to wear this fall/winter. I have looked at FirstGear and Joe Rocket and am unsure which is best. I live in North West Arkansas and the winters can get kinda cool. Not wanting to spend alot of money, ex-wife makes sure of that plus I work in Law Enforcement. Any suggestions/comments would be appreciated. Michael Joe

[Thor Lancelot Simon]

On Sun, Oct 02, 2005 at 04:57:26PM -0000, mykljo3 wrote:

> I have just bought a 2006 KLR 650 and I love it. I ride 40 miles > round trip to work and when I have time I ride forest service roads > and in the mountains. I am wanting to buy some over pants and a > jacket to wear this fall/winter. I have looked at FirstGear and Joe > Rocket and am unsure which is best. I live in North West Arkansas and > the winters can get kinda cool. Not wanting to spend alot of money, > ex-wife makes sure of that plus I work in Law Enforcement. Any > suggestions/comments would be appreciated.

I have some Joe Rocket leather overpants. I wore them to commute to work (work for me, then, was "moderately dressy") until a spell of really gross slushy weather made me break down and buy an Aerostich suit. But I really bought the suit because my jacket wasn't up to keeping the weather out, more than the pants. The pants were windproof and reasonably weatherproof and they didn't cost much money. I'm not sure if they still make them but if they do I'd recommend them. They were a little hard to find (most Joe Rocket dealers didn't have them) but I got them from Motorcycle Accessory Warehouse eventually. Thor

[Chris]

You won't go wrong for the money with a First Gear Kilimanjaro jacket and the nylon overpants that they sell or Joe Rocket Ballistic jacket and the Ballistic overpants. I have FG Trekker jacket and the JR Ballistic 4.0 overpants, works pretty well. Pretty waterproof and keeps the wind out well. The Kili is a similar construction jacket but 3/4 length and I wish I'd bought 3/4 to begin with. Keeps the wind and weather off better. The JR Ballistic pants zip up really high on both legs so doffing/donning over jeans and boots is no trouble at all. I haven't tried the FG pants myself yet.

[Mike Thompson]

I just bought a pair of FirstGear HT Overpants at newenough.com on closeout for $119. These are highly recommended over at the ADVRider forums. Sure can't beat em at this price. Also check motorcyclecloseouts.com, usually good deals there. Last winter I got a Cycloke GT Pro there for $165 ($495 retail) and like it better then the old 'stich. Mike T

[tjtacke]

Also look at the offerings from Cabela's. Not a motorcycle supplier but I rode from Montana to Maryland in mid-March, 1986 with temperature in the teens. Carhardts were great.

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "mykljo3" wrote: > I have just bought a 2006 KLR 650 and I love it. I ride 40 miles > round trip to work and when I have time I ride forest service roads > and in the mountains. I am wanting to buy some over pants and a > jacket to wear this fall/winter. I have looked at FirstGear and Joe > Rocket and am unsure which is best. I live in North West Arkansas and > the winters can get kinda cool. Not wanting to spend alot of money, > ex-wife makes sure of that plus I work in Law Enforcement. Any > suggestions/comments would be appreciated. > > Michael Joe

[James Morrow Sr]

What a great purchase, I wish I could ride my KLR everyday to work. My wife is getting aggravated over all the excuses I use to ride the KLR every Saturday and Sunday. I seem to take it out about 10 times each day. I am running out of excuses real fast. Joe Rocket seems to have some great prices, however check out some of the specialty sites on the net. http://www.newenough.com/ http://www.bikebandit.com/partsbandit/productlist~section_dept_id~1151241~terrain_dept_id~1151422~cat_dept_id~1226842~product_dept_id~1309323~selection_Path~3.asp http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/default.aspx?WT.mc_ID=10001&WT.srch=1 I Like regular cordura jackets, and then buy a waterproof linning. That way you have something that breathes good when not raining. Good shopping and good riding.

On 10/2/05, mykljo3 wrote: > > I have just bought a 2006 KLR 650 and I love it. I ride 40 miles > round trip to work and when I have time I ride forest service roads > and in the mountains. I am wanting to buy some over pants and a > jacket to wear this fall/winter. I have looked at FirstGear and Joe > Rocket and am unsure which is best. I live in North West Arkansas and > the winters can get kinda cool. Not wanting to spend alot of money, > ex-wife makes sure of that plus I work in Law Enforcement. Any > suggestions/comments would be appreciated. > > Michael Joe > > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: > http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.comhttp://www.dualsportnews.com> > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.htmlhttp://www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html> > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > -- James Morrow Sr Union, MO '00' RT + dual plug + Bunkhouse '00' BUSA + 15hp '05' KLR650 + big fun factor [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Analog Aardvark]

> Nah. They're standard in John Deere tractors, so > even in the middle of > nowhere a farmer or ag store will be able to getcha > workin' again.

That's great, but in the middle of brooklyn autozone doesn't even stock SAE connects... they're only full of fake spinner hub caps and shit to pimp out your hyundai. If you think I'm dropping by my local farm and fleet after work you've got something else coming Good to know about the deere thing, though. -Luke ______________________________________________________ Yahoo! for Good Donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/