Does anyone have a rain suit that really works ?
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Rain Suits
Does anyone have a rain suit that really works ?
There is no such animal in existence. Not during steady rain at 60 mph hour all day. The only way to stay dry in such conditions is buy a "dry suit". You will cook in your own juices but the rain water won't get in.
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I did 400 miles of rain one day wearing this:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Kept me pretty dry. People say it doesn't hold up very well, but that's the only time I had to use it. Guess it would depend on how often you get rained on...
Frogg Toggs w/bib pants. gator boot covers. water proof gloves, full face helmet
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You want to look for rain pants that have boot loops and suspenders. Keeps the water out of the boots and out of the crack. As far as jackets, an attached light hood worn under helmet will keep water from running down back. But that last one can get hot and foggy. I find pants with zippers that go pretty far up legs make it easy to get my big clown feet through on side of road real fast.
Like Bozo said, boot sturups and elastic on pants. Thin hood under helmet,
Ill throw in a pair of boot Mucks into the equation if there warented only in cool weather.
Otherwise I wear my water sandels all summer, I hate sox
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Rain suits
I wear frog togs and have a lower fairing on my Vic CC that keeps my feet dry. Works well!
Bought a Dry Rider over 20 yrs ago. Keeps me dry as a bone. Paid 20 bucks back then. Don't know if they are still available. More money doesn't necessarily mean better suit.
I have used "Frogg Toggs" for over 20 years now and they work very well. Until I ripped a seam in the first set I had, they kept me dry in some pretty heavy rains. This second set I now have are only a few years old but have never failed me. Light, breathable, easy to stow, can put on with my boots on, dry out quickly... And They Keep Me Dry!!
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I'm like an old race horse..... I can still run the race -- Just ache more at the finish line and need more rest between outings.
+1 on the frog toggs ... although not as found of the newer ones ... mine loo they are made of tyvek.
+2 on Frogg Toggs
Just need some waterproof footwear, gloves and either a full-face helmet or 3/4 with face shield.
I rode thru a horrendous rainstorm a year ago and found my boots were not waterproof and my gloves were lacking.
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I join in on the frogg toggs bandwagon. Never failed me. I do use the boot covers even though I've had lowers on most of my bikes.
Every time the rain suit topics comes up I'm amazed at the Frogg Togg supporters. I have an old bib set that leaked the very first time they were worn. Not a one of my friends that I can recall has had any luck with them either. I will say they are cooler than any other.
Let's face it folks - "Motorcycles and Women , If your afraid of Geting WET , Don't Ride Them "
2012 Triglide Piaggio MP3 500 to get groceries 1991 FLHS as back up
"Better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it !"
Tiffany, Olive, Daisy, “The Three Musketeers” together again.
I have had a few sets of Frogg Toggs, and for the most part they worked well. I loved the bib pants, and the current set specifically for motorcycle use is thicker than the originals, and have reflective piping and heat resistant panels inside the lower legs. The only problem I have had with the Frogg Toggs is that eventually the seam at the crotch would start to leak. I would mostly dry except for an embarrassing wet spot. (And yes, the moisture definitely came in from the outside of the rain pants.) Not sure if it was operator error or a design flaw.
Currently we have X-Element rain gear. Works well, we rode in rain from 30 miles south of Joplin,MO to just over the Iowa border (about 300 miles, 4 1/2 hours) and only only got a bit wet around the collar. Gloria got her right arm wet to the elbow when she tood a drink from her water bottle. She wasn't wearing gloves, and the rain on her hand ran down inside the arm of her jacket. She found rain gear keeps water in just as well as out.
We wear Choko Design rain over boots, pick them up at a rally. Rubber soles so we can walk in them, they are easy to get on
and come about half way up the calf. wear them under the rain pants and no water gets in and feet stay dry. For $15 or $20, they last us a few years and are cheap to replace.
We also have some over glove rain mitts. The have a gauntlet that comes about 1/2 way to way to the elbow, and ties to keep water out. I wear them over the sleeves of the rain jacket on the Road Hawk, as my elbows are lower than my hands on that trike. On the Goldwing trike, the Bonneville and the Harley my elbows are higher than my hands so I wear the gloves inside the sleeves so water runs down the sleeves and over the gloves not into them.
Don - 2004 GL1800 Champion trike, 2018 Can Am Spyder RT Limited
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Or just ride NEKKID and stay at it until dry ... then dress in warm dry clothes?
True dat!Originally Posted by 1dn5up
Let's face it folks - "Motorcycles and Women , If your afraid of Geting WET , Don't Ride Them "
Yes, we use Frogg Toggs as well, better than no rain gear. Cooler than most, also serve as great backup wind blockers on unexpectedly cool days.
Good choice!!!
My primary concern in rain is keeping my vision clear, bike / trike's brakes dry, & any leather I have on reasonably dry. Jeans gonna take awhile to dry once wet anyway.
I bought a pair of Duluth Trading Company "Dry on the Fly" pants. I was pretty surprised, they actually dry really fast. Got caught in a rain squall and was soaked. After it quit, took only about 10 minutes to get the pants dry. The squall hit so fast that I didn't get the rain gear on.
Olympia New Horizon rain suit. Is hands down the best. Its motorcycle specific with a built in hood and storage pouch. They have videos and great reviews. Frog togs are treated paper like material that don't hold up. If you wear them a lot they smell like sweat then when you wash them they are no longer waterproof . Frog togs work great when new but just don't last very long.
I average 20 thousand a year, and don't mind riding in rain. I don't care how hard its raining I stay bone dry. I also use gator boots
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