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Recently having returned to biking, and due to my size i have ended up with a jacket which seems to weigh a ton!......its obviously a good one and wearing it id quite comfortable.
However does anyone know of a similar one to my old beltaff trialmaster....now defunct...I used to find this garment good to wear and always reliable, if not a bit stiff when it got wet......but at least it didn't seems as bulky as modern cloth jackets.
Alas due to gaining a lot of weight.the one i kept hanging up for years on a a peg no longer fits me lol
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Barbour still make the International jacket and you can pick up Belstaff jackets on eBay.
BMW have a waxed cotton jacket as well .
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Has something happened to Belstaff I don't know about? Their website's still online and listing the Trailmaster
At least for the UK.
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Has something happened to Belstaff I don't know about? Their website's still online and listing the Trailmaster
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I think those are the poncey fashion ones that Belstaff sell now , Belstaff will be bringing out proper bikes jackets like Ewan and Charley wore on Long Way Down , but I've heard they'll be very expensive .
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My only advice is, bite the bullet, pay the silly price BMW ask for their Rally Pro 2 and you will have the best. I have done over 52,000 kms this trip, 45 degrees in Australia, bloody cold and below freezing in Norway, and everthing between. I have come off in Cambodia, Pakistan and Mongolia, a couple of times hard. The memory foam protection always worked. Throw them in the washing machine when they are putrid and they come up like new.
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These Jofama - Motorcycle wear guys are good. Rukka quality but cheaper.
My kit of choice now is a mesh jacket with matching trouser and take a one piece oversuit for when it rains or it's too cold for the mesh alone.
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I bought a pair of BMW Atlantis 4 leather trousers and am very impressed. They are very comfortable and completely waterproof but not hot and sweaty. They look pretty good too. I have ridden in pouring rain for up to 6 hours at a stretch hours and they kept me nice and dry. Good armour in the knees and hips too.
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riding kit
Look at the SPIDI range of stuff I`ve got a set and its the best bit of wet weather kit Ive had plus its got thermal extractable linings , Its been used on & off road , crash tested in the Ozzie bush. Its not cheap ( not robbing a bank expensive either). My jacket has covered arund 60,000 miles in all weather and not leaked once.
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FirstGear "Ranier" jacket and "Escape" pants
I bought a set of the above recently in the States.
Jacket is waterproof outer, with zipout windproof "dress" jacket liner. Well vented front and rear, heaps of pockets some "hidden", full armour, rear pouch.
Pants ARE waterproof!! zips up to knees for easy on/off, heat resistant lower legs, vented, a number of pockets.
Have ridden in teeming rain for hours - no leaks!
Good value:- jacket US$400, pants $289 (I think).
I bought the sand/grey jacket, and the black/grey pants, as there wasn't an option for Sand in the pants, unfortunately.
Check them out at Newenough.com (Firstgear TPG system)
I'd previously bought a pair of Olympia "waterproof" overpants for $189 - and was totally soaked within an hour of purchase. Not nice!!!!!
Ranier etc are very good value as a RTW setup.
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Clothing& camping
My advise is to buy allso a PVC rain-overall. Esppecially when camping. Codura jackets get soaky after a full day of rain. The clothing won"t dry in a tent and get smelly after a week. A rain-overall will fix that problem. Sort rain showers is no problem for all weather clothing
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Found this beauty while researching Jackets. The Tourmaster Intake Jacket which is supposed to be an all weather jacket. Quite impressive. Anyone ever seen or used one?
Tour Master :: Textile Jackets :: Intake Jacket
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riding gear for all weather
Living in the Seattle-Tacoma area of Washington State... I am riding year round with leathers from Fox Creek Leather, but ignore that, you want something different.
Try looking at Olympia riding jackets and pants. Bought a jacket for my girlfriend. It has a waterproof outer layer, zip in insulation that can be worn as a jacket without the waterproof outer layer, elbow and shoulder armour (back too, I think). There are vents on the sleeves, chest and back that all velcro in the open position. The chest vents double as pockets, mesh lined, so no small stuff in them. I have not looked hard at the pants but they have similar features.
They come in grey/black with some reflective material sewn into seams and other locations. You can also buy the same outfit in a bright yellow color that would be high visibility.
Try this link.
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Living in the Seattle-Tacoma area of Washington State... I am riding year round with leathers from Fox Creek Leather, but ignore that, you want something different.
Try looking at Olympia riding jackets and pants. Bought a jacket for my girlfriend. It has a waterproof outer layer, zip in insulation that can be worn as a jacket without the waterproof outer layer, elbow and shoulder armour (back too, I think). There are vents on the sleeves, chest and back that all velcro in the open position. The chest vents double as pockets, mesh lined, so no small stuff in them. I have not looked hard at the pants but they have similar features.
They come in grey/black with some reflective material sewn into seams and other locations. You can also buy the same outfit in a bright yellow color that would be high visibility.
Try this link.
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some of this looks good any one have experience with it.
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cheap and effective...
I use a Frank Thomas Sabre mesh jacket and trousers for overlanding, cordura where you need it and then mesh for airflow on the inner arms, parts of the chest and thighs. If it rains or gets cold an old gore-tex over the top and the liner for the trou kept me nice and dry, when it's roasting hot just wear the jacket, trousers and a t-shirt and you keep good and cool.
I don't know how much the jacket and trousers rrp for as I didn't pay for them but I think its about 120 quid for the pair, about a third of the price of a BMW jacket...
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BMW: poor quality, steeches badly done on the cheap in Bosnia or China, falling in pieces within weeks of buying (2 full suits). Zips tend to get stuck or desintegrate as well. You basically pay for the name. From other overlanders, I heard good reviews on Rukka (bullet proof) and Aerostitch. Also some Hein Gereink are coming good in a long trip.
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