I never tried Lederhosen, but could be fun :confused1:
After years of wearing goretex lined Gericke type stuff I'm also going back to jeans/leather. I usually ride a sidecar so don't really need proper crash protection, but the ability to walk/function as a normal member of society in the gear is a real factor for me. So, on three wheels it's normal jeans, DM boots, a waxed full length horseriding coat with lined knee muffs and ex-MOD over trousers for the wet stuff. On two wheels I swap the ordinary jeans for armoured ones and go back to the Touareg jacket.
My leather trousers don't fit me anymore
I'd add that age/experience is maybe a factor here. I no longer ride at 100 mph and respond to rain by opening the throttle. I'm happy enough to do my days's ride interspaced with stops to eat, look at places, take photo's, put the over trousers on etc. If you are going to be disapointed by getting wet and/or not doing 1000 miles the Goretex might work better (but you still need a rain suit for the really heavy stuff unless you know you can dry the outer).
Andy
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