Winter Kit

Ok, recommendations for *decent* winter kit please - jacket/trousers
essentially.

In the frame atm is the Hein Gericke Voyager stuff which most people seem
to rate. But apart from this, any other brands I should be considering.
Belstaff/Dainese/Alpinestars etc etc??

 

Why look beyond HG? Their fluroescent yellow jacket has served me
well. Both on and off bike.

 

The Bering jacket I've had over the last 5 years has been, and still is,
excellent.

 

I'm not knocking their stuff and it is generally very good, but they're not
the only bike kit manufacturers out there, and tbh, I don't buy the whole
HG are gods thing.

 

Kiran was seen penning the following ode to ... whatever:

I quite like my MJK winter trousers...

 

I have a Frank Thomas jacket and trousers which have kept my dry and
toasty through two winters.

--
John

SV650
Black it is
and naked

 

http://wulfsport.info/alpina_jp.html

Your nearest shop that sells MotoX gear will probably have it or
mailto: for a dealer near you.

 

Kiran wrote

They are not gods, nobody ever said they were but they are the consumers
friend. They do good quality gear, which does what it says on the tine,
at a (relatively) affordable price. Which when you think about it is a
very down to earth policy.

 

tine

\Tine\, n. [See Teen affliction.] Trouble; distress; teen. [Obs.]
``Cruel winter's tine.''
--Spenser.

Nice

--
SimonB - South Wales. BOF#32
email simonb@zapikdotcodotuk
Triumph Sprint ST,
ZXR750L2 Wazimbaki.
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eric the brave wrote

Blame senility, stupidity or the spell checker according to your
personal prejudices.

??

 

Kiran

Polo, which is my kit and 120% customer satisfaction.

I think you can get it now in the UK too.

 

I'm very impressed with my MJK Reflex jacket.

http://www.glfacc.demon.co.uk/800x600/mjk/allw/allw.htm

 

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=tine


--
SimonB - South Wales. BOF#32
email simonb@zapikdotcodotuk
Triumph Sprint ST,
ZXR750L2 Wazimbaki.
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Yes but you have to "fork" out a bit

D

 

eric the brave wrote

which sends you on this nice little loop.

\Teen\, v. t. [See Tine to shut.] To hedge or fence in; to inclose.
[Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.

\Tine\, v. t. [AS. t?nan, from t?n an inclosure. See Town.] To shut in,
or inclose. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.

Which suggests to me that dictionary compilers just put stuff in there
to fill up the space.

 

The Dainese Goretex jacket range are the DB. 2 have seen me through 6 years
and you see plenty of them around UKRM. They do a shorter style and the
material feels lighter and more flexible than HG, good for wearing on a
sprotbike.

 

I never tried the loop. Typical though.


--
SimonB - South Wales. BOF#32
email simonb@zapikdotcodotuk
Triumph Sprint ST,
ZXR750L2 Wazimbaki.
Kawasaki Z1R For Sale

 

Kiran secured a place in history by writing:

Just stick with HG, they need your business (in deep doo-doo last time I
looked). *Every* time I stray from HG I end up back there wondering why I
even contemplated a temporary defection. I am HG from head to toe at the
moment, because their kit is (mostly) excellent, and sensibly priced.

Know it's not what you asked for, but I feel strongly about the amount of
crap kit out there at outrageous prices. I have never, ever, bought
anything crap from HG.

 

I actually went into HG Harrow this afternoon and tried some stuff on. The
medium size Voyager fits really well, except that the cuffs are about 2 in
too short. Also, it doesn't have a full zip to atach the trousers. The Gore
tex version of the Voyager fits pretty well so might go for that and has a
full zip.

Mind'ewe, its a lot pricier than the standard Voyager but still cheaper than
the Master 4. But at those prices, I could just go for the Dainese Goretex
stuff which seems to fit me better. Might just wait till I go to the show
next week and see if there are any bargains.

 

Kiran secured a place in history by writing:

Fairy nuff, you don't have to listen to us HG evangelists. Anyway, sounds
like you are a funny shaped fecker, so may need to stray