Universal : Riding Gear Thread

[Tushar T Dhanawade]

re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

I want to buy some black leather jacket - not very costly - affordable and local make would work.
Dharavi amrket is good for Jackets ? Where else I can find some good cheap leather Jackets ?

[atuladeupes]

Considering the humidity in our country, 100% waterproof apparel is very uncomfortable to wear - unless you enjoy stewing in your own sweat. Also what will you do with the pants after the monsoon? I'd suggest some rain over pants instead which can be removed when not raining.

I am planning my ride to LEH in August, so thought of buying a WP riding pants...otherwise I have to carry extra jeans with rain gear on the trip
The problem with the riding pants is the length... It is too lengthy for me and knee guards doesn't sit at right place.(5 ft 7 is my height)
Rain over pants is available from wildcraft & Quechua... Which one should I go for .( which is helpfull in wind also)


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I want to buy some black leather jacket - not very costly - affordable and local make would work.
Dharavi amrket is good for Jackets ? Where else I can find some good cheap leather Jackets ?

If u want some protection with leather , try spartan jacket or cramster eclipse jacket ..both are having good style with CE approved armour protection...


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[raj0690]

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Hello Everyone...
I have decided to buy biking gear this month.... I have the list of shops from the previous posts and am planning to go this weekend to check out the stuff at these places.

Since this is the first time i will be buying any kind of riding gear, i would like some guidance / tips from you all regarding the following:

1. What all should I check for before buying a jacket? My budget is 4.5-5K. Any suggestions?

2. I have heard that there are water-resistant and water-proof jackets. Which would you'll recommended?
Are these qualities just w.r.t. keeping oneself dry or will the water-resistant jacket get spoiled if worn in heavy rain?

3. General points to consider before buying gloves and knee gaurds. Which type, material and make is recommended? I would prefer gloves which are not affected by water.

4. Points to consider / best practices to check about size and fitting of the jacket, gloves and knee gaurds?

Thank you all in advance.

[Aytas_sss]

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Since I had travelled to Delhi on account of my exams,I finally took this opportunity to go and get myself a brand new riding jacket. Innocent and naive,I started for Karol bagh by 10 AM. Well,turned out most shops put up their shutters at 11. So,to while away that 1 hour,I stared lustily at the number of sbks being sold second hand at the numerous bylanes.
Went to one shop named "Ryderz" or something. The owner tried his best to slide me fake alpinestars' jackets and a hitherto unheard of brand named "nerve" to me at prices ranging from 7000 to 8500 bucks. Beat a hasty retreat and stumbled upon Chopra's. Contrary to what I had heard of it before,the owner didn't try and pass off fake and cheap goods as the real deal. Chose the DSG Rage over the DSG Nero and Rjays Swift. The Nero and Swift felt rather bulky when compared to the Rage and the Swift's armour didn't exactly fit over my shoulder and elbows perfectly as it did in the Rage. The Nero was nice enough,but still didn't feel as fit and flush as the Rage did. Finally ordered a Kawasaki Green jacket since I didn't want the model on display. Should be getting it within a week. Can anyone provide me with some reviews of the jacket? Coudln't find many comprehensive reviews online.

[Xzibit Roll]

re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

Since I had travelled to Delhi on account of my exams,I finally took this opportunity to go and get myself a brand new riding jacket. Innocent and naive,I started for Karol bagh by 10 AM. Well,turned out most shops put up their shutters at 11. So,to while away that 1 hour,I stared lustily at the number of sbks being sold second hand at the numerous bylanes.
Went to one shop named "Ryderz" or something. The owner tried his best to slide me fake alpinestars' jackets and a hitherto unheard of brand named "nerve" to me at prices ranging from 7000 to 8500 bucks. Beat a hasty retreat and stumbled upon Chopra's. Contrary to what I had heard of it before,the owner didn't try and pass off fake and cheap goods as the real deal. Chose the DSG Rage over the DSG Nero and Rjays Swift. The Nero and Swift felt rather bulky when compared to the Rage and the Swift's armour didn't exactly fit over my shoulder and elbows perfectly as it did in the Rage. The Nero was nice enough,but still didn't feel as fit and flush as the Rage did. Finally ordered a Kawasaki Green jacket since I didn't want the model on display. Should be getting it within a week. Can anyone provide me with some reviews of the jacket? Coudln't find many comprehensive reviews online.

I have a red dsg rage. Been using it for the past 6months. Everything is good except the fact that I have to clean I every alternate week:banghead:. I use it daily while going to college and this makes the white parts of the jacket damn dirty. Hopefully the new design, I saw a few days back, didn't have the white fabric over the sleeves and was replaced by colored ones. Haven't ridden in rain yet so can't comment on the protection the liner offers.

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[B7ACKTHORN]

re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

Will visit the pune dealer of RJays and will see all the shoes before coming to a conclusion. Also saw a sidi boot for 6.5k on performance racing stores, it looked good.

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That's great. Let us know what you zero in on.

Thanks for the review for RJays... if they work good in Rainy season... My friend wants to buy it. will recommend him definately.



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Looking for a waterproof riding pants these days, any suggestions??

There ain't no 100% waterproof pants. You can get those nylon waterproof suits for 600 bucks for waterproofing protection. Most pants out there sold here in India do provide good rain "water resistance", but when all hell breaks loose, they start seeping in water. But that doesn't mean there aren't completely waterproof pants, there are, while they cost a bomb and basically sold abroad.

I'd suggest you two things. Buy this waterproof suit (if you're into touring) and get yourself a good knee pad. Because these suits come in bigger sizes, so if you want to wear these over your knee pads (get bigger pants), these very well do that, so that it protects your knee guard from water too. You can still wear the knee pads over the pants, but whichever way you feel comfortable it comes in handy and real helpful when it comes to rain riding.

But if you'd really love a riding pant, then I'd suggest you to look for Cramster Meteor, DSG Pants and Spartan Odysseus which are budget and good pants.

I want to buy some black leather jacket - not very costly - affordable and local make would work.
Dharavi amrket is good for Jackets ? Where else I can find some good cheap leather Jackets ?

Good leather jackets cost you upwards of 7000k. The jackets you get in Dharavi are good jackets, indeed excellent leather goods, but they aren't full fledged motorcycle jackets which has armors. They are just punk leather jackets, which will save your skin when you slide, but if you hit an object at a crazy angle, which when we fall we definitely would, breaking a bone is inevitable as opposed to proper full fledged armored jacket which can at least cushion the impact.

Hello Everyone...
I have decided to buy biking gear this month.... I have the list of shops from the previous posts and am planning to go this weekend to check out the stuff at these places.

Since this is the first time i will be buying any kind of riding gear, i would like some guidance / tips from you all regarding the following:

1. What all should I check for before buying a jacket? My budget is 4.5-5K. Any suggestions?

2. I have heard that there are water-resistant and water-proof jackets. Which would you'll recommended?
Are these qualities just w.r.t. keeping oneself dry or will the water-resistant jacket get spoiled if worn in heavy rain?

3. General points to consider before buying gloves and knee gaurds. Which type, material and make is recommended? I would prefer gloves which are not affected by water.

4. Points to consider / best practices to check about size and fitting of the jacket, gloves and knee gaurds?

Thank you all in advance.

Check if that jacket is really a motorcycle jacket kidding. But still you don't want to buy a jacket which has crazy logos of famous manufacturers and a stating a motorcycle jacket. And check how they fit, as you know, all motorcycle jackets have armors in shoulder and arms and the back, which is A MUST.

Second is the fit, if you can try a jacket in person, that'd be even great as to which you can assess the fit, feel and how comfortable you are with the jacket. PROTECTION, FIT AND COMFORT.

To your second point, almost most jackets do offer good "water-resistant" protection, and by waterproof it should be 100% waterproof, like your duckback rain coat, that's 100% waterproof and also water resistant unlike the gimmick used as waterproof in motorcycle jackets. To put it short, these jackets can help you reach home safely in light to moderate rain and drizzles. When it rains crazy, you better pull off or have a waterproof suits. See the above post for atuladeep quote.

Again, gloves no matter leather, textile or any material do get wet when in rains, but the best protection is offered by leather, than a textile. Though a textile dries way quicker than a leather, it's wise to use leather. And when leathers get wet, they need just a little extra care, as they easily be ruined or scuffed if not properly dried and stored without properly drying them.

Knee pads are almost universal, most of them avlbl here, unless you have fat legs like Khali or Mark Henry, most of the knee pads will definitely fit you. And regarding jackets and gloves, follow the first step, FIT, PROTECTION and COMFORT.

Since I had travelled to Delhi on account of my exams,I finally took this opportunity to go and get myself a brand new riding jacket. Innocent and naive,I started for Karol bagh by 10 AM. Well,turned out most shops put up their shutters at 11. So,to while away that 1 hour,I stared lustily at the number of sbks being sold second hand at the numerous bylanes.
Went to one shop named "Ryderz" or something. The owner tried his best to slide me fake alpinestars' jackets and a hitherto unheard of brand named "nerve" to me at prices ranging from 7000 to 8500 bucks. Beat a hasty retreat and stumbled upon Chopra's. Contrary to what I had heard of it before,the owner didn't try and pass off fake and cheap goods as the real deal. Chose the DSG Rage over the DSG Nero and Rjays Swift. The Nero and Swift felt rather bulky when compared to the Rage and the Swift's armour didn't exactly fit over my shoulder and elbows perfectly as it did in the Rage. The Nero was nice enough,but still didn't feel as fit and flush as the Rage did. Finally ordered a Kawasaki Green jacket since I didn't want the model on display. Should be getting it within a week. Can anyone provide me with some reviews of the jacket? Coudln't find many comprehensive reviews online.

Rage, Nero and Maze are bascially the same jackets, except the Maze having little leather patch up at shoulders and the added winter liner. RJays definitely is bulky and I agree to that 100% and I can imagine once I got drenched in rain and it was like carrying a dead person just to hang the jacket flow of the water. But most jackets are bulky due to their armor, take out the armor and they are just plain textile jacket and have the feel of a jerkin.

Lighter armors is what comes into play when considering this and the weight reduction of gears and Spartan seems to have light weight armors in their products, why not give it a try if you can.

Cheers!
VJ

[Tushar T Dhanawade]

re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

B7ACKTHORN Thanks a lott for info. Cheers.

[vineeth aredath]

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Hi all, I am looking for a complete riding gear upgrade - I need something that can wear irrespective of weather. So basically, I need an all-weather jacket, gloves, pants (over pants), boot and a modular helmet. Anyone here using Icon Patrol all weather jacket? Is it a good buy @ Rs 22, 00? Which a bit too much for me and I will have to sacrifice few other stuffs if I go for this jacket, also I have zeroed to

Icon Patrol gloves -4.4k
Bell Revolver EVO Helmet~12k
Teknic Chicane Waterproof Street Boots~5.7k
DSG Nero Waterproof Pants-5.7k

The rates are as per Revzilla.com and planet dsg. Is the above list ok or are there any better vfm products available? I can stretch my budget up to 40 k for the full gear set and if I choose patrol jacket, it will overshot budget. Still I love that jacket. As I have my 2 years old SCOYCO JK17 and DSG primal gloves in perfect condition, I am planning to use the new jacket mostly for long distance touring and during monsoon only also I don’t think I will use the riding pant for daily commuting. Feel free to tell me your suggestions?

[B7ACKTHORN]

re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

Hi all, I am looking for a complete riding gear upgrade - I need something that can wear irrespective of weather. So basically, I need an all-weather jacket, gloves, pants (over pants), boot and a modular helmet. Anyone here using Icon Patrol all weather jacket? Is it a good buy @ Rs 22, 00? Which a bit too much for me and I will have to sacrifice few other stuffs if I go for this jacket, also I have zeroed to

Icon Patrol gloves -4.4k
Bell Revolver EVO Helmet~12k
Teknic Chicane Waterproof Street Boots~5.7k
DSG Nero Waterproof Pants-5.7k

The rates are as per Revzilla.com and planet dsg. Is the above list ok or are there any better vfm products available? I can stretch my budget up to 40 k for the full gear set and if I choose patrol jacket, it will overshot budget. Still I love that jacket. As I have my 2 years old SCOYCO JK17 and DSG primal gloves in perfect condition, I am planning to use the new jacket mostly for long distance touring and during monsoon only also I don’t think I will use the riding pant for daily commuting. Feel free to tell me your suggestions?

Do you live in Victoria, Aussie currently? If you are, then why don't you get some good deals there. I am sure there are lots of home made brands out there, which are really cool. Never known any review of them in this thread, but I've read some kick ass reviews of them in many other threads and I don't see a question as to why you'd never chuck away from it. But from a practical standpoint, I don't think why you'd need to wear this jacket for everyday commute. If you're in for some mountain rides, chilly foggy then I think this would be and from the very construction the size of it, I don't think it would be a practical solution.

And considering the temperatures in AU, I think you'd be fried in no time with this jacket. Why not you look for something which is kind of feasible for practical usage and then something for serious weather, for which I think the Patrol would suffice. But for the day to day riding you have to do in AU, I'd definitely suggest you for mesh jacket, with a windproof liner just in case for those rainy days.

If you're in India, I don't think there is any point spending 22k for that jacket, at in my humble opinion. But if you'd have a two jackets as for the reasons I mentioned above, then you definitely can get two.

Rest of the gear is pretty much spot on.

And if you want more info on the mesh jackets and types, please go back this thread, numerous topics have been discussed about the same, which shall give you an idea as to zero in on what and on what budget.

Cheers!
VJ

[vineeth aredath]

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Do you live in Victoria, Aussie currently? If you are, then why don't you get some good deals there.

I am sure there are lots of home made brands out there, which are really cool. Never known any review of them in this thread, but I've read some kick ass reviews of them in many other threads and I don't see a question as to why you'd never chuck away from it. But from a practical standpoint, I don't think why you'd need to wear this jacket for everyday commute. If you're in for some mountain rides, chilly foggy then I think this would be and from the very construction the size of it, I don't think it would be a practical solution.

And considering the temperatures in AU, I think you'd be fried in no time with this jacket. Why not you look for something which is kind of feasible for practical usage and then something for serious weather, for which I think the Patrol would suffice. But for the day to day riding you have to do in AU, I'd definitely suggest you for mesh jacket, with a windproof liner just in case for those rainy days. If you're in India, I don't think there is any point spending 22k for that jacket, at in my humble opinion. But if you'd have a two jackets as for the reasons I mentioned above, then you definitely can get two.

Rest of the gear is pretty much spot on.

Thanks for your time and suggestions mate.

[B7ACKTHORN]

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yup I live in Victoria but sadly I don’t have a bike here, am travelling to India next month and will be coming back only after an year. Planning to use the gear in India and if they are in good condition, will definitely bring them back.

yup u said it, hell lotsa homemade brands and it’s very difficult for someone like me to decide one, and I felt more comfortable in investing in popular brands like icon or alpinestars and gave least priority to the idea of choosing something locally. Again OZ is the land of bargain and one need to have sound understanding about the market before investing on anything. Stuff sold for 200AUD today will be available for 20 AUD tomorrow!! So to me it’s always a tricky thing to shop here!!

Victoria is the place where u can expect all four seasons in a single day and as per the specs, Patrol has “Six intakes and exhaust ports provide ample mechanical ventilation while the removable Thermolite insulated liner helps keep the core temperature regulated.” Isn’t this enough for dealing with hot summer? And gonna go well with ma Leh plan (most unlikely to happen). Am totally sold to this jacket but 22k!! That’s like the price of two premium jackets. My heart says yes to patrol and brain says no!!

Thanks for your time and suggestions mate.

Glad to help. If you happen to zero in on ICON PATROL don't forget to post a detailed review.

Cheers!
VJ

[Aytas_sss]

re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

Rage, Nero and Maze are bascially the same jackets, except the Maze having little leather patch up at shoulders and the added winter liner. RJays definitely is bulky and I agree to that 100% and I can imagine once I got drenched in rain and it was like carrying a dead person just to hang the jacket flow of the water. But most jackets are bulky due to their armor, take out the armor and they are just plain textile jacket and have the feel of a jerkin.

Lighter armors is what comes into play when considering this and the weight reduction of gears and Spartan seems to have light weight armors in their products, why not give it a try if you can.

Cheers!
VJ

In addition,the Rjays' back protector was made out of simple foam and not CE certified PU armour as in the DSG jackets. The Nero's armour didn't fit in well with my shoulders and elbows. The Rage seemed to have the perfect combo of style,practicality and safety features.
I did search for Spartan at karol bagh. Had already made up my mind to choose between the Rage and the Helios. Sadly enough,couldn't find a reseller there.

[B7ACKTHORN]

re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

In addition,the Rjays' back protector was made out of simple foam and not CE certified PU armour as in the DSG jackets. The Nero's armour didn't fit in well with my shoulders and elbows. The Rage seemed to have the perfect combo of style,practicality and safety features.
I did search for Spartan at karol bagh. Had already made up my mind to choose between the Rage and the Helios. Sadly enough,couldn't find a reseller there.

Perhaps you might want to shoot a mail to [email protected]. If you're sure about the fit of the Helios by the reviews, why not source it directly from them. They do shipping via courier.

Cheers!
VJ

[Aytas_sss]

re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

Perhaps you might want to shoot a mail to [email protected]. If you're sure about the fit of the Helios by the reviews, why not source it directly from them. They do shipping via courier.

Cheers!
VJ

That was the only reason why I didn't order a jacket online. Different ones have different fits,as I affirmed when I tried on the different brands. I couldn't risk 6000 bucks going down the drain if the jacket didn't fit me. Also,since I don't currently possess a bank account , the lack of an online payment gateway on the Spartan site is quite apparent. I'd have gone for the Pegasus instead of the Revive,then.

[binga]

re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

Need to buy full cuff gloves-leather, budget upto 5k.What options do I have?