Universal : Riding Gear Thread

[basu07]

Re: Waterproof riding gloves

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Why don't you try them all? IMHO, a 100% waterproof glove is a myth. Gloves have to have breathing spaces meant to let air in, else your skin will get deprived of oxygen. I wear surgical gloves under my gloves when needed to beat the cold. I never wear them in rain because I love getting wet in monsoons anyways.

Thank you for the reply. The problem is there's no such stores or outlets in and around my area where I can try all of the above gloves hence I'm banking on experiences by you guys out there. I agree no gloves are 100% waterproof but I wonder which provides the best resistance under rain and cold. Do you guys suggest any other gloves.

[peeths003]

Re: Waterproof riding gloves

Thank you for the reply. The problem is there's no such stores or outlets in and around my area where I can try all of the above gloves hence I'm banking on experiences by you guys out there. I agree no gloves are 100% waterproof but I wonder which provides the best resistance under rain and cold. Do you guys suggest any other gloves.

You can try Alphinestar Apex dry star Gloves. It has got good protection with breathable membrane, and it is waterproof. Not used it personally thought. However, the reviews says its really good. Price is on a bit higher thought. It comes for 6k INR. Hope this helps.

Thanks
Peeths

[basu07]

Re: Waterproof riding gloves

You can try Alphinestar Apex dry star Gloves. It has got good protection with breathable membrane, and it is waterproof. Not used it personally thought. However, the reviews says its really good. Price is on a bit higher thought. It comes for 6k INR. Hope this helps.

Thanks
Peeths

Thank you peeths003. B
ut 6k is absolutely beyond my budget[emoji28]

[peeths003]

Re: Waterproof riding gloves

Thank you peeths003. B
ut 6k is absolutely beyond my budget[emoji28]

Lols .... if you are planning for leh this would be good enough. Or you can the cramster tundra. For normal rains it is okay. Protection wise not too bad. However and a year of usage I feel the quality should have been better. It come for 2 k. So it has the stuff for 2k. But in summer your hand will feel really hot. They market it as winter gloves. Your call [emoji1] [emoji16] . Hope this helps.

Thanks
Peeths

[Suraj Sabat]

Re: Waterproof riding gloves

You can try Alphinestar Apex dry star Gloves. It has got good protection with breathable membrane, and it is waterproof. Not used it personally thought. However, the reviews says its really good. Price is on a bit higher thought. It comes for 6k INR. Hope this helps.

Thanks
Peeths

Apex drystar price increased to 8k. I got to know after i visited orion motors to buy these gloves just the day after price hiked..what a bad luck for me. So i ended up buying DSG hydro, will post long term review after some month.

[peeths003]

Re: Waterproof riding gloves

Apex drystar price increased to 8k. I got to know after i visited orion motors to buy these gloves just the day after price hiked..what a bad luck for me. So i ended up buying DSG hydro, will post long term review after some month.

I think its the new model. Bad luck, however there may be some website which has the old model with 6k, could have tried that. Anyways you got the dsg one. Will wait for your thoughts. Thanks for the update.

Thanks
Peeths

[basu07]

Re: Waterproof riding gloves

Apex drystar price increased to 8k. I got to know after i visited orion motors to buy these gloves just the day after price hiked..what a bad luck for me. So i ended up buying DSG hydro, will post long term review after some month.

Suraj bro it would be really nice and helpful if you could give some first impressions on your dsg hydro. How much did it cost you btw?

[Suraj Sabat]

Re: Waterproof riding gloves

Suraj bro it would be really nice and helpful if you could give some first impressions on your dsg hydro. How much did it cost you btw?

I didnt get a chance to test it in heavy rain, extreme cold/ hot. But in next few weeks i would be travelling around 2k KM, so am pretty much sure i would face these extreme weather condition. Anyways will put up my impression till now.
In mild rain: This glove does its job without sipping a single drop. I guess most water resistant gloves can do that.
Hot sunny day: I went to Kanchipuram with these gloves on. The temperature was around 35C and a bit humid, my palm sweat a bit and gloves become somewhat tough to remove but that's fine as it wasn''t to hectic. But there are people whose palm sweat like hell, better they stay away from these gloves during summer.
Comfort: I didn't find any issue while riding with this glove but yes as mentioned above if your palm sweat a lot then it can become difficult to remove it.
Protection: Knuckle protection is good. Palm, index finger and thumb protections are not that good but better than Cramster Tundra. Though, fortunately, i didn't get a chance to test these protections.
Cost: Rs2700 - MRP

One more thing- the wrist portion is too bulky to wear inside a jacket, not impossible though you will find more comfortable wearing above jacket. By jacket i mean riding jacket.
Attaching some photos which might help

[kanth]

Re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

One of the PERKS of owning a Kawasaki ER-6N!!! Got my free riding jacket today from Kawasaki, got a call from showroom and picked it up now. Superb quality and even though when lifted, it weighs up a bit, but once worn, I couldn't believe that I had worn THIS HEAVY a jacket, it felt like it had wrapped around my body... First the 30k discount on its price and now this riding jacket, couldn't have asked for more...the bike itself is a superb product from Kawasaki and the offer makes up the icing on the cake....

[Highbeamer]

Re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

One of the PERKS of owning a Kawasaki ER-6N!!! Got my free riding jacket today from Kawasaki, got a call from showroom and picked it up now. Superb quality and even though when lifted, it weighs up a bit, but once worn, I couldn't believe that I had worn THIS HEAVY a jacket, it felt like it had wrapped around my body... First the 30k discount on its price and now this riding jacket, couldn't have asked for more...the bike itself is a superb product from Kawasaki and the offer makes up the icing on the cake....

The jacket looks great. .

Do let me know if it's up for sale (Just kidding)

BTW what armour is in there, CE certified or KNOX or SAS-TEC?

[kanth]

Re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

The jacket looks great. .

Do let me know if it's up for sale (Just kidding)

BTW what armour is in there, CE certified or KNOX or SAS-TEC?

Its CE certified...actually before coming to know about this sweet deal, I already had an F-Breed jacket from Let's Gear Up, but since that's a lightweight summer jacket, this one could come of use in all weathers...

[RiderRaj]

Re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

Folks,

I am importing some riding gears from Italy,
If anyone is interested to get something, get in touch with me. I will place the order this week.

(I am from Bangalore)

[Sandeep Patnala]

Re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

ROYAL ENFIELD Riding gear now available officially on Flipkart.

Their Riding sneakers are available on discount price for Rs 2,272/- . I feel for that price its a great deal for people who like buying boots for city use.

Royal Enfield Men's Footwear - Buy Royal Enfield Men's Footwear Online at Best Prices in India | Flipkart.com

[Sarvajit]

Re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

I had been to the Coimbatore store recently and felt the armored boots were good too. Jackets are good but slightly pricey.

[somenath1061]

Re: Universal : Riding Gear Thread

RE kaza and darcha range is their only good product. Rest of the jackets and pants are mostly show-off. Leather is too expensive. For that price one can get it custom made with level 2 armour