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Hi all,

Got caught in torrential rain today and spent a very wet hour in horizontal heavy rain and gale-force winds. And sitting with wet underwear while wearing work clothes is not a nice feeling

My Dianese pants, which were Gore-Tex lined, have given up the ghost, and I'm in the hunt for a replacement set. And probably a new jacket while I'm at it.

Ideally I'd like a pair which can zip onto the jacket so the current situation where:
* My Dianese jacket fills full of air and flaps about a bit. I've lost a bit of weight and there's a bit of spare room. There are no anti-flap straps inside.
* The jacket inflates itself so I look like the Michelin man.
* This causes a rush of air to pull my thermal top up and work shirt out my now-loose pants causing...
* Copious amounts of cold air up my back, freezing my kidneys, and..
* Rain to freeze my assets and render me brass-monkeyable.

Does anyone have a waterproof jacket and pants combo that zips together? I've had a look at the various Oz accessory web sites, but it looks like they are a rarity. Dianese, for some perverse reason, don't seem to entertain the idea.

BTW, I'm not after one of those naff emergency plastic raincoat things that people wear over their leathers, making them look like they are learing a luridly-coloured gt-striped full-body condom.

Many thankings!

well i was gunna suggest the condom thing...i kno u still look like a putz
(and thats not hard for u hey mick??), but i use one and use to ride to work
in the pissing down rain, with only jeans & a shirt underneath, and it kept
me warm and dry..tho wen the sun comes out u sweat like a pig...looked
dicky, but VERY effective....
thanks for the laugh too mate, ur posts always crack me up...
Neka
2000 CBR 929RR
1988 KDX200 thrasher
1996 VS SERIES 2 UTE
"dont hate me cos im sexy, hate me cos ur mrs thinks im sexy"



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neka79 at optusnet.com.au wrote:well i was gunna suggest the condom thing...i kno u still look like a putz
(and thats not hard for u hey mick??), but i use one and use to ride to work
in the pissing down rain, with only jeans & a shirt underneath, and it kept
me warm and dry..tho wen the sun comes out u sweat like a pig...looked
dicky, but VERY effective....

Mate, I've seen yours, how do you think I was so specific in the description?

I was in the rain yesterday too..

I've got a pair of RJAY's wet weather pants.. their padded, and pretty comfy. never had them leak on me.

As for Jacket, I just weather my superbike jacket it's just nylon.. Seems to work a treat.

Ratmick wrote:... I'm not after one of those naff emergency plastic raincoat things that people wear over their leathers, making them look like they are learing a luridly-coloured gt-striped full-body condom.

As bad as they look they work bloody well. The only problem I've ever had with mine was when the big flap at the bottom of the zip filled up with water after about an hour riding in heavy rain and it overflowed into my crotch...not a nice feeling. Not a drop got in anywhere else and even the overflow wouldn't have happened if I'd stuck my leg out once in a while.

The only other problem is it makes me look like the love child of the blue power ranger and the michelin man

i'm pretty sure those tiger angel suits zip togeather and are very waterproof.

they look pretty trick too.

Bit pricey tho

Mick C 98ZX9R wrote:The only other problem is it makes me look like the love child of the blue power ranger and the michelin man

why do all the ones that work make you look like 'son of Michelin Man'?
anything else you get wet and cold !

Mick
for what its worth, the only rainsuit that has ever kept me completely dry
has been one piece suits (that go over leathers) and yeah, you still look like
the Michelin man...

cheers

Mick Maaaaaaaate!!

Stop talking about the bloody Michelin Man, I look like him before I put any clothes on.

Cheers

PC

mick i have a seperate jacket and pants, but was supplied with a little zipper that can attach the pants to the jacket.

havent used it