Motorcycle riding jeans advice

[Super Slo Mo]

Regarding the D3O armour there are some interesting videos online about its performance that are worth checking out.
It’s good stuff if the vids are to be believed.

[Dog Star]

gland said:

No Rokker Rokkertech wearers have chimed in yet I think.

I've got a pair waiting for me (my mate is the UK distributor for Rokker) - so so far only used my Revolutions. I did a ride down to Biarritz last year with said mate and it was very hot - he was in Rokkertech chinos and me in Revolutions and the chinos were a lot cooler, I was boiling at some points (though nothing like as badly as I'd have been in leathers or textiles). A lot of the heat comes from the waterproof-ness, which to be honest I haven't tested.

They really are in another world with regard to cut, fit etc and prove the point that "you get what you pay for". Stuff like Hood and Draggin make you look like a workman or a vagabond.

On a related note - for laydeez - got Mrs DS a pair of "motogirl" leggings, which are a similar concept but (obvs) in girls leggings - most excellent if your missus has a nice arse and you ride behind her.

[sooty61]

I bought a pair of Rokker Rokkertech jeans last week as I wanted a lighter, more comfortable pair for the summer. I wore them for the first time last Sunday on a short ride to Box Hill. They were very comfortable as others have said and look more like a normal pair of jeans. I was quite cold in them which is actually good as the temperature was about 5C so looking forward to the summer. I expect to have these for a long time so will have to make sure I don't get fat...

[lindrup119]

Ordered a pair of DXR Howell Aramid Fibre Jeans ( https://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/... ) as I'm also after something a bit more fitted. Will report back on fit and feel, but having seen the comments on here about the Rokkertechs and reading the reviews online it looks like they'll be the way to go for me. Just wish they did the slim ones in black.

[Dog Star]

sooty61 said:

I expect to have these for a long time so will have to make sure I don't get fat...

I've had to stop school night drinking to get rid of my beer gut - I've got one of the cafe racer jackets that retail at a billion quid (each one hand made by a greek bloke called "Teddy Leathers") and I'm buggered if I'm going to let myself be fat and unable to wear it!

[jdearauj]

Thanks all for the prompt updates and reviews.
I still like the RokkerTech jeans allot, it just felt great and fitted me like a glove. That was with the armour and without. I think it will be my next purchase.

[Bob_Defly]

Other than weekend rides etc. does anyone actually wear these all day?

I have some Dainese jeans that I commute to work in in the Summer, but I have to spend all day in them, which can be warm. I'm assuming the Rokkers being waterproof, might not be so good for a day in the office in Summer?

It would be great not to have to get changed when I get to work.

[Dog Star]

Bob_Defly said:

Other than weekend rides etc. does anyone actually wear these all day?

I have some Dainese jeans that I commute to work in in the Summer, but I have to spend all day in them, which can be warm. I'm assuming the Rokkers being waterproof, might not be so good for a day in the office in Summer?

It would be great not to have to get changed when I get to work.

The armour would be the sticking point. Rokker techs aren't waterproof and my mate (the guy that brings them in) wears them to the office and he doesn't even go to work on his bike.

[Rawwr]

Bob_Defly said:

Other than weekend rides etc. does anyone actually wear these all day?

I have some Dainese jeans that I commute to work in in the Summer, but I have to spend all day in them, which can be warm. I'm assuming the Rokkers being waterproof, might not be so good for a day in the office in Summer?

It would be great not to have to get changed when I get to work.

I've been wearing Rokker Revolution all day. No problem.

[sooty61]

I found out last week Rokker do two types - Revolution are waterproof and have a thin rubber membrane in and the Rokkertech are not waterproof and I found them more comfortable. As I am a fair weather rider I went for the Rokkertech. If anyone is near Guildford then Motolegends is a good place to get advice and try them on. They even encourage you to sit on the bike in the shop to make sure you are happy with them and they fit. I thought it was an ornament!

[bogie]

Rawwr said:

Bob_Defly said:

Other than weekend rides etc. does anyone actually wear these all day?

I have some Dainese jeans that I commute to work in in the Summer, but I have to spend all day in them, which can be warm. I'm assuming the Rokkers being waterproof, might not be so good for a day in the office in Summer?

It would be great not to have to get changed when I get to work.

I've been wearing Rokker Revolution all day. No problem.

Wore them on holiday last year, all day for 10 days straight, 10 hours a day, 20-45 degree heat on a 1800 air cooled bike ....it was fooking hot, but I was glad of the protection; some others in the group who had gone with wearing lightweight regular army trousers were treated for burns on their legs due to engine heat.

Cant say they even got smelly over the 10 days either....must be the breathable membrane stuff.... I did wash them well when I got home

[jdearauj]

sooty61 said:

I found out last week Rokker do two types - Revolution are waterproof and have a thin rubber membrane in and the Rokkertech are not waterproof and I found them more comfortable. As I am a fair weather rider I went for the Rokkertech. If anyone is near Guildford then Motolegends is a good place to get advice and try them on. They even encourage you to sit on the bike in the shop to make sure you are happy with them and they fit. I thought it was an ornament!

Great advice on sitting on the bike with the jeans on. I'm also after the RokkerTech which are not waterproof. I would prefer to be cooler and just chuck my waterproofs over if needed.

[Bob_Defly]

jdearauj said:

sooty61 said:

I found out last week Rokker do two types - Revolution are waterproof and have a thin rubber membrane in and the Rokkertech are not waterproof and I found them more comfortable. As I am a fair weather rider I went for the Rokkertech. If anyone is near Guildford then Motolegends is a good place to get advice and try them on. They even encourage you to sit on the bike in the shop to make sure you are happy with them and they fit. I thought it was an ornament!

Great advice on sitting on the bike with the jeans on. I'm also after the RokkerTech which are not waterproof. I would prefer to be cooler and just chuck my waterproofs over if needed.

This ^^.

[Andybow]

Rokker revolutions didn’t fit me well, so Just brought some PMJ legends, lovely fit and feel
http://www.pmj.it/en/prodotti/legend-2/

[lindrup119]

lindrup119 said:

Ordered a pair of DXR Howell Aramid Fibre Jeans ( https://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/... ) as I'm also after something a bit more fitted. Will report back on fit and feel, but having seen the comments on here about the Rokkertechs and reading the reviews online it looks like they'll be the way to go for me. Just wish they did the slim ones in black.

These arrived quickly (as always with SBS) and the fit is bang on. I can't (and hopefully won't have to) say how well they'll do in a crash but they're comfy and just the right thickness to not feel too uncomfortable off the bike. Passable as regular jeans. Come with knee protectors and the usual sewn in pockets for extras.

[jdearauj]

So I bought a pair of RokkerTech slim jeans on the weekend at the MotoLegends shop and I could not be happier. The advice and information provided by the staff at Motolegends is brilliant, the shop seems very small, but they have a massive warehouse full of stock. There is allot of gear to try on and a motorbike in the shop to make sure you get that exact fit / feeling from what you are about to purchase. At £350 for a pair of jeans it is expensive, but I think these are just I will keep for many years and are worth the price. Plus come with the lifetime guarantee which is a no brainer.

@scooty61 – Thanks again for the suggestion and advice to go visit the Motolegends shop!

[moanthebairns]

A word of warning to anyone buying kevlar jeans, I nearly got fleeced for a fake pair at the scottish bike show. The first stall you came to next to all the main dealers had bull-it jeans half priced. Had I not had a pair on to compare them I'd have fell for it.

Certainly made me think twice about buying anything like this from ebay that isn't from a known company. I know 99% of folk will be ok but I was rather fked off these were for sale in a show like this.

[Dog Star]

moanthebairns said:

A word of warning to anyone buying kevlar jeans, I nearly got fleeced for a fake pair at the scottish bike show. The first stall you came to next to all the main dealers had bull-it jeans half priced. Had I not had a pair on to compare them I'd have fell for it.

Certainly made me think twice about buying anything like this from ebay that isn't from a known company. I know 99% of folk will be ok but I was rather fked off these were for sale in a show like this.

In what way are they fake? If so that's disgraceful when people would be expecting a degree of protection in an off.

[Dog Star]

jdearauj said:

So I bought a pair of RokkerTech slim jeans on the weekend at the MotoLegends shop and I could not be happier. The advice and information provided by the staff at Motolegends is brilliant, the shop seems very small, but they have a massive warehouse full of stock. There is allot of gear to try on and a motorbike in the shop to make sure you get that exact fit / feeling from what you are about to purchase. At £350 for a pair of jeans it is expensive, but I think these are just I will keep for many years and are worth the price. Plus come with the lifetime guarantee which is a no brainer.

@scooty61 – Thanks again for the suggestion and advice to go visit the Motolegends shop!

If you're wanting to try a load of sizes then Motolegends are the place to go - all of the UK stock for distribution goes into their warehouse space first. Nobody will have more available.

[moanthebairns]

Dog Star said:

moanthebairns said:

A word of warning to anyone buying kevlar jeans, I nearly got fleeced for a fake pair at the scottish bike show. The first stall you came to next to all the main dealers had bull-it jeans half priced. Had I not had a pair on to compare them I'd have fell for it.

Certainly made me think twice about buying anything like this from ebay that isn't from a known company. I know 99% of folk will be ok but I was rather fked off these were for sale in a show like this.

In what way are they fake? If so that's disgraceful when people would be expecting a degree of protection in an off.

The leather bull-it tab was of poor quality leather when I compared it with my genuine ones, mines is smooth this was like crocodile skin texture and cheap feeling.
The pockets weren't tartan lined like mines.
They felt different. Like normal jeans.
The stitching was frayed and left untrimmed, mines are perfect.
They had labels on them, mines didn't.
There was small holes in some of the jeans at the knee and such that shouldn't happen with these jeans.
The bull-it buttons weren't the same, a bloody good copy mind you.
The inside was nothing like mines.
The fact that the commonwealth cousin who was selling them just tried to force them on me, acting like I was being fussy for having a good look at them and when I asked if they were genuine he replied "these are blue".
And the website they had on their stand.

www.motofast.co.uk

Now, at first glance my mouth started watering at the price, but the Columbo in me clicked into gear "just one more thing you say you don't smoke but there was lip stick on one of the cigarettes in the ash tray".