Summer kit

[toxgobbler]

Looking for a replacement summer jacket, vented, but also showerproof, what does everyone else wear? My HG Cruise jacket a wee bit toasty in the current weather.

[dern]

2 piece leather suit with fabric panels with rain gear in the boot... perfick.

[EvoBarry]

dern beat me to it, I use my Spidi leather in summer, I find the fabric jacket too hot generally.

[pretzel]

Akito Desert, fully vented, removable linings, warm/waterproof/both, Knox body armour and works in an off

[Sossige]

And finish it off with an EDZ top underneath. Perfect

[black-k1]

T-shirt, shorts and sandles!

[G Man]

dern said:

2 piece leather suit with fabric panels with rain gear in the boot... perfick.

Or just buy the new Rukka Lancelot leather jacket which is waterproof ....

[Hyperion]

Rawland SP-1 jacket and trousers for me.
Removable water...well, probably only 'shower' proof lining.
Very airy and cool.

[RemaL]

usinf teknic violator at the mo. had it 2 years, vented got knox armour. jacket about £250 and trousers £180 when I bought it. great for summer riding

[Busamav]

black-k1 said:

T-shirt, shorts and sandles!

yup , same here.

I have had to stop wearing flip flops as too much grit gets thrown off the road and it hurts

[Rawwr]

Cling film and stickers.

[Busamav]

Rawwr said:

Cling film and stickers.

your right ard you are mate


I have a pic from when we were in France , of my mate wearing just a swimming costume and a open face crash helmet ,

at least I had flip flops and a T shirt

Edited by Busamav on Wednesday 23 July 09:29

[Aubrey]

black-k1 said:

T-shirt, shorts and sandles!

Cringe... hope you've never seen the state of someone who's fallen off wearing this lot!

I have, looks really painful.

[Johnny]

Just got an Alpinestars MX1 jacket yesterday, and a pair of Astar SMoto short gloves... work perfectly at the moment. Nice and vented, and short gloves allow a god bit of air in at the cuffs...

Johnny.

[f13ldy]

I think I spotted perfect bike summer attire on my travels yesterday and today.

Yesterday - A helmet, trainers, board shorts...

Today, obviously to hot to bother with essentials. 2 14yr old (at a guess)Baseball cap, board shorts, trainers. Same went for his girlfriend, skirt, skimpy top, flip flops.

Riding his Dads V-Max by the looks of things as well. I felt like calling the old bill as they were behind for 5-10 minutes, but I figured a stack may at least put him off biking forever rather than a slap on wrist from the police.

[dern]

Aubrey said:

black-k1 said:

T-shirt, shorts and sandles!

Cringe... hope you've never seen the state of someone who's fallen off wearing this lot!

I have, looks really painful.

We need a hand-wringing smiley.

[Robertjp]

Came back from a business trip to italy / switzerland today. Short, t shirts, skirts, all part of the common kit for bike riders....yes, i was hand wringing....

I got passed like i was still at 80 in the car by a guy on a Kwacker ZX10r....., yep, shorts, t shirt, no gloves...trainers

....he had it pinned.

back to the OP, surely another textile jacket like the rukka etc ISNT what your after? Going to be the same as the cruise i would imagine - too warm (by the way i share your moan, have a cruise too! Between that and the schuberth S1 I positivley 'steam' cook. Need a draughtier helmet!!)

I have a friend with an Airflow' jacket, cant remember who makes it, but fully armoured, uses perforated textile to hold it all together. I wore it a couple of times on the back - very, very nice.

Are leathers any cooler? find it hard to believe (on my shopping list but havent got any yet)

Edited by Robertjp on Thursday 24th July 21:09

Edited by Robertjp on Thursday 24th July 21:10

[Hooli]

i prefer leathers in the summer, so obviously as its now getting warm the new zip has fallen out my jacket - useless tossers seemed to pick crap string to tie it in with. its away getting fixed by someone better this time. wearing my lewis textile jacket with the thermal liner out & its TOO BLOODY HOT, makes a good sauna mind.