First Review - Touratech Companero Adventure Suit

[Deleted account 211025001]

Agree with what u said....

I have some of them there boots

But who's the armchair biker with 16,622 posts and my last one's have been from my phone on my bike in the brecons , i know thats something u old timers dont know much about

Do like the look of the old school trials btw

Paul

Andres

 

[Timolgra]

Agree with what u said....

I have some of them there boots

But who's the armchair biker with 16,622 posts and my last one's have been from my phone on my bike in the brecons , i know thats something u old timers dont know much about

Do like the look of the old school trials btw

Paul

The BRECONS!!!!



Thank you, you have summarised my point exactly

 

[ExpatinIstanbul]

That's not you Tim, you have 16,623 posts. It's someone else. And it was good to meet you on your way back from Mongolia, as you came through Turkey on one or your many trips to foreign lands. Have you been to the Brecons, good phone reception so I hear.

 

[Lamble]

I accept that you were not paid by Touratech but I wonder, what would you have done differently, if you had been ?.

If Simon and Lisa are giving a fair impression of a suit they've had for a week (just one week), then what difference would it make if they'd been paid or not paid, the latter being the case? If it's fair, then it's fair.

Are you asking them to say they would lie for cash?

These are fellow riders, not mockney Jamie Oliver who would no more shop at Sainsburys than I'd eat at his restaurant. They aren't E & C getting pissed off because they aren't being given the bikes they wanted. They aren't some arse of a footballer and his wag wife snubbing an Aston Martin because they want a Bentley.

If the only way people will give them any credibility over the review is if they find fault with the suit, what does that say about our expectations and values?
What if it just happens to be as near perfect as a suit could get and they never find anything wrong with the suit?
I've said before that aesthetically it doesn't do it for me, functionality wise I've no opinion worth making and I'm reliant on Simon and Lisa providing some user insight and as such I welcome their input.

 

[Pauly S]

fair words

Mr Lamble.

ps
i dont know what simon did in a former career, but he would make an excellent journalist.

 

[Lamble]

What's Number 10 Tim?

Do they come in pre-distressed for double the price?

 

[pnewman]

Yes its called 3G Dongle Ref reception , The Brecons are lovelly , u northerners should get down here more , tucking into some bara brith and a cup of my tea in my tent

Might pop in to Toyratwat tomorrow and see if they have any of these suits and see if i can get a tosser discount to bring it down to a more manageable price , i.e £250.00 , mind u i'll be on the Tenere so not much hope of a tosser bike related discount although i do have my ratty rally 2 pro on, with encrusted Moroccan mud on it..so u never know

That's not you Tim, you have 16,623 posts. It's someone else. And it was good to meet you on your way back from Mongolia, as you came through Turkey on one or your many trips to foreign lands. Have you been to the Brecons, good phone reception so I hear.

 

[Pauly S]

yeah right

you've more chance of catching a bus to the moon.

 

[pnewman]

Its called Irony being ironic never had a discount from em , asked,never got , and i bought a cargo plate my only touratwat item i own. u have thought 10% wouldn't ya

 

[AlanI]

Might pop in to Toyratwat tomorrow and see if they have any of these suits and see if i can get a tosser discount to bring it down to a more manageable price

Alternatively, if you really really really want this Companero suit LOL, then you could always order and have it shipped from Germany. After all, we're all in the EU so there will be no additional Import Taxes/VAT to pay.

UK prices: trousers £706.81, jacket £1196.89. Total £1903.70 or €2240

DE prices: trousers €649, jacket €1099. Total €1748 or £1485

If ordered from Germany add say €25 for postage bringing the total to €1773 or £1505

There you go, just saved you £400

 

[AberdeenAngus]

Alternatively, if you really really really want this Companero suit LOL, then you could always order and have it shipped from Germany. After all, we're all in the EU so there will be no additional Import Taxes/VAT to pay.

UK prices: trousers £706.81, jacket £1196.89. Total £1903.70 or €2240

DE prices: trousers €649, jacket €1099. Total €1748 or £1485

If ordered from Germany add say €25 for postage bringing the total to €1773 or £1505

There you go, just saved you £400

Feckin rip off Britain again.....!

 

[Lamble]

Alternatively, if you really really really want this Companero suit LOL, then you could always order and have it shipped from Germany. After all, we're all in the EU so there will be no additional Import Taxes/VAT to pay.

Afraid not. You'll need a German address to ship to, otherwise TT Germany will refer you to TTUK. I'm sure that this point has been made previously...to death.

is it legal?

Yep. No retailer is obliged to sell to you if they don't want to.

 

[AlanI]

Afraid not. You'll need a German address to ship to, otherwise TT Germany will refer you to TTUK. I'm sure that this point has been made previously...to death.

Um, never come across that one before and I order goods back and forth across all continents depending on price.

Edit - anyone could of course telephone TT in Germany enquiring as to whether or not any such policy exists (mentioning first the horrendous UK price of course) and see what reply they come up with. Ask to speak to Thomas who speaks very good English although in truth all the staff are pretty much converse in the language.

 

[Lamble]

Um, never come across that one before and I order goods back and forth across all continents depending on price. JB

If it's any consolation, some of the items TTUK source for TTAG cost more in Germany than the UK. Obviously TT's German factory and warehouse is the main source of TTUK items so the flow isn't balanced, but there is a two way flow.

 

[stolzy]

Feckin rip off TTUK again.....!

Fixed, blah blah.

 

[ExpatinIstanbul]

Um, never come across that one before and I order goods back and forth across all continents depending on price.

This is in fact very common. Microsoft operate such a policy, as do Apple. Oris have just announced a new distribution set up which penalises a big seller in Australia, by insisting they can't export outside of their territory.

But this is going off topic.

Perhaps Simon might be good enough to sell his suit to someone in the UK? This should pay for a few tyres, litres of fuel and a second head torch, with enough left over for something from Hein-Gericke? It should be worth more now it has some Cambodian dirt on it, for the real adventure look.

 

[forry]

Still hasn't rained then

 

[Steptoe]

...
You may be thinking of someone else, unless you were in South America and rode with us there, but I'm sure you didn't ..we would have remembered!!!


:

You turned up at the BMF rally for a ride around the arena - remember

 

[immigrant]

Afraid not. You'll need a German address to ship to, otherwise TT Germany will refer you to TTUK. I'm sure that this point has been made previously...to death.

is it legal?

Yep. No retailer is obliged to sell to you if they don't want to.

No need to deal with TT if you don't want to.

Plenty of authorised Stadler dealers in Germany:

http://www.motobay-motorrad-bekleidung.de/artikel.php?ad=42331

Stadler is generally reckoned to be one level up from Rukka and lots of people here feel Rukka is worth the money.

Your mileage may vary given the oversuit story and exorbitant price but it seems some people are having a whine simply due to the Touratech connection.

 

[Steptoe]

Great reply Simon...not that you're really answerable to anyone as your lifestyle has proven beyond doubt

So, because i don't want to ride around the world for 8 years, yes that's right " i don't want to ride around the world for 8 years", means an opinion on a suit and it's price, and that is going to be worn by people that 95% of the time will only ever ride in europe isn't worthy.

And i'd imagine if was going off for a few years the £2k might be better value put towards the travelling/living expense .

This thread won't do the suit any harm at all. Everyone who logs onto ukgser will know about it ....