Need new suit - recommendations please

Captain Beaky

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Hi all,

My 11 year old Hein Gericke Toureg suit is now a bit past its prime
I did buy a Gericke suit 2 years ago at the NEC show, but it was rubbish.
Coming apart at the seams. Good thing it was very cheap.

I very much like the old Toureg suit, comfy with loads of pockets.
What's the best out there at the mo?
I've seen the rallye 3 jacket, but its pretty expensive.
Also something called halvarsen? At street bike in Brum. Looked good but quite pricey too.
I don't mind paying a bit for good kit, as long as its good kit.
I put function ahead of form...

What's best?

Ta,

Mike.
 
I bought this for my daughter, excellent jacket for the money-
"RST Pro Series Adventure Motorcycle Jacket" £220 approx.
 
HG stuff was bloody good. I still use a Master 4 jacket in the colder weather. It must be 12-13 years old and still waterproof and warm, all the zips work etc. However went into HG to replace it a few months ago in their winter sale and dont think the new stuff is a patch on the old so decided to just carry on until my old one falls apart.
 
So you grew to like it then :thumb

+1 fo rukka from me.

Totally - it's bedded in well after 2 weeks use.

I used my RST yesterday and felt so flimsy I felt like I was riding along with a paper bag around me :blast

As Revzilla review says - it feels bombproof :thumby:
 
As the others say .. bite the bullet and go for the Rukka ... I am a massive Rukka fan .. a 65 mile commute most days through the year and in the last 2 years I have never regretted spending an obscene amount of money on what is basically a jacket and trousers .. but of course they're not are they ?
Rukka is the dogs .. don't waste your money on anything less.
 
As the others say .. bite the bullet and go for the Rukka ... I am a massive Rukka fan .. a 65 mile commute most days through the year and in the last 2 years I have never regretted spending an obscene amount of money on what is basically a jacket and trousers .. but of course they're not are they ?
Rukka is the dogs .. don't waste your money on anything less.

Klim would not be a waste of money. Try both rukka and klim and see which you prefer.
 
Infinity Outlet

Doing mahousive discounts on new older Rukka Suits still 5yr warranty

Just replaced my old HG gear now relegated to spare
 
Crikey, that rukka stuff is expensive.
Jacket is nearly a grand!
Trousers £700!

It had better be ruddy good, and make me a cuppa every morning.

Damn! That's expensive
 
Crikey, that rukka stuff is expensive.
Jacket is nearly a grand!
Trousers £700!

It had better be ruddy good, and make me a cuppa every morning.

Damn! That's expensive



it is expensive, but if it's any consolation - i had a pair of rukka trousers i paid c.£500 for and sold 5 years or so later for £300 IIRC. still like new and waterproof :)
 
Captain Beaky,

Here's another one for you to consider :- Dainese Tundra



Plus a looong write up I did about it for the retailers site.

Had it over a year now and its been a tremendous buy, I just couldn't get away with the fit of the Rukka so decided to look for something else:-

"Great suit, worth every penny! I had originally intended to buy a Rukka Armas suit but after trying them on, I found that the fit was pretty poor tbh, the jacket was too boxy, if I got enough room for my back and shoulders the waist was enormous and when you sat on the bike it seemed to all bunch up on your lap.

So the search went on for a Gore-Tex Pro shell suit, I had seen this Dainese Tundra Jacket and Street Tracker pants on the internet so went to my local dealers to check them out.
Although they are not labelled as a Pro shell suit, they are constructed in the same way that the Gore membrane is actually bonded permanently to the outer shell ( same with the pants ) so the only removable liner is the thermal liner itself, this makes both jacket and pants very light and flexible and therefore very comfortable as well.

Fit wise, for me anyhow, it was streets ahead of the Rukka jacket, it was obvious that the Dainese jacket had a more tailored cut to start with and also had the advantage of stretch panels at the shoulders, waist adjusters ( who's height position can also be adjusted ) and an elasticated "cinch" at the very bottom of the jacket to pull that in closer to your bottom.

The detail in the construction of the jacket is very good, all pockets are waterproof ( and are labelled so with very neat little rubberised tags, also on other features of the jacket ) and all zippers and press studs work smoothly.

The neck is fastened by velcro and also has two velcro adjusting straps to get the closure fit just right.
The lining is easily removed and also has a separate thermal neck collar with a throat closure flap that wraps around your throat and press studs back to the collar, this works very well in practice and combined with the good insulating properties of the lining has kept me very warm in temps down to 3 deg C.

Safety wise the Dainese body armour is top class, as I've already tested out a couple of there leather suits I know first hand how well it works!
The jacket also has pockets for back protectors and a front pocket for a thorax protector, all once again labelled up with those natty little rubber tags.


The trousers are of a similar construction, very lightweight and comfortable, plenty of waist adjustment and good zips, velcro, press studs etc, but for some reason the thermal liner is not quite as thick as the one in the jacket but still seems to work quite well, I suppose you could add a set of thermal long-johns if the cold weather really got to you.

Both Jacket and Pants have zip air vents in them, the jacket under the armpits and the trousers have them on the outsides of the thighs, both are well covered by waterproof flaps when not in use.

This outfit had its first baptism of fire ( or water in this case!! ) on a long weekend up to Scotland in April, absolutely threw it down and the suit stayed warm and waterproof.
Another plus was that whatever waterproofing treatment they have used on the outer of the suit also does a very good job of repelling road dirt as well, all of my riding friends commented on how clean I looked considering the weather we had just been though and I've noticed since that if I go out with the jacket when its got some dead flies on from the last ride, if it rains while I'm out all the flies come off it like magic and its really, really clean again.

It sheds water very well off the outer layer and has never reached the situation where it has become water logged, if you stop for a coffee somewhere the jacket shell is virtually dry in no time.

For its price ( about 40% of the Rukka suit ) I think this is a tremendous outfit, great fit, warm, dry, comfortable and quite stylish with the Dainese logo's and metal shoulder cappings, I would buy it again no hesitation"
 
.....the klim has a life time warranty

No it doesn't :mad: Two poppers failed on a pair of Klim trousers I've got, only 2 years old. 'No, can't help you' says the dealer who sold them to me, 'Sort it yourself matey'. Not recommended. :(
 
No it doesn't :mad: Two poppers failed on a pair of Klim trousers I've got, only 2 years old. 'No, can't help you' says the dealer who sold them to me, 'Sort it yourself matey'. Not recommended. :(
Can you name and shame the dealer, as I am looking at both Klim & Rukka suits
 


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