Rev'it Dakar Pants

[sijohnston]

So I've had an off-track jacket and pants paid for and on order for about 7 weeks now. The jacket is allegedly in store but there's no pants this side of saturn. Has anyone been able to pick any up in recent weeks or am I simply being taken for a ride because I'm (northern) Irish?? I feel like binning the whole thing and going to Hurst's to pick up a twat suit...even at the extra expense.

 

[teejay]

My local shop has the jacket and trousers all in stock for standard sizes.

I have a pair of the trousers on order in black with long leg which are on back order, should be here mid May so I am told......it would appear that they are selling faster than they expected, mate of mine also has a pair in black on order, grey ones in stock.

Teejay

 

[sijohnston]

at last

So after some time, the new Rev'it gear arrived through the door on Saturday. Harpers were very apologetic but it was out of their hands - they are a very helpful and great bunch btw. It got to the point where I was so tired of waiting that I was just going to fork out the extra for a twat suit, but am so glad I didn't now.

The kit is exceptionally well put together and well thought out. I rode some good miles on sat in it and a couple of hundred on Sunday. First of all, if the temperature is over 12degs, you'll expire with the thermal liner in. I took it out of both the trousers and jacket and it was perfect. I would imagine in the middle of winter that I'd only need a t-shirt or two on to stay warm. However, it's the detailing in terms of the seals, zip-out panels, and various other little things too numerous to mention, that is brilliant. And on top of it all, it just looks damn good. At this point and before a good Irish winter of testing, thumbs up to the Rev'it crew.

 

[EggChaser]

I have the Off Track jacket with the Dakar pants (in the darker colours) and rode with them through the last winter, must have gone to at least -3 but still used comfortably without using any specifc thermal clothing underneath

Did get a tad moist in the crotch once but when you go round a corner and find 3" of water across the whole road and realize that the water washed out gravel you don't tend to brake too hard - must of gone in at 20-25mph, resulting in a bow wave that somehow launched over the screen of my R1100S as well as bouncing off the cylinder heads and launching up my sides. A tad extreme and did get some crotch seepage, but the rest of me remained dry.

BTW I find the collar stud a tad annoying as I find it comes undone too easily, have taken to wearing my neck gaiter over the collar although it doesn't come apart as often now summer is here and I am wearing thinner undershirts and not using the linings.