Rukka Bib Addition

[mpgscott]

Hi,

My Rukka suit is great and comfortable and zips trousers to jacket no problem but this does leave a fair unzipped portion at the front. I find that when out in heavy rain and making good progress the water will soak the bottom of my T-shirt right at this unzipped area.

My old Hein Grieke suit had bib and braces so you had the larger section covering my big belly, do Rukka do anything similar that could be zipped in.. I tried my old one but different zip unfortunatly. I do like having the two parts zipped together but i think i prefer a dry belly.

Any thoughts as normal are greatly appreciated.

Thansk
Mark

 

[Wapping]

Get a different zip put in, to match the zip on your trousers.

 

[PitaNaanRoti]

I got a seamstress neighbour to simply machine 2 different toothed zips back to back.
Not bought any kit yet that does not come with the other half of the zip attached to the item.
Get those halves et voila.

 

[Wapping]

Clearly the solution lies in zips…… or losing an inch or more in the midriff.

 

[mpgscott]

Clearly the solution lies in zips…… or losing an inch or more in the midriff.

I think the big belly helps as it blocks the rain.

The only thing changed is that on Sunday my cheap Ali express windshield top fairing came a cropper at just above the nationals. So thinking the air turbulence is potentially pushing the water up the tank.

The bottom of the jacket was damp so water is definitely pushin up under it from tank.

Ta

 

[ilkleymoron]

this is why i went for hideout salopette/bib n brace style

i do not know why it is not a standard thing with motorcycle trousers?

 

[richardbd]

this is why i went for hideout salopette/bib n brace style

i do not know why it is not a standard thing with motorcycle trousers?

Probably because most people don’t need/want it - same way most bods no longer ski in salopettes.

As the OP suggests, it’s likely to be a wind effect causing the problem. I’ve ridden in Rukka suits for 20 years and never had the problem, though I know of the odd one or two that have…

 

[ilkleymoron]

Probably because most people don’t need/want it - same way most bods no longer ski in salopettes.

As the OP suggests, it’s likely to be a wind effect causing the problem. I’ve ridden in Rukka suits for 20 years and never had the problem, though I know of the odd one or two that have…

me
not just in fukka, halvarssons, astars, dianese they all suffer from water passing up the gap on all styles/types of bike
as for most people don't want or need it, I’d suggest its manufacture/stye/cost lead not customer feedback/demand

 

[GS2022]

this is why i went for hideout salopette/bib n brace style

i do not know why it is not a standard thing with motorcycle trousers?

I bet Hideout sells many more “standard” trousers than Hi-Pro Salopettes.

I don’t want or need salopettes, but I like Hideout.

 

[PitaNaanRoti]

Had this with the Rukka Navigatorr suit. Chronic wind chill on the ZZR1400 and the GS. However much less on the Z1000SX.
The Nivala doesn't suffer from it.

 

[casbar]

me
not just in fukka, halvarssons, astars, dianese they all suffer from water passing up the gap on all styles/types of bike
as for most people don't want or need it, I’d suggest its manufacture/stye/cost lead not customer feedback/demand

I have used a Rukka suit for over 10 years ride in all weathers all year around and i don't zip them together. I have never had any water passing up the gap. I must have the style of bikes that are different to "all styes/types of bike"

 

[casbar]

Had this with the Rukka Navigatorr suit. Chronic wind chill on the ZZR1400 and the GS. However much less on the Z1000SX.
The Nivala doesn't suffer from it.

I have the Navigatorr suit and no issues. Maybe it is also about size and rider shape.

 

[GS2022]

I have used a Rukka suit for over 10 years ride in all weathers all year around and i don't zip them together.

Why don’t you zip them together?

I zip together my jacket and trousers because it makes a protection difference in case of an unscheduled dismount.

 

[Wapping]

I zip together my jacket and trousers because it makes a protection difference in case of an unscheduled dismount.

Given the energy and leverage that can be released when you impact the road or hedgrow, I wouldn’t necessarily place too much slam dunk reliance of the items remaining zipped together. Most major injuries are not caused by the sliding, it is the sudden impact against something solid, and the coming to a very rapid halt, that hurts and damages most, Indeed, sliding (to some degree or another) might well be beneficial as friction reduces the inherent energy, until you (hopefully) all but glide to a stop.

For stopping draughts and possibly water ingress, the zip is hard to fault. As a fail safe safety system? Less so. But hey, it’s better than not zipping, I guess. It’ll do no harm, even if it might well do no guaranteed real good.

 

[PitaNaanRoti]

Given the energy and leverage that can be released when you impact the road or hedgrow, I wouldn’t necessarily place too much slam dunk reliance of the items remaining zipped together.

For stopping draughts and possibly water ingress, the zip is hard to fault. As a fail safe safety system? Less so. But hey, it’s better than not zipping.

Part of the A/AA rating comes from them being tested as a unit.

 

[casbar]

Why don’t you zip them together?

I zip together my jacket and trousers because it makes a protection difference in case of an unscheduled dismount.

Just never have, but I don't wear textiles all the time, most of the time I wear BKS leather trousers and whatever jacket fits the weather and not all the zips are compatible and yep I have never bothered to match them.

Textiles are great for keeping you dry but not good in an off, they are normally loose fitting and will move around and if you don't wear a good base layer you will also get more sheer. Hence why I prefer decent leathers