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Light colours are better -
Black absorbs heat and you and up drowning
Light colours reflect heat
Lighter colours always end up looking grubby.
Light colours are better -
Black absorbs heat and you and up drowning
Light colours reflect heat
I have a light Grey & Black Klim Badlands, which after 5 years & approx 30,000 miles still looks fresh & clean after its annual wash, so light colours don’t always look grubby.Lighter colours always end up looking grubby.
Light colours are better -
Black absorbs heat and you and up drowning
Light colours reflect heat
I'll know by the weekend what I've got. Jacket may be sold but I think the trousers will be available. Just trying to identify what model they are but they're a Euro 54 regular length.
Yes been looking and trying on Rukka Nivala today... at last meet a great salesman at my local J&s ... tried on the Klim but have to say I was impressed with the Rukka ... now just getting my head around the cost
have u still got these for sale, if so what size are they
Daytona use goretex in their boots, perhaps another call is due enquiring about Gore guarantee.My 2 pennies worth...6 years ago I bought my first Rukka Jacket, Halvarrsons trousers and Daytona boots. A fortune (to me) was paid. All have been great but right now I am a bit stymied as on my recent trip, everything leaked, admittedly in Austrian, heavy torrential rain like I have never ridden in the UK for more than 90 minutes sustained. All my gear has over 60k of use in all weathers so a fair amount.
Boots were soaked at the sole level, wet socks for 2 days!
Jacket - inner elbows and lower torso soaked
Trousers - back of legs dripping, crotch like sitting in a pool of water.
I get that all good things must come to an end and fair to say they all gave me 60k of travels. All were re proofed or bees wax treated annually.
Daytona have said they'll repair my boots and soles for £100 but cannot do anything for the waterproofing.
Trousers are out of warranty and lasted well I think.
Rukka jacket is out of warranty but gore tex, after looking at numerous photos, labels and receipts, are currently investigating / inspecting the jacket. They could replace, repair or return. Yet unknown what they'll say. So anyway, I took my old £125 Spada textile jacket out of the loft to use in the meantime. I remember paying £120 for the jacket. It has better features than the Rukka (inner pockets, outer pockets, fold over w proof pockets, better venting. I am actually impressed with the level of thought that went into a cheap jacket. Yes, it is not a shell tec outer, so absorbs water. Yes it doesn't have cuffs that actually go over your gloves (I should have checked this prior to buying) but overall the features it has in terms of venting, pockets in jacket and same pockets available in liner are actually better than the Rukka Armaxis (I think) jacket I bought.
So here is the thing, I could buy a new jacket every year or 2 for the same money as rukka every 6 years. I guess after taking my cheapo out of the wardrobe, I was surprised to see it has the same loop system as rukka, same zip mechanism for trousers, a two way main zip so you can loosen from bottom upwards, more venting etc. Pretty good value for £125...
I'll hold my breath until gore tex say what's what before buying new for winter...let the research begin!
My 2 pennies worth...6 years ago I bought my first Rukka Jacket, Halvarrsons trousers and Daytona boots. A fortune (to me) was paid. All have been great but right now I am a bit stymied as on my recent trip, everything leaked, admittedly in Austrian, heavy torrential rain like I have never ridden in the UK for more than 90 minutes sustained. All my gear has over 60k of use in all weathers so a fair amount.
Boots were soaked at the sole level, wet socks for 2 days!
Jacket - inner elbows and lower torso soaked
Trousers - back of legs dripping, crotch like sitting in a pool of water.
I get that all good things must come to an end and fair to say they all gave me 60k of travels. All were re proofed or bees wax treated annually.
Daytona have said they'll repair my boots and soles for £100 but cannot do anything for the waterproofing.
Trousers are out of warranty and lasted well I think.
Rukka jacket is out of warranty but gore tex, after looking at numerous photos, labels and receipts, are currently investigating / inspecting the jacket. They could replace, repair or return. Yet unknown what they'll say. So anyway, I took my old £125 Spada textile jacket out of the loft to use in the meantime. I remember paying £120 for the jacket. It has better features than the Rukka (inner pockets, outer pockets, fold over w proof pockets, better venting. I am actually impressed with the level of thought that went into a cheap jacket. Yes, it is not a shell tec outer, so absorbs water. Yes it doesn't have cuffs that actually go over your gloves (I should have checked this prior to buying) but overall the features it has in terms of venting, pockets in jacket and same pockets available in liner are actually better than the Rukka Armaxis (I think) jacket I bought.
So here is the thing, I could buy a new jacket every year or 2 for the same money as rukka every 6 years. I guess after taking my cheapo out of the wardrobe, I was surprised to see it has the same loop system as rukka, same zip mechanism for trousers, a two way main zip so you can loosen from bottom upwards, more venting etc. Pretty good value for £125...
I'll hold my breath until gore tex say what's what before buying new for winter...let the research begin!
Daytona use goretex in their boots, perhaps another call is due enquiring about Gore guarantee.
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Possibly, I was told not to wax/proof my old Daytona boots as it stopped them breathing. My newer ones have seperate inner boot which is goretex lined the outer being just leather and can be cleaned/fed.I have thought of that, but they'll probably say the water ingress between the soles and sides is in need of repair first. I know I would. So its either a £100 post and hope to Daytona or a new pair of similar boots for similar money. Still pondering it...I re waxed themm the other day, so now just waiting to see if anything improves (I fear not, but it hasn't rained yet so no idea ) https://www.bennetts.co.uk/bikesoci...s-gore-tex-waterproof-motorcycle-boots-review. I might enquire from gore tex once my jacket is back..
Possibly, I was told not to wax/proof my old Daytona boots as it stopped them breathing. My newer ones have seperate inner boot which is goretex lined the outer being just leather and can be cleaned/fed.
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