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I'm looking for something decent for my daily commute. Warmth, waterproofing and protection all required.

Any suggestions?
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I believe Rukka are very good but no personal experience.
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Have a look at the RST ones, Kwacky. Very good value for money and warm and waterproof.
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duke63 wrote:Have a look at the RST ones, Kwacky. Very good value for money and warm and waterproof.
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I have a pair of RST ones, they are lovely and warm even with the quilted liner taken out !! (y)
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Which ones have you got?

If I'm going to use textile trousers do I need a BMW as well (giggle)
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Have you looked into retro fitting some heated grips and perhaps a hot water bottle for under the seat (giggle)
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I find pissing myself to be a quicker and easier way to keep warm.
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Frank Thomas do some good textile stuff and you can normally get good discounts on them at the big retailers. My last pair got me through 7 years of comuting in all weathers and cost me around 80 quid.
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I've got a Frank Thomas textile jacket and trousers I wear for my commute to work, both warm and 100% waterproof, and I paid less than £70 for the both.
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I've still got an old set of Belstaff textiles, they're a bit knackered so am interested in the outcome of this. Fwiw I'd stay away from the Wolf kit, I bought a set for my oldest lads birthday a few years back and they showed wear very quickly, the reinforcing material on the crash points seemed to fray very easily.

I've stayed away from RST since I saw a guy crash in their leathers on a TD, his suit fell apart and he was knocked about too much for the crash he had. Has anyone crash-tested their RST kit?
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How long ago was that crash? From what I can make out RST used to have poor stitching but it's really improved recently.
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I crash tested mine at slow speed and was really impressed with it, did it's job only thing I had was a hole developed but that was due to having house keys in the pocket, there areas of sliding held up really well, still wear them all the time and no issues with seams or stitching
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It would be about 5yrs ago, he had a simple low side at about 30mph, the stitching came apart on his forearm, shoulder and hip. He was with a few mates that were parked next to us at Snett, he fell off mid morning, he could barely walk after lunch. Hence I was under the impression the RST stuff was poorly made and had a low level of protection. Hope I'm wrong though, don't like thinking a British company isn't up to snuff on quality etc.
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Like I say mate I came off low side at about 30/40 and apart from a scuff on the elbow and side where I went down and the hole caused by my keys they held up brilliantly, dont get me wrong Im sure Astars or Dainese ones would probably hold up to multiple crashes better and the RST stuff is a built more to deal with 1 or 2 crashes but not loads as the dainese gloves I were wearing still look brand new really but Id have no hesitation buying another set as it stands
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Deegee wrote:It would be about 5yrs ago, he had a simple low side at about 30mph, the stitching came apart on his forearm, shoulder and hip. He was with a few mates that were parked next to us at Snett, he fell off mid morning, he could barely walk after lunch. Hence I was under the impression the RST stuff was poorly made and had a low level of protection. Hope I'm wrong though, don't like thinking a British company isn't up to snuff on quality etc.
RST is made in india,same factory as wolf in fact its the same company ,the owner is from South Africa but lives in the UK
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Perkles wrote:
Deegee wrote:It would be about 5yrs ago, he had a simple low side at about 30mph, the stitching came apart on his forearm, shoulder and hip. He was with a few mates that were parked next to us at Snett, he fell off mid morning, he could barely walk after lunch. Hence I was under the impression the RST stuff was poorly made and had a low level of protection. Hope I'm wrong though, don't like thinking a British company isn't up to snuff on quality etc.
RST is made in india,same factory as wolf in fact its the same company ,the owner is from South Africa but lives in the UK
Not all Wolf is made over there just there mass produced stuff, some is still made in Harpers in Southend on Sea in Essex, they custom make all their wolf leathers there at a good price too, they will alter any of their designs for you to be it size, colour anything free of charge, I got my 2 piece suit from them, great quality just the jeans are a bit big for me now after losing a bit of weight but I still use the jacket daily with my dragging jeans to commute in.

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I bought a really cheap set of textiles from the back of one of the bike magazines probably around 10 years ago, I think the set was around £100 at the time and came with a free pair of gloves too. Best textiles I have ever owned and I forgot the name of the supplier so I had to change brands when they finally needed replacing and was thoroughly disappointed especially by waterproofing of more premium brands. they even held up well in a low speed off with just minimal scuffing.

But this post is no hep to your cause.
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A lot of the professional riders I see out riding using Rukka and I guess that's because they are so good but they are expensive so I guess you get what you pay for.
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Kwacky wrote:I find pissing myself to be a quicker and easier way to keep warm.
Fine in the short term :)
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Rukka isn't cheap. It's like getting a pair of Daytona boots
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