If anyone were to look at my spare room it has a closet filled with my failed results in the search for the perfect riding gear. I probably should sell some but I keep most as a reminder to my bullhead nature. I would venture a guess and say there is probably 3-4k worth of "stuff" I have tried. Some only once or twice used before being hung in the closet. The last time I was wet was a ride back from Vicksburg 2 years ago this May. Having done the road waltz too many times to count, and just about every other dance in the quest for the perfect gear I broke down. Just south of Hotlanta, unable to see the road I pulled into a truckstop and called my riding partner. He has become a dealer in just about anything. Conversation very short. "Marc, order me a Roadcrafter, red with black. I will pick it up this weekend"
It has now been 2 full seasons. If I am 50 miles from destination I wear kneedraggers and a moto GP jacket. Anything more, it is the Roadcrafter. Great venting and short of forgetting to close a vent perfectly dry. From 17-100 the only difference is what is or isn't underneath. I will usually have a pair of nylon 2 piece pants with a LD shirt underneath. At a stop, if I choose, 10 seconds and I am walking around and short of the boots no-one would know I arrived on a motorcycle. I can get into it in about the same time it takes to put on a jacket. On long, hot days a cool vest is used but that is rarely needed.
Bottom line, for me was like the fram slogan: You can pay me now or pay me later. I tried to be cheap, didn't want to spend the money. I spent years fighting the dance, complaining. I know when you are stopped or going slow 100 is hot. No matter what you wear. Now I don't bother watching the radar and wondering if it is going to rain. If it does I just keep going and remember when I used to be those riders I see under the overpass. The only gear that would peak my interest is the suit my buddy got for his Bday last year. The Transit 2 piece suit. He loves it and he has been just as dry as me. I probably will invest in it just because.... But until that day, I can't find any complaint about the Roadcrafter.
It has now been 2 full seasons. If I am 50 miles from destination I wear kneedraggers and a moto GP jacket. Anything more, it is the Roadcrafter. Great venting and short of forgetting to close a vent perfectly dry. From 17-100 the only difference is what is or isn't underneath. I will usually have a pair of nylon 2 piece pants with a LD shirt underneath. At a stop, if I choose, 10 seconds and I am walking around and short of the boots no-one would know I arrived on a motorcycle. I can get into it in about the same time it takes to put on a jacket. On long, hot days a cool vest is used but that is rarely needed.
Bottom line, for me was like the fram slogan: You can pay me now or pay me later. I tried to be cheap, didn't want to spend the money. I spent years fighting the dance, complaining. I know when you are stopped or going slow 100 is hot. No matter what you wear. Now I don't bother watching the radar and wondering if it is going to rain. If it does I just keep going and remember when I used to be those riders I see under the overpass. The only gear that would peak my interest is the suit my buddy got for his Bday last year. The Transit 2 piece suit. He loves it and he has been just as dry as me. I probably will invest in it just because.... But until that day, I can't find any complaint about the Roadcrafter.
