Temporary Rain Suits

[Bonafide Bob]

dry rider by neese--

Are they still in business?

[Arizona Wayne]

My Brazilian tour clients at Bryce Canyon.



Patrick Hayes
Fremont CA

Bryce Canyon...........wh ere when you get to a lookout the sign says "don't get out of your vehicle if you see lightning"....HA, so the car drivers stay in their cars and us bikers get off our bikes and enjoy the view, as if we had any choice!     The car drivers think, those bikers are fricken CRAZY!  We think, heh, we're here, let's get our $s worth.   Lightning never touches us.    If we die this way, so be it, our time was up.    Win some, lose some.

[lazlokovacs]

Hey Rob
I made exactly that after 40 years of needing it and trying all the brand names. I did post about it prob 2 years ago, no takers from States yet, check my website, www.jacksonracing.c om.au.
quick link to vid from first ones here http://www.jacksonracing.com.au/videos/Won-Z%20-Large%20/Won-Z%20-Large%20-desktop.m4v

Interesting part, in the 2 years since, we (missus & I) have done 20K odd miles here in Aus & around Europe, suits always with us.
Been worn against cold far more than just rain, worked out a long time ago, quicker to put suit over jacket than it is to remove helmet, jacket etc to put jumper on, don't even carry a heavy jumper anymore.
Don't often stop at cafe in heavy downpour either. Often isn't one where we go.
Bit of a gamechanger for me, could be what you need.
Any 2 piece WILL leak at join given heavy enough rain

One satisfied customer here, does everything it should do, with no fuss. A well thought out bit of kit.

[wyrtyr2]

If the JacksonRacing suit was affordable, I would buy one.  I swear by leather, but often wear AeroStitch because.  It would be nice to have the quick on/off option.  On the Jackson website, purchase seems difficult?

[leafman60]

I've used many different rain suits.

For the last 2-3 years I have been very pleased with the BMW Rain Lock.  It is comfortable, reasonably priced and has been water-tight in some hellacious downpours through which I've ridden.


http://www.sierrabmwonline.com/product_info.php/bmw-rainlock-jacket-2015-cold-weather-gear-76258553-625-630-p-1017

http://www.sierrabmwonline.com/product_info.php/bmw-rainlock-pants-2015-cold-weather-gear-76258553-633-638-p-1018

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[jacksonracingcomau]

If the JacksonRacing suit was affordable, I would buy one.  I swear by leather, but often wear AeroStitch because.  It would be nice to have the quick on/off option.  On the Jackson website, purchase seems difficult?

Yeah, I will eventually set up buy online, have only sold a very few to overseas, all UK or Europe, takes a while for old dogs to learn new tricks, I'm a points and carbs man !!!
Affordable, roughly half your Aerostitch at $600 Aus
Dearer than plastic boil in bag suit, way cheaper than big brands
I did buy Aerostitch to try before starting this project, the light one is still not packable IMHO, is trying to be all things to all people, mine is just the top layer, meant to come off when sun is shining, for travellers, not intended for commuters but can do that too, obviously.

I too swear by leather but unlike someone in this thread, my perforated leather lets water in through the holes !!
WON-Z fills em in, must be same in US really.

For now email your size etc, hope to fill all orders by Xmas
Best way of getting cheap price on freight would be group buy, I'm sure domestic freight in US would be better than individual AUS-US

[rob-mg]

I too swear by leather but unlike someone in this thread, my perforated leather lets water in through the holes !!

I'm the guy who started this thread and said that my Vanson jacket has been none the worse for wear after going through a number of downpours. I guess my concern was that exposing the jacket that way may not be a great idea.

In response, others have said that I should give my jacket more credit and/or treat it. One of those posts did indeed refer to a perforated jacket.

My Vanson jacket is perforated, and it is a fact that it has done pretty well in downpours, and I sure didn't feel water coming through the perforations, although maybe that depends on speed and whether one has a windscreen.

That said, I'm intrigued by your product and will check it out.

[lazlokovacs]

get some dubbin on your leathers, once a year.... really helps with waterproofing and treating the leather

[kingoffleece]

I mentioned to JacksonRacing that I'd be happy to handle the US shipping if a group buy is in order.  There's a lot of ways to skin this cat but there is a real appeal to a suit that goes on in a jiffy and does NOT leak.  We all do things different and when I'm out for a away ride I'm out no matter what the weather.  Sometimes it's 5 straight days of rain and rides like that separate the good gear from the not so good.

You guys let me and Jackson know-we'll handle the logistics if warranted.

[Yukonica]

Won-z has my interest. What kind of 'tex' is the laminate? Urethane or teflon? Does it have a brand name (Pertex, simpatex, ultrex, ??)
Who makes the PU backed zippers? Are there wear bands in the cuffs?
And finally; can you make them circus tent sized? :) because I'm a short, overweight guy who rides in a full set of old school Held leathers...
Bonus: the exchange rate looks much more appealing than for the 'other' option in Duluth.

[jacksonracingcomau]

Won-z has my interest. What kind of 'tex' is the laminate? Urethane or teflon? Does it have a brand name (Pertex, simpatex, ultrex, ??)
Who makes the PU backed zippers? Are there wear bands in the cuffs?
And finally; can you make them circus tent sized? :) because I'm a short, overweight guy who rides in a full set of old school Held leathers...
Bonus: the exchange rate looks much more appealing than for the 'other' option in Duluth.

1/ AFAIK it is PTFE, but I buy it for what it does not for a claim, worn it in 40deg C sunshine, not that anyone would but as test, only as sweaty as naked, much less so than any textile bike jacket I've owned.  Actually rear reflective stripe melted, now updated, doesn't melt now
2/ No label, my IP,
3/ Ditto but some are YKK
4/ Don't know what a wear band is but one of key features, so very simple, suit goes outside gloves, no water runs down into glove
Only thing you need is gloves with a decent forearm coverage, obviously short gloves will fail, seal relies on coverage
4/ sorry, no made to measure at this stage , but if your Held leathers are OTP sizing you should get an OTP WON-Z over the top, if legs and arms a little long , will only cover kit you have,  send me sizes of leathers & height/weight,

[wyrtyr2]

AUS $600. = $USD $435. plus shipping

[kingoffleece]

Yea, I did the math, too.