Re: Leather v Textiles advice?
 

haha. I love the way most of the advice is basically "textiles" but he comes to the conclusion of getting leathers. Made up ya mind before you even started the thread, perhaps? ;)

Re: Leather v Textiles advice?
 

95 % of my riding is done with textile Jacket and leather bottoms.

Have to add my vote of confidence in Halvarssons for textile jacket, expensive but brilliant in all seasons, if you get a vented one. For £400 you can get a £300 Halvarssons Proximo and lots of trousers availible for £100. Just get the zips supplied stitched together to make a conversion piece so you can zip together. & a cheap set of waterproof trousers if it is really wet.

Re: Leather v Textiles advice?
 

Whatever you go for, if you want waterproof go for Gore-Tex, if it says waterproof and it ain't Gore-Tex don't believe it! It costs a fair amount but it is 100% waterproof (think long distance rides in torrential rain) and as it's windproof I don't even wear my thermal lining in winter (it's pretty cozy!) for versatility see if you can find gear with a removable Gore-Tex lining and big vents for the summer!

Re: Leather v Textiles advice?
 

Irrelevant of what the OP buys on a fixed budget I consider textiles a better buy because they are more waterproof, normally have removable liners for summer/winter and they are vented.
£400 is hardly going to buy good leathers where as it will buy reasonable textile kit.

Re: Leather v Textiles advice?
 

Yeah, another reason to not go leathers £400 will only get you budget leathers (unless you get lucky second-hand). It will get you mid-range textiles though.

Re: Leather v Textiles advice?
 

As you would expect, there are different classes of gore-tex. I doubt you'd get pro-shell at this price point (as tested at AR11 also, except I was dry), but you might get the regular breathable version. I liked my Weise combination, which was very good at keeping water out and would fit into the range we're looking at.

Re: Leather v Textiles advice?
 

you can get a very good set of 2 piece leathers for £400 they are Scott Leathers 'Dominator' speak to them nicely and they will alter them for the bigger/smaller person for not much more.

ok so mine were a bit of a disaster but i cant fault the quality one bit.

their textiles look like 80's throw backs but i do believe that mr 'crashy' preston has tested them and rates them.

Re: Leather v Textiles advice?
 

Good article on motorcycle clothing and waterproof' ness!

http://www.motolegends.com/Info/the-...aterproof.html

Leather v Textiles advice?
 

Another vote for halvarssons(I would say that, I sell it :) ) Have the optimal jacket and prince trousers and can vouch for them being waterproof as tested when I went to Scotland and it pizzed it down all day. Stayed dry all day and kit dried overnight.

Re: Leather v Textiles advice?
 

can you shed some light on the availability of them altering stuff at the factory?