Rider moving to NW UK from Charlotte, NC

I went to buy some rain gear a while back. Saw this gear called Frank Thomas and figured "hmmm, make in the UK, well it's GOTTA be waterproof." Well turns out that waterproof is open to interpretation. Some advice? Buy an aerostich suit (if you can figure out the true spelling you can find em on line) Waterproof, armored, reflective, allround good kit.
Best of luck in the UK. From what I read, it will be an adventure. I personally would love to visit one day. Well, we are pretty much part of the union anyway.(Canada that is) The Queen is still on all our currency, her portrait hangs in the House of Commons, hell our lawyers even wear black gowns. Ok, I am rambling now. Have a good time there and ride safe.

Yeah, Frank Thomas seems to be known as not being waterproof now.
Revit isn't bad for waterproof, Spada is pretty fantastic, Richa is alright and Rukka have mixed reviews.
Not all made in the UK, but all kit I have experience with to some degree.

Funny, here "never seen rain" is a commonly used selling point for used bikes. You'd be shocked at how many people here won't ride in the rain, period. Kinda embarassing, especially when I read some of the conditions you guys (and gals) deal with daily. Then again, a large percentage of bikes here are for weekend and pleasure use exclusively so that's a big part of it.

Oh, lots of people here are nancies as well.
You often see "only dry miles" on adverts here, though I don't really believe them.

Carsick, Yeah, if thats true, with the weather we get in this country, they must ride their bikes about 24 hours every year!

Heh, indeed.
Though, if you look at the supposed average mileage of a bike per year of 4000 miles and compare that to what more than a few people here do. Then there must be a significant number doing extremely low miles.
BTW, I will ignore anybody who tries to refute this post with reasoned logic or any form of mathematics.

I dont ride in the rain...did about 180 miles last year....

Originally Posted by zx6man

I dont ride in the rain...did about 180 miles last year....

Whats the point of paying insurance and road tax then?

Originally Posted by Steve H

Whats the point of paying insurance and road tax then?

Just hadn't had the time last year. only 140 notes for tax and insurance anyways. Will make up for it this year though. May even meet some of you this year (..awating remark from cloggsy... )

Originally Posted by zx6man

Just hadn't had the time last year. only 140 notes for tax and insurance anyways. Will make up for it this year though. May even meet some of you this year (..awating remark from cloggsy... )

Fair enough. But make sure you get out there and ride the Green Meanie this year!