lc4
2011-02-09 09:40:00 UTC
Whats your thoughts on them?
Anyone put them to the test?
Dutch
2011-02-09 10:47:00 UTC
I have a couple of pairs, Draggin Jeans and Red Route... The problem for me is that they tend to be shit looking jeans, so you buy them to blend-in, and not look like you've just stepped off a bike, but then you're left wondering why you're wearing these shit high-waisted jeans and wish people knew you'd just stepped off a bike so they don't think you have crap taste in clothes.
They look even worse with the knee armour velcro'd in.
I haven't fallen off in either pair, but it's obvious they won't protect you like leather or proper armoured material stuff...
These days, if I wanna really wear jeans and ride properly, I wear my loosest Diesel Jeans with motorcross knee armour strapped underneath, and lightly padded undershorts (Dainese I think). ... or just wear decent jeans and ride more carefully.
MrZ32
2011-02-09 11:59:00 UTC
i have found some decent stuff from know that straps on to your leg, not velcroes in (although have that too).
i like them, but every now and then i accidentally put my knee down for a second and oops there does the denim
but in the QLD summers i wouldnt trade them for leather... you can stay cooler all day so you dont suffer heat exhaustion/stroke and you can keep a clean head for longer.
whereas full leathes and your head starts to go loopy after 4hrs
Davo-Singapore
2011-02-09 12:28:00 UTC
scamb66
2011-02-09 12:41:00 UTC
And Davo doent everyone just wear safety shorts in Singers.
gfunkmc
2011-02-09 20:27:00 UTC
MrZ32
2011-02-09 22:26:00 UTC
MRK-01
2011-02-09 22:38:00 UTC
Have had an off years back with draggin jeans, broken leg(tib and fib) and kneecap (patella), leathers wouldnt even have stopped that. But the kevlar stopped the requirement for a skin graft.
As MrZ32 notes, they are alot kooler when in them all day. And saves having to change when at work..!
AlpineDuke
2011-02-09 22:56:00 UTC
Please back to bikes, babes or drinking, before someone even posts pics of himself in kevlar jeans........For those who didn't know it: Harleyriders wear jeans, bikers wear leather!
MrZ32
2011-02-09 23:04:00 UTC
80% humidity with 40deC... leathers equals heat exhaustion/stoke within an hour or 2... not what you want when pushing the limits
hell the roads melt out here let alone us
yes on 20min track sessions... full leathers but am straight out of them as soon as im finished
Dutch
2011-02-10 09:48:00 UTC
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shadowman
2011-02-10 15:39:00 UTC
The upside is that they look exactly like a regular pair of jeans (NO patches or additional seams etc) and have the best slide protection of any that I have seen. The downside is that they are a bit heavy and in hot weather they quickly overheat when you stop generating a breeze.
Draggin seem to be market leaders but in a direct comparison I felt the Hood jeans won.
All that said a high speed slide will still leave you with friction burns and, unless you add knee siders and hip pads they will have zero effect on impact damage. For cruising I sometimes wear them, for scratching I stick to the Alpinestars.
RED ZX
2011-02-11 12:25:00 UTC
Twisted Jester
2011-02-12 01:40:00 UTC
I have a couple of the cargo pant ones as well which I mainly use for dropping the bike off at the dealers or if I'm meeting the mrs in town for lunch or something so I can hang out in town or walk home without sweating my tits off.
It's the minimum I wear on a bike and only for short trips where I'm just cruising along from A to B, everything else is either full leathers or armored textiles.
They're brilliant for what I want to use them for.
ShadeTheChangingMan
2011-02-12 23:48:00 UTC
ktmguy
2011-02-13 00:17:00 UTC
Obviously the roads have crash protection and non skin damaging features build in.
If you don't believe me I'll take some pics.
lc4
2011-02-13 01:00:00 UTC
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PBRnr
2011-02-13 02:27:00 UTC
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MrZ32
2011-02-13 03:26:00 UTC
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ktmguy
2011-02-13 04:09:00 UTC
I tried to stear out of the issue calling them thongs for the benefit of our US members. If I'm correct in the US thongs is ladies undies.
They probably want to know why bikers in Aus ride with womens undies on their harley tractorson?!?
Agent Orange
2011-02-13 06:22:00 UTC
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lc4
2011-02-13 07:16:00 UTC
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scamb66
2011-02-13 07:33:00 UTC
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ktmguy
2011-02-13 11:09:00 UTC
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