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No question, motorcyclists are extremely sensitive to weather. But one has to be damaged by hail a little cloudy right mood? Do the clothes soak through and drown the luggage? Learn what is important for the equipment.


The Eiskristallparty rises high in the troposphere. A few die-hards have gathered there, waiting for other guests. Which, by the good spirits attracted to soon to sign up. Ramba Zamba is announced, it will be swallowed hard. But suddenly there is no stopping the party guests, inexorably reports the gravity to speak. Billions of tiny snow flakes tumbling in free fall down, rub on the air, liquid and race with just seven meters per second toward Earth. Like little bullets then they beat bottom of the motorcycle driver, burst on visors, burst on the combination, forming streams, seep down to be by the wind pressed into cracks and seams to run in boots and gloves.

The dilemma for the Eiskristallparty provides is as old as the bike itself: what to do when it rains? The nose directly in the wind, exposed to all the vagaries of the weather directly, it has always been the concern of the Kradlers, yet so Cabinet as possible from A to B to travel. One of the oldest forms undoubtedly the waxed cotton Belstaff jacket a la Barbour or to put on the real men drive for over 50 years. The universal cure for wet clothes should be the rain suit. For over three decades of motorcycle riders swear by the plastic bag into which one reinzappelt under highway bridges and out of the escape at the break in the diner powerful steam. For close on the rain gear is really tight. Thanks to PU or PVC-coated nylon fabric comes from the inside from the outside, no drop from the inside but not out.

The supply of rain gear on the market is nuts. It ranges from one-way products for less than ten euros, which fit under each seat, and thus have a huge advantage: they are everywhere. The majority is straightforward standard product, which costs an average of 20 €, but we will also breathable luxurious combinations for about 50 euros offered. No matter how expensive the combination, it should be, above all: a water-tight. Even the purchase can be estimated with a critical eye, whether it will survive well in the rain showers Pelle the first: Is the collar pulled high enough and seals properly covered arm and leg on long enough?

Sensitive areas are the seams. The view is so inside the cluster, where all seams should be carefully sealed. Critical also is the manhole. On the one hand, it should be as much as possible in order to slip easily and within seconds in the full regalia to dry can. On the other hand, large entrance holes are often deposited them in bib short, so water may find a way inside. So you should’ve been in business make the sample to the test: Does it easy tightening, the water stops pulled high enough? A transverse front zipper and fully lined suits easier to put on very long.
Although the nylon hose still ranks among the top products for weather protection, the paragraph is now in decline. A problem for the rain suit is of the partners, the leather suit. For here in the purchasing interests have now shifted considerably.

When you purchase of protective clothing, the textile-weather suit has moved to number one, insider talk of a Ver- distribution of 80 to 20 in favor of the syn- thetikfaser. The textile secret weapons a la Gore-Tex (self-promotion: “Guaranteed to keep you dry”) and Co. want to give the motorcyclists, in any case one thing: We will not be up in the rain.

The price structure is enormous: you can already find it for around 150 €, but also quickly shell out ten times that amount. The formula “the more expensive the closer” is not, however. Our tests have shown time and again in this regard: outliers, ie failure in the wet test is available in all price categories. Who wants to shop on the safe side, begin to take products with long warranty times are blessed.

Well-known manufacturers grant in part propagated up to five years, Gore-Tex top dog even the lifetime warranty. And you should also claim immediately if you have enjoyed on a rainy tour an involuntary bath. Many leaks are simple sloppiness in the Workmanship. The job profile is similar to the rain suit:’s wet is because, in general, where not voting qualifications or transitions, or simply to have fallen short.

And one more thing can become a problem are the suits with the wafer-thin moisture protective films. If not cleaned or careless handling (wrong clothes, lack of impregnation, carelessly closed) one is it faster than in a filthy wet leather suit. The way it is now in a waterproof design with built-in climate membrane with renowned manufacturers such as BMW, Stadler or Dainese. Recommended for those who are tired of struggling, the one-legged under highway bridges.