Kevlar jeans?

stuman · 24 May 2012 at 19:03

i bought a cheap pair to tie me over until i get the cash together for a pair of hood jeans. the jeans that i bought were RST jeans, they have dupont kevlar and came with knee protectors with adjustment. however the adjustment did not allow for a good fit and so i had to remove them. the remaining jeans are pretty comfortable however get very hot and sweaty. they are also cut for fatties and look quite baggy on me.

I'm also going to start looking at textile trousers that look semi-casual. but would really like some of the rukka stuff, however can muster up the reddies just yet.

samdungcantma · 24 May 2012 at 20:52

leather or other. leather.

Reppyboyo · 24 May 2012 at 21:43

I've gone down the road in draggin jeans.
Roughly 40mph when I hit the deck.

Burned a nice hole in the jeans on my arse and also my right knee.
Kevlar looked almost untouched!

Certainly saved my skin, would reccomend them.

eidolon · 25 May 2012 at 10:03

That's good to know (although not good that you came off obviously)

Linkex · 25 May 2012 at 11:25

Agreed, thanks Reppyboyo, glad to know they work in the real world as well as the tests

I'm curous about the heat generated though. Did/can you get burned from the friction (Or am I talking rubbish?)

Luke · 25 May 2012 at 21:52

I've had Hood jeans in the past but found the sizing awkward to get right. I now have several pairs of Aussie biker jeans and love them.

Spie · 25 May 2012 at 23:31

Love my Hoods. They feel good and abrasion reports are excellent.

easyrider · 26 May 2012 at 00:15

Spie said:
Love my Hoods. They feel good and abrasion reports are excellent.

Lt_Red · 27 May 2012 at 17:36

I went to Laguna Motorcycles in Maidstone today and tried Draggin Jeans and Lindstrand hi-art jeans.

I went for the Lindstrand as they were made of a better outer material, had larger areas of the kevlar woven protection and fitted me better.

The Draggin jeans were a bit thin outter mnaterial, were too baggy at the bottom of the leg so they overlapped under the motorcycle boots and they were made out of the kind of material that picks up bits of fluff and stuff.

The Lindstrand where more "jean" like and were 20 quid cheaper than the Draggin's.

MADMAN69UK · 28 May 2012 at 12:24

Lt_Red said:
they overlapped under the motorcycle boots

I tend to wear my Hood jeans OVER my boots. Better for airflow etc.

4T5 · 28 May 2012 at 12:33

I think he means they were to long so tucked under the heal of his boots.

easyrider · 28 May 2012 at 12:40

I rang hood who advised me on length and the ride up the jeans have when sat on the bike.

MADMAN69UK · 28 May 2012 at 14:22

The shortest leg Hood do is 28", if I recall.

My legs are 27", and I don't have any trouble with trampling on the ends etc

easyrider · 28 May 2012 at 14:25

They will cut to any length you want if you ring them

dangermouse425 · 28 May 2012 at 22:46

I have found the people at Hood Jeans customer service to be incredibly accommodating with any requests or questions. I'm sure they'd cut to size if requested.

Betty_UK · 9 Jul 2012 at 14:22

Both pairs of jeans I've bought from Hood have been cut to order - unless it's changed they get you to specify length on every order and cut them to size.

I think the only limit is on maximum length not minimum.

I've had two pairs of Hood jeans for about 3 years now. Ridden from Normandy to Berlin in them (in a day) as well as riding the length of the Pyrenees, twice.

Leathers are way to limited for me for travelling - too hot in the heat, not waterproof, hell to walk around in on a warm day.... I take the Hood jeans, long johns for the cold, lightweight waterproof trousers for when it's wet (or really cold!) and that lot folds down into less space than leather/textile trousers yet is a lot more flexible for different use.

Griffo · 9 Jul 2012 at 15:27

Betty_UK said:
Both pairs of jeans I've bought from Hood have been cut to order - unless it's changed they get you to specify length on every order and cut them to size.

I think the only limit is on maximum length not minimum.

I've had two pairs of Hood jeans for about 3 years now. Ridden from Normandy to Berlin in them (in a day) as well as riding the length of the Pyrenees, twice.

Leathers are way to limited for me for travelling - too hot in the heat, not waterproof, hell to walk around in on a warm day.... I take the Hood jeans, long johns for the cold, lightweight waterproof trousers for when it's wet (or really cold!) and that lot folds down into less space than leather/textile trousers yet is a lot more flexible for different use.

Do you wear the CE inserts for impact protection?

Betty_UK · 9 Jul 2012 at 16:02

It varies really - I never wear the hip inserts as I find them uncomfortable if I put anything in my front pockets (perfectly fine otherwise, but makes it hard to use the front pockets)

The knee inserts go in if I'm going distance, but when I'm just using them around town and locally I tend not to - they need to come out for washing and I'm really very lazy.

MADMAN69UK · 9 Jul 2012 at 22:03

Betty_UK said:
I think the only limit is on maximum length not minimum.

I don't know about now, but when I originally ordered mine a year or so ago the drop down box only went down to 28". You may have been able to ring them and specify shorter, but they were the shortest I could get via the website

Freeman · 21 Oct 2013 at 19:21

How baggy are the Hoods? I bought a pair of RSTs (http://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/content_prod/85479) and they're way too tight. I'm a 34" and ordered a 34 but they're too tight in the legs and barely fit over my boots.

Cheers.

Kevlar jeans?

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