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I use rain gear that performs and packs small. When temps are in the 30s and 40s (Flagstaff, Williams, Angel Fire), my rain gear being wind proof, I’ll wear it to help with warmth. That’s less cold gear to pack and easy to get off once it warms up. If your rain jacket can be your riding jacket as well, better yet. You can wear it and not have to pack it. Gore Tex lined jackets tend to be a little more bulky.
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I spoke with some of the LEOs who escorted us on previous runs. The consensus seemed to be the Tour Master Sentinel LE line. The jacket is about $120 and the pants are about $65.
Not cheap but I figured if someone that rides as much as they do trust them…I can as well.
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So the Harley gear was pretty comfortable for the SR Gonzo? My problem was mine didn’t breath or vent so it was so hot that I was as wet as I would have been without it. Plus hot and clammy. Thanks brothers
It was comfortable as far as rain gear went. When it was raining (seemed like most of last year) I never felt too hot while wearing it. The only parts of me that got wet were the bottoms of my pants from wicking up. Harley also sells boot covers but I can’t stand wearing boot covers – to each their own.
Road Guard - Southern Route
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All I wear is Klim gear, have a closet full of it because my body is worth it. It’s never let me down and their warrantee is about second to none. I’ve been riding in 5 hour down pours and have stayed bone dry. Feel free to give me a call if you have any questions. This year I’ll be using the Klim Carlsbad jacket and pants. Armor, Gore-Tex and venting. If it starts raining, just close the vents and you’re gonna stay dry.
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I learned the hard way that if you buy a $40 rain suit….you get a $40 rain suit. Now I am using the New Horizons pants and jacket made by Olympia. If anyone was coming home from the 2018 RFTW, you will remember that Tropical Storm Alberto was making it’s way along the east coast. That suit kept me bone dry. I highly recommend it.
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Speaking of rain, you might want to make sure you have VERY good anti-fog materials with you if you wear a full face helmet (advisable). Those rain storms we traditionally catch up with in the South are sometimes horrific and the water droplets are HUGE. Combine that amount of water with high temperatures and you get fog on the INSIDE of your helmet. Cracking the visor open only allows the rain a route directly into your eyes or on your glasses. I suggest, and use, one of those secondary paste-on plastic shields you add to the INSIDE of the visor. Never had one fail me, even riding in 18 degree weather like we have to sometimes up here in Oregon. Consider getting one. The spray-ons and wipe-ons just never seemed to be able to handle the moisture in my experience.
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I had the same issue with a pinlock shield. Then someone told me why.
There’s a silicone (I think it’s silicone) seal that runs around the perimeter of the pinlock shield. The shield must seal tightly against the visor or, as you’ve discovered it may fill with water. More commonly it just fogs up on one of the interior surfaces. That’s why each pin (the small plastic clips that hold the shield in place) has some adjustability. As you turn the pin, it presses the pinlock shield tightly against the visor. Like everything else on the bike, they need some attention once in a while to make sure that they stay tight.
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Pinlock is absolutely essential in colder environments. You can get a finnicky pinlock that doesn’t have enough silicone around the edge near the pinlock area at the edges. You might find that its too tight fully reversed and not tight enough in the regular position. I had to go reversed on one side and in the regular position for the other to get the right tension.
2019 FNG - Central Route
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As far as the rain gear question goes, I went Central Route last year and I didn’t see any real rain until I came back last year and came back through Oklahoma. Granted, I then found out that my jacket and pants were California waterproof, not Oklahoma waterproof. This year I’m going to get actual rain gear that just gets thrown over my jacket and pants.
2019 FNG - Central Route
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