Wearing leathers in the rain

BikerBen · Trackday Trickster Joined: 07 May 2004 Karma :

How can this affect them and is it really bad for them?
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Phoenix · Twisted Firestarter Joined: 01 Aug 2002 Karma :

Not sure, but from my experience it doesn't do them a lot of good. My RST ones were really nice when I bought them, but frequent occasions where i've been caught in the pissing rain and got soaked has left them slightly harder and less supple after 2years.

It's a combination of them getting wet, then being put near the radiator to dry and me not putting some kind of leather wax/moisturiser on them to keep them soft though I'd suspect.

numark1 · Scared of girls Joined: 10 May 2004 Karma :

Use leather food after rain. Stops it from cracking when it dries.

BikerBen · Trackday Trickster Joined: 07 May 2004 Karma :

Thanks for the advice guys, where can I get some of this leather treatment?
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Suzuki · Roger Joined: 03 May 2005 Karma :

WildGoose · White Van Man Joined: 21 Mar 2002 Karma :

i treated my leathers with that leather feed type stuff, bought mine from hein gericke

made the arse go all saggy Sad

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Villers · World Chat Champion Joined: 13 Sep 2004 Karma :

I ride everywhere in my one piece, and believe when it gets wet its harder to dry out than george best!

Think I might get some treatment for mine
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Finglonga · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Karma :

The thing is let them dry slowly. Dont put them in front of a fire as the sudden drying is the thing that makes them crack.

Rain doesn't do any damage to leather otherwise cows would have unbrellas. Wink

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Wave2k · G's Stalker Joined: 06 Apr 2004 Karma :

u get wet and they take a while to dry out
and the edge bits in 2 peice curl up
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dransy · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 May 2005 Karma :

also it makes them smelly Shocked

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stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

If you wear them 'till they are dry, you have no problems, also makes them fit better as they mould to your body.
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Craggles · Traffic Copper Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

I tend to stick a £10 cotton traders waterproof thing over my leather jacket when it starts to rain.

Keeps the majority of the water off the jacket - and makes me more visible at the same time!

If its bucketing it down, or looks like it will bucket it down, I wear my textile jacket.

Craig
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