Respro slick wet weather jacket

katana · Trackday Trickster Joined: 04 Jul 2004 Karma :

Do any of you guys have one of these?
https://www.mandp.co.uk/productInfo.aspx?catRef=538254

If so what are your opinions of them?

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shellshock · Spanner Monkey Joined: 25 Jul 2004 Karma :

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G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

I don't, but I've spoken to some that do have.

I'm not sure how great it would be for non-track use.

It's only really meant to hold off the elements for a reltatively short amount of time and with the body is a specific position.

DT1974 · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 10 Nov 2004 Karma :

one of my mates has one. I had to help him both into it and out of it when we went for a ride out and it rained on the way back.

He seems pleased with it and it did keep him dry
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RealNinja · World Chat Champion Joined: 18 Mar 2004 Karma :

As far as water proofing is concerned, they are very good and very light, plus they are tight to the body/leathers so you don't get the whole flapping at speed thing you would normally get with 'proper' wet weather gear.

I have just done a trackday at Snetterton in the rain, and it kept me warm and dry (top half at least) and the trip back rained quite heavily for about half an hour, but still my top half didn't get wet Cool

Drawbacks of the suit are that it's like wearing a new 1 peice suit all the time, so it tends to cut into your 'special purpose' if you are standing around in them for any period of time.

If you have any sort of sticking out bits on your leathers (air vents, speed hump etc) they are a complete bitch to get into and out of.

.....and you have to put up with the odd looks off people and subsequent threads about being a swinger/s&m fanantic when you turn up to BCF meets in them! Laughing

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