Riding Gear
What type of riding gear do you wear? My preference has changed over the years but I’ve always been partial to gear that was of a good quality and fit me well. In the 80’s and 90’s my favorites seemed to be Fox and MSR. Fox had some good gear and they still do, but I feel it is aimed more at the motocross crowd and less at the off-road group. MSR on the other hand is all-about off-road and their gear has always appealed to me for that reason. I have some of their early enduro jackets that are still around here somewhere. Those jackets are tough and the top-of-the-line back in the day. Their pants always fit me well and I have some of their original Gore-Tex pants! They were waterproof but very hot!
In the late 90′ and early 2000’s I started eyeing the new Moose Racing gear. It too was aimed at the off-road crowd and they had three different “levels” of gear for the budget minded. I always like the M1 and XCR series. It is my understanding that the basis for their gear and the maker in the early years was Sinisalo but that is not the case anymore and I think it started to show in the past few years. I have several pairs of their pants, jerseys, gloves, and one jacket as does my Son. The pants have held up well, but the material the jerseys are made from is too hot for me. Now the jacket is great and it is tough, and I have one set of their Sahara gear that is great for trail work when it is really hot. Moose gear is tough and holds up well to multiple washings. That is important to me.
About 3-4 years ago, I saw some gear that had topographic lines on it. Being a Cartographer/GIS geek I immediately was drawn to it! Who doesn’t like topo lines as a design feature?! These guys must be cool . . . come to find out they’d made a name for themselves in snowmobile gear and were now making stuff for off road bikers and the adventure crowd. On top of that, they were from Idaho . . . how cool is that?! At that point I had no idea how the gear would fit or hold up to washing machine. One thing for sure it was priced a bit higher than the top-of-the-line Moose or MSR gear. But geez, it has topo lines on it! I had to have some! The gear I’m talking about is made by Klim.
Topographic Lines on Klim Riding Gear
I ordered a pair of the Dakar in the boots pants and the Revolt jersey, both in Yamaha Blue. The ordered was placed on-line through their website and I got the gear within a week or so. The fit was perfect and the pants worked very well with my knee braces. The pockets on the legs are located strategically and they wear like iron when it comes to briars and all the rough stuff. I wear (and wash) the pants all the time and they still look great. Sold!
Then, Jesse pointed out that Yamaha had some of the Klim gear “branded” and on their website. Sure enough, there it was! All the Klim gear on their website but with Yamaha branded on each item. This was wonderful because now I could order the gear through my local shop and support them. Excellent! I ended up getting another pair of the Dakar Pants in Black along with a matching Revolt Jersey and the same for my Son.
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Not all of their gear was available through Yamaha but my local dealer, Lee’s Yamaha, called Klim directly and was now setup to purchase directly from Klim. This worked out well and allowed me to get some of their gear that was either new or not available through Yamaha. The main thing I was interested in getting was a set of the Traverse Pants and matching Jacket. This set was made from Gore-Tex and it is not only water proof but heavy duty. Very tough!
Klim F4 Yamaha Helmet
My stash of Klim gear (in addition to what I mentioned above) is quite large at this point. My wife and I now have nice insulated jackets for winter wear (they are too nice to really ride in), one of the Inferno jackets, an Inversion jacket, a pair each of the Adventure, Inversion, and Powercross gloves, a couple pairs each of the Klim Vented and standard socks, a Stow-Away Jacket, a Nac Pack backpack, and a Yamaha version of the F4 Helmet. Top that off with a couple hats and I’m surely good to go!
All of this stuff is simply top notch and I’m sure it will last for years. One of my friends from Idaho said he’s had a pair of their snowmobile overalls and matching jacket for over a decade now!! That’s a solid testimonial! Remember . . . you get what you pay for!
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