are they worth it or buy a decent pair of ordinary jeans
2007-10-04 22:40:21 · 13 answers · asked by sparky 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
the kevlar jeans i have seen only have it in the rear and knee areas i was thinking a better quailty pair of jeans would be better than a cheap pair of kevlar jeans
2007-10-04 22:54:52 · update #1
Going by your Yahoo ID I would have thought the usual streetfighter uniform would have been more to your taste,
combats, bomber jacket (possibly with hoody) & simpson bandit with obligatory black visor.
These are more the bandit owners style...
http://www.bikers-shop.co.uk/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=131
2007-10-05 11:41:32 · answer #1 · answered by uncle fester 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
This is one thing can I tell you with some authority. I am the Czech importer for Draggin Jeans and in my company we sell only stuff which really works and trust me Draggin Jeans really do. I have a number of customers who have crash tested them in the real world and have come back to buy a second pair.
The Kevlar in the likes of the Draggin product is placed where the body comes into contact in an accident. There is no point in lining the jean entirely as it would end up looking like a huge nappy and making them very expensive.
There are cheap kevlar jeans out there but the DJ's are the original and really thoroughly reccomended.
There are a number of Draggin Jeans stockists in the UK so take a look on the net to find out where. I have nothing to gain by telling you this and am being quite open and honest that I sell them in another country, just want to pass on some genuinely good advice to a fellow biker.
ZaZa above - I am sorry but your statement makes no sense at all. If it was a pair of unbranded Kevlar jeans would they be better? Or perhaps you think that "Kevlar Jeans" is intself a brand?
2007-10-05 17:09:42 · answer #2 · answered by ShuggieMac 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Quality leather is good, and Kevlar jeans are fine too and better than regular jeans. If you are going with Draggin jeans...spend the extra cash and get them with the knee armor. Kevlar will help the jeans hold up in a slide but they will not do crap against an impact, whereas armor will.
2007-10-06 09:00:44 · answer #3 · answered by FreakEyeRight 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Minimum cover Kevlar. Jeans just rip even the best.
Leathers or dartex or equivalent will really help you in that hopefully "never" situation where you meet the road in the not designed fashon.
Bones seem to come to the surface very quickly and damn well hurt and take for ever to repair
I treat motorcycling gear a bit like insurance. Hopefull you will never need it but if you do you will be damn glad that you bought the best
Good luck and ride safe and the shiny side up
2007-10-06 14:30:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
speaking from experience, go for leather every time. I had an off a couple of years ago at relatively low speed I was wearing a pair of H**d jeans and both my knees were quite badly damaged needing hospital treatment, the Kevlar was badly damaged too.In fairness to the jeans they were not fitted with the optional armour which I found uncomfortable and awkward to fit.
2007-10-06 04:51:28 · answer #5 · answered by mac adown 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Kevlar cloth vs Cotton cloth? Kevlar wins.
Cheap Kevlar vs Leather? Leather wins.
Quality Kevlar vs Leather? I honestly don't know.
Use caution and sense in whatever you pick. Many times a little bit of a Quality tradename product is used to misguide the uninformed into buying an inferior product.
2007-10-05 20:11:20 · answer #6 · answered by Firecracker . 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If it's jeans for your bike get kevlar, ordinary jeans no matter how expensive they are will give you no protection if u take a tumble!
2007-10-06 20:55:16 · answer #7 · answered by R1 Girl 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
firstly- DONT LISTEN TO ZAZA!
it depends a lot on what you ride- and it shouldn't be about what looks good- youll always look much better with two legs than one ;)
so if you've got money, don't hesitate. get some armoured leather trousers.
but the kevlar option is better than denim for sure!
2007-10-08 19:50:07 · answer #8 · answered by ribena_wrath 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
look up dragginjeans.com.au. they're fully lined with kevlar & double stitched.. ideal for commuting. If riding hard, bite the bullet and buy some proper leathers.. or risk leg loss.
2007-10-05 06:08:05 · answer #9 · answered by dingo 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i would go for leather, i went into the kitty litter a few years back with kevlar and a piece of grit went up my sleeve ending up embedded in my elbow joint.
still get pain in the cold weather.
2007-10-07 20:41:29 · answer #10 · answered by helmut UK 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
jeans dont stop roadrash kevlar does to a certain extent leather is better in my view but thats up to you depending on what your riding leather looks stupid on a cb50 lol:)
2007-10-05 05:50:44 · answer #11 · answered by bumpy955i 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋