𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀 & 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰.

As you know everyone’s safety is important, we all rely on each other to ride as one, staggered riding gives greater vision all around and also improves your stopping times to the bike in front.

Wearing a bright coloured helmet, clothing or even the colour of your bike is always going to be helpful to other riders & motorists in seeing you.

With so many manufacturers offering only black clothing it makes sense to consider Hi Vis wet weather gear & vest.

𝗪𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗲𝗮𝗿
We don’t aim to ride in the rain but the weather can change at any time when out for the day.
If it does rain you want to take advantage of wearing clothing that will improve your visibility to others.

Your wet gear also has other benefits if you feel the cold, wearing your wet gear will break the wind on chilly days if you don’t have another layer to add.

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗛𝗜 𝗩𝗶𝘀 𝗪𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀

1 – 𝗥𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗻 – Always have your riding jacket and pants on when trying on wet weather gear. Ensure a reasonable loose fit to make it easy to get on and off. Sit on your bike to ensure you have plenty of room to operate your controls and especially room around your crotch.

2 – 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 – Look for elastic around the wrists and adjusters to tighten any loose areas after you have put the jacket on. Ensure the jacket is long enough when seated your lower back is covered. Pockets, you can never not have enough pockets on your wet gear.

3 – 𝗪𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 – Look for a flared leg so you get on over your boots, you don’t want to be removing your shoes to get your pants on or off. Many pants offer a flare with buttons or velcro to tighten once fitted. Look for pants that come up above the waist so when seated the jacket will cover to stop rain entering your pants. (You don’t want the builders butt showing )

4 – 𝗛𝗜 𝗩𝗶𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 – Ideally you want your wet gear to be bright, yes there are choices but yellow is the obvious colour that stands out, Just look at the pics above, you wont miss 20+ bikes lighting up the road when all uniformed.

5 – 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗽 – Look for a silver reflective strip on the front and back for jackets & around the bottom or side of the legs on pants as this offers the best reflection and is best seen when light hits it especially on overcast days or if riding at night.

𝗛𝗶 𝗩𝗶𝘀 𝗩𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀
Have your riding jacket on when trying on, look for a zipper on the front not velcro.
Zippers offer a more secure fit and wont come loose at higher speeds.

1 – Good quality, find one that will be resistant to the sun & wet weather.

2 – 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮 “𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗧”, do not purchase a “𝗩𝗘𝗦𝗧” without the silver strip as these are for indoor use.

There are many places offering Hi vis wet weather gear and vests. Many of tradie workwear outlets offer good quality vests and wet gear.

𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝘀𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁. 𝗪𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆 𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰.

For Hi Vis Vests + wet gear check out the following links

𝗠𝗖𝗔 – https://www.mcas.com.au/rjays-hi-viz-safety-vestrjsv3-p

𝗔𝗠𝗫 – https://www.amxsuperstores.com.au/products/neon-hi-vis-vest-1

𝗦𝗰𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮 – https://scooteria.com.au/product/nelson-rigg-solo-storm-jacket-yellow-black/

𝗔𝗠𝗫 – http://tinyurl.com/45a3aa77

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