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Originally Posted by Stagbeetle
Hi all, this is one most probably for the New World members, but who knows?
I've just got a new pair of Codura motorcycle trousers, with all the high tech materials and armour and stuff, and they are brilliant....for England in the rain. Only trouble is, standing about in the sunshine the other day, they felt decidedly hot.  Oh,oh I thought, what are these gonna be like in Mexico?
Set me to thinking, has anyone experience of leather motorcycle chaps?
What are they like in the wet? Do they get in the way? Will they protect you well enough if you bale out at low-medium speed a) on tarmac b) on shale. Any other comments?
Thanks in advance
Happy Trails
Stagbeetle
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IHMO chaps are a fashion statement just like the fingerless gloves -much beloved of the "cruise crowd".
Everytime I've had a prang ,I've gone sliding down the road on my arse or grazed a hip ,chaps wouldn't help much in that scenario . Plus on cold days your nuts would freeze .
You'd be better off with some vented armoured ballistic nylon type trousers .
In the UK you are lucky having those Hein Gericke shops ,I wish we had them here .
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