I have a pair, never come off in them. Even though I bought them longer in the leg than I normally buy jeans I find they ride up and I get the wind whistling around the top of my boots. Also can't keep the (optional) knee armour in place.
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I've got the loose fitting Zipoffs, I found that armour they came with was rubbish due to the loose fit, so wear motocross knee armour that straps to my leg instead. Tony and Hutch do the same with standard draggin's so I assume it moves around a bit even in the normal ones. To get them long enough when on the bike I bought them a bit too long in the leg for walking aorund in so unstitched a bit of the hem and inserted some elastic which keeps them off the ground when walking.
Very comfortable and I can unzip the legs and go for a paddle rather than startling old ladies on the beach! Never come off in the but they're a heavy duty denim with very thick kevlar weave in the seat and knees so should give a reasonable amount of protection.
1992 Mk1, 76k miles, Hagon springs, MTC exhaust, 4½ gears Gone now
A Friend of mine is walkin round today cause he was wearing draggins.
Thats Good enough for me.
They looked like they'd been through a belt sanding M/c, if IIRC they used his jeans as an advert for a while. he was (relatively) OK.
I wear them all year round, tough & comfy but they do need armour on the hips & knees. I have velcroed bits of an old wet suit ( 10mm neoprene patches ) into mine.
TDM 850 Loud and unusual. CRM 250r Woo hoo! DT 230 Lanza Fiddled with.... Bloody hell, is that legal? GG Randonee AKA "I didn't think that was possible".
i had a 30mph slide down the road in a pair, didnt wear thru the kevlar but did wear thru the outer layer
as chris says i always have moto-x knee armour underneath as theres no impact protection
apparently theres a fair bit of heat transfer in a highspeed slide and then reckon you need the armor then too
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My TDM
:
Black
1991 850 MK1, 160k+ miles(ish, best guess really, gave up trying to keep count after 3rd set of clocks and 3rd engine), PilotRoad2 tyres, custom stubby exhaust system, bluespot calipers & goodridge braided hoses with dunlopads, maxton forks, Ohlins shock, kedo handguards, stainless TDM grill, Scottoiler with lubetube & dual nozzle thingy, Givi Wingrack2 with E45 & 2xE36s, renntec crash bars, Autocom with blueteeth & PMR radio, TomTom Rider2, Optimate IIIsp, Bagster tank cover, anti-dazzle coating
to fit : led spotlights, heated grips, new braided lines and rear caliper that actually has bleed nipples
Silver-ish
2003 900, 70k miles, PilotRoad3 front tyre (new@65k) & PR2 rear(new at 69k), Renthal 755 bars with KTM handguards, oxford unheated grips, power commander 3usb, scorpion titanium exhausts, standard screen with vario winglet thingy, stainless grill, oem centre stand, bagster tank cover, givi monokey topplate mounted on grabrail with V46 topbox, Givi PL pannier rails with E21s, crash bungs, mirror extender thingys, Halfords Advanced Laser Blue brillance bulbs, 21w led spotlights, touring scottoiler with leehenty dual nozzle, Autocom with blueteeth & PMR radio, TomTom Rider3 Urban, winter style anti-dazzle coating
to fit : led brake light strip, replacement heated grips
current rides : TDM850 3vd/mk1=tourer&scratcher, TRX850=weekend twisty toy, 2003 TDM900=commuter, 2005Â
TDM900=unmolested. Gone but not forgotton : XTZ750=overland touring toy, GS500e, GS125
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Was wearing my Draggin' Dries when I came off at the Irish G2G last month. Slid about 50-60 yards down the tarmac. The outer (jean) layer wore through but the kevlar did not. I had Knox knee protectors velcroed to the inside and they took a lot of the force of the impact. I highly recommend them. I know some people find the knee protectors don't stay in place but the pair of jeans I have are quite a slim fit and I've not had this problem.
2001 TDM. 1990 Serow. 2004 DRZ400. Â 3 bikes, four cylinders. Who needs more?
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There's a vid on their website (HERE) that gives you an idea of how well they hold up...
They are a little short when on the bike, but the Kevlar sits in all the right places...
They're cheaper than Draggin's as well, but don't have the pockets for armour, so bought some knee armour that are like a physio knee support (but with armour attached).
MY06 TDM 900 Blue
over Silver
----- Fuel Pipes
Givi Top Box
Renthal 758's
Grip Puppies
MRA Bubble
Dip & Hi HIDs
To-Do:
LED DRLs
Loobman
Powercoat Wheels
Hand Guards
----- MY04 TDM 900 Blue
over Silver Parts Bin MY02 TDM 900 Yellow
over Black RIP ............
I got a pair of Halverssons from Grand Prix Leg ends near Guiltford. The detailing is a touch fancy but they are comfy. They're a bit hipster in fit, so might not fit everyone's shape but they've been a real blessing when it was hot. And no riding up with wear Mr Humphries.
Whichever you get I'd try them on first, you might save £10 with mail order but if they ain't quite right it's such an Ar$e to send them back and they just end up unworn in a cupboard.
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Me to but I modified some old HG hyprotec armour to fit instead, the Hood jeans are good if a bit on the heavy side.
TAM
2008 TDM 900 in BLACK, MRA Vario, DL handguards & more to come
<del>1994 TDM 850 mkI</del>Silver
, with Blueflame end can, Gone to a new owner & I kinda miss her!