Best over the boot pants?

[mnb]

That's it exactly, the taper that is supposed to be at your shin is up toward your knee so the bottom of your knee guards don't have enough room

That's because of your abnormally long legs. You get dirt bikes with friendly seat heights. I get pants that fit.

I'd happily trade for not having to spend hundreds of dollars getting bikes lowered or searching for rocks and steps to use as a boost to get on a bike that has one of the lowest seat heights around. And even though I'm 100lbs over the target rider weight, I can STILL barely get a big toe on the ground. And getting it resprung means lowering it 2" STILL means I can only get a big toe down. I'm 5'11" tall.

 

[utopia]

That's because of your abnormally long legs. You get dirt bikes with friendly seat heights. I get pants that fit.

Actually, the seat heights are a little low for us and we often have to get tall seats too!

 

[ioneater]

That's because of your abnormally long legs. You get dirt bikes with friendly seat heights. I get pants that fit.

I'd happily trade for not having to spend hundreds of dollars getting bikes lowered or searching for rocks and steps to use as a boost to get on a bike that has one of the lowest seat heights around. And even though I'm 100lbs over the target rider weight, I can STILL barely get a big toe on the ground. And getting it resprung means lowering it 2" STILL means I can only get a big toe down. I'm 5'11" tall.

Ever seen Shane Watts in person? Makes everything look easy during his classes. Plus he's only 5'6-5'7. He just slides over on the seat to drop a foot down when stopped. Very humbling what he can do on a big bore bike not sprung for his weight...

 

[mnb]

Ever seen Shane Watts in person? Makes everything look easy during his classes. Plus he's only 5'6-5'7. He just slides over on the seat to drop a foot down when stopped. Very humbling what he can do on a big bore bike not sprung for his weight...

Whatever. I'd expect a professional athlete to do better...

 

[lankydoug]

I have a tall seat, tall bars, low and back pegs, a longer hammerhead shifter to make room for size 14 boots. Jerseys never fit because my wingspan is 6'9"... the lucky guys are 5'11" and weigh 160# everything they buy looks taylor made and their bikes come with the right springs and dampening.

 

[Kenneth Webb]

Lankydoug, off topic, but is that an old D2 in your avatar? I see some Cat yellow but some parts don't look Cat like.

 

[ioneater]

I have a tall seat, tall bars, low and back pegs, a longer hammerhead shifter to make room for size 14 boots. Jerseys never fit because my wingspan is 6'9"... the lucky guys are 5'11" and weigh 160# everything they buy looks taylor made and their bikes come with the right springs and dampening.

Yeah, I'm one of those average sized guys fortunately. Still had to respring for sag but gear is definitely not as challenging to find as it is for folks on the ultra small or ultra not small sizings.

MNB,

Didn't mean to sound snooty on my quote but after reading it over it does appear that way. I was really surprised how small he was and how well he handled Tasky's loaner Husaberg 450 for a training aid to us noobs. Height challenged folks do seem to adapt with experience. I've ridden with one of our moderators that is not a tall person but has a LOT of experience on a LOT of bikes and kind of clinched it for me to stop whining about seat height after seeing what she could ride.

There is a newer Discovery Rain version out there that I haven't seen in person. Don't know if it is any more protective than the original. Very dry and comfy boots!

 

[mnb]

Didn't mean to sound snooty

It's ok, I just get too frustrated with some of the sizing and design issues in the industry.

The Discovery boots suck for protection. The Adventure Rain boots look much better. I haven't seen/examined them in person, though.

 

[ioneater]

Jeez, i posted to a completely different subject accidentally. Sorry Lanky:-)

 

[jerbear610]

I've got a pair of the Fox Nomad enduro pants. They're actually very nice and have some very handy pockets and the pant legs
can be removed via zipper turning them into shorts. I've had them for a few months but haven't worn them riding yet. I like my Troy Lee's
and MSR's for normal trail rides. The enduro pants will be good for camping or multi-day dual sport rides, I'm sure.

 

[lankydoug]

Lankydoug, off topic, but is that an old D2 in your avatar? I see some Cat yellow but some parts don't look Cat like.

It's a 1942 Cat. It has hydraulics added to the front that operates the tilt of the bucket, the hoop over the rear pivots and the ram at the back operates a cable that raises the bucket or blade but it lowers it with gravity only. It takes a crapload of monkey motion to drive than thing, it ha a main clutch and a right track clutch and a left track clutch that are operated by hand, a right and left track foot brake, a 4 speed gear box W/reverse, plus individual levers for each function of the front implement. It would take 2 paragraphs to explain how to start it LOL, and yes some of the parts are hand made.

 

[Jack]

I used the MSR Strike pants for many years. But with the Husky, it's paramount to have a good non-slip knee grippers to keep the bike where it should be. So I switched to Klim Chinook pants and have really enjoyed the fit and grip. Not over the boot, but still a high quality pair of pants.

 

[robertaccio]

Klim

 

[racemx904]

LBZ

 

[glangston]

It's a 1942 Cat. It has hydraulics added to the front that operates the tilt of the bucket, the hoop over the rear pivots and the ram at the back operates a cable that raises the bucket or blade but it lowers it with gravity only. It takes a crapload of monkey motion to drive than thing, it ha a main clutch and a right track clutch and a left track clutch that are operated by hand, a right and left track foot brake, a 4 speed gear box W/reverse, plus individual levers for each function of the front implement. It would take 2 paragraphs to explain how to start it LOL, and yes some of the parts are hand made.

Took 5 (d-8's) to pull this plow. Wife's family farmed using these for very alkaline soil in Fountain Valley, CA

http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=50008

 

[Xcuvator]

I like Klim pants too. I just wish there were bigger pockets and the cuffs were a little bigger. It is a real stuggle to get them over my Forma boots.

 

[JasonfromMN]

Klim here too.

 

[mnb]

I like Klim pants too. I just wish there were bigger pockets and the cuffs were a little bigger. It is a real stuggle to get them over my Forma boots.

I don't understand. This is what I do...

Open up the velcro down the side.
Fold up pant.
Put boot on.
Wrap velcro around boot.

There's plenty of room to wrap around my size 12 Gaerne SG12s...

 

[Xcuvator]

I don't understand. This is what I do...

Open up the velcro down the side.
Fold up pant.
Put boot on.
Wrap velcro around boot.

There's plenty of room to wrap around my size 12 Gaerne SG12s...

Good to hear your Klim pants open up at the bottom. I'll have to make sure to look for that feature in my next pair.

 

[mnb]

Good to hear your Klim pants open up at the bottom. I'll have to make sure to look for that feature in my next pair.

I don't know which ones you have, but...

The Dakar (regular) and Mojave (mesh) pants both have roughly 18" slits up the outside bottom with velcro to adjust over your boot. These are their standard over the boot dirt bike pants.

I know they make some other, considerably more expensive adventure pants (from $300 to $700), but I don't know if those have similar features. The only gear they make of that type that's any good is way too expensive for my tastes.