True 4 seasons gear, Olympia Motoquest

Tired of the leaky Bilt cheapo stuff, was about to pull the trigger on an Aerostich hazmat suit, but was also considering the Motoquest line or Badlands from Klim. Found a brick/mortar with Motoquest stuff in stock 20% off MSRP+no sales tax = better than any current online deals.

The Motoquest line was designed with input from the tour guide company up in Alaska. And it shows. amount of features is ridiculous, but the big plus is the rain liner can be worn under or over the shell. Same with the pants.

[video=youtube;X5leRIKDlJw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5leRIKDlJw[/video]

Pants:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXHmqOg4r8o

 

Olympia's products have, in my experience, steadily declined in the last 10 years from solid to utter. Given the price on this product (only 20% less than an aerostitch suit), I can't imagine it even remotely measuring up. I also tend to be skeptical of anything that purports to be '4 season' gear.

Just buy the lighter Aerostitch suit if you ride in warm summer scenarios, heavier if you ride in very cold winter weather. It will save you money in the long run - I'd be shocked if anything Olympia made lasted more than 2 or 3 years of heavy use.

 

This has more ventilation than aerostich products. I've been reading nothing but good things on various forums regarding Olympia and the previous version of this jacket the x-Moto. I'm not sure what there is to be skeptical of.

It includes a rain suit, tons of ventilation for summer riding. Inside thermal layer. I mean is there an extra season you're riding in that earth currently does not experience?

 

Rukka, the end of 4 seasons riding.

 

I think I've seen this same dude on one of the sales channels schlepping knock off perfumes and ballpoint pens that will write in zero G. At least in this pitch he lost the polyester leisure suit and the mullet.

 

Rukka is the best :thumbsup:
The End......!

 

For more of "Anthony" sans the mullet and polyester outfit pitching Rukka goto www.revzilla.com/rukka.

Ya gotta wonder if the model dude really likes Anthony doing the touchy/feely thing.

 

Is there another company called 'Olympia' that you're referring to? I've owned their products, they are garbage. The notion of paying north of 500 bucks for a jacket made by them is ludicrous to me. Please refer to the owner testimony above, claiming basic construction flaws.

 

well, I'll be sure to update this thread at some point to say how this craptastic garbage bag with CE armor holds up. I wouldn't be surprised if it just randomly caught fire from all the horrible stitching. Probably won't last 50 miles.

All those folks at ADV who like Olympia gear must be on crack.

 

You can always get Tourmaster ..... NOT!

 

Or a job modeling for Anthony...

 

But $900 fucking dollars. Whether CDN or USD, thats one shit lot of money for a jacket. Then again, if it is what they claim it is, and I had bought that one in the first place, I probably would have been sitting here with premium beer in hand rather than the bargain PBR

 

Sir you pay for what you get
I rode an hour in the pouring rain today and I am dry......!
Well a rain suit would be cheaper I know....I know.....

 

well the horrific unbelievably cheap Olympia rain layer works well for this crappy jacket system. 3 hours rain riding, dry. A stitch did unravel though and take flight with the jet stream. knocked SOW off his bike somewhere.

 

So you like it then?

 

it works and you don't look like an Aerostich cosmonaut piloting your two wheel Soyuz down the highway.

 

These Cosmonauts were gay until they switched to Aerostitch.

https://www.facebook.com/cosmonautstheband