Testing the Saint Kevar Drill and Striped Knit

Testing, testing, one, two..!
The guys from Saint send me their Saint Kevlar Motorcycle Drill and the Saint Eastside Striped Knit.
The Saint Kevlar Motorcycle Drill is made from 100% Black Kevlar.
The pants is super light, and has a super nice fit. Not to to wide and not to skinny. Tapered like I like it with nice details.

Sometimes you trying on a new pants and for some reason it just fit's perfectly when you try it for the first time, just the way you want it to fit. I had that when I first tried these on. I ordered it in my regular size. 32w/34. It was perfectly hanging on my skinny ass, no belt needed, I reckoned in a few days it would wear in perfectly.

I never realized it before but normal jeans stretches quite a bit during the day when you wear it. When your sitting or when you're bending your knees the fabric stretches a little bit. I started to realize this after some hours wearing the Saint Kevlar Drill at work, because this Kevlar Drill is barely stretching and that's a strange feeling when you're sitting all day behind your desk. Now after four days of wearing them I have the feeling that it's stretching up just a little bit, giving me just enough room to sit comfortable enough all day. But it's still so tight, especially around he waist, that I have to take out my phone from my front pocket when I sit behind my desk.

When I'm riding this size is perfectly for me but if you're planning to use it as a daily driver pants to to you work behind a desk I would advise you to buy it one size up your regular size so you have some extra room and just a little bit more more comfort.

When you're wearing the the Saint Kevlar Drill nothing reveals the fact that you're wearing a high-tech protective gear. If you look up closely to the fabric you'll see that it is just a little bit more shiny than regular cotton or denim but it's still looking very nice. The pants has some cool details like the Saint wing on the buttons, the zipped right back pocket with what looks like a waterproof zipper, hidden coin pocket on the inside and the extra large belt loops.

The riding experience is really something else. It is unbelievable how thin and light this thing is and at the same it is giving you so much more protection and it feel much stronger than a regular pants. It feels like you wearing a very thin jeans. I thought for some reason a Kevlar pants would be a non breathing fabric that would block the wind and would be warm as hell, but it's the opposite! Perfect for this season and high summer. It feels so thin that I think it might not be warm enough to wear this pants without an extra warmth layer in winter or early spring or late autumn but that's something I'll have to find out later this year :)

The Saint Eastside Striped Knit is knitted from 100% Fine Spun Australian Merino. Great quality and fit, feels great. Never tried merino wool before. Great product, non itching and it looks great.

Some cool pics from the Saint Intsagram and Tumbler.
And don't forget to check out their website!
Thanks guys! 

UPDATE!
Matt from Saint updated me about the sizing:
"You’re right though they don’t have any stretch in them but they will ‘relax’ the more you wear them. Mike has had a pair for quite some time and has been wearing them in all sorts of conditions, I can say that they only get better with time!! They almost mould to your body and retain the creases where you bend.."

Thanks Matt, that's good to know! 

Premier Trophy

New interesting helmet from Pioneer!
2014 seems to be the year that the big brands finally start selling the products we always wanted. Thank you Ruby, Chad Hodge and Biltwell for waking up the rest! :)

Motolegends is selling the white Premier for 179 pounds and that's around 218,77 euro
So it's a lot cheaper than the new Bell Bullitt that will hit the markets very soon and I think quality wise it's somwhere between the (cheaper) Gringo and the Bullitt.

I can't find a pic of someone wearing the Trophy so I've no idea what the size of this thing is but it looks compact and I like the squared of front and the lack of air vents. Who needs vents anyway with a visor like that, ha.
It will be loud at high speeds but this is a nice looking helmet with a good price.
Here's a review from Motolegends TV 

Framer's Racer Packbag

Last October I featured Farmer's Racer SR500 and his backpack plans.
Read the post here. 

Now some months later the first Farmer's Racer Packbags are ready and
I'm one of the lucky ones to test it. Got it last week and have been using
the bag every day since.
I think I can fairly say that 95 out of 100 days I'm riding, walking or
travelling with a backpack. The cool thing about this Packbag is that it
comes with two leather loops to attach the bag to your bike.

Just look at the pictures and you can see this is made with the best materials
and with eye for detail.

The Farmer's Racer Packbag is hand crafted in Sweden. It comes in
orange and Green and is hand made from 18oz Scottish waxed canvas.
Originally made to match the needs of early 19th centuty sailors, this
fabric has become the first choise of many weather beaten designs.
Farmer’s racer has choosen a 18oz canvas, taylor made by Halley
Stevensons in Scotland. The cloth weights in at remarcable 875 grams
per square meter when waxed and delivered to Sweden.
A material favoured for it’s water resistance and durability.

Since I got the bag the weather here has been fine, no rain or heavy wind
so I still have to find out how it will endure in bad weather conditions but
it looks the part. The bag is tailored from a single peace of canvas, supported
by a sheat of rubber – recycled from old car tyres.The leather details, sturdy
lining and heavy waxed canvas adds up to a bag with high future mileage.

The lid is kept close by five Dot fasteners. A quality construction
that will close the fold top without loose straps in the wind. It needs some
getting use to but it works perfect.

The first days I only used it as a bag pack. The Packbag comes complete
with two leather loops to attach the bag to the bike. This morning I fitted the
bag to frame of GR650 but as you can see in the pictures I need to make a
construction to mount the bag higher on the side of the Bike. This way it's touching
the exhaust. On my super 100 it fit's perfectly on the standard handrail. But
that's because on the left side I'm missing the rear blinker. Also on the Super I
need to make a construction to mount the bag on the right spot.

In the next weeks I will write some updates about the Packbag and check the
Farmer's Racer website for all the info you need.