I like looking good when I ride my motorrad. Obviously the first thing I do is cover my receding hairline with a bright orange duel sport helmet. Makes me feel like a jet pilot! The second thing I do is match my gear. All black, all Scorpion Sports, all the time.
About a decade ago I bought my first pair of overpants. I was young, doe eyed, and saw the world through a bug splattered visor. I managed to grab a nice pair on clearence from the local bike shop and more than got my money’s worth. They were there for me in two crashes and I still use them today as snow pants.
After my last rider-meets-road incident, it was clear I needed new pants. By clear, I mean I could see right through the holes in the hip after the slide. I had been rocking the Scorpion Sports USA Commander XDR jacket for several years already. It was bomb proof, poop proof (dang seagulls), rain proof . . . “resistent”, and looks sharp as heck. Being a man who prefers to match, and having a more stable income, I decided it was time to buy my jacket a soul mate.
Enter stage left the Invasion overpant. Wooing me with all it’s well crafted matchy matchy square-ness. It’s as though they cut the jacket and pants from the same fancy designed, abrasion resistant, rip stop, jet black,vent zipping, ballistic nylon. It felt so right, and looked so good.
One of the draws for the invasion was a baked in waterproof shell. Being someone who rides 4 seasons, I can say with full conviction that I don’t like drop liners. The Invasion comes with a thermal drop liner for warmth, which I only use during the winter months. I just don’t like getting tangled in a hundred liners trying to get into my gear. I will be the first to point out that all things must fade, and after putting thousands of miles on my pants they need a spray repellents this year to keep yonder crotch seem dry.
As my jacket approaches the end of it’s earthly journey, my Invasion overpants will continue to provide me with many more years of well fitted, seat gripping glory. And when passing children ask how I manage to match so well, my response will always be . . . “stay in school, kids”.
Is it the overpants that make me so wise? No. But they sure do look good.