rain gear

[debtman7]

Anyone know of some rain gear that will roll up small enough to fit under the GS' seat? I'm looking for a suit or jacket + pants for keeping under there when I'm not expecting rain. My mesh pants have a waterproof liner but I don't see myself pulling over, taking my pants off and zipping in a liner in the pouring rain...

[Alphamazing]

You will not find anything that will fit under the seat. The seat barely has room for the toolkit. I could barely fit a baseball cap under there when I had mine. You're best off having a tail bag, backpack, tank bag, or other form of luggage to store the rain gear in. Check the weather, if it looks like rain then bring your gear.

[Paulmuphesto]

i can fit a pair of waterproof/windproof trousers under my seat

granted they are just thing trousers like bin bags kinda stuff, but they do the job over the top of jeans or something similar

[RVertigo]

Not exactly sure how small these will get or if you'll be able to get 'em under the seat... But...

http://www.newenough.com/raingear/jackets_and_pants/first_gear/synchro_ii_motorcycle_rain_jacket.html
http://www.newenough.com/raingear/jackets_and_pants/first_gear/synchro_ii_motorcycle_rain_pants.html

You can probably find the same thing for cheaper...  It's just a plastic rain-slicker.

And...  You can get some rain gear that will last MUCH longer for not much more money...  But, It won't roll up quite as small.

[Turd Ferguson]

I bought a $40-$50 PVC rain suit from Walmart.  It was tight fitting and slid over top of my gear perfectly.  It DOES NOT breathe, so I wouldn't recommend it for any temps over about 70-75*F.  Kept me dry in a downpour of biblical proportions at 75 mph, but there's no way it would fit under the GS seat.  Get a nice tail pack or some soft sided luggage.

-Turd.

[simon79]

+1 on Alpha's post,seat compartment is way too small for a rain suit to fit in.
you may try to fit just a pair of rain trousers under there,but I suppose there'd be very little or no more room for everything else(documents?sunglasses?tyre repair bottle?...)(never tried,though).
But...a suggestion:
do you use a motorcycle jacket,don't you?
I recently found out that some jackets are provided with a large inner back pocket,which is specific for objects like rain pants. Why not?

Lamps!
simon.

[debtman7]

Ok well I've been meaning to pick up a tail bag anyway

I was hoping there was some kind of super slick folds tiny rain jacket somewhere... I like my perforated leather but I'm jealous of the textile ones where you don't have to worry about a rain jacket...

[heatherg11]

i fit my rain suit under my seat. Granted I wear a medium but both the jacket and pants fit.  They are from a motorcycle store that had them on sale. You slip them over your other gear. I got caught in a rain storm, pulled over under an overpass bridge slipped my pants and jacket on and off I went. So, it can be done, but not if you wear anything over a medium size.