Draggin’ Jeans Test Video
A guy being dragged behind a drag car and motorcycles, testing the effectivness of the kevlar in Draggin Jeans.
http://www.dragginjeans.com.au/
WARNING: Draggin jeans asked me to ask you dumb bastards not to try this at home. Seriously, some people have tried this and gotten hurt. This dude was a stuntman. Don’t try this at home unless you wanna fudge yourself up… Idiots.
Duration : 0:1:54
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I think you’re …
I think you’re thinking of Hornees mate. I like thme better than Draggins anyway.
They are available …
They are available in Canada Now!! Don’t be fooled by the American made ones not nearly the quality. They are made of 100% Military grade Kevlar. Not Arramid that everyone is calling Kevlar. They stand up trust me!!!
What people do not …
What people do not realize is these are not made for the track nor are they meant for cold weather. They are a summer alternative to wearing a joe rocket mesh pant over another pair of pants or wearing a pair of jeans or shorts. Also, they are officially the only fashion motorcycle pant to pass the CE Level one Abration and burst test in the world. Definetely get more info on the jeans before making the incorrect comment.
then again, you …
then again, you have to have some basic armour on the legs as a minimum, because if you come off in a simple skid or fall whilst stationary, the drop force on a knee against the floor is going to hurt, which is why I just cant quite understand why they didnt bother to even put some cheap foam padding in? My much cheaper ones did manage that much.
I would call these …
I would call these proper motorcycle gear. Maybe not on a track day doing 130+ (need 1 piece leather), but there are plenty of worse motorcycle trousers than these.
What trousers would you consider proper gear? I originally wanted the weise psycho-jeans, but ended up with these. These draggins aren’t too good in the cold either. but they do look like ordinary trousers which means you could get away with wearing them as normal trousers instead of getting changed, which is a big plus.
Depends on where …
Depends on where you are. They are an Australian company so I’ve never had problems buying them, but this might not be the case elsewhere. Google their website – “Draggin Jeans”
They’re definitely …
They’re definitely not a replacement for proper motorcycle gear.
They are however a great replacement for ordinary jeans (which are useless on a bike).
Very comfortable – …
Very comfortable – I’ve had three pairs over the past six years. Don’t wear jockey underwear though, wear boxers or boxer briefs, otherwise they can itch.
They are designed to be worn with the bottom inside your boot, as with ordinary jeans.
yes and they are on …
yes and they are on ebay also
but, the other day …
but, the other day I was wearing them and thinking to myself, if I was up on my bike now, and I went out of control and got thrown off, I would knee punt the ground from seat height (already happened to me with knee armour in U-turn w cheaper trousers ).
I cant see how it wouldnt hurt like in these jeans if you impacted the ground without so much as some basic foam that they could so easily have applied to these £125 jeans! They are a great piece of kit, but i have reservations there.
prob with wiese is …
prob with wiese is they seem to have the worst marketing/sales dept in the world and the best technology/price gear, because everytime I read about their gear, it comes out top, but whenever I try to buy it, its non-existent, and their sales/marketing never get back to me – lol.
I’ll say one thing, the draggin jeans do have an important quality: they are honestly inconspicous, in that sometimes you have to do everyday stuff, and you cant always look like your about to climb onto a bike.
actually they are …
actually they are very cumfortable – But they could have put some more thought into them: for one, your right to ask if they keep lose material away from bike parts, as sometimes, because they are a bit lose (like normal trousers) at the bottom of the legs, they do indeed catch slightly on the footpegs (not enough to be a major problem, but worth highlighting!). If you want an amazing pair of trousers for bikes, you might want to go for the pair I wanted: weise Psycho Jean. Im happy’ish as is.
are they …
are they comfortable? do they have any options to keep any loose material from the chains and such? i may get 1 or 2 of them the price is high but after the stress i saw its worth it.
yes. they’re …
yes. they’re around. I actually wanted another pair of jeans, but ended up with these, because the store happen to seel thm, and they seemed good for anti-road rash, although there doesnt seem to be any good impact protection in the knees, which would have been nice.
can you buy them in …
can you buy them in stores?
I would say the …
I would say the most important reason for some basic impact protection is that first time you hit the ground. Even a slow off could be nasty knee on tarmac (smack!), as I did once when I came off on U-turn: was wearing cheap bike jeans with foam insert at time though, and didnt feel a thing. I bet if I did same in these draggins, without foam, would hurt. After first impact with ground, wouldnt mind if inserts change position, so long as kevlar doesnt, I think.
I think I would be …
I think I would be happy with these for all weathers on average journeys lasting under an hour, because rain would get through in that time.
Then again we probably have different weather over here: in the winter its cool and it rains; in the summer its slightly warmer and it rains. The one constant is it rains lol.
I have optional …
I have optional foam inserts for the knee using Velcro to attach to the Kevlar, I not sure how much I’d trust them not to move out of postion in a slide though, mind I only use the Draggins while commuting to work or on extremely hot days any other ride I use my Tiger Angel Leather pants with Tiger Angel Jacket.
this vid would …
this vid would imply that they have improved them since then, I hope. Either that, or these guys are very good at hiding pain.
Yes they protected …
Yes they protected him from serious road rash and yes he got a serious friction burn through the Kevlar padding, but that was from early Mk1 Draggin jeans not sure if they havve improved since.
he got a friction …
he got a friction burn? was that a fiction burn through the kevlar areas, or did the jeans move out of position, so the kev didnt protect him?
have very simular …
have very simular draggin jeans myself. wanted to get psyco jeans, but ended up with these. I guess they are good (from the vid), but wish they had armour insert capability for the knees, because I bet it hurts like if you come off and you land on your knees. Even foam would be better than nothing.
Have a pair with …
Have a pair with armour inserts for hot days or work commuting, also have a mate who crashed in them in 2004 at 50mph without any wear through although he did receive a friction burn.
I learned a few …
I learned a few things today.. avoid lanes that merge, keep your distance from the car in front, wear the right clothing.. I was had a pair of Draggin’ cargo jeans on.. they saved me needing a skin graft
Just recovering …
Just recovering from a minor off with the DR650 on bitumen. While the bike is ok, I cant say the same for my right knee. A pair of these babies are on the way, with the knee protection I might add.. Would have stopped a fair bit of the carnage I think. Good vid.
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