Motodisiac

I never would have thought I would be interested in a riding suit. For some reason I thought it was impractical, inconvenient to wear and would never be a good fit. I have been hearing a lot of buzz about the Infinity suit although was still reluctant to invest in it. But my natural curiosity took over. After all I had to live up to the REV’IT! junkie moniker that I proudly wear. Besides the fact that I am friend’s with Motodisiac enabled me to be the first in line in the Beach Moto Inifinty Suit order queue. The long wait was over. Yesterday I got my hands on a beautiful brand new Infinity suit in light grey. Even though I am not exactly a big fan of riding gear in light colors I decided to experiment for once. Most of my gear is black or really of darker colors. Besides I got sold on the fact that this suit’s Nanosphere will not let it get dirty.

One of my friends (who like yours truly happens to be an inmate on advrider.com) is pretty good with the ways of digital photography. So I asked him to come by Motodisiac’s store the other day to take pictures. No, not because of my godly physique or irresistible looks. But mostly because I wanted to take really good pictures of the overall fit and features of the suit for my fellow riders to see. I know it is pretty hard to find a quality REV’IT! dealer. Let alone the one which would stock various products and sizes of REV’IT! gear.

So without further ado here are the pictures of the suit:

frontal view of the suit

the view from the back features reflective stripes in action

side view, the fit is quite close unlike the Olympia suit that I had tried once before

adjustable straps make it easy to fit the suit right on your waist line, the range of adjustment is quite wide too, there are 3 waterproof (yet to be battle tested) pockets - 2 bottom ones and one chest pocket on the right side, there is a waterproof opening for an electric cord in place of the left side chest pocket

front pockets are big enough yet don’t spoil the suit’s profile

there are also side pockets on each of the bottom pockets

the chest pocket is a bit wider than the bottom pockets, but not as deep, yet big enough to easily fit a cell phone

waterproof chest vent

another view of the chest vent

two chest vents are evenly matched up with two back vents, I haven’t had a chance to truly test this venting system, but if it is as effective as the one on the Cayenne Pro jacket then it would be pretty impressive

sleeves are adjustable by way of two adjustment tabs and a cuff velcro

two adjustment tabs up close

cuff up close and personal, the velcro is ultra thin allowing glove gauntlets to be fit over easily if needed

sholder areas have extra laminated material for protection

stretch panels on the lower back and elbows and knees make the suit extra comfortable to wear, of course they are fully waterproof

knee stretch panels up close

collar curcumference could be easily adjusted thanks to adjustable snap, the color lining is soft and feel comfortable

tizip zipper looks durable enough to be used on scuba gear, definitely looks waterproof

even though the zipper is pretty tight it is not hard to operate due to the big t-shape puller

the bottom tab on the right leg holds the zipper puller in place

right leg zipper half opened

right leg zipper fully opened

to take the suit off it is easier to fully open the outer zipper on the left leg

and then pull the main zipper almost all the way down

another option would be to just open the main zipper all the way down, however that would imply that you would have to bend over to close the zipper next time you want to put the suit on

sas-tec back protector comes standard with the suit

so do sas-tec hip protectors

and the knee, elbow and shoulder protectors, when you have the suit on it does feel like it offers really good protection

just a glance on the suit’s inside lining shows an incredible level of attention to detail

the quality of materials and stitching makes a good impression and gives confidence in the suit’s safety features

I have not had a chance to ride in it a lot though I am looking forward to that. I will say this - it definitely looks like a million bucks and is worth what I paid for. I am sure some minor gripes could come up. But all in all it looks like a high quality product that would definitely offer high levels of protection and comfort.

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