BMW Venting Machine - First Impressions - Page 2

native · 05-28-2006, 11:35 AM

Has anyone found a place to buy the VM suit for less than retail? Does it come in tall sizes?

RedRocket · 05-28-2006, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by native

Has anyone found a place to buy the VM suit for less than retail? Does it come in tall sizes?

$ 700!!!

That thing better have Auto-suck included.

Harry Swan · 05-30-2006, 03:55 PM

Hey, Frazz,

I'm being steered to the Santiago pants and the Venting Machine jacket ... Did you look at the Santiago?

And if it is an alternative to the Venting Machine, Wxwaxy, it comes in colors. Sand/marine, graphite/stone grey. Pants: sand, black.

frazz · 05-30-2006, 08:57 PM

I looked at the Santiago, much heavier than the Venting machine, doesn't vent as well, about as heavy as the ralleye II, but a good suit...having said that, the VM jacket and Santiago pants could be a go but you would be giving up some cooling...which is the main point IMO

CyaC · 05-30-2006, 09:27 PM

I have the Airflow 2 suit and really like it, but it does get hot.

How does the new vent suit compare to the Airflow2 anyone venture a guess?

Anorak · 05-30-2006, 10:28 PM

I have the venting machine suit. It feels like shorts and a tee shirt. Haven't worn it much this year yet because the weather has been cool.

dlew · 05-31-2006, 06:25 AM

What are the venting machine pants like??

Did I hear that they're not nearly as vented as the jacket is?

And that they're more like Sanitago pants but with larger zipped flaps?

eap · 05-31-2006, 06:31 AM

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GB · 05-31-2006, 07:15 AM

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Originally Posted by dlew

What are the venting machine pants like??

Did I hear that they're not nearly as vented as the jacket is?

And that they're more like Sanitago pants but with larger zipped flaps?

no, the lower legs, front and back are black vented mesh..If you're riding a boxer engine, obviously the air flow is reduced. I've only ever ridden with shorts once in my life at the Spokane MOA rally and only for a short distance.. The air hitting your bare skin can be painful, to say nothing of the direct exposure to UV rays. The air flow from the Venting Machine outfit is a cool and refreshing air, without it being harsh in any way. I rode my KLR this morning to work and felt the full venting on my legs as well! A great suit!

I like the Venting Machine jacket and pants very much. They are better than the BMW Airflow jacket and pants that I wore last year.. which will be making an appearance in the Flea Market soon.

GB · 05-31-2006, 07:19 AM

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Originally Posted by CyaC

I have the Airflow 2 suit and really like it, but it does get hot.

How does the new vent suit compare to the Airflow2 anyone venture a guess?

WAY better. The arms on the Venting machine are all mesh too, and there's more mesh in the torso too.. And the pant legs..

frazz · 05-31-2006, 08:04 AM

like Gadget Boy said....if cool venting + protection is what you want....the VM is the real deal

arroyoshark · 05-31-2006, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by RedRocket

$ 700!!!

That thing better have Auto-suck included.

I feel certain it does, sort of. As soon as you hand over the money for it, you may have to urge to lay back and light up a ciggy.

Harry Swan · 06-09-2006, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by arroyoshark

... you may have to urge to lay back and light up a ciggy.

It was more like leaving your Urologists office after a DRE.

Frazz, after taking a quick loop in the Venting Machines pants I bought the Santiago pants. I couldn't tell the difference in cooling on a mild SoCal June day and I felt the construction was more substantial. Rode around town in them for a few days and wished I had more venting down low where the knee pads meet the boot tops. Not enough on a warm day in traffic on a Duc. On the road was a different story, they were cool enough. So the decision came for the jacket and I went with Venting Machine jacket. The combo works.

BTW, for those of you not yet 50, DRE is the acronym for Digital Rectal Exam. It's the same thing as paying your taxes....

frazz · 06-09-2006, 08:01 PM

Traq · 06-10-2006, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Bwana

I'm interested in this suit and wondered what everyone wore underneath. Do you guys wear jeans and a tee shirt or can you wear shorts?

The pants aren't really designed to be overpants. I just bought mine today and went out in a t-shirt and boxers underneath. It was only 65-70 and I damn near froze. Can't wait to try it in the heat.

05-28-2006, 11:35 AM	#16
native You got to hold on Joined: Jan 2006 Location: Austin Oddometer: 1,800	Has anyone found a place to buy the VM suit for less than retail? Does it come in tall sizes? __________________ "Son, there's a sandwich in every beer." *"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." HST* "Soccer moms will be the death of us all."

05-30-2006, 03:55 PM	#18
Harry Swan One more time Joined: Jul 2001 Location: High in the Hollywood Hills Oddometer: 1,073	Another choice from BMW? Hey, Frazz, I'm being steered to the Santiago pants and the Venting Machine jacket ... Did you look at the Santiago? And if it is an alternative to the Venting Machine, Wxwaxy, it comes in colors. Sand/marine, graphite/stone grey. Pants: sand, black.

05-30-2006, 08:57 PM	#19
frazz ^OP Slow & Easy Joined: Jul 2004 Location: oHIo Oddometer: 238	santiago vs venting machine I looked at the Santiago, much heavier than the Venting machine, doesn't vent as well, about as heavy as the ralleye II, but a good suit...having said that, the VM jacket and Santiago pants could be a go but you would be giving up some cooling...which is the main point IMO __________________ No trees were destroyed in the sending of this message. I do concede, however, that a significant number of electrons may have been inconvenienced.

05-30-2006, 09:27 PM	#20
CyaC Reality Unplugged Joined: Jul 2005 Location: St. Paul, MN Oddometer: 210	I have the Airflow 2 suit and really like it, but it does get hot. How does the new vent suit compare to the Airflow2 anyone venture a guess? __________________ 2010 Husaberg FE 450 ("Sven" my favorite) 2005 BMW R1200 GS 2010 MadAss 125 2008 Can Am DS 450 One lucky Gal!

05-30-2006, 10:28 PM	#21
Anorak Woolf Barnato Joined: Jul 2004 Location: OAK Oddometer: 29,130	I have the venting machine suit. It feels like shorts and a tee shirt. Haven't worn it much this year yet because the weather has been cool. __________________ 'Gonna get me a six pack...push people off the highway!' "they live off the carrion of our mutual distrust and bribe us with symbols that equate hatred with manhood." "I mean at the end of the day, I was addicted to Starting Fluid for Christ's sake!" "Yeah, that guy sure is terrible at touching moms"

05-31-2006, 06:25 AM	#22
dlew Daypass Adventurer Joined: Oct 2004 Location: Brooklyn, NY Oddometer: 2,139	What are the venting machine pants like?? Did I hear that they're not nearly as vented as the jacket is? And that they're more like Sanitago pants but with larger zipped flaps?

05-31-2006, 08:04 AM	#26
frazz ^OP Slow & Easy Joined: Jul 2004 Location: oHIo Oddometer: 238	like Gadget Boy said....if cool venting + protection is what you want....the VM is the real deal __________________ No trees were destroyed in the sending of this message. I do concede, however, that a significant number of electrons may have been inconvenienced.

06-09-2006, 08:01 PM	#29
frazz ^OP Slow & Easy Joined: Jul 2004 Location: oHIo Oddometer: 238	__________________ No trees were destroyed in the sending of this message. I do concede, however, that a significant number of electrons may have been inconvenienced.

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