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Moto Board => Gear => Topic started by: Slide Panda on March 11, 2010, 05:39:21 PM

Title: Rev'It making Ducati branded gear now?
Post by: Slide Panda on March 11, 2010, 05:39:21 PM
i was just looking at some of the new Multistrada line of gear. A jacket caught my eye, so I was taking a closer look thanks the the zoom function on the page.
I noticed some things that are straight from Rev'Its line of ADV gear. For example, if you look at the collar you'll see a snap closure that's on a multi stop tack, and a hook and loop set up to hold to collar open. Couple other details look like rev'It work.

Anyone have any info on this?

The jacket in question
http://www.ducati.com/apparel/men/fabric_jackets/multistrada_line/strada_tech_gt_fabric_jacket/index.do (http://www.ducati.com/apparel/men/fabric_jackets/multistrada_line/strada_tech_gt_fabric_jacket/index.do)

Looking at other stuff on the site, all the non Multistrada jackets are still Dainese made stuff - wonder why the Multi stuff seems not to be...
Title: Re: Rev'It making Ducati branded gear now?
Post by: stopintime on March 11, 2010, 06:15:13 PM
Yes, the collar is identical to Rev'it's - probably is a Rev'it product. Nice jacket and the laminated membrane is sooo much better than the loose hanging ones.

The Strada Tour GT is still Dainese, but I'd say Ducati is sleeping around ;)
Title: Re: Rev'It making Ducati branded gear now?
Post by: redxblack on March 12, 2010, 07:44:36 AM
Other than the strange sizing, Rev'it stuff is AWESOME. This could be interesting.
Title: Re: Rev'It making Ducati branded gear now?
Post by: sugarcrook on March 12, 2010, 12:09:39 PM
I've had very mixed results with Rev'It. 
Title: Re: Rev'It making Ducati branded gear now?
Post by: ducpainter on March 12, 2010, 12:21:23 PM
Quote from: yuu on March 11, 2010, 05:39:21 PM
i was just looking at some of the new Multistrada line of gear. A jacket caught my eye, so I was taking a closer look thanks the the zoom function on the page.
I noticed some things that are straight from Rev'Its line of ADV gear. For example, if you look at the collar you'll see a snap closure that's on a multi stop tack, and a hook and loop set up to hold to collar open. Couple other details look like rev'It work.

Anyone have any info on this?

The jacket in question
http://www.ducati.com/apparel/men/fabric_jackets/multistrada_line/strada_tech_gt_fabric_jacket/index.do (http://www.ducati.com/apparel/men/fabric_jackets/multistrada_line/strada_tech_gt_fabric_jacket/index.do)

Looking at other stuff on the site, all the non Multistrada jackets are still Dainese made stuff - wonder why the Multi stuff seems not to be...
A friend is a rep for Rev-it. I'll see what he knows.
Title: Re: Rev'It making Ducati branded gear now?
Post by: Slide Panda on March 12, 2010, 12:23:27 PM
Do share please. Other than trying stuff on and an unhealthy obsession with their adv stuff, I've got no FHE - so I'm curious
Title: Re: Rev'It making Ducati branded gear now?
Post by: sugarcrook on March 12, 2010, 05:56:10 PM
The advrider has a number of user reviews on Rev'It.  Here's a preloaded google search that might narrow things down:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=site%3Aadvrider.com+rev%27it+equipment (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=site%3Aadvrider.com+rev%27it+equipment)
Title: Re: Rev'It making Ducati branded gear now?
Post by: Slide Panda on March 14, 2010, 04:01:09 PM
Thanks sugar  ;D
Title: Re: Rev'It making Ducati branded gear now?
Post by: ducpainter on March 18, 2010, 10:18:59 AM
Just got a mail back from my friend. He no longer works for them but he did hear, before he left, some talk of them making Duc branded stuff.

Sorry I couldn't get definitive info.
Title: Re: Rev'It making Ducati branded gear now?
Post by: Slide Panda on March 18, 2010, 10:27:23 AM
Well between the internal chatter, and the 'finger prints' on that jacket, I'm thinking they are.

Hmmm, wonder if the Rev'it made jackets will be fitted with zippers to mate to Dianese made pants... oh a boy can dream.
Title: Re: Rev'It making Ducati branded gear now?
Post by: sbrguy on March 18, 2010, 12:53:06 PM
oh that would be just too convenient and easy.. you know they aren't going to zip together by any chance... no way how else are they going to get you to buy the new pants to go with the new jacket by the new brand?  [clap]
Title: Re: Rev'It making Ducati branded gear now?
Post by: Slide Panda on March 18, 2010, 01:39:27 PM
Oh yeah that would be all too easy.

Why must they taunt us so
Title: Re: Rev'It making Ducati branded gear now?
Post by: mstevens on May 16, 2010, 01:57:41 PM
I know it's been 2 months, but...

at store.ducatiusa.com it says "waist zipper matches any Ducati Pants," so theoretically should be good with any of their britches.

Personally, I don't imagine the Strada Tech I looked at today is nearly as good as a Rev 'It Cayenne Pro jacket for hundreds less. Come to that, I'd take a Rev 'It Sand over it, too, and that's even less expensive.

Note, too, that the Strada Tour jacket specifies that it's made by Dainese.
Title: Re: Rev'It making Ducati branded gear now?
Post by: stopintime on May 16, 2010, 02:24:04 PM
Something is going on.....

Last time we spoke about this, some of the MultiStrada line was clearly Rev'it. If you follow the link on top of this thread you find a jacket very similar to the one currently on offer by Ducati. One of it's pictures has the typical Rev'it collar adjuster, but if you click "zoom" the jacket is suddenly different.

To me, it seems Rev'it was in, but are now out.

Politics? Business games?  [roll]
Title: Re: Rev'It making Ducati branded gear now?
Post by: Slide Panda on May 16, 2010, 04:34:50 PM
Quote from: stopintime on May 16, 2010, 02:24:04 PM
Last time we spoke about this, some of the MultiStrada line was clearly Rev'it. If you follow the link on top of this thread you find a jacket very similar to the one currently on offer by Ducati. One of it's pictures has the typical Rev'it collar adjuster, but if you click "zoom" the jacket is suddenly different.

I'm not seeing what you're seeing. I went to the link I posted and clicked the 'zoom' and it's the same jacket. There's actually two version of the jacket on that page - perhaps you're looking at the second?

The 1st, which has 'GORE-TEX' embroidered on the waist, and two stripes that run the full length of the back has all the normal Rev-it collar gizzys. The 2nd, doesn't have 'GORE-TEX' on it, the stripes on the back run only part way, and has red piping - does NOT have the fancy collar stuff. But as I give it another look - I think what I took to be a 2nd jacket is actually the liner for the jacket.

So I don't think there's any sort of shens afoot at all.
Title: Re: Rev'It making Ducati branded gear now?
Post by: mstevens on May 16, 2010, 06:07:40 PM
The Strada Tech jacket I looked at today was definitely made by Rev 'It. It had all the little details of the Rev 'It line.
Title: Re: Rev'It making Ducati branded gear now?
Post by: stopintime on May 17, 2010, 12:27:59 AM
Quote from: yuu on May 16, 2010, 04:34:50 PM
I'm not seeing what you're seeing. I went to the link I posted and clicked the 'zoom' and it's the same jacket. There's actually two version of the jacket on that page - perhaps you're looking at the second?

The 1st, which has 'GORE-TEX' embroidered on the waist, and two stripes that run the full length of the back has all the normal Rev-it collar gizzys. The 2nd, doesn't have 'GORE-TEX' on it, the stripes on the back run only part way, and has red piping - does NOT have the fancy collar stuff. But as I give it another look - I think what I took to be a 2nd jacket is actually the liner for the jacket.

So I don't think there's any sort of shens afoot at all.

Yes, I was confused by what seems to be the liner.... and maybe the Strada TOUR jacket.

About the zip'ability: the US site says that it zips to any Ducati pants, but at Ducati.com that's not mentioned.

Title: Re: Rev'It making Ducati branded gear now?
Post by: Slide Panda on May 17, 2010, 07:00:58 AM
The Strada TOUR looks to be Dainese - it's got their 'Neck' thing built in, which gives it away. That will zip to any existing Dainese or Duc stuff

The Strada Tech GT is the one that looks to be Rev'it made. The Ducati US site says it zips to any Ducati pants "360 Degree waist zipper matches any Ducati Pants" - which I would sure hope it would. Even if it is Rev'it making most of it, I'd hope Ducati would have enough smarts to stipulate that it needs to be able to zip to existing Ducati branded pants. IF it didn't I'd consider it a huge gaff.