Rukka Trek-R AA Adventure Jacket
Tested by: Charlie Oakman | £1049.99 | www.bikerheadz.co.uk
Rukka, synonymous for producing motorcycling apparel of the highest quality, has introduced the TREK-R to its range, a jacket targeting the demands of the most devoted adventure rider with numerous features to meet the needs of the trails at home and abroad. This jacket sits at the top of its off-road adventure range; other products in the range include the Explore R with a trails functionality, though predominantly road focused. This jacket is the opposite, designed to keep the rider comfortable whilst wrestling their adventure bike along rutted trails whilst still being an efficient road-going garment.
The first thing to notice when you pick up the jacket is the weight. At 2.8kg it’s extremely light – made lighter still if, like me, you remove the Level One back protector (0.4kg) from the zipped back pouch to favour an armoured vest. Weight has obviously been a consideration in design, omitting any unnecessary thermal layering and constructing the garment from an abrasion-resistant Cordura 500D stretch shell fabric as opposed to the 600D more commonly used in others in the range. This material is upgraded at the most vulnerable areas to 1500D covering the Level Two D30 Air XTR Armour found in the shoulders and elbows.
Surprisingly, chest protection does not come as standard with the jacket, though it is designed to accommodate the Rukka D30 CP1 Protectors at £44.99, via two internal Napoleon pockets which
