Last Updated - 6th May 2024



 No matter what size of Oxford Stormseal Waterproof Rain Suit you purchase, it will not be a perfect fit unless your entire body is in perfect proportions. To add grist to the mill, the rain suit has to fit over your existing armoured clothing which differs in thicknesses, depending on the style and the Brand Name. To make matters worse, most purchases have to be made on-line without the ability to try a suit on for size.

When riding my sports bikes, I wear a very heavy leather jacket and Kevlar jeans or a Rev 'It textile jacket and Rev'It textile trousers during the summer months which differ in thickness. When about and about on my Honda NX500 adventure bike I usually wear my Rev'It Gore-Tex clothing so the rain suit is not usually required although I carry it in my back pack for those long periods of extended and torrential rain in Scotland.

I am 6' tall with broad shoulders, 44" chest, 37" waist, 32" inside leg size, a long back and an 18.6" neck. I guess I am a bit of a freak size. If my legs were in proportion to my body, I would be about 6 feet, two inches tall and my neck in proportion to a 38" chest, would be about 17". 

I found the 3XL the best fitting over my leather jacket and jeans but I will cover the negatives which for me are not deal breakers.

 Negatives

  • There was a small piece of clear plastic sealant tape halfway up the inside of the (left) zip which was part of the suit but badly manufactured and partially stuck over the zip, preventing it from zipping up - I snipped it off the zip contact area with pair of scissors - no damage to the suit.

  • Halfway up the suit at the main zip there is a fold of black coloured cloth (inside) which you have to carefully navigate the zip around, lest the zip becomes stuck and extremely difficult to unzip to release.

  • At my 6' height, wearing a 3XL size the hood just clears over and covers my helmet but my 18.6" neck makes it difficult for me to fasten the suit at the neck with the hood in use. However, the hood can be folded away and stored in a pouch at the back of the neckline.

  • The two waist velcro strap adjusters have very little draw in positions and the suit when fully drawn in at the waist remained like an inflated bag. I looked like a giant panda.

  • You have to carefully wiggle your boots through the suit legs as they tend to stick to the inside of the suit.

  • The suit was slightly longer than my legs with my boots on but the suit leg straps with their velcro fixings kept the suit from dragging on the ground.

  • A bag is not provided in the purchase to put the suit inside when not in use.

In conclusion, a smaller size would prove very difficult for me to put on due to my upper body bulk and when wearing my biker armoured gear. The Oxford Stormseal suit is exceptionally waterproof with a waterproof zip, double waterproof inner seals, waterproof sealed (concealed) snap fasteners at the main zip and it can be slipped on over your biker jacket, trousers and boots, standing up - with (a little careful) wiggling to slip the boots through the suit legs. To get it off, you have to pull on the arms at the cuffs to slip it off over your shoulders. I may look like a giant panda standing alongside my bike, like someone has inflated the suit around my waist, but on the bike, who is going to notice? I may figure a way to make or purchase a full strap/Velcro belt to draw the suit in more at the waist - there is one that may prove okay from Amazon.