We measured and tried on a selection of these pants and the main conclusion was that the pants run a bit small in the waist as compared to REV’IT’s published sizing chart. The inseams however are very well represented in their chart.
To help in choosing a size, we’ve developed a chart that shows each pant size and REV’IT’s published size estimate of the waist alongside our own estimate of size. We’d advise you to choose a pant size based on OUR sizing estimates.
As you can see in the chart, the pants are available in regular, short and tall inseam sizes, so choose the inseam length you normally wear in slacks or jeans in terms of short/tall but remember these pants are racing pants so they are about 2” shorter than expected to tuck into riding boots. The pants also have adjustability of the armor height (independent of inseam length) which can be accessed by pulling each leg inside out (remove the knee slider first to make life a little easier, but these pants are stiff at the knee so it’s still tough going). Velcro allows you set the armor in different spots and you can check how the armor feels on your knee when you are sitting on the bike and decide which position it seems best.
Also, the pants have a set of hook and loop waist adjusters at the waist to help you fine tune the fit. We indicate a 2” range in our chart which was about the amount we judged the adjustment range to be.
Pant Size | REV’IT Estimate | Our Estimate | Inseam Reg | Inseam Short | Inseam Tall |
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46 | 30-32 | 29-31 | 28 | - | - |
48 | 33-34 | 30-32 | 29 | - | 31 |
50 | 34-35 | 32-34 | 29 | 28 | 32 |
52 | 36-37 | 33-35 | 30 | 28 | 32 |
54 | 38-40 | 35-37 | 30 | 28 | 33 |
56 | 40-42 | 37-39 | 30 | 29 | - |
58 | 42-43 | 38-40 | 31 | - | - |
60 | 44-46 | 41-43 | 31 | - | - |
Measurement tip: You’ll want to measure yourself fairly high up the waist because protective style pants like this are cut to ride higher on your waist than a lot of modern jean styles (so relying just upon the size jeans you buy might result in motorcycle pants that are too small). Right below the navel is about the right height on the waist for measurement. For a pant leg style like this that goes over the boots, you can typically choose an inseam based on what you normally wear in jeans or slacks.