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mrefc
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PostPosted: 16:07 - 04 Dec 2012    Post subject: leathers Reply with quote
hi chaps

Im after some new leathers. was wondering where online would be the best. and Im also a tightwad so anywhere with sales on or discounted stock would be good

cheers in advance

Mike
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Joncrete Cungle
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PostPosted: 16:14 - 04 Dec 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
What size leathers do you wear. How tall and heavy are you? The last time I was after new leathers I struggled to find anywhere online that stocked non power ranger looking leathers in anything that would fit my six foot one / two sixteen stone frame.
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moppy
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PostPosted: 16:36 - 04 Dec 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
eBay if you're really pinching pennies. Got myself an AGV 2 piece set in VGC for £10.50.

Bargains are out there if you look hard enough.
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mrefc
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PostPosted: 16:36 - 04 Dec 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
Im a wee 5"8 11 stone !
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Matt B
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PostPosted: 16:37 - 04 Dec 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
Joncrete Cungle wrote:
What size leathers do you wear. How tall and heavy are you? The last time I was after new leathers I struggled to find anywhere online that stocked non power ranger looking leathers in anything that would fit my six foot one / two sixteen stone frame.


+1 Agreed.

I'm the same size but managed to pick up a Frank Thomas XTi2 set from megamotorcycle whatever it is store (George White) for £150 in their sale.

Can be found but you have to hunt around.
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PostPosted: 16:51 - 04 Dec 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
mrefc wrote:
Im a wee 5"8 11 stone !


That's about average and medium-ish, you should be able to find most options either new or nearly new.
Ebay is good as an awful lot of stuff gets lightly used then people give up bikes or get too fat. Very Happy

If nothing else worth a look to help decide what you do/don't like stylewise. You can see a lot of brands in one place rather than 2 or 3 a dealer might sell.
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PostPosted: 17:09 - 04 Dec 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
doggone wrote:
get too fat. Very Happy

80% of the stuff on eBay is already for the... 'larger' gentleman, so I dread to think what they've become Laughing
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waffles
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PostPosted: 18:26 - 04 Dec 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
ebay is a good place to start. Or look at high street shops and see if they have any discounted end-of-the-line stock, I got £200 knocked off my leathers because they were the last set in the shop.
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PostPosted: 20:51 - 04 Dec 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
Kinda hi-jacking the thread, but how do you know the sizes for leathers? Is it like normal clothes (measurements across the chest/inside leg/waist), or is it something different?

Also, is there a minium standard for leathers? Will a £200 set of leathers offer the same protection as a £500 set?
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PostPosted: 02:08 - 05 Dec 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
theres always good second hand deals on ebay, but if your looking for brand new ones have a look here. if you sign up for their mailing list you will get regular email of their deals, sometimes really good ones too

https://2wheeljunkie.co.uk/best-deals-section/our-best-weekly-deals/cat_146.html
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Matt B
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PostPosted: 10:29 - 05 Dec 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
JFK wrote:
...how do you know the sizes for leathers? Is it like normal clothes (measurements across the chest/inside leg/waist), or is it something different?


Generally (i.e. not for all suits!) you take ten off the euro size to get your chest size, so Eu52 is a UK42 Inch chest. For the waist size take off 16 - 18, so an Eu52 suit will be a UK 34 - 36 waist.

There are a multitude of different types of one piece suit and an EU52 Dianese might not fit you just because Alpinestars does. It all depends on your height, shape, inside leg, measurement from crotch to neck and length of arms.

There are a lot of cheap 2nd hand suits on ebay because people have purchased their size then find they don't fit.

Go to a retailer, try a load on, then try to find the same make and style 2nd hand.
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