Leathers for the expanding gentleman

[Visitor Q]

Well basically ive been putting off getting leathers for far too long (say 4 years ) and i figure now might be a good time to look into it.

However whilst my height (6'4) and inside leg (annoyingly 33 inch) has stayed the same, the beer gut changes.

I was 15 stone before uni, ballooned to 17, got down to 14.5 and now im back to about 15.5

Depending on how much boxing training/drinking/pie guzzling i do.

The question is, is their actually much point getting leathers if im just going to expand out of them, or lost weight and have them flapping about?

Can i just buy leather trousers and ignore the whole 2 piece/1 piece shenanigans (which will be a nightmare) as i still have /A/ leather jacket (a considerably battered revvit one thats been down a few times) do you think

Im hoping my weight will settle down into a good routine eventually, but as it stands im always either gaining or losing. It never stays at equilibrium lol.

Second point, can you ducktape your jacket down and get onto a trackday? As thats the main reason i want a set of leathers. And being my height and girth (about 34) they arent exactly thick on the ground (on ebay etc).
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[BanditBitch]

If your weight is yoyo-ing I wouldnt bother with the leathers just yet unless you can drop on a cheap secondhand bargain off ebay.

My OH had some trousers made last year and has recently lost a bit of weight ( i am only talking about 10lbs)and they are way to baggy round the waist and ass now now.

[Trixie]

You may be better off going or a pair of salopettes(sp?). If your weight tends to yo-yo, then this shouldn't affect them as much as leather trousers.

I couldn't tell you what the regs would be on a track for these though - I think the minimum is leathers that will zip together.
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[Visitor Q]

[Visitor Q]

Out of curiousity, how expandable are leathers?

I mean i looked into it a while ago, wearing a set strag had bought (i think they were his) and whilst i did fit into it it was gently trying to drag my neck into my rectum, and i couldnt hang off comfortably.

and on ebay you get gems like this porker;

[Pete.]

Leathers mould to the shape of the wearer so they might well be uncofortable when you first but them but they'll stretch into your shape. I bought my current ones 2 years back and I've put on a stone since but I still wear them every day - over my work clothes.
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[Visitor Q]

But what about height?
Like i say these ones of strags really felt like they were ripping my head off.

I dont want to get one off ebay and get something that really hurts.
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[mistergixer]

I'm in a similar boat to you - used to do shed loads of exercise and at 6 foot weighed in at a measley 70kg (around 10/11 stone).
Now my body is blighted by laziness, beer and pies and has shot up to 100kg (around 15/16 stone).
I'm getting back into exercise a bit more and am hoping to drop down to 80-90kg.
I quite fancy a 1-piece suit as it (hopefully) won't exert so much pressure on my big lardy belly like my 2-piece does.


How are 1-pieces sized? Is it chest size?
(ps if anyone wants my old HG 'Hard Edge' 2 piece in blue/silver for cheap, then please pm me. Jacket is UK40, trousers are UK34)
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