Reasonable price for leathers?

[aaronb74]

I'm thinking of buying my first set of leather soon (always worn textiles until now) but having looked on the internet lately, the prices seem to be ridiculous; I've seen them going for from £700 up to £,1200 on some sites. I know I'm being uber-lazy as there are bike shops at either end of my street, but just wanted to get a rough idea from all you BCF'ers. What's an average price for a set of standard-ish 2-piece leathers?

Cheers
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[kawakid]

Try these guys

https://stores.shop.ebay.co.uk/RACELEATHERS-MOTORCYCLE-CLOTHING__W0QQ_armrsZ1


or www.raceleathers.co.uk


I've bought 2 jackets from them over the years.

One which i've crashed in also.
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[krebsy]

My Frank Thomas two piece set cost about £350 I think and bar the plastic belt loop snapping (and now replaced with a few heavy duty paperclips) they've lasted a good few years so far.

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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

You can get el cheapo stuff on ebay for as little as £150, and you can spend up to 2k or so, it's depends entirely on the depth of your pockets and how much protection you think it will give.

Remember there are no legal minimum standards for leather so buy wisely. Get CE approved leathers if you can, not leathers with just CE approved armour(Although lots of that stuff is ok too).
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[kenny]

i paid Around £650 for my apline stars 2 piece leathers p1 as i wonted a set that would last me but i have seen places selling leathers for around £200-£300 which seemed good
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[Kal]

I'd say £200 - £300 upwards, although JTS have some suits for £150 about halfway down the page.
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[Suitor_Stu]

I bought all my stuff from eBay - BNWT HG stuff which i purchased for a massive discount. Bit cheeky I know, but you should get yourself to an HG shop, try on some stuff to check your size (staff are v. helpful I found) then go home and trawl eBay. Think the leather trousers were tagged at £150, but I paid £60 and the jacket was tagged at £200 and I paid £55. Both did not have any flaws or anything, just some good deals (for me anyway). Also worth noting that some people mis-spell HG in listings and you can get stuff for even less this way!

Stu (not a pikey - honestly!)

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[G]

£130 for a Dianese one-piece is the most I've paid in a long time.
Ok, it was second hand, but never 'tested' and fresh sliders.
Wouldn't have paid that much, especially for a Dianese, but it was an excellent fit.

[Rob]

[G]

First set I bought was a pretty decent Dianese 2-piece. First crash I had in them, they needed a hell of a lot of repair work after.
The leather-repairs person I took them to noted that the poncier 'fashionable' brands are often the worst for being 'single use'.

Crashed in various other cheaper leathers, many, I'm sure, 'as bad' as that crash and they've come out much better (the wheelie one, don't think you were there that day, though I did have a bit of amnesia, so may have forgotten .) Current Dianese one-piece I've got seems a bit thin, but haven't tested it properly yet.

[Rob]

OK, Interesting as Dianese 'appears' to be sold as the 'premium' off the peg brand! Interesting to hear you think it's not as robust as the cheaper brands!

Word of mouth is the best way to find out what products are really like!!
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[Rhys]

Wait 2 weeks and go to the BMF at Peterborough. I've been last 2yrs and got some Teknic 1 piece leathers for £50! all other stuff too and plenty of 2 pieces at bargain prices like you say you're after.


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[Noxious89123]

I paid £300 for an Arlen Ness jacket, and £250 for my alpine stars pants. Should be able to get a decent 2-peice set of leathers for about £400. As already said, the sky is the limit, and prices just keep going up and up.
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[fra-zzr]

i was in a similar position so went into my local hein gericke to get an idea of prices, they were offereing a deal where you buy the jacket and get the trousers free, so is got my set for £170,

https://www.hein-gericke.co.uk/shop/product_info.php/cPath/1_15_19/products_id/5099

jackets even cheaper now, but even for that price i can vouch for the hein gericke quality, came of a couple of weeks ago breaking most ribs and my pelvis without the slighest scratch on my skin
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[aaronb74]

Cheers for all the replies folks, some very useful info there. I finally decided to get off my arse and go for a look in the local shops and saw some decent stuff at not bad prices. Might check out Hein Gericke in Glasgow as well.
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