Leathers Vs Textiles

[ZX-7R]

What do you prefer?.

I wear Ixon gear and have 2 piece leathers plus a waterproof textile jacket.I rarely wear the leather jacket these days,maybe on the odd weekend thrash.95% of the time i prefer the textile jacket.Just more comftable.

Textile jacket has better armour than the leather as well,and not so sweaty in the warmer weather.
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[Beehive Bedlam]

Leathers for hooning when I don't have to get off the bike.

Textiles for day to day commuting.

[Ste]

[wristjob]

textiles on the road,leather for the bedroom

[ZX-7R]

[Googley]

I can't find any leathers which fit me unfortunately! So I wear textiles / kevlar jeans. If I find a leather jacket that fits in the arms it's about 10 inches too big around the torso!

[Bozzy]

I only own leathers (ixon 2 piece) which I've never found uncomfortable . I'd be interested to try a set of textiles though to see how they compare.

[Mudshark]

this again?

textiles for the commute (esp in winter) or the wet

leathers for the sun / dry days

[Rogerborg]

Kevlar demins for sun.

Leathers for fun.

Cordura textiles for... uh... precipitation.
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[Yorkshire Geek]

Hood jeans and leather jacket, because I'm a child of the 80s.

[Ste]

Mylar is very underrated.

[NJD]

On warm days, a combination of whatever I feel like. On cold or wet days, textiles.

I don't really feel the heat when riding, although I do tend to avoid coming to a dead stop or waiting in traffic more than I would vs in any other weather just because you soon feel the heat.

The ideal situation if you're having to head into a city centre or walk around on a warm day would be to get a topbox and leave your jacket in that and then walk around in a t-shirt / cool thermal layer and kevlar jeans / ankle boots. I walked the distance of a few shops from the bike in full textiles today and roasted like no ones business.

[Matt B]

I prefer to use the search function and find the many many threads where this has been discussed before. Do you nod more when wearing leather or textiles?

Personally, I prefer leathers because I find textile trousers to be too slippery on the seat. Textile jacket if it's cold though.
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[Doink]

Never had leathers, I mainly use my bike for commuting though and imagine leathers to be a lot less comfortable, would that be the case?

That said I do like the look of some of the old battered leathers some people have.

[stevo as b4]

[doggone]

[ADSrox0r]

Leather for hooning, textiles for commute.
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[Captain Caveman]

Leathers always - no commuting for me though......
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[winz]

I used to wear Kevlar jeans and aleatory jacket to ride. Since buying some 2 piece leathers they haven't been used since.

Saying that, I don't commute or ride in the wet (usually).
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