Eyelets in leathers for ventilation

[jlparsons]

I've got some Dainese leather trousers which are perforated around the plums but don't have any other ventilation elsewhere. Will be using them in scorching heat.
Was thinking of using a row of heavy duty 8mm black punch eyelets in the front and back of the lower leg to give some air throughput there. Will space them 20mm apart or so and the metal eyelets themselves are pretty meaty, so I'm thinking they shouldn't weaken the leather much.
Anyone done similar? Or seen any better ideas?

[Riejufixing]

You'll have to take care that it doesn't look, erm, "strange"....

[jlparsons]

[Bhud]

I don't think it will work. I think you'll end up with a pair of ruined armoured trousers.

In the height of summer, most people wear light cotton trousers or jeans with a T-shirt, or shorts and a T-shirt. Dressing for the weather and not for a mishap feels absolutely great. It's a completely different feeling. It feels like the right thing to do, but, obviously, the consequences will be quite serious if you take a fall. Everyone seems to do it though. Just don't crash.

[MarJay]

Beware from burns from the heat generated by the eyelets scraping along the tarmac. Also Dianese leathers are hardly the most structurally sound leathers in the first place, and often don't survive a single crash unlike other less exotic makes.
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[AshWebster]

best ways to cool down in mid summer riding :

go faster

get the desination and have a cold drink

get to destination and strip naked

listen to barry white

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[MCN]

It will only be riveted holes.
Cooling really needs another medium to flow in /around and then carry the heat energy away.

There will be minimum airflow in your contrivance.

I suggest still wearing proper 'protective' gear though.
Slip-Sliding down the road will be fun when cotton jean rub through.

It's not soo bad wearing leather in the heat.

The main area to ventilate is your fizog and possibly the upper body.

You can buy dirt-bike jackets that have armour fitted but have lots of aramide mess panels to provide airflow.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Suntime-Motorcycle-Armour%EF%BC%8CComplete-Protector-Motorbike/dp/B0793RJQQD/ref=asc_df_B0793RJQQD/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=310689320828&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=16987965800592509625&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9046976&hvtargid=pla-505838715117&psc=1

Can be a big draughty at M/way speeds as they are designed to be worn on lower speed machines
but you should wear a proper 'base-layer' anyway.
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[weasley]

What about MX armour underneath 'normal', lightweight clothing?
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Single layer armoured jeans, more of these coming to market now, prices are still high but they are coming down slowly.

Rokkertech and Resurgence are two decent pairs, can't fault them, except the cost
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[chickenstrip]

All my spills except one have been in ordinary jeans. Worst I got was a scraped knee. The one I was in full leathers in, I broke my femur and got a long deep gash in my leg (mmmm, gash, I like that word ), among other injuries.

There are no conclusions to be drawn from this.
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