Where to find good gear in Wellington?

[nickzxr400]

hi, i am new to wellington area, where is the best place to buy gear like 1 piece leathers, gloves etc.

thanks

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[cs363]

I would vote Motomart in Rutherford St, Petone.

PM Sparky Bills on here - he works there and handles the accessories as far as i know.
They are a top shop, great guys and have probably the best selection of gear in Wellytown.

Edit* Just realised at 2 posts you won't be able to PM him, but his name is Martin - go in and ask for him and tell him you heard about him/the shop on KB. I'm sure he'll look after you well. :)

[FROSTY]

hi, i am new to wellington area, where is the best place to buy gear like 1 piece leathers, gloves etc.

thanks

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Whatever you do DON"T under any circumstances contact Quasimoto or Quasi on this site. DON'T get a fucking good deal on all the gear you'll need. DON"T get a tailor made suit of top quality for the same price as most people npay for an off the peg item. :jerry:
Corse being a normal KBer youll ignore my advice and have happy days in ya new Quasi leathers.

[DingoZ]

All of the bike shops in the Wellington Region stock a good variety of gear...

There is as far as I know three shops to choose from. There may be more, All with a good range of gear..

Wellington Motorcycles - City
MotoMart - Lower Hutt
Tss Motorcycles - Lower Hutt

There is also a local distributor for Quasimoto Gear - DEANO (on KB). He is in Lower Hutt. Quasi Gear is high quality and has a great range of one piece leathers..... www.quasimoto.co.nz

[cs363]

But do look at the top end stuff like Alpinestars/Dainese/Spidi and work your way down to something that fits your budget. Someone like Martin will be able to explain all the features and benefits of the better brands. There is a huge amount of nasty Pakistani & Chinese product floating around the NZ market and much of it is absolute shite. Not to say that there aren;t some good deals to be had, but you need to understand what makes the difference which is why it's good to go to a shop like Motomart that has a wide range to choose from.
Good gear will last you quite a few years if looked after properly and in most cases will offer improved crash protection, which after all is the main reason you are buying it.

[James Deuce]

There is also a local distributor for Quasimoto Gear - DEANO (on KB). He is in Upper Hutt. Quasi Gear is high quality and has a great range of one piece leathers..... www.quasimoto.co.nz (http://www.quasimoto.co.nz)

Deano is in Lower Hutt.

FWIW the Quasimoto stuff is better finished than anything I've ever owned, including Spyke, Hein Gericke, Alpinestars and Dainese.

[DingoZ]

Woop my bad - I'll edit the post. Thought he was in Upper.....:)

[cs363]

Better than Spyke? maybe

Better than those others? What planet are you on?

[CookMySock]

Yeah don't search trademe either, coz you will snatch up all the good deals and we'll have to bid against you.

Steve

[James Deuce]

Better than Spyke? maybe

Better than those others? What planet are you on?

The one where I've owned them all and had seams come apart, where there have been threads left hanging and unfinished in the lining, and where closure tabs and domes have fallen off. The worst one was an Alpinestars two piece race suit that ended up with me going to the DT to get the money back. I bought the suit to go with my brand new r6. The very first weekend ride I went on the zip for the jacket came apart and the zip holding the jacket to the trousers ripped out of the jacket. The distributor tried to claim I'd crashed while wearing them. No such luck chap.

What's with the cheap shot? Have YOU owned all of those brands? In terms of planets, on which one does Motomart give anything resembling service?

[cs363]

The one where I've owned them all and had seams come apart, where there have been threads left hanging and unfinished in the lining, and where closure tabs and domes have fallen off.

What's with the cheap shot? Have YOU owned all of those brands?

Actually yes. While I'm not rubbishing the Quasi stuff (in fact, for the price it's very good) it's not manufactured to the same level as Dainese and Alpinestars (admittedly some of Hein Gericke stuff is questionable particularly the newer stuff) and 'if' you had problems with those Italian brands surely they would have been covered by warranty?
Not saying they are perfect, like all this stuff it is mass produced so human error etc does come into play.

But having visited both Alpinestars and Dainese's production facilities and seen what goes into their products, there is absoloutely no way a product like Quasi's is comparable. Alpinestars in particular put a huge amount into the R&D side of things, they aren't just made to 'look nice' like so many products. In fact their company mantra is all about protection - that's why they are so highly regarded by professional riders worldwide.

[Hitcher]

There is a huge amount of nasty Pakistani & Chinese product floating around the NZ market and much of it is absolute shite.

Have a look at the back of the labels on your so-called "high end" gear and see where it's made. And it's dangerous singling out retailers for special mention.

[James Deuce]

that's why they are so highly regarded by professional riders worldwide.

They get paid to wear them. I know where I spend my money and it won't ever be a suit costing $2,100 for the label ever again.

[cs363]

Have a look at the back of the labels on your so-called "high end" gear and see where it's made. And it's dangerous singling out retailers for special mention.


Quite true, difference being quality control. It's a sad fact that most companies have to resort to getting product made offshore, look how much Japanese, Chinese & Taiwanese content there is in modern Harleys for instance - but again they have strict quality control and factory inspections etc to ensure they aren't producing crap like you see offered by some of those dodgy Chinese motorcycle sellers on TradeMe.

It may well be dangerous singling out retailers for special mention, especially in some cases. However, Motomart do seem to have the biggest range of gear I've seen in any shop in Wellington and I've always found them very good to deal with. It's just a recommendation, not an order to shop there.

Just like James Duece is obviously a fan of Quasimoto's gear. These are all just opinions and should be taken as such. After all the guy did ask where to buy gear FFS!

[cs363]

They get paid to wear them. I know where I spend my money and it won't ever be a suit costing $2,100 for the label ever again.

No they don't. Well not all of them, lol - you would be surprised.
But, as I said above - we all have our favourites and our opinions. Obviously you are happy with what you have. Let's not try to turn opinion into fact.
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[Hitcher]

It may well be dangerous singling out retailers for special mention, especially in some cases. However, Motomart do seem to have the biggest range of gear I've seen in any shop in Wellington and I've always found them very good to deal with. It's just a recommendation, not an order to shop there.

I hope this thread's initiator gets good service if he decides to shop there.

[johan]

Leather Direct on Cuba street in Wellington is another place to check out.

[Pussy]

I haven't tried, or even looked at Quasi gear, so I can't make a comparisson... but I can say that I'm a big fan of Alpinestars gear.
My first exposure to it was when Gassit Girl bought (after searching for literally years for a decent jacket) an Alpinestars Sigma ladies cut jacket.
It looks like it is tailor made for her. One thing about it pisses me off... it's fuggin waterproof, like REALLY waterproof. My Spidi R-Type series jacket (that incidently cost MORE than the Alpinestars jacket of GG's) bloody leaks, and GG takes great delight in pointing that out when she is dry, and my front is soaked.
I bought a set of Alpinestars track pants on the strength of the quality of GG's jacket, and recently got hold of an Alpinestars Vector jacket, that zips to the pants. I'm very pleased with the fit and quality of both the pieces, so much so that my next purchase will be an Alpinestars Sigma BLOKES jacket so that the toerag I'm married to can stop giving me crap about getting wet!
Personally, I'm eventually going to replace all my gear with Alpinestars stuff... not because of the name, but because I'm very happy with it

[Sparky Bills]

I hope this thread's initiator gets good service if he decides to shop there.



Im sure he will mate.
Email me if you like dude..
parts@motomart.co.nz
or call... 0800 DUCATI

Let me know what exactly you are looking for and ill be able to help ya.
Cheers
Martin

[Nasty]

hi, i am new to wellington area, where is the best place to buy gear like 1 piece leathers, gloves etc.

thanks

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I have bought gear from most the shops in Wellington and actually tried it on at all the shops ....

For leathers ... Motomart and TSS have very good ranges ... it is not about the best place but getting the right product and fit .. so go and try them on ...

Gloves .. any and all of the shops have a variety ... I bought my latest pair in Palmerston at Anza ... but I also have gloves from Trademe, TSS and Motorad.

Really the empharsis is on getting the right fit for you - and that is where you should be looking - and then getting the shop to close the deal.

[davebullet]

The guys at Motormart were very helpful to us. We bought some gear through them, they took us to the warehouse to try a range of styles and sizes to fit. We bought a photocromatic visor "liner" but I was too scared of screwing up the fitting. We went back there and yup - no problems, they fitted it perfectly right on the spot for my partner's helmet (no charge).

So far my experience has been very good and I would recommend them.

Cheers,
David.

[Number One]

Then of course its about the service... service is a Huge part of it all, and I believe that Mr pimple face retail counter boy wont really give a flying monkies if you have an issue with your suit, even if he did, he will then be three layers away from the maker ie pimple face counter boy-Wholesaler-manuafactuer, for QUASiMOTO, one deep you-me


QUASiMOTO service and support is fantastic!! :2thumbsup
He actually does give a shit that you are happy with the gear you get from him and is very approachable and friendly. This girl is very very impressed with the service from these guys :2thumbsup AND you don't have to have spent your last years worth of wages with him to get this either :headbang:

Well done QUASiMOTO

Ooops...I can see I have waded into something....:confused: I back away slowly....

[The Stranger]

OK, despite both our best intentions

Ok, I know this is but one example and is anecdotal, however I do feel it does serve to show that brand and price are not necessarily a fair indicator of quality.

A young KBer binned his 250 going around the OS of QKCHK through an intersection. Low sided at a low speed. The leather on both sleeves of his $3,000.00 imported Dianese leathers ripped open and peeled back.

His jacket was a size larger than my Quasi jacket and about half the weight.
How did they do this? Only one way I can figure out, thinner leather.

Despite my repeated attempts I haven't managed to destroy my Quasi leathers. I have had stitching replaced due to abrasion and some Velcro and zip work done, however I don't feel any of that is unreasonable given the abuse and the fact that I have done over 100,000km in them.

[Hitcher]

This thread is getting silly.

If people have an issue with the quality of goods or services provided by any vendor, they should in the first instance take that matter up directly with the vendor. Malicious and spiteful slagging off and ambush tactics in public forums do neither party any credit.

Even the "best" of businesses are always capable of selling a lemon or doing something that pisses a customer off. The measure of their mettle is what they then do to put matters right. I come from the school of spending whatever it takes to remedy legitimate customer concerns. While that may sound like a recipe for disaster, if you sell good products, employ good people and have good management systems, the cost of that is potentially dwarfed by the cost of not doing it, particularly in reputation cost terms. Denial, excuse-making or blame shifting achieves little other than anger and resentment.

The originator of this thread started it with the best of intentions. However it is fast reaching a point where some form of intervention by the site's Moderators is largely inevitable.

[zeocen]

I wear the Sliderz every day as motorcycle pants with armor on the inside and as normal jeans, around bikes, fixing bikes, in dirt, kneeling on concrete, scraping concrete on daily use, in and out of numerous washes and about 5,800km of road use. From inspection I can't see anything wrong with them, the pockets usually have some coinage, cellphone and wallet in them.. no wear and tear there either.

I'm not saying yours weren't faulty, but of the two other people I see on a very regular basis that also have the jeans, they've all held up just the same as mine.. so maybe it was just a spot of bad luck? I'm sure it could have been handled better (after hearing just one side of the story, that is..) but surely of the hundreds of customers who have tried and tested (properly) and are happy would suggest that maybe yours are faulty and perhaps not ALL of his gear is?

I'm not defending him, I'm merely stating that I have the exact same jeans and have been through harsher conditions, and are fine, that is all! :sunny:

[Quasievil]

From what I've seen quasi you need to stick by one of these statements:
Jafa is a liar when he says he has never crashed or split anything on them.
4 months of general use is the expected life of expensive extra-tough bike jeans, tough shit it's out of warranty.
The jeans shouldn't have been damaged so easily and a replacement will be provided.

None of this would put me off buying one of your jackets but definitely the jeans.. (Which you aren't selling anymore anyway?)

Cheers for that, I am in contact with Jafar about this situation which he feels he has an issue with, and Im sure a satisfactory outcome will be reached.

[Pussy]

Ok, I know this is but one example and is anecdotal, however I do feel it does serve to show that brand and price are not necessarily a fair indicator of quality.

A young KBer binned his 250 going around the OS of QKCHK through an intersection. Low sided at a low speed. The leather on both sleeves of his $3,000.00 imported Dianese leathers ripped open and peeled back.

His jacket was a size larger than my Quasi jacket and about half the weight.
How did they do this? Only one way I can figure out, thinner leather.

Despite my repeated attempts I haven't managed to destroy my Quasi leathers. I have had stitching replaced due to abrasion and some Velcro and zip work done, however I don't feel any of that is unreasonable given the abuse and the fact that I have done over 100,000km in them.
The Alpinestars Track pants and Vector jacket I bought over the last few months are bloody heavy! I'm gravitationally challenged at the best of times, but I reckon these things will add another 10 kilos to me. I've still got to "run them in". They didn't skimp on leather when they made the gear I've got

[Nasty]

For all the chat about quasi gear go here ... http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=84587 ... now back to where in wellington to buy gear.

[Petal05]

I went into TSS in Lower Hutt, and they treated me like DOG CRAP!!!, wanted gloves, and pants...what they didn't know was I also wanted a bike..
They lost over $5000.00 in sales... good on ya TSS glad you lived up to the reputation I had heard about you.

[Hitcher]

I went into TSS in Lower Hutt, and they treated me like DOG CRAP!!!, wanted gloves, and pants...what they didn't know was I also wanted a bike..
They lost over $5000.00 in sales... good on ya TSS glad you lived up to the reputation I had heard about you.

Boy you sure showed them a lesson! Did you show any interest in buying a bike? Please advise when you've found a clairvoyant retailer who understands that "gloves and pants" actually means "bike". Perhaps motorcycle shops should have IQ tests to stop them wasting their time with the mentally challenged...

[Slyer]

Good work eh, sometimes it's like they don't want your money.

[Petal05]

Well if they couldn't be bothered selling me the gloves and pants, why would I show any interest in a bike, Duh silly me I didn't see the sign that said "purchase a bike to recieve Great service" Never mind us mentally challenged have plenty of shops that make us welcome.:bleh:

[magicfairy]

I went into TSS in Lower Hutt, and they treated me like DOG CRAP!!!, wanted gloves, and pants...what they didn't know was I also wanted a bike..
They lost over $5000.00 in sales... good on ya TSS glad you lived up to the reputation I had heard about you.

Good lesson there, treat every customer well, because you don't know if and when they will be back.

Many years ago (more than 10) my then 18 year old daughter bought a 50cc scooter from Wellington Motorcycles. I was guarantor so went with her. We were new to Wellington, didn't know one bike shop from another.

Luckily Pete McDonald was the sales guy.

I was so impressed by him, and the way he treated her with patience and respect, as is she were buying the most expensive bike in the shop, that I decided there and then that this is who I would buy any bike off, if I had the choice.

Well I have bought 4 bikes off Pete since then, my partner 2. And it has always been a good experience.

[Number One]

Luckily Pete McDonald was the sales guy.

I was so impressed by him, and the way he treated her with patience and respect, as is she were buying the most expensive bike in the shop, that I decided there and then that this is who I would buy any bike off, if I had the choice.

Well I have bought 4 bikes off Pete since then, my partner 2. And it has always been a good experience.
Pete is a dude pity he doesn't sell the gear too...though I do find the range a bit lacking at WMCC...specially for chicks - unless you want to dress up like a Harley riders mole that is... :shutup:

[Nasty]

I found Boyles good ...they have limited gear in store but will get almost anything in for you to try and buy!

[magicfairy]

Pete is a dude pity he doesn't sell the gear too...though I do find the range a bit lacking at WMCC...specially for chicks - unless you want to dress up like a Harley riders mole that is... :shutup:

Agreed. I haven't had any bad experiences in Wellington shops, I have bought gear from most. But the choice is pretty limited.

My current jacket was actually bought from Peter Stevens in Adelaide. The accessories department was bigger than any I have ever seen in New Zealand and I must have tried on about 20 jackets.

[Crasherfromwayback]

Pete is a dude pity he doesn't sell the gear too...though I do find the range a bit lacking at WMCC...specially for chicks - unless you want to dress up like a Harley riders mole that is... :shutup:

Awww shucks! Just so you know...even though I'm bike sales rather than acc sales, you only need to come see me when you want gear and together we'll go and beat up the acc sales team for a hot deal! Customers of mine will NEVER pay retail for gear!