Is this suite worth the money?

**Sniper** · 14th November 2005, 07:39

Hmmm, Quasi has better gear

*cough, cough*

**jimdaworm** · 14th November 2005, 08:52

You lost me

**Lou Girardin** · 14th November 2005, 09:21

My suite is textile. I seldom fall off it.

**SPORK** · 14th November 2005, 09:31

Originally Posted by jimdaworm

You lost me

Quasievil is selling leathers.

I'm not sure if he does 1-Piece race suits, but he sells jackets and pants. Look for his thread.

**jimdaworm** · 14th November 2005, 11:03

Thanks for the tip I will have a look what he offers

**ScumKiller2** · 14th November 2005, 11:59

Originally Posted by jimdaworm

At the moment I only have non-leather protective gear but I understand that decent leather gives better protection.

I haven't seen any comparative tests recently, but I'd suggest that some of the [better] non-leather suits give as good, if not better protection than a lot of the [average] leathers out there....

An acquantance recently binned with his missus on the back. His leathers were all torn up, while her non-leather gear was all good. Horrible that, they should have been around the other way - I'd much rather picture his missus in leather than him.....

2c inserted in slot......

**jimdaworm** · 14th November 2005, 15:21

I currently have a spyke non leather jacket and technic sprint pants... is this stuff any good?

**2much** · 14th November 2005, 15:40

$270 for jacket + $270 for pants. I've just brought a set off Quasi and am very impressed with it. Suggest you check out his thread for pics and details, at $540 for a new 2 piece suit you can't go wrong!

**jimdaworm** · 14th November 2005, 18:28

I guess I want somthing quite a lot better than what I have at the moment as in that I will get more protection out of them

**Suzi Q** · 14th November 2005, 20:52

If you are going to buy leather, and want it to be better than the non leather you ahve then you need to spend serious money. I have seen leathers that fall apart at the seams. Spidi are a very good brand. I bought Dianese 2 piece suit from Cash Converters for $300 which was a steal. I ahve now sold them to Dangerous, but the were a fantastic deal for a top quality brand. Do nopt buy really cheap new leathers as they may not have the good quality leather or stitching.

**jimdaworm** · 14th November 2005, 22:54

I will remember that, also might check out the second hand shops around here

**Lifestyle-Imports** · 16th November 2005, 15:37

Hi, I also have leather suits for sale, 1 and 2 piece, with or without speed humps. I have most sizes and if they don't fit, you can send them back for a different size. I am happy to offer a refund if you are not satisfied with the quality. You can check out the auctions on Trademe: http://www.trademe.co.nz/structure/0...n-40526784.htm http://www.trademe.co.nz/structure/0...n-40532520.htm or visit my website: www.lifestyle-imports.co.nz. Rick.

**Firefight** · 16th November 2005, 16:58

Originally Posted by Lifestyle-Imports

Hi, I also have leather suits for sale, 1 and 2 piece, with or without speed humps. I have most sizes and if they don't fit, you can send them back for a different size. I am happy to offer a refund if you are not satisfied with the quality. You can check out the auctions on Trademe: http://www.trademe.co.nz/structure/0...n-40526784.htm http://www.trademe.co.nz/structure/0...n-40532520.htm or visit my website: www.lifestyle-imports.co.nz. Rick.

got some pretty cool looking stuff, am going there 2morow to have a look.

F/F

**dawnrazor** · 16th November 2005, 17:00

Be careful with the whole size thing, I wouldn't agree that a size 56 would fit someone 6'1". what the hell does that mean, I'm 6 foot and I tried on a spidi 2 piece that fitted and it was a size 52. So the first thing i'd do is bail down to the nearest bikeshop that sells spidi (or alpinestars) and try on a size 56. Badly fitting leathers are as much use as tits on a bull.