The best leather jackets......

**dawnrazor** · 23rd November 2006, 11:15

Am soon going to be buying a new leather jacket. I have tried on some SPIDI ones and I like them, have also tried on an ALPINESTARS one, and it was okay.

So in your own humble opinions, who makes the best leathers, who else should I look at?

I do want something reasonably sport biased, so none of that harley gubbins with tassles and little pockets for chewin' tabaccie!!!

cheers

**TerminalAddict** · 23rd November 2006, 11:52

how many seconds until someone mentions http://www.quasimoto.co.nz

**The_Dover** · 23rd November 2006, 11:52

he asked for the best..........

**Cajun** · 23rd November 2006, 11:58

dawnrasor - alot of it comes down to quality

What might be best for one person is not really best for another or best over all.

Get which ever one floats your boat the most, by sound sof that its spidi.

Some people have to buy for a budget, so buy best for there budget, others have no budget, overs buy for a name.

**dawnrazor** · 23rd November 2006, 12:17

thanks for that cajun, but I'm interested in what other people have got. its a big investment, and I want to be sure I have considered all the options -

**dawnrazor** · 23rd November 2006, 12:20

Originally Posted by TerminalAddict

how many seconds until someone mentions http://www.quasimoto.co.nz

Originally Posted by The_Dover

he asked for the best..........

quasimoto.....na never heard of him........dover had the right of it though

**Karma** · 23rd November 2006, 12:23

Depends really... mine is just a stock standard black unbranded leather jacket, which suits me fine.

**Cajun** · 23rd November 2006, 12:25

Originally Posted by dawnrazor

thanks for that cajun, but I'm interested in what other people have got. its a big investment, and I want to be sure I have considered all the options -

What best for one person is not always best for another, due to some companys cut there jackets for different fits.

But spidi, alpinestar, dainese are more of your uppermarket brand names. but in some ways you are paying a bit extra for there 'name'

**Fishy** · 23rd November 2006, 12:30

Alpinestars TZ1 jackets are bloody awesome!. I have come off wearing it at pace on rough chip seal and slid up the road for about 60m and man it didn't even rip any stitching!. Absolutely awesome jackets!

**The_Dover** · 23rd November 2006, 12:38

Revit gear looks pretty good, some fag was wearing it on the Coro loop last weekend (thought it was a fashion shoot I reckon).

Gericke is good stuff but you can't really source it out here.

Dainese seems expensive and over-rated if it doesn't have double stitching.

Arlen Ness gear always looked ok.

**The_Dover** · 23rd November 2006, 12:41

Loch Ness I think.

**Cajun** · 23rd November 2006, 12:48

Originally Posted by Dynamytus50

Dainese dont do double stitching which means if the stitching gets damaged or rips while your on your ass sliding down the road your on your own..

Don't really know much about dainese never really looked at them, but if the big boys wear mustn't be that bad, it really depends on your budget i guess by the lower end gear of there gear(which to expensive even at the lower end), doesn't sound that good then

**Cajun** · 23rd November 2006, 12:57

Originally Posted by Dynamytus50

Yeah but most of the moto gp suits are kangaroo skin and custom made. I imagine all the suits on there are double stiched or something better. Dainese suits of the shop floor are not double stitched.

Well that just shows everyone really, you can't just buy a product on brand name, and expect it be good, just cause its got one of the best names

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Yeah i know most of there motogp suits are kangaroo and custom, but you still think the more high end suits $3k-$4k the more high end gear in there range would be double stiched.