Leather Riding Gear

[Suzi Q]

I have full fabric - lighter, waterproof, don't take days to dry, removeable linings, excellent prtection, paid heaps!!!
I have also bought a Dianese 2 piece suit, leather - for track days. Got it for $300 at Cash Converters. A couple of abrasions but nothing serious. It is too big for me, but that is better than being too small. I have been told to eat more to grow into it, but perhaps not! The scary thing is my hubby can wear it - damn!
I have worn the jacket a few times, and find it a little more convenient for short rides - only 1 zip whereas the codura has 1 zip and 2 sets of domes, takes half an hour to get ready to go. But of course the leather has no pockets for stuff and the codura has plenty.
There are pros and cons for both, I prefer fabric.

[Hitcher]

Mrs H and I got our leathers made-to-measure at Jet Leathers when they had the shop in Hastings. Top gear, top service.

Now they've "seen the light", closed the shop and put their business on the Interweb. They only appear to be interested in selling leather vests for Harley riders to pin their badges. Tragic...

Good leather needs to be MTM. I don't imagine that Mr Tecknics or Mr Spidi would make one-piece squid suits to fit the fuller-figured gentleman...

[Blakamin]

Mrs H and I got our leathers made-to-measure at Jet Leathers when they had the shop in Hastings. Top gear, top service.

Now they've "seen the light", closed the shop and put their business on the Interweb. They only appear to be interested in selling leather vests for Harley riders to pin their badges. Tragic...

Good leather needs to be MTM. I don't imagine that Mr Tecknics or Mr Spidi would make one-piece squid suits to fit the fuller-figured gentleman...

when did they close????? I used to walk passed it to work when I lived up there... they had the weirdest hours....
was gunna go and browse next time I went to visit my sister

[Hitcher]

when did they close?????

Early last year (2004) I seem to recall.

[inlinefour]

Why is it that motorcycle shops appear to have stopped stocking a decent range of leather riding gear? When we recently tried to find a two piece riding suit for my wife we ended up visiting 8 different bike shops. Only 2 had plain black riding gear, and neither had anything in my wife's size. (she is rather tall & slim.) Most tried to sell us fabric gear, and one Christchurch shop even tried to sell coloured road racing gear.

We eventually found reasonably priced leather riding gear at a leather FASHION SHOP!!!

However congratualtions to Eric Woods in Christchurch and McIvor & Veitch in Dunedin for at least having some gear in stock, even if it was two sizes to large.

Modern riding gear is better than leather?