1 Tonne racing leathers

[STOLLI R1]

Has anyone bought a set of the 1tonne zip together leathers they are selling for $385.00? The price makes me a wee bit nervous.


I was hoping to hear some feed back on how they are to use.http://www.1tonne.co.nz/index.php?pa...g&categoryid=4

I figure they can't be all bad, but I just would love to know if they fall to pieces or are strangely uncomfortable.

Cheers

[Richi]

Hey I dunno about the suit but I have a pair of gloves from 1tonne they are pretty good for the price, i binned it in the weekend and the hands were the first thing to go out they didnt even rip im pretty happy with them.

[dave222]

I just noticed that most of the stuff they sell looks like that 'Moshin' gear on trademe, am I right?

[SuperSonic]

Is that a good or bad thing?? I too was looking at these and I am like you not sure if they are strong when sliding down the road! Or if they cut ya in half while wearing them? I guess it really means a ride to the naki to put a suit on and try them out.

I do know that the $700 suits are heaps better al round. Comments from the seller on trade me.

[Benk]

Ive got one of the cheapies (385), and while its not the best quality your going to find (stitching and knee sliders, leather, zips and armour seem good), they are a great buy for the money. If you crash though, there is a pretty good chance you will need to take them in to get repaired (which may or may not happen with more expensive leathers as well). For me to get 3 or 4 bits of popped stitching sewed up was about 60 bucks. The knee sliders lasted me 1 trackday and they were rooted, but just use them till you need new ones, then replace them with the ceramic teknic ones (seriously fucking cool knee sliders).

1tonnes service was awesome as well. The size Ive got is a bit tight round the crotch and legs, but ive got birthing hips and they still comfortable enough.

Ive crashed twice in one day at Taupo in them, and the only problem I had as a result was a graze on my arm, as I crashed on the same corner twice, and popped the stiching after the first one. Crashing twice in a day on the same corner isnt really the norm though

If money is no object buy the best, but for most people/racers on a budget (me), these are an awesome product, and an arseload less dollars than the top stuff.

[YAMASAKI]

Contact them and see if they are going to be at the VMMC track day on Sunday. He was at last weekends track day with a bunch of his stuff. The $700 suits loot bloody good value. I have no need for new leathers and was very tempted

[del-solider]

Ive just got a set of these leathers and Im very impressed by them! Everything seems to be of very good quailty and they are nice cumfy and look the part too .
For me i feel they are a very good entry level set of leathers sure they'll never be as good as the top brands with their CRAZY price tags, but hey for bang for buck they are Great! I love them and couldn't be happier with them .

[Benk]

CRAZY price tags

Brands like Alpinestar etc pay big bananas to get into motoGP and the like so your paying for the name as much as anything. Its practical fashion

I guess thats why brands like Quasimoto have such a following over here. A reputation which is built on performance, rather than marketing and a name tag (not taking away anything from the sponsorship and support, not to mention dollars they put into promoting their product). Same for 1tonne, although on a cheaper scale (price and quality).

[del-solider]

Brands like Alpinestar etc pay big bananas to get into motoGP and the like so your paying for the name as much as anything. Its practical fashion

I guess thats why brands like Quasimoto have such a following over here. A reputation which is built on performance, rather than marketing and a name tag (not taking away anything from the sponsorship and support, not to mention dollars they put into promoting their product). Same for 1tonne, although on a cheaper scale (price and quality).

Yer i fully agree with you, you are defiantly paying for the name and reputation with the top Brands. Hell ill be the first to admit if i could afford i would have full alpinestars leathers right now if i could but i cant . And thats where 1 tonne comes in.

[Benk]

Yer i fully agree with you, you are defiantly paying for the name and reputation with the top Brands. Hell ill be the first to admit if i could afford i would have full alpinestars leathers right now if i could but i cant . And thats where 1 tonne comes in.

Shit yeah, Ive got some alpinestar gloves, and I reckon its shaved about 5 seconds off my lap times at least

[Quasievil]

So whats the difference between racing leathers and a one piece?
What makes them racing leathers?
Just a question.

[yod]

semantics.

[Benk]

Dunno if that is directed at me Quasi, but to me, racing leathers are leathers which you can race in.

Im pretty sure I know what you are angling towards, but im not gunna bite mate

[STOLLI R1]

Its all in the name. They call them racing leathers but in reality true racing leathers are a one piece suit. I just used their terminology. I've gone down the 2 piece line cause I don't race and want the flexability of using one part or both. Some manufacturers two piece suits are rated for use in MNZ meetings I'm told.

[STOLLI R1]

We'll I've got a set now... I asked for blue but I find it closer to purple than blue. I must admit on face value they seem to be a bloody bargin. I'll use them this weekend and see how they go. I don't intend to crash test them... ever. Thanks for the feedback on them from you all, was a great help.