Mohsin leathers. Any good?

**Coldrider** · 30th March 2013, 09:24

Buggered if I'd dredge a 5 1/2 year thread to defend a purchase, yet alone admit to falling off in a reduced speed zone that had the intention to stop crashes.

**Damantis** · 30th March 2013, 09:27

Originally Posted by Reubix

Had a spill today on Paekakariki Hill road - not a 100m down the road slide but still went a fair distance. Not a scratch on me, just some bruises from the impact.

...Oh yeah and I was wearing a $570 2-piece 'Titanium GP Race Suit' from Mohsin.... So all of you keyboard warriors parading about 'quality of product' and all that other bullshit that seems to spew out of every orifice can now shut the fuck up. You have your proof that these things work - from my own experience and NOT your speculation.

Who wants photos?

Haven't come off yet but am fairly confident it will hold up okay. Motorcycle clothing is like tyres - you buy the best you can afford.

A good runner could run a marathon in shoes from the warehouse in the same time as in a pair from Footlocker. Maybe they might wear and tear earlier, maybe a little, maybe not. The huge prices demanded by the likes of Apinestars etc obviously incorporate things like sponsorship deals, advertising, research and development and the downright "snob factor: i.e if it's good enough for Lorenzo or tiger woods or Usain Bolt, it's good enough for me. After all, why would someone getting paid to tell you something, not tell you the truth? The same marketing bullshit that makes people buy a pair of sneakers made in Indonesia for $3 for $200 so some basketballer or track star can get millions to talk up shoes he'll never have to pay for. Sure, Quality is quality and often cheap is not. But it's up to the consumer to figure out and decide if they want to pay top end prices for products that can be had for less. I suspect a lot of people just like the feeling they get when they put on said "labels" because it affords them membership to some kind of club that appeals to their ego and sense of self worth. Good for them. If they need marketing to tell them what they need, then so be it. They can be the ones who pay for the development of new technologies etc while the more frugal among us can reap the price benefit of the knock offs.

Glad you're okay. How fast were you going and what sort of impacts / abrasions happenned? Some photos would be interesting.

**Reubix** · 9th April 2013, 20:31

Originally Posted by Coldrider

Buggered if I'd dredge a 5 1/2 year thread to defend a purchase, yet alone admit to falling off in a reduced speed zone that had the intention to stop crashes.

I googled Moshin and got a thread of speculation and marketing towards Quasievil's brand... Fuck me, right?

And who can have fun at 60KM/h? not me that's for damn sure.

Photos to come whenever, I'm off to Burnham tomorrow so will post them up when I get back, sorry about the delay.

**steve_t** · 9th April 2013, 21:12

Originally Posted by Ocean1

At the posted limit over there you could biff it wearing naught but a smile without waking up.

Don't be ridiculous. Of course a 22hp bike can still wake you up. Fuck all the fuckin keyboard fuck warriors

**Coldrider** · 9th April 2013, 22:33

Originally Posted by steve_t

Don't be ridiculous. Of course a 22hp bike can still wake you up. Fuck all the fuckin keyboard fuck warriors

According to both yahoo and stuff today, 'size' does matter.

**Verzent** · 20th April 2013, 04:40

Whats with all the bashing... so far from the pages that I've gotten through, the people who actually bought a pair of his pants have said that they're good, and the ones who don't have them have said that they're bad...

It's all cowhide leather, and from what I've read they all generally have 1.2-1.4mm of it.
Will there be any difference in it getting burnt through? Or is it all about the hard armour in the knees that will protect, or the threading coming undone?

Where do we draw the line to say that this is a good level of protection and where do we draw the line to say what is overkill?

Ive been riding for only 5 months now and I'm in the market for some leather pants after seeing my mate shred through his jeans and bust his knee.

The Mohsins happen to be within my budget.
But all this anti-competitive behaviour is getting in the way of these forums being helpful. You could argue that these posts are old and that most people have changed, yet a lot of the latest threads that I've read, most of the seasoned posters tell you to do a search instead, leading back here.

I cant afford $600 leather pants with the latest molded zigatron technology, so I'll just keep riding around in my jeans.

**nzspokes** · 20th April 2013, 06:37

Originally Posted by Verzent

Whats with all the bashing... so far from the pages that I've gotten through, the people who actually bought a pair of his pants have said that they're good, and the ones who don't have them have said that they're bad...

It's all cowhide leather, and from what I've read they all generally have 1.2-1.4mm of it.
Will there be any difference in it getting burnt through? Or is it all about the hard armour in the knees that will protect, or the threading coming undone?

Where do we draw the line to say that this is a good level of protection and where do we draw the line to say what is overkill?

Ive been riding for only 5 months now and I'm in the market for some leather pants after seeing my mate shred through his jeans and bust his knee.

The Mohsins happen to be within my budget.
But all this anti-competitive behaviour is getting in the way of these forums being helpful. You could argue that these posts are old and that most people have changed, yet a lot of the latest threads that I've read, most of the seasoned posters tell you to do a search instead, leading back here.

I cant afford $600 leather pants with the latest molded zigatron technology, so I'll just keep riding around in my jeans.

Dont worry, Quasi didnt survive and no longer sells gear so your safe.