Tank Slap - Motorcycle Forum

a bloke on a faceboook group is selling custom made leathers and this man bought a set

These are made to measure and to your design for £310

Where to start?

What do people not understand about safety

And that is why I never accept offers off the cheap leather makers! To be honest I'm sticking with rst from now on I think

I paid £350 for my AXO. They retail for £900. You can find well known and tested brands for a bargain.

did he use a ruler to do the measurements ?

Shocking work isn't it. They can, just got to shop around if you know your size

Yes that's not good. Poor bloke think the sizes are wrong!! I tried on a lot to get my size right. I know people are on a budget but it doesn't take a lot to go to a shop and try on the different makes.

Looking at it a slightly different way. Perhaps the rider is to blame rather than the leather company. If he took poor measurements that didn't really reflect his dimensions you can't blame the leather company as they are only making what was asked for. I think perhaps what was missing here was a professional, accurate fitting / measurement session.

I agree. I did tell him to take new measurements and to get it adjusted.

They still look shit though

That's good advice hope he took it.

I'll never use the cheap stuff..

My A* suit retails at £1000.. I got it for £570 shipped. They claim it's the first 100% CE approved suit in existance.

Blade wrote:That's good advice hope he took it.

This is Facebook we're dealing with

"Dunt lissen 2 t h8rs m8"

"Luks well smurt"

iz ur mony"

Etc. He's happy with them now the muppets have told him he shouldn't take advice

Well i am one that has used and will be using again a custom suit which is made by a on-line provider. I was happy with the first and the fit was better than i have personally have tried in shops. For me its not how the leathers look its a by product its how they fit and crashed i was happy with.

I think there's just as much risk with poor advice given in shops about fitments or people buying online with out trying a suit on. It may be a great deal but if it don't fit right its not going to do its job.

Sorry guys but I'm a converted dianese fan,the fit and quality of my latest leathers is brilliant

Rocket, loads of people have custom leathers and you can see why when you get a good set.

But those I posted are cheap and a poor fit. There's nothing good about them.

I've had a few issues with my alpinestars suit (gp-pro so not cheap) including the main zip at the front failing for no real reason. When I took it for repair they commented that not only did the zip look wrongly fitted but it really was not fit for purpose. They (Joyda leathers - who I can't rate high enough) would not even use a zip that size on the ankles of their suits let alone as the main one.

He just needs to grow more legs

rocket wrote:I think there's just as much risk with poor advice given in shops about fitments or people buying online with out trying a suit on. It may be a great deal but if it don't fit right its not going to do its job.

That depends on which shop and how much you're paying.

I'm sure you can get a decent enough set of leathers for £300. Probably. I haven't seen one, though.