Racing Leathers help.

[Steviebee]

so my wife is offering to get me a new set of leathers !!!     :)


I know Vansons are good.
I loved my Joe Rocket 2 peice, but didnt like the Joe Roket 1 peice.

Anyone know of a place to get leathers near indianapolis ?  

If i get the vansons  what options should i get ? http://www.vansonleathers.com/images/PDF/StdRR.PDF   Extra padding? Extra leather ?  CE armor ??

[Protein Filled]

Vanson's are great, they protect real well, but they are heavy.

I think RS Tacichi are something to consider as well.


I think Alexa can tell you better. Nothing like having the people who repair leathers to let you know which are best.

[Steviebee]

im anxoiusly waiting words.

im more interested in a place i can go try some on.

[spyderchick]

Steve, email me at spyder@wi.rr.com with any questions you might have and what price point you are looking to spend.

[Shingle_Monkey]

What size are you? we have a couple of replica Alpinestar suits in stock...small sizes though.

I did hear that a new shipment of moto gp kangaroo leathers were coming to the states, and we will have some instock.

www.indysuperbikes.com

[secularist]

www.racingleather.com

Barnacle Bill is the MAN!  great product and a great guy.  his suits are impossible to beat for the dollar.

tell him secularist sent you.

[Steviebee]

so who goes and buys a suit without trying it on?

Do the custom fit suits that you get measured for fit that good ?

[secularist]

my wife did the measurements for my suit and we made one mistake, but Bill, with his years of experience, caught the error.

I'm 6'5" 220 and nothing would fit me right.  my custom suit is just incredible and I can't believe that everyone doesn't get one made to order.  

I know that lots of people are lucky enough to fit off the rack suits fairly well, but when I took into consideration pricing, fit and durability (everyone says that Bills suits will withstand a real a$$ whooping) there was no other choice for me.

[MJFRacing]

I love my Vanson! It is a 100% perfect fit (after you get someone to spend 30 minutes taking about 50 measurements from you!  ;) ) and it is amazing in a crash  :-[! They should be great though. . . for $1800 I was hoping it would race the bike for me !

I have heard many great things about Barnacle Bill's too.

Both are great quality so you won't make a mistake with either.

[Super Dave]

so who goes and buys a suit without trying it on?

Do the custom fit suits that you get measured for fit that good ?

I do!

Trying on a suit is good, but you generally don't get an opportunity to try on a suit and then actually do laps...and that will honestly tell you how it fits.

What to do with Vansons?  Call Eric Soaps at Vanson and ask what you need?  Simple as that.  You're a racer, and they will know what you're gonna need.  That's what I do.  They are making suits, and racers are falling down constantly.  Additionally, they are track side in certain locations working on suits.  They know where we regularly fall down and how that affects their suit.  They've done the research and made changes in design over twenty some years of being at the track.

Heavy...yeah.  Work?  Yeah.  Will the weight make a difference in your lap times?  No.

[Jeff]

Custom leathers ROCK.  And they don't have to break the bank...

http://www.cbr600rr.com/pages/reviews/xes.htm

[Steviebee]

thanks for the comments guys.

Another question.
The leathers i have have 1.7mm cowhide  mooo.
I notice the newer ones are 1.3-1.4 mm cowhide,  i guess thier doing this for light weight ?  
But are they still tough enough to not rip ?  Ive crashed plenty and so far my leathers have held up well (atleast i think).

Or is this a newer, stronger, genetically altered cowhide ?