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GENERAL => DRAG RACING => HEAVY HITTERS => Topic started by: JP4931 on October 08, 2008, 03:36:24 PM
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Where is a place to find leathers to fit my big ass?? I am currently wearing size 44 jeans and need some new leathers. I had to sit out this season because i could not wear my MPS leathers and i have the biggest size that they offer. I am hoping that the new Joe Rocket leathers for drag racing will come in big sizes! I hope that Icon decides to make their drag racing leathers also. I am sure that they will offer larger sizes. All of us can not afford or want to put $1200 in custom leathers but if i have to i guess i will. I dont want to sit out another season!!! I know that a diet would be the cheapest way out but also the hardest!!!!!
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i feel you, i wear 48 inch jeans and cant find and leathers my size, now they will custom make them but to much money, hell i cant find a leather jacket to fit. :x
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I had/have the same problem. It looks as if I'll end up ordering some custom leathers from Spartan.
http://spartanleathers.com/index.php?main_page=
I sure as hell can't afford the Bates. :lol: :bah:
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I had/have the same problem. It looks as if I'll end up ordering some custom leathers from Spartan.
http://spartanleathers.com/index.php?main_page=
I sure as hell can't afford the Bates. :lol: :bah:
i checked the site, i like the 1 piece suit, woundering what it would cost for my size.
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Custom sizes are $425. I was told by him after the next shipment they will go up to $475.
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syedleathers.com
VERY nice. They make drag leathers too........
Do a youtube search for wilhite racing, those are the drag leathers.
around 750 retail I think. any size you need, they do the custom work for AGV actually, and some other companies........
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I had/have the same problem. It looks as if I'll end up ordering some custom leathers from Spartan.
http://spartanleathers.com/index.php?main_page=
I sure as hell can't afford the Bates. :lol: :bah:
i just spoke to dave with spartan, super nice guy, going to be making a 2 piece soon, price is for any size suit, now i like that. i will be getting a suit from them, he will have pics of the 2 piece soon. :thumb:
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i just spoke to dave with spartan, super nice guy, going to be making a 2 piece soon, price is for any size suit, now i like that. i will be getting a suit from them, he will have pics of the 2 piece soon. :thumb:
Very cool! Be sure to post pics when you get yours - I'm spending my leathers money on a Vegas trip. :lol:
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I like the price of the spartan leathers! Most racers can afford 425 or 475 for leathers...especially in custom sizes :thumb:
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i just spoke to dave with spartan, super nice guy, going to be making a 2 piece soon, price is for any size suit, now i like that. i will be getting a suit from them, he will have pics of the 2 piece soon. :thumb:
Very cool! Be sure to post pics when you get yours - I'm spending my leathers money on a Vegas trip. :lol:
it will be awhile, trying to start my xmas shopping, three children, means money is alittle tight. :D
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I like the price of the spartan leathers! Most racers can afford 425 or 475 for leathers...especially in custom sizes :thumb:
yea and you can get different colors i believe, you can also get your name on them for like 20 dollors more, they come with armor to. :thumb:
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company call komoto.c om make custom leathers for big guys
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You could use the hide from one of your fellow fatties to make your own. Judging by the other threads, some of you guys are bigger than cows. :lol:
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You could use the hide from one of your fellow fatties to make your own. Judging by the other threads, some of you guys are bigger than cows. :lol:
bet you wouldnt say that to any of our faces
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I got my Alpine stars from Newenough.com. They are actually a little big, and I am 6'3" and about 260 in shorts
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You could use the hide from one of your fellow fatties to make your own. Judging by the other threads, some of you guys are bigger than cows. :lol:
You know, joking is all fun and games until you can't tell if someone is being sarcastic or not.
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You could use the hide from one of your fellow fatties to make your own. Judging by the other threads, some of you guys are bigger than cows. :lol:
bet you wouldnt say that to any of our faces
You bet I would, you would never catch me.
You could use the hide from one of your fellow fatties to make your own. Judging by the other threads, some of you guys are bigger than cows. :lol:
You know, joking is all fun and games until you can't tell if someone is being sarcastic or not.
I was being sarcastic, sorry if it didn't translate well.
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www.njkleathers.com super nice and reasonable.
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You could use the hide from one of your fellow fatties to make your own. Judging by the other threads, some of you guys are bigger than cows. :lol:
yep you right I'm 6'5'' and 285 pounds with a 38 in waist and 56 in chest. I only bench a busa on a bad day. wanna play or race little man. Dont matter to me.
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You could use the hide from one of your fellow fatties to make your own. Judging by the other threads, some of you guys are bigger than cows. :lol:
yep you right I'm 6'5'' and 285 pounds with a 38 in waist and 56 in chest. I only bench a busa on a bad day. wanna play or race little man. Dont matter to me.
holycrap, you must be a bodybuilder with those measurements :shock:
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sounds like fastone could almost be my twin... or my brotha from anotha motha
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Well, Spartan Leathers apparently filled his last order and went up to $475 from $425. Since its still alot cheaper than anyone else, looks like I'll be going with them still.
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Has anyone ever tried the MPS leathers? They look ok and at only $349 the price seems good too.
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I was always told you get what you pay for in leathers. Now I feel you guys with the not being able to afford $2500 leathers but you have to look at the thickness, quality of leather and kind of leather being used. Just my $.02.
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I have the MPS leathers. They are made in China and they are what they are....Cheap leathers to get you buy until a good set is in your budget! I am looking at the new Joe Rocket "Pro Street" leathers to replace the MPS ones. Maybe one day i will be able to get the Bates or Vanson leathers and be done as long as i stay the same size...LOL!!!
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second on the recommendation for SYED Leathers... been wearing them for 7 yrs now and LOVE THEM! best fit and quality for price bar none... been down a few times and never got an injury that well protective gear could not prevent :thumb:
can go from as custom as you want to just the basics.. they do both road racing and drag racing... made to fit your desired measurements and style...
give them a try ask for Meredith and tell her DreamRyder sent ya :wink:
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SYED leathers ™
email: info@syedleathers.com
1921 CENTRAL FLORIDA Pkwy.
ORLANDO FLORIDA 32837
Tel 407.857.7933
Fax 407.857.9233
TOLL FREE 1.800.486.6635
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try kneedraggers.com
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I ordered some leathers from Spartan. Checked all my measurements three times before I sent them in. Went with the two piece since I don't go to the track too often to justify a one piece.
Should have them sometime in January. $498 shipped for full custom leathers, not bad. :thumb:
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I ordered some leathers from Spartan. Checked all my measurements three times before I sent them in. Went with the two piece since I don't go to the track too often to justify a one piece.
Should have them sometime in January. $498 shipped for full custom leathers, not bad. :thumb:
:shock: :shock: Thats a Great Deal................... Might have too trade in my Bates with prices like that!!!!!!! :thumb: :thumb:
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I ordered some leathers from Spartan. Checked all my measurements three times before I sent them in. Went with the two piece since I don't go to the track too often to justify a one piece.
Should have them sometime in January. $498 shipped for full custom leathers, not bad. :thumb:
:shock: :shock: Thats a Great Deal................... Might have too trade in my Bates with prices like that!!!!!!! :thumb: :thumb:
I went with them because I could afford a Bates suit. Definitely think you'd be downgrading there, but I'll post up pics/review when I get them. :thumb:
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i spoke to the owner of spartan dave, super nice guy, looks like a great product at a great price. type spartan leathers, nice site to. :thumb:
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I had a kevlar suit made over here at a place called GT clothing
spot on quality and an excallent fit, lots of stretch in the matrial too so very comfatble
600gbp
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should have added
im 320lbs 50" waist 58" chest andf 6'.4"
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I just emailed Spartan, gonna ask them about a drag suit..... I need some leathers for drag racing and LSR but I need something $500 or less....I'm a long legged fukker and regular leather pants just don't work on me when trying to drag race....... I also called Joe Rocket and talked to them about their Pro Street suit....looks pretty good for the money but the pants are sized weird.....you can get a 33" waist but that comes with only a 31.5" inseam which is just retarded....I asked if I could get them longer and they said no so.....that wipes them out.... Hopefully Spartan will come up with something, if not, I will have to roll with the gay ass looking, power ranger MPS leathers.....can't beat the price though.
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gay ass looking, power ranger MPS leathers.....can't beat the price though.
i resemble that remark. :twisted:
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gay ass looking, power ranger MPS leathers.....can't beat the price though.
i resemble that remark. :twisted:
Are you still rollin the MPS leathers? how are the legs are they straight leg/over the boot or taper style like road race leathers? I need some I can easily move my legs up and down in..... My ebay/taiwan specials made one race before blowing 2 zippers out...... I need some leathers before the Mile in march....been trying to find a leather shop locally to fix my shit but..... no bueno. Gotta find something I can load this big johnson into.... :wink:
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they aren't like a custom fit at all but they work fine for me.
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Are you still rollin the MPS leathers? how are the legs are they straight leg/over the boot or taper style like road race leathers? I need some I can easily move my legs up and down in..... My ebay/taiwan specials made one race before blowing 2 zippers out...... I need some leathers before the Mile in march....been trying to find a leather shop locally to fix my shit but..... no bueno. Gotta find something I can load this big johnson into.... :wink:
If you need leathers before March count Spartan out. He waits until he gets x amount of orders then sends it off to the manufacturer, then they make them, ship to him, then he repacks and ships to the customers.
I ordered mine at the end of December and have yet to receive them.
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Are you still rollin the MPS leathers? how are the legs are they straight leg/over the boot or taper style like road race leathers? I need some I can easily move my legs up and down in..... My ebay/taiwan specials made one race before blowing 2 zippers out...... I need some leathers before the Mile in march....been trying to find a leather shop locally to fix my shit but..... no bueno. Gotta find something I can load this big johnson into.... :wink:
If you need leathers before March count Spartan out. He waits until he gets x amount of orders then sends it off to the manufacturer, then they make them, ship to him, then he repacks and ships to the customers.
I ordered mine at the end of December and have yet to receive them.
Thanks for the heads up....that shit ain't gonna work... I just got a lead on a local leather shop, I am gonna talk to them about making some pants from scratch to zip to my Vanson jacket. They do the work in house....we'll see....
Good luck on your Spartan suit. :thumb:
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yeah alan if you can find a place to fit some to you for a decent price go that route.
i don't like the generic fit of the MPS even though they are decent for the $$.
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yeah alan if you can find a place to fit some to you for a decent price go that route.
i don't like the generic fit of the MPS even though they are decent for the $$.
I just don't like the tapered leg on them....I want over the boot cut so I can slide my legs up and down inside them easily.....The old road race style leathers give me hell when bending my knees trying to pull my long ass legs back up to the pegs....
As seen here....notice my foot is in the air and I am in some kind of a fucked up position....like a monkey humpin a foot ball...
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v245/ZXALAN/racinggiggy.jpg)
I gotta get some shit I can ride in...
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You're in the Heavy Hitter section SQUIRT :D
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You're in the Heavy Hitter section SQUIRT :D
I'm a heavy hitter below the waist.... 8)
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stop lying to yourself alan.
my mps's zip over my boots..
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I took my current (new) taiwan pants and vanson jacket to the local leather shop, they fitted me like a brides maid.... :D
To take about an 1 and a half out of the waist, put a 3/4 around the body zipper for the jacket to zip to(brass HD zipper) and replace the zipper in the crotch with a brass one was $140 total.......its a lot of work so I was happy with the price, lets see how they come out... The leather on the taiwan specials is a very close match to the Vanson, they are straight leg, over the boot and baggy in the legs......they should work real well if they fit right when done.... I will let you other Heavy Hitters know how it comes out...... Just another option for us broke fukkers with big bellies....
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:thumb: good deal little guy :D
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they fitted me like a brides maid.... :D
Just another option for us broke fukkers with big bellies....
:hys: sorry Alan but that makes the funniest ever mental image right there...
thinkin of sending my SYED's back for adjustments - haven't been able to loose the winter weight enough to wear them loose like they were originally made for... :cry:
SYED usually has a great turnaround time for those who can't wait long - speak to Meredith and tell her DreamRyder sent ya - she'll take care of you :wink:
SYED leathers ™
email: info@syedleathers.com
Tel 407.857.7933
Fax 407.857.9233
TOLL FREE 1.800.486.6635
E.
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E I was trying to decide if I need to buy another jacket or just lay off the cheese burgers for a while but......luckily, I figured out my Vanson has an adjustable waist thingy on it so I can stretch it out just enough to get my gut in there......If I dropped about 10lbs it would fit me much better but.....just can't bring myself to do it.... :D Its hell to get old..... I am glad to be in with the Heavy hitters now though.... :lol:
Oh yeah and don't think that when the chick was measuring me for my leathers she wasn't eyeballing what I was workin with in the gut either..... She pulled out the measuring tape and I thought to myself......"OH LAWWDDD".... I am pretty sure she wanted to molest me though... :wink: 8)
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I am glad to be in with the Heavy hitters now though.... :lol:
Oh yeah and don't think that when the chick was measuring me for my leathers she wasn't eyeballing what I was workin with in the gut either..... She pulled out the measuring tape and I thought to myself......"OH LAWWDDD".... I am pretty sure she wanted to molest me though... :wink: 8)
well that's one group I hope to not find myself in :wink:
as for the measuring... I am not even gonna go there :twisted:
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I am glad to be in with the Heavy hitters now though.... :lol:
Oh yeah and don't think that when the chick was measuring me for my leathers she wasn't eyeballing what I was workin with in the gut either..... She pulled out the measuring tape and I thought to myself......"OH LAWWDDD".... I am pretty sure she wanted to molest me though... :wink: 8)
well that's one group I hope to not find myself in :wink:
as for the measuring... I am not even gonna go there :twisted:
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Yeah I am 195lbs fully suited now so I consider myself a heavy hitter from where I used to be when I first started racing in 98' (170lbs suited)........ Tommy just won't let me in the HH club.... :x
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damn alan, you're getting fat. :P
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damn alan, you're getting fat. :P
Shud up fukker, its just a fuel tank for the love machine. :D
Seriously, I need to start cutting weight though, I need to drop 10lbs before the Mile at the end of March. I say that as I pull through the Whataburger drive through.... :lol:
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:lol:
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I dont know if it helps anyone, I dont wanna spend over 1k on leathers but our local tracks are getting more strict. Alpinestars sells some v-twin pants that are over the boot cut and can attach to their jackets. still ends up costing 7-800 though.
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My Spartan Leathers just came in - they're really nice! Stretch panels in the knees, crotch, elbows. Brass zippers on the sleeves, it seems really well built.
For some reason they came out the wrong color, but the guy has offered to replace them free of charge. :thumb:
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I picked up my leathers yesterday also. I had my cheapy taiwan pants tailored and HD brass zippers added by a local boot shop, they did a great job....Added a 340* zipper around the waist to zip to my Vanson, new zippers in the crotch etc....Did a great job for $150....they pretty much fit me perfect, are thin leather, minimal padding, over the boot fit and very loose in the legs... Perfect for drag racing... I won't get to try them out until the Tx Mile at the end of the month but they are pretty comfy... :thumb:
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I picked up my leathers yesterday also. I had my cheapy taiwan pants tailored and HD brass zippers added by a local boot shop, they did a great job....Added a 340* zipper around the waist to zip to my Vanson, new zippers in the crotch etc....Did a great job for $150....they pretty much fit me perfect, are thin leather, minimal padding, over the boot fit and very loose in the legs... Perfect for drag racing... I won't get to try them out until the Tx Mile at the end of the month but they are pretty comfy... :thumb:
where did you get the pants from?
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I picked up my leathers yesterday also. I had my cheapy taiwan pants tailored and HD brass zippers added by a local boot shop, they did a great job....Added a 340* zipper around the waist to zip to my Vanson, new zippers in the crotch etc....Did a great job for $150....they pretty much fit me perfect, are thin leather, minimal padding, over the boot fit and very loose in the legs... Perfect for drag racing... I won't get to try them out until the Tx Mile at the end of the month but they are pretty comfy... :thumb:
where did you get the pants from?
I got them off ebay..... I will try to find a link. They are cheapo taiwan pants but for drag racing, they will work real well....I wouldn't want to crash in em though...actually, I think the leather is decent quality, but the zippers, the stitching etc all suck. Hang tight, I will find the link for you...
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I picked up my leathers yesterday also. I had my cheapy taiwan pants tailored and HD brass zippers added by a local boot shop, they did a great job....Added a 340* zipper around the waist to zip to my Vanson, new zippers in the crotch etc....Did a great job for $150....they pretty much fit me perfect, are thin leather, minimal padding, over the boot fit and very loose in the legs... Perfect for drag racing... I won't get to try them out until the Tx Mile at the end of the month but they are pretty comfy... :thumb:
where did you get the pants from?
http://www.topgearleather.com/c=nAjOEOUKxwoBckNTZZrpD98vL/product/407F/VPilot_Style_Motorcycle_Leather_Pants.html
I'll tell you now, the zippers suck. I broke the crotch zipper on the first trip out.....also, the waist is sized very tight. Go up about 2 sizes over your regular pant size to get close. I normally wear about a 32-33" waist(33 really fits better cause I'm a heavy hitter now), first I ordered a 34" and I couldn't even get it to snap, then I ordered a 36" and instead they sent me a 38". It was way big but I kept it....I just recently had about 2" taken out of em. I think they will be decent for racing...The zippers are the weak point. I had brass zippers installed on mine.
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I picked up my leathers yesterday also. I had my cheapy taiwan pants tailored and HD brass zippers added by a local boot shop, they did a great job....Added a 340* zipper around the waist to zip to my Vanson, new zippers in the crotch etc....Did a great job for $150....they pretty much fit me perfect, are thin leather, minimal padding, over the boot fit and very loose in the legs... Perfect for drag racing... I won't get to try them out until the Tx Mile at the end of the month but they are pretty comfy... :thumb:
where did you get the pants from?
http://www.topgearleather.com/c=nAjOEOUKxwoBckNTZZrpD98vL/product/407F/VPilot_Style_Motorcycle_Leather_Pants.html
I'll tell you now, the zippers suck. I broke the crotch zipper on the first trip out.....also, the waist is sized very tight. Go up about 2 sizes over your regular pant size to get close. I normally wear about a 32-33" waist(33 really fits better cause I'm a heavy hitter now), first I ordered a 34" and I couldn't even get it to snap, then I ordered a 36" and instead they sent me a 38". It was way big but I kept it....I just recently had about 2" taken out of em. I think they will be decent for racing...The zippers are the weak point. I had brass zippers installed on mine.
Cool thanks-- I will look at them. I ve been looking for some pants fro the same reason as you--I dont like the tappered leg of race suits and the other leathers are just to much for me right now.The Joe rocket Pro street pants may be an otion if I can get some feed back on the sizing :thumb:
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bump for a great thread! :thumb: i love this place!
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My Spartan Leathers just came in - they're really nice! Stretch panels in the knees, crotch, elbows. Brass zippers on the sleeves, it seems really well built.
For some reason they came out the wrong color, but the guy has offered to replace them free of charge. :thumb:
so how are these doing? were they as good as you thought? i'm looking at a 2pc Force armored suit. laying out some coin (about $900), but if they are as good as they're supposed to be, it will be worth it. not too bad for a fully custom, mid-line race suit that i can wear the jacket to ride in every day, without having to buy a separate race jumper.