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My racing leathers were just as crap. TT Leathers.

If I'd been wearing my current Dainese jobbies I'd have incurred much fewer injuries.
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cheb wrote: Fri Aug 13, 2021 11:19 am
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Fri Aug 13, 2021 11:11 am
Horse wrote: Fri Aug 13, 2021 10:54 am

It's exactly 80s. I bought one like it (but in blue) in 1989.

[Historic note for any youngsters: there was no 'armour' then, they simply sewed in a layer of squidgy foam (if you were lucky, under a superimposed second layer of leather. Worst case they cut out an area of leather and sewed in a weaker panel ... ), so the diamond switching was to stop it moving. A few years later, the 'earwig' ribbed stitching 'style' was popular]
I had a dark blue (nearly black) one like it from 1985 to 1995, I've rediscovered how nice it is to ride a bike in jeans and leather jacket (rather than full leathers or textiles) I'm considering going full 80s :D

White paddock boots? I loved mine, the maker's name will cone back to me.
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Yorick wrote: Fri Aug 13, 2021 3:17 pm My racing leathers were just as crap. TT Leathers.

If I'd been wearing my current Dainese jobbies I'd have incurred much fewer injuries.
I had a set of TT leathers, they were crap by modern standards, thin leather and some foam padding.
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Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Fri Aug 13, 2021 3:37 pm
Yorick wrote: Fri Aug 13, 2021 3:17 pm My racing leathers were just as crap. TT Leathers.

If I'd been wearing my current Dainese jobbies I'd have incurred much fewer injuries.
I had a set of TT leathers, they were crap by modern standards, thin leather and some foam padding.
Ed Zackerly.
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Yorick wrote: Fri Aug 13, 2021 3:39 pm
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Fri Aug 13, 2021 3:37 pm
Yorick wrote: Fri Aug 13, 2021 3:17 pm My racing leathers were just as crap. TT Leathers.

If I'd been wearing my current Dainese jobbies I'd have incurred much fewer injuries.
I had a set of TT leathers, they were crap by modern standards, thin leather and some foam padding.
Ed Zackerly.
And at your first race meeting the scrutineers would make you cut all the lining out in case it melted during a slide and stuck to your skin.
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Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Fri Aug 13, 2021 3:43 pm
Yorick wrote: Fri Aug 13, 2021 3:39 pm
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Fri Aug 13, 2021 3:37 pm

I had a set of TT leathers, they were crap by modern standards, thin leather and some foam padding.
Ed Zackerly.
And at your first race meeting the scrutineers would make you cut all the lining out in case it melted during a slide and stuck to your skin.
Nope. Never was asked and never got burned in over 40 crashes.
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Yorick wrote: Fri Aug 13, 2021 3:45 pm
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Fri Aug 13, 2021 3:43 pm
Yorick wrote: Fri Aug 13, 2021 3:39 pm
Ed Zackerly.
And at your first race meeting the scrutineers would make you cut all the lining out in case it melted during a slide and stuck to your skin.
Nope. Never was asked and never got burned in over 40 crashes.
Maybe it was a Newmarket Club thing
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It’s very you. You should buy it.
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Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Fri Aug 13, 2021 9:54 am https://jsaccessories.co.uk/product/fra ... iant=93365

Is it too 1980s?
Seems good to me, but then I just bought one of these, so I can't really criticize... :D

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I had Frank Thomas leathers, and there was no need to cut the lining out for track days. It soon fell out by itself :roll:

Helen Sharman said there were two things on Earth that she could see from the Mir space station: the Great Wall of China and the returns pile for Frank Thomas.
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Hot_Air wrote: Fri Aug 13, 2021 6:15 pm I had Frank Thomas leathers, and there was no need to cut the lining out for track days. It soon fell out by itself :roll:

Helen Sharman said there were two things on Earth that she could see from the Mir space station: the Great Wall of China and the returns pile for Frank Thomas.
Didn't the original Frank Thomas go bust and were bought out by some budget bike gear concern?
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Skub wrote: Fri Aug 13, 2021 7:13 pm
Hot_Air wrote: Fri Aug 13, 2021 6:15 pm I had Frank Thomas leathers, and there was no need to cut the lining out for track days. It soon fell out by itself :roll:

Helen Sharman said there were two things on Earth that she could see from the Mir space station: the Great Wall of China and the returns pile for Frank Thomas.
Didn't the original Frank Thomas go bust and were bought out by some budget bike gear concern?
Wasn't it (high end) BKS were bought out (but now operate in parallel)?

Yup:
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A limited range of BKS off-the-peg clothing – including a James Toseland replica suit – will be launched in 52 selected Frank Thomas dealerships later this year. The brand’s current made-to-measure suits, which retail at approximately £2000, will continue to be manufactured by BKS founder Sansom and his team.
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Run by Brian Sansom, BKS (Made-to-Measure) Ltd has always been a standalone company, producing the highest quality leathers.

However, Frank Thomas bought the rights to use BKS branding on off-the-peg clobber. After FT went bust, J&S bought them out and obtained the rights to use BKS branding.

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/201 ... homas-kit/

So, there are two BKS leathers on the market, which is confusing for all. Also, I imagine the present situation is a bit galling for Brian K Sansom, whose initials form the brand name.
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Rockburner wrote: Fri Aug 13, 2021 5:52 pm
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Fri Aug 13, 2021 9:54 am https://jsaccessories.co.uk/product/fra ... iant=93365

Is it too 1980s?
Seems good to me, but then I just bought one of these, so I can't really criticize... :D

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LOL I'm not Iccy
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Looks like it would humph up your back when you stretch for the bars
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Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Fri Aug 13, 2021 9:17 pm
Rockburner wrote: Fri Aug 13, 2021 5:52 pm
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Fri Aug 13, 2021 9:54 am https://jsaccessories.co.uk/product/fra ... iant=93365

Is it too 1980s?
Seems good to me, but then I just bought one of these, so I can't really criticize... :D

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Is that an RST Matlock?
No, but iirc i did look at the RST Matlock.

Its a Merlin Lichfield (iirc)
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While their textiles are médiocre, I hear Furygan makes exceedingly good leathers :king: