Inexpensive leather gear for riding

[busaniner]

I came across this manufacturer of 1-piece and 2-piece armored leather racing gear a while ago on ebay and purchased a BMW racing suit - it was well mdae and durable and cost me $269 complete. I have just ordered a 2-piece Suzuki GSX-R suit and the manufacturer, who is based in Pakistan, is puting 'Hayabusa' down both sleeves - again for $269 complete. If anyone is interested, contact Saba at raaidwears@googlemail.com and ask him to send you photos. You can basically design your own!!

[twotonevert]

Does he have a web site?

[chrisjp]

i would be intrested too

[fastblackblur]

interesting, I've heard that alot of the leather suits are made over there. I would want to know exactly what he's making the suits out of (how thick of leather, type of stitching, ect).

Can you post up pictures of your BMW suit?

[busaniner]

The website is a bit hit and miss so I would just contact the guy (Saba) directly by email and say that Raymond from Canada referred. you. I should point out that I have no finiancial arrangement with him other than money flowing from me to him for the gear I purchase.

[busaniner]

The leather is thick, good quality and the BMW dealer was impressed. I have no complaints about the gear. I got some boots which would not do up properly so he sent me new ones without any fuss and I did not have to return the other ones. When my Hayabusa suit arrives, I will post a photo of bike + leathers

[twotonevert]

Keep us posted. The low price makes me wonder, but if its a start up company, I could understand.

[busaniner]

$300 in Pakistan is still a lot of dough - the average annual income is only $1000 !!

[IRDEATH]

yea i'd love to see some pics too. I am looking at getting a new pair of leather pants and cant find anything to far from $200.00, just for pants. If you post pics of the 2 piece leathers, for 70 dollars more, I would rather get pants and jacket for $270.00. How long does it take from order till you recieve them and I may have missed it, but how much is shipping??

[YSI408]

I just might give it a try. Do you have any photos of your suit?

[frisbee]

[Sum Beach]

I would agree that the price for a full race suit is awesome. I however am believer in "Dress for the crash, not the ride."
While the suit might feel comfy while actually riding but how would they hold up in a crash?
That is the whole purpose of the suit in the first place is it not? To protect your butt, not make it look good.
I would be really skeptical of the actually quality unless I saw a suit first hand and researched reviews of how well the suit held up under actual repeated track use.

[Kaptain Kanji]

I understand a LOT of sacred cows in Pakistan are disappearing these days.!!

[Mr. Anderson]

pics of the bmw suit!! might be interested to have a nice matching suit for my bike.

[likeapuma]

Not to threadjack, but I too just got a great leather suit from Trackskinz. Never owned a suit before but I compared it to my buddy's low-end Alpinestar and it's pretty much the same. I don't remember exact price, but 5xl suit, gauntlet gloves (very nice too), back protector, & shipping to Hawaii was around $650. Not $200 but still pretty good! The guy that owns the company is a trackrider himself & worked with me to figure out the best suit for my needs (and found a herd of cattle to have enough leather).

I haven't crash tested any of it yet (and really don't want to) but the leather is thick & stitched up properly. The website is pretty slow, but he has ebay. Or email him for all the newest designs/colors

[skydivr]

No links, no pics...comeon guys....

[GSXcite]

interesting, I've heard that alot of the leather suits are made over there. I would want to know exactly what he's making the suits out of (how thick of leather, type of stitching, ect).

Can you post up pictures of your BMW suit?

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There were several vendors from there at the last dealer show in Indy. Most of the stuff displayed looked to be of good quality.

[likeapuma]

I'm stuck @ a Mazda dealership trolling the forums

[likeapuma]

I'm stuck @ a Mazda dealership awaiting repairs. I'll snap a few pictures once I get home, if ever.


*Edit* Sorry for the double post...on the cell. And for a link...just google Trackskinz (not sure if it's just Trackskinz.com). Like mentioned, the site runs very slowly & doesn't have his newest suit designs up there. If you email him, you'll get a quick response.

[likeapuma]

Here's some pictures of the suit and one of the gloves.