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Old 03-28-2010, 12:26 AM   #51
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The wife's infamous pink leathers are PowerTrip. They are good for china made. They don't hold a candle to my Brooks in quality dept but they are decent.
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Old 03-28-2010, 01:42 AM   #52
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Somebody been eatin' too many Ding-Dongs.

See if anyone's willing to try and wrestle the fork from ya, big guy.
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Old 03-28-2010, 02:54 PM   #53
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The shoulders are just too damn narrow but the waist is plenty big though. People in Europe must have bigger bellies than their chest circumference.
See... that is my problem. I wear a 2x normally and I had to order a 3x A* jacket. I felt like a complete fatass but the shoulders/bicepts/elbows were too tight with a 2x jacket. I almost considered ordering a 4x, but I've lost 30 pounds since I bought the jacket and im glad i didn't.
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Old 03-29-2010, 09:13 AM   #54
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Old 03-29-2010, 10:26 AM   #55
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Rider... what or why are you looking at A* for riding on your star? Honestly?

Few suggestions

Consider riding position.. you don't want some rocket jacket to rider your cruiser... it will suck.

Check out powertrip, fox creek leather, vanson, or even the HD store.

Even better. Get a Brooks jacket (25 yr warrenty). Buy it at the shop down here, lifetime warrenty!

Speaking of which. Its called A&M Leather on Eureka Rd. Just outside the airport. Little shop. Ran by old school bikers. Sell and service many leathers.

A good American leather jacket will always be WAY WAY nicer than that china and packistan leather. HUGE BETTER! But it will cost ya $400. I could show you the difference. I have a Brooks leather jacket. I have a cheap crap vest, that I want to replace with a Brooks leather vest. Just haven't spent the $140+ to get it.
Why you ask. Because I like the look of the rocket style jackets plus they have CE armor in them where cruiser jackets don't do they? You can get some A* jackets that don't have a huge curve in the arms. I'll look into the ones you suggested though. But I want something with CE armor in the elbows, shoulders, and back.
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Old 03-29-2010, 10:36 AM   #56
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Don't get it twisted... I luv A* stuff. For riding sportbikes you simply can't go wrong.

Understanding that the differences in riding and needs from gear is completely different. OK I know... you NEED it to protect your skin. I get that. But comfort is different.

And a great deal of HD jackets have armor in it. My Brooks doesn't, just some padding and extra leather. Heck HD even has road resistant sweatshirt type material that is also rain resistant as well.
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Old 03-29-2010, 06:34 PM   #57
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Understanding that the differences in riding and needs from gear is completely different. OK I know... you NEED it to protect your skin. I get that. But comfort is different.
For that reason I am going textile for the street.
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Love my A*....

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Why would you ever get a jacket without armour?
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