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Old 02-05-10, 02:56 PM   #1
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Decided to treat myself this weekend so bought one of these
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And some of these:-




Initial thoughts are that the jacket is far too nice to use out on the bike...


The fit is great (for me) as I seem to be an odd shape.
I'm 6 foot 1 and am long in the body so sometimes struggle to get decent kit to fit me.
I also have a berik 1 piece that I do love but can be a pain if only going out for a bimble or to a bike meet etc.
This also doesn't have the race hump whereas my 1 piece does so should be better for dragging the mrs along too.

The build quality is really good.
Stitching is as it should be and it comes with a 24month guarantee should anything go amiss with them.

The jacket was supposed to be £349.99 and the pants were supposed to be £274.99 but good old HG has a 20% sale this weekend

Its going to be odd getting used to a 2 piece but I'll post up progress and wear and tear as time goes on.
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Old 02-05-10, 03:18 PM   #2
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so which one you buying then ?

http://bikesales.arlenness.com/ness_...n_choppers.php

Cheers Mark.
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Old 02-05-10, 03:20 PM   #3
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so which one you buying then ?

http://bikesales.arlenness.com/ness_...n_choppers.php

Cheers Mark.
Ha Ha nice one Mark. Can't wait to see him on one

He'll probably get an Arleness towbar to tow his caravan behind it too?
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Old 02-05-10, 03:22 PM   #4
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The orange one would look nice tucked between the Daytona and the KTM











bunch of ****takers...
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Old 02-05-10, 03:24 PM   #5
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The orange one would look nice tucked between the Daytona and the KTM











bunch of ****takers...
That's cos I'm bored

Its only just stopped raining

I was going to take the **** out of your odd shape

Nice leathers though mate,
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well come on it is a bit like getting a dougie lampkin drag bike......
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That's cos I'm bored

Its only just stopped raining

I was going to take the **** out of your odd shape

Nice leathers though mate,
Update, its still raining just not as hard
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Old 02-05-10, 04:37 PM   #8
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Well, i guess they're alright, if you like that sort of thing....











(ignore me, im just jealous, i spent the day tuesday trying to find a proper fitting 2-piece and the only thing was alpinestars men's which was about £650, not ****ing likely!!!)
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Well, i guess they're alright, if you like that sort of thing....

(ignore me, im just jealous, i spent the day tuesday trying to find a proper fitting 2-piece and the only thing was alpinestars men's which was about £650, not ****ing likely!!!)
Why? You've got the BMF on your door step in a couple of weeks. Get a jacket that fits on one stand and then find a pair of leather trousers on the same stand or find some on another stand.

If you choose black, then the top & bottoms are going to be a close enough match for folk not to notice

All you've got to do is make sure the top and bottoms have the same sized connecting zip.

Thats if you can't find a bargain 2 piece on one of the many trade stands, because thats all the BMF is these days.
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Old 02-05-10, 05:27 PM   #10
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Do you find the zips on the cuffs are in an odd place and dig in ??
Is why i chose a berik one over the same jacket you have.
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