Frank Thomas goes bust !

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by The Idle Biker

Stop falling off your bike, jeez, you'll scuff your Dainese.
(I only

Dainese is as bad as FT! That's got the full on fashionista price tag same as all the other wop sh*t with the same quality as the FT!

I'm anxiously awaiting some proof of the FT quality kit you've had. Would you like some pics of my kit, none of which cost much more than that have been down the road 6 or 7 times apiece and had many thousands miles wear?

Dig? Not me Guv. Been out on the bike all day in my FT jacket, and was nice and toastie up top. Didn't manage to throw the bike down the road so haven't tested it yet. I'll leave the road tests to you guys. My expensive Armani knickers failed totally to keep the jewels warm. So yet again, over priced fails to win me over.

I disagree with Lozzo on one thing ( calling soneone that they don't know, a pikey ), other than that he has his opinion on a particular subject which should be respected. I personally don't think he is a w*nk*r, just a person that lets you know what he is thinking at that moment. Good or bad!
Like I have said before, I have a jacket and trousers that has shown to be useful and after 3 years, still in perfect working order.
Must highlight that even so they work brilliantly, they do have small ( funny ) issues. An example is that the trouser left leg is made so the the metal plate on the knee is pointing left rather than straight on.

Wishing everyone well.

Ste.

Originally Posted by The Idle Biker

Dig? Not me Guv. Been out on the bike all day in my FT jacket, and was nice and toastie up top. Didn't manage to throw the bike down the road so haven't tested it yet. I'll leave the road tests to you guys. My expensive Armani knickers failed totally to keep the jewels warm. So yet again, over priced fails to win me over.

You missed the point.

You will never know how good or bad kit is until you really need it and by that point, its too late once you have found out its crap.

If you are happy in your FT kit thats good for you.
I'm happy in my "expensive" (berik) kit that the Northamptonshire police ran me off the road in.
Intensive care and no loss of skin, tested, proven to save body parts and happy to use them again

Who cares if its not to everyones tastes?

I mean, some people even like the yellow curvy....

Originally Posted by speedplay

You missed the point.

Who cares if its not to everyones tastes?

I mean, some people even like the yellow curvy....

Lol

Ste.

Originally Posted by slark01

Lol

Ste.

I rest my case....

I got some FT body armour too, to make up for the limitations in the jacket. Going to bed now, in FT jimmie jams, to think of babe in the yellow t-shirt. Safe riding y'all.

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Opinions are like ********s... Everyone has one.

My old badly fitting 7 year old dainese leathers held together fine when I slid on my **** at 80mph+ so I can vouch for them doing there job despite lots of people bitching them

Originally Posted by The Idle Biker

. My expensive Armani knickers failed totally to keep the jewels warm..

I think the only mention of Armani in this thread should be relating to the handbags that are being thrown about left right and centre


As far as my experience of FT kit goes, bought a pair of summer gloves t'other year, stitching went within a month of wear...and that was when I was just riding pillion, not impressed! I also happen to own a pair of FT boots which although I admit have lasted me three years and are like a pair of slippers, the stitching on the zips fell apart within a few wears again! So clearly, based on my post alone, the answer to all FT's problems is better machinists

Some Frank Thomas stuff is really shonky, but I'm still wearing a pair of FT leather trousers that I bought in the 90's, have ridden tens of thousands of miles in and have been thrown down the road several times. I reckon that they've still got many years of life in them yet.