Leathers tucked in or out?
 

Ok, so here is something I never understood, why is it that some folks tuck their leathers into their boots, while others wear them outside their boots, I had never thought about it until I saw it on moto gp today and it got me thinking

I think its personal preference really. I go either way depending on what pair of leathers I'm wearing at the time.

My leathers don't even fit over my boots, I never even thought of wearing them over the boots

:withstupid:

But I went riding with a guy a few weeks ago and he left his pants unzipped at the bottom and over his boots. :idk:

Real race suits are meant to be tucked into the boots. Yes, Dainese made a suit that went over the boot, but not many people bought it, and I'm pretty sure it faded out.

My old leather pants went over the boots and I preferred it personally. I didn't like the added bulk in my boot. besides, I think it looks better, myself.

My opinion is that tucked in is better for crash protection. Pant legs and jacket sleeves catch and roll or pull up when they are exposed. boots help hold them in place and doesn't offer an edge to catch when sliding. It is the same reason I always buy gloves with a gauntlet. In the old days everyone wore lace up work or combat boots for riding and there was no place to tuck the legs into.

Rossi's suit still goes OVER his boots. so can't really say it faded out...


but yeah it's how the suit was made... some are meant to go over others to be tucked in. also I think the type of boot you have makes a difference. ie look at the A*'s and then look at Dainese's... the top of the A*'s are huge it'd look retarded pulling your suit over that.

Ah the A* are adjustable and my jeans/textile pants pull over them just fine even with my leg armor in them.:idk:

I've honestly looked at the sleeve thing critically and the sleeve on all of my jackets are too thick/stiff to move more than an inch or so.... I know an inch of exposed skin is an inch of exposed skin but the location of that gap makes it an unlikely place for road rash. IMHO Btw I've crashed in jeans several times and I've never had a pair "roll up" or "pull up" significantly. I don't see how leather would be any more likely to... besides, my friend, we've all seen Rossi crash many times and I've never seen his pants "roll up".:lol:

There is a reason roadrace boots have armor and sliders on them. They are supposed to be on the outside unless your sponsored by a company that will cater to your own bizarre fashion sense...

Sure, if you're talking about jeans or textiles.......I do that too.

But leather race suits? Like I said before, the vast majority of them would never be able to fit over the boot, even if you wanted them to.

Who you calling "bizarre" mother fucker?!?:lol: I'm looking at my boots wondering where these above the ankle sliders are? Besides the armor works whether the boot is inside or outside. Oh and I don't think that Rossi is weird or that Dainese would make a suit that way if they were concerned about it's safety.:idk: Actually, I think this is a fun/interesting topic. I honestly don't see the difference protection wise. I think you guys are a bunch of traditionalist "fuddy-duddys":lol:

Leathers tucked into boots.

Jeans over boots.

The only reason Rossi wears what he wears is because Dainese pays him to. Personally I think RS Taichi and Kushitani suits are superior.

Oh you're right. Unless the pants were made that way like...

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/l...ts_Black_z.jpg

There are several others, I think that it's a matter of taste myself...

LOL@Tigger! Bottom line is it doesnt effect safety or your lap times at all. Its just fun to poke fun!

FYI I have used toe, ankle, shin, and calve sliders at some point occaisionally while saving a crash or outright crashing. If you go down hard your going to get torn up!

Like I said, RACE SUITS. Not just leather pants that are sold separately.

Just depends on the suit you buy, some tuck in and some go over.

Calf sliders?:lol:

The specific Dainese model I mentioned is the only top-shelf race suit I'm familiar with that goes outside the boot. If you guys can find any other RACE SUIT that fits over the boot, it's probably a cheap Ebay $500 piece of shit made in Pakistan that no racer worth his salt would ever buy anyway.

Kushitani? Have you owned Kushitani leathers and Dainese leathers? I have and the Dainese was superior! I've never owned RS Taichi so I don't know and won't speculate about something I know nothing about...:wink: BTW I hated the Kushitani two piece gloves.... HATED THEM!!!:panic:

Fuddy Duddy!:lol:

This lady knows what's up.

Fuddy Duddy!:lol: Btw everybody is having their leathers made in China these days Pops, very few companies use Pakistan anymore...:lol:

Well if you love her so much why don't you marry her? You could get his and her's rocking chairs for your front porch and everything!:lol:
Mr and Mrs Fuddy Duddy!:lol:

Um, so how about their suits? Have you seen Kushitani suits? Do they even have them in stores out there, like they do over here? You can't find better leather than Kushitani, IMO. They raise their own cows. And don't hate on the gloves just because you couldn't fit them........I owned some, and I thought they were top-quality stuff. They feel like a second skin, but they run long and skinny, because duh, they are Asian fit.

Damn! I'm gonna give it to you on the gloves! Man those bitches were terrible fit wise and would not "break in" to save my life!!! I won't necessarily agree that their leather is the best though. They had just come out with their "silk screen" on leather technique that I found to be irresistible at the time!:drool: It's funny but I've owned 60-75% of all the "off the rack" leather makers from AGV to Vanson and you'll laugh but I really like Icon's quality and the way they are manufactured.

Yeah, my AVG has hard armour on the back of the boot. I havent crashed in them but I have put a hard footpeg in them often enough to know they are saving me from some pain. Not riding but loading and unloading the bike, lol

the shin and ankle armor helped me ride out a near lowside while racing Danny Eslick at the Pridmore school. The toe sliders do their bit often...

Icon isn't bad for the price you pay......I just think they have too many stitches and potential tear points because of all the patches and things they put on them. Kushitani raises their own cows, so they control the leather quality to the extent where they can cut bigger pieces than the other guys. Bigger pieces = fewer stitches. Also their leather feels really soft & supple. There's a lot of Alpinestars and Shift that feels really stiff, like cardboard.

BTW I think RS Taichi is the only one with the silk-screen technique.......and they only put in on their $1200+ suits, not the $800-1200 ones.

You're crazy.

Kushitani and Taichi are absolutely superior in their construction and leather used. Spidi and Dainese comes close to those two with their high end suits. Both Kushitani and Taichi don't mess around with low end product.

The only suits I've seen in person that go over boots are flat track race suits....

I agree on fewer pieces=better crash protection. Dainese and several other companies use a separate piece of leather for every color. Icon layers the colors on and Kush and you say RS silk screens the colors on. I don't know for sure but in my "crazy" mind, I've crashed Icon, Dainese, A*, Joe Rocket, Technic and AGV and my Icon stood up the best. Of course every crash is different so...:idk:

Damn you're sexy!!!

:nee:

Mmmmmm...I like that tongue!!!

I just saw an add for Dainese in the latest AMA mag and it had Rossi in the "over the boot" leathers I immediately saw it and thought it looked odd. My leathers would never fit over my boots.

How do I look in my new chaps?:lol:

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OMG I'm gonna pass the fuck out from laughing!!!!

Man! I need to clean this up! Here,

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Whew that's a little better!

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First freakin' thread I clicked on this afternoon and it went from :big:





... to

:ds: in 2.8 seconds !! :lol: :lol:

Yea I'm looking for an image of Chaps for a joke and trip over this fudge pop and couldn't resist!!!:lol:

"fudge pop" :lol:

Here are some cute pink chaps to add to your list

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Oh I ment to post these....My bad!! ;)

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Not a bad picture if I might say so, but I think someone needs to take a picture of her checking her oil level.

Anyway, my boots have calf sliders near the top of the cuff, toe sliders, and ankle sliders, I hope to never worry about hitting the plastic pucks on the upper portion of the boots. And my leathers fit over my boots, but I cant get the zipper all the way down, I miss it by just less than an inch.

my boots wouldn't zip closed w/ my leathers tucked in, had the leathers altered to go overthe boot.

You sir are gambling with your very LIFE!!!:lol: That leather might roll up over your leg, or catch an edge or who knows what other worst case, unlikely, and improbable scenario!!! :lol:

what kind of boots?

leather pants, or race suit?

You will know if they are intended to be tucked in or out. A vast majority are to be tucked in, and a select few like Dainese will be out.

I have a RS Taichi EVO Viper and it will not fit OVER the boots. It was designed to fit UNDER the boots. Is it better than over the boots leathers?...I don't know. I have done my research and spent my money as needed. Dainese has outstanding products, shoot I have a Dainese Jacket...which is exactly what I wanted in an every day leather jacket.

TIGGER, read this and pay attention to the last paragraph:

http://www.superbike.co.uk/products/...ws_258664.html

I know for a fact that a lot of AGVSport and Texport is still made in Pakistan. Their shit is the most poorly-fitting and badly-stitched crap I've ever tried on.

Oh and what up Inferno! Nice suit, baller!

Well if Kenny (who the fuck is that?) Pryde says so....:lol: Look I never said anything bad about RST. Shit, when I was doing track days they either didn't exist or they weren't exporting to the US. I've had Technics, Dainese and Kushitani suits. I have a Joe Rocket jacket and pants. I even still have some A* and Icon stuff floating around here. I've owned Vanson, AGV, Hans Gerieke, Fieldsheer, Spidi and some other bullshit I can't think of right now. Fuck I own at least 10 jackets right now, I think... I'm not even sure. :lol: Who cares? The question is, whether there is some "safety reason" as your buddy has implied, to not have your leather pants outside your boots and I say, no there isn't. The rest of this is bull shit. Because by the way it's going now, if RST made pants that went outside the boots THEN it would be acceptable! :lol:

sidi vert2
custom barnacle bills suit

i have huge calves.

Ditto, ditto, and ditto. Love my BB suit and many boot manuf. now have majorly adjustable calf areas. I have Vertigo Leis and they actually fit over my ober thick leathers.

teh vert IIs had adj calves, and i maxed them. currently my sidis are "street" oriantated, and i can barely get the velcro to stick together, esp. after being at a desk for 12 hrs.

Did you specifically ask him to make your suit fit over the boots?

If not, that's a major FAIL on his part for not sizing your suit correctly. Didn't you give him measurements of everything?

People who don't ride wear pants over their boots, so THAT'S fuddy-duddy IMO. :lol:

BB is totally custom. I think he is complaining about his boots being too tight. BB does use VERY thick leather though so that makes it hard when you have big calves.

AFTER i got the suit the 1st time and couldn't close my boots. sent it back and he redid the legs.

Have you seen the size of Ed?redflip

What up Homeslice, where you been hiding? I'd say lets go ride, but I be moving to the east coast very very soon :rockwoot:

Up in the Bay Area now. You going back to Baltimore?

B-More is a possibility, but I'm going to the ATL...Smyrna and Brookhaven. Bay Area? Dang dude, never been up there but I hear the riding is excellent