Leather Jeans -vs- Leather Chaps
wehall
leather.
One of my buddies bought Leather Chaps and is convinced that they are the
way to go. His reasoning is, if it gets warmer(which it tends to do in
Mississippi) you can always Shuck em and Store em in a Saddle Bag.
Still, I'm sort of leaning toward Leather Jeans. I think they would keep my
(UNIT) warm and safe, as well as my legs...I like that Idea.
Please give me some First Hand Feedback.
WEHALL
94 Customized VT1100 (The Gypsy)
Jinks
wrote:
Just handled this same problem with a buddy at Bike Week. I've worn
leather jeans (over levi's) for years. I solved the problem of
getting them on & off by having a good leather worker sew zippers in
the outside seam of each leg.
My buddy looked all over Daytona for *good* chaps or jeans. Good
quality chaps are easier to find than jeans, but we found a great
solution at the swap meet. Fox Creek Leather Co. makes leather jeans
with the zippers already sewn into the seams. They cost more than
either chaps or jeans by themselves, but are about the same cost as a
pair of jeans modified as mine are. The ones from Fox Creek are the
best leather & workmanship I've seen in years. I may be replacing
mine with a set.
Anyway, jeans with the convience of chaps are *definatly* the way to
go. Give these guys a shout at:
FOX CREEK LEATHER CO.
821 Fox Creek Road
Independence, VA 24348 (540)579-7211
Jinks ('86fxrs)
#64
Remember, "No good deed goes unpunished"
Frank
Jinks wrote in message <36ea2501...@news.jax.bellsouth.net>...
>Just handled this same problem with a buddy at Bike Week. I've worn
>leather jeans (over levi's) for years. I solved the problem of
>getting them on & off by having a good leather worker sew zippers in
>the outside seam of each leg.
>
>My buddy looked all over Daytona for *good* chaps or jeans. Good
>quality chaps are easier to find than jeans, but we found a great
>solution at the swap meet. Fox Creek Leather Co. makes leather jeans
>with the zippers already sewn into the seams. They cost more than
>either chaps or jeans by themselves, but are about the same cost as a
>pair of jeans modified as mine are. The ones from Fox Creek are the
>best leather & workmanship I've seen in years. I may be replacing
>mine with a set.
>
>Anyway, jeans with the convience of chaps are *definatly* the way to
>go. Give these guys a shout at:
>
> FOX CREEK LEATHER CO.
> 821 Fox Creek Road
> Independence, VA 24348 (540)579-7211
>
>
>Jinks ('86fxrs)
>#64
>
>Remember, "No good deed goes unpunished"
Jinks,
What you are talking about is commonly referred to as leather overpants.
These are specifically designed to go over your jeans which affords you more
protection than chaps. They go on and off quickly and most allow access to
the front jean pockets. Rider magazine did a write up of these in their
Jan. 1999, vol. 26, #1 issue. The best buy seems to be "Joe Rocket Hustler
Overpants" at $199 list. Hope this helps, Frank
Richard Johns
wehall wrote in message <36e8c...@news.tislink.com>...
>Riding my bike to Daytona convinced me that I REALLY need some riding
>leather.
>
>One of my buddies bought Leather Chaps and is convinced that they are the
>way to go. His reasoning is, if it gets warmer(which it tends to do in
>Mississippi) you can always Shuck em and Store em in a Saddle Bag.
>
>Still, I'm sort of leaning toward Leather Jeans. I think they would keep my
>(UNIT) warm and safe, as well as my legs...I like that Idea.
>
>Please give me some First Hand Feedback.
>
>WEHALL
>94 Customized VT1100 (The Gypsy)
If I wasn't suffering from "done-lap" disease (stomach done lapped over the
belt-line), I'd go with leather pants.
Rich
FLSTF
Jinks
<fra...@nospamcoastalnet.com> wrote:
<Snip>
>>Anyway, jeans with the convience of chaps are *definatly* the way to
>>go. Give these guys a shout at:
>>
>> FOX CREEK LEATHER CO.
>> 821 Fox Creek Road
>> Independence, VA 24348 (540)579-7211
>Jinks,
>
>What you are talking about is commonly referred to as leather overpants.
>These are specifically designed to go over your jeans which affords you more
>protection than chaps. They go on and off quickly and most allow access to
>the front jean pockets. Rider magazine did a write up of these in their
>Jan. 1999, vol. 26, #1 issue. The best buy seems to be "Joe Rocket Hustler
>Overpants" at $199 list. Hope this helps, Frank
Frank,
What I'm talking about are leather pants, or jeans, with their
own pockets. No need for access to the pockets in your levi's.
BTW, I've seen a few people in the leather jeans that you
don't wear levi's under. Real nice Poser gear, but they don't last
long on a *cold* ride.
Papaboop
That's a picture I just can't conjure up; Rich in tight leather pants!
=;-O
>
> Rich
> FLSTF
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Motley
warm enough.
I ride in the cold quite regularly, although if the temp is under 20F, I
usually just go a few miles to the bar. My car has been broke for months and
I haven't bothered to fix it. Personally, I'd spend the extra cash on a good
pair of gloves.
motley
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LESDL
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>Frank,
> What I'm talking about are leather pants, or jeans, with their
>own pockets. No need for access to the pockets in your levi's.
> BTW, I've seen a few people in the leather jeans that you
>don't wear levi's under. Real nice Poser gear, but they don't last
>long on a *cold* ride.
>
Talk to that Poseur SteevenB about these- he has some really nice
ones.
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