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From: dougs@teklds.UUCP (Doug Schwartz)
Newsgroups: net.cycle
Subject: Re: Informal Survey on Leather
Message-ID: <689@teklds.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 16-May-85 10:57:33 EDT
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Posted: Thu May 16 10:57:33 1985
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In article <2130@decwrl.UUCP> laut@glory.DEC writes:
>In a recent posting, George Tatge writes:
>
>>There is absolutely nothing available in the consumer world that
>>will give you a nickles worth of slide protection other than leather.
>
>	A)  When you ride, do you wear full leathers, or only a leather 
>jacket, or no leather at all?

When I ride, I usually wear a leather jacket, Castre roadrace boots, Levis,
Bates RR gloves, and an AGV F1 helmet.

>	B)  If you wear full leathers and stop at a store to purchase 
>something, do people treat you like a "Big Bad Biker"?  Do your leathers 
>intimidate non-bikers?  Have you ever been asked to leave a store or 
>restaurant because your leathers were found offensive?

No -- I smile a lot. No. No -- I used to have a full set of natural rough
suede leathers that looked so nice I'ld even wear the pants when I wasn't
riding.

>	C)  Finally, in your opinion, who makes the best leather "armor" 
>for bikers?  I'm looking for protection and not appearance.

I've always found the Harley shop carry some heavy duty leather goods,
however; I must admit a preference for Hein Gericke (sp?).  My problem
has always been finding a jacket with a 37" sleeve.

>	A)  Do some of the bikers where you live customize their helmets 
>with attachments?  Or is this phenomenon limited to Detroit?
>	B)  What are your reactions to people who do this?  I know this 
>question is probably pretty obvious, but I thought I would ask anyway.
>
>	What are your comments?  Please post to "net.cycle" instead of 
>personally to me.  Thanks!

I used to be a partsman at a Harley shop in Oregon for a while so I have seen
all kinds of wacky helmet/head coverings. I'll be damned if I'll glue something
on my helmet to give leverage to the ground during a fall.

Doug (you make em I break em) Schwartz
tektronix!teklds!dougs