Ducati Sporting Club UK > General > Idle Chat > Arlen Ness or Dainese or Alpinestars???

[pibbow]

Being the owner or both Dianese and bks I can honestly say that BKS is by far the better product. The dianese is fantastic in its design and a good fit but the seams come undone and they are almost imposible to repair if you have an off. BKS meanwhile are almost 40% heavier but are the finest I have seen for contruction and can be repaired to as new condition.

Just my sixpence worth any way!

Peter

[doogalman]

I've had my BKS allmost 8 years, great suit.
Worth contacting BKS as the do an off the self range, and may even have offers on them , worth asking.

[couchcommando]

None of them for crashing in. I use and have tested my Scott made to measure ones 3 times now, all times the leathers have come away with scrapes only and weren't repaired between 'test' sessions
They cost £600 4 years ago which is cheaper than some of the off the peg fashion leathers.
If you must buy off the peg I have seen first hand texport leathers fair very well, I have also seen HG stuff tear apart and cause injury, the suit was refunded in full and the explanation was a poor batch of leather, made the injured party feel so much better.

I guess everyone has different views/experiences of off the peg leathers but I have yet to hear a bad word about any of the MTM suits by Scott,BKS,Crowtree etc..
They are well worth waiting a few weeks to have a set made I can see no reason why you would buy off the peg suits for more money than a MTM suit ?

[JPM]

Just another thought when MartinH lowsided a Oulton a few weeks ago at possibly the slowest corner his BKS leathers didn't fair well at all, there's a hole about the size of a cricket ball on his backside! luckily they have an inner leather lining but considering the reputation that comes with BKS I would of expected a hell of a lot more to be honest.

[andyb]

I am lucky enough at work to have the MTM bks stuff.....allbeit in black!

Which Honda dealer was that............also been looking at a german A/ness dealer the kangaroo stuff is e999............which makes around £680 delivered.........sizes are a bit strange though

[psychlist]

The DSC Sussex meet is held in the bar next door to Cissbury Leathers in Findon, if you turn up in person and flash your DSC membership card you can usually get a discount (depending on how favourable the manager is looking upon us at the time), they always have end of line items in a sale too
If you make it on the 3rd Sunday of the month just before noon then you can pop next door and buy me a coffee

[andyb]

buy?

Theres a sale on at mca Leicester as well.......ahh decisions decisions...

[twpd]

Why do people buy this off-the-peg rubbish? For a similar price you can get a tailor-made suit from Crowtree that is vastly superior in build-quality and protection.

I use Crowtree for race & road. I will never buy anything else. I've been using them since 1991. My current race suit has withstood 3 100+mph spills on the track basically unscathed.

Crowtree's service and support is second to none and in the unlikely event that you damage your suit seriously they will repair it for a pittance. They know their customers by name, the suits are beautifully constructed by caring hands, they take their reputation seriously and will never let you down. You won't get that service or protection from Dainese, Alpinstars or whatever.

[Martinp]

Originally Posted by andyb

I am lucky enough at work to have the MTM bks stuff.....allbeit in black!

Which Honda dealer was that............also been looking at a german A/ness dealer the kangaroo stuff is e999............which makes around £680 delivered.........sizes are a bit strange though

Avonvale Honda
790-820 Stratford Road
Solihull
West Midlands
B90 4BQ

0121 744 7744

http://www.solihull-honda.co.uk

I tried on a Medium I think was to big for me. Not that it helps you!

HTH