I had leathers but once I got KLIM gear I never looked back. Way warmer and way lighter...

 

I have this for sale:

 

Was that Michael Jackson?

 

I do wear a leather glove. But on both hands.

 

I think Dave was injecting a little humor to the M Jackson post.

Back to topic, The best part of buying leathers is having them form fit to your body.
I have an old motorcycle jacket that fits like a glove. But I got caught in an unexpected downpour once, no raincoat on board. I swear that jacket weighed 50#'s when I finally got home and pealed it off. And it took forever to dry out.

The other thing I like about new leather is the smell.

Don, what year jacket is that? Poo used a lot of purple and pink in the mid 90's.
I'm guessing '95. Looks like it's in mint shape. Pretty cool.

 

I think Dave was injecting a little humor to the M Jackson post.

Back to topic, The best part of buying leathers is having them form fit to your body.
I have an old motorcycle jacket that fits like a glove. But I got caught in an unexpected downpour once, no raincoat on board. I swear that jacket weighed 50#'s when I finally got home and pealed it off. And it took forever to dry out.

The other thing I like about new leather is the smell.

Don, what year jacket is that? Poo used a look out purple and pink in the mid 90's.
I'm guessing '95. Looks like it's in mint shape. Pretty cool.

Yes was bought with 1 of my 2 1995 XCR 600's.

 

I have an old Polaris leather ( I think it's a 650 suit ) black grey and a lil red highlight. Super high quality. I've slid down the oval track with it saved my ass. Of course it doesn't fit my fat ass anymore.

 

I wore leather until this year. They were from 1991 never had any issues with the cold. I did get me a nice set of Klim this year though and I doubt Ill ever go back. They are so much lighter and just as warm.

 

Leathers are HEAVY!!!! And really not as warm as today's KLIM gear.

 

i wore leather up till a few years ago and switched to klim and fxr, but i would love to find a pair of all red leather bibs in large form the early 2000s if anyone may have a set they would like to get rid of!?

 

i wore leather up till a few years ago and switched to klim and fxr, but i would love to find a pair of all red leather bibs in large form the early 2000s if anyone may have a set they would like to get rid of!?

Do you mean that lipstick red Mike Reno from Loverboy style? :laff::lol3::stirthepot:

 

I got a set of Ski-Doo leathers in 1983. I wore them for 15 years. The knees got so thin that they weren't very warm. The last straw was when I got them out in the fall and they had mold growing on them. I finally gave in and got newer gear. It's a lot warmer and lighter. I kept the leathers for about another 10 years because I couldn't bear to throw them away. They're gone now.

 

i have the rxl suit from 93 blue and white with the red star.leather was the real deal back then.now you can not even find one.

 

I wore 1990 650 Indy Leathers until about a month ago. I remember my friends thinking I was nuts for paying that much for a snowmobile suit, 26 years later they thought it was a good investment. I would have kept using it but the pocket linings wore through and the zippers were giving me issues.

 

Yep my pockets all need stitching and have had zipper work done.

I bring them to an old shoe repair man. He once said " Bob those are the biggest leather britches I have ever seen" :fluffy:

I also suspect that I will pay as much if not more for a new set by KLIM and it wont last me 22 years. Hell I am 56 this season I hope to be riding when I am 78,

 

I just found a black pair of Polaris leather bibs in my size at the thrift store for $20.00.

They fit much better than the regular Polaris bibs I was using.

 

Loved my leather but wife forced me to update, said I looked silly.....miss my leather but have to agree, new stuff is way lighter and just as warm

 

Wearing leather is like riding an Indy 500! and man are they UGLY!!!!!!! Leather is for the streets where protection from the asphalt is necessary.

 

Minus 30 and I am almost warm. I can feel the cold through the stitching. But I am not cold

 

I have the all Black leather jacket with thin red pinstriping from AC from a while back. It's still a very nice jacket and for riding in places where it's BELOW ZERO everyday you can't find anything warmer. I've tried. I call it my Northern Ontario outfit. What works in a warmer climate won't up there. Including my low windshield and thin gloves. Nope.

Steve

 

gotta be 50 + to appreciate the leather I qualify

 

I've always liked the look of a good leather suit for sledding. The old indys you just need to chop the windshield down to about a inch over the headlight paint it black and Bobs you uncle.

 

Remind me to look here, I may have a 650 leather coat and hat.

 

If you post a picture of your 650 jacket I’ll see if my bibs match it. I have a set of black grey witha lil red highlight (I think ) set of Polaris letter bibs that I believe were a 89 or 90 650 suit. The Jacket is long gone but still have the bibs they are ok but not perfect. They could use some leather treatment etc. but he could have them free but pay all shipping. I don’t need them for anything if they match your jacket.

 

Found the 650 hat, still looking for the 650 Leather coat.

 

Hmmm, just found this Leather one, large/tall:

 

And this one: Medium size

 

650 hat:

 

Here is another I have for sale: Large size, I believe this is the 650 coat

 

Hmmmm. Those are different colors than the bibs I have.

 

Ok...I might even have more Leather coats, I was buying them about every 2-3 years, may have more hanging in the attic, ya never know what I still have here that hasn't sold, still have a couple $1000 in new wear bars and clutch springs and many other items.