Its crazy eh? Motorcycle gear is expensive here too - for a leather jacket your looking at $700 - $1200 AUD .. our dollar is really crap right now but it'll hopefully get better soon and I'll order the perforated Icon Accelerant jacket (so far). I'd say it depends on what fit you like, some like it firm and also helps when you come off I guess but I'll be ordering mine slightly loose because A) Sydney is hot as hell and B) If I wear it casually I want it to be comfortable and not so erm.. tight