East Coast/Midatlantic Leather Tailor?

toEleven · November 7th, 2015, 11:56 AM

Can anyone recommend a tailor for racing leather alterations on the east coast, preferably mid-atlantic? I'm near DC, but quality is worth traveling for (if I have to). As often as I see threads about sizing recommendations, I really wonder what human these things actually fit off the rack. I'll be he's terrifying.

csmith12 · November 7th, 2015, 07:35 PM

http://www.racingleather.com/

Contact him and tell him what you need. Box up your stuff and send it to him. Tell him an "assfaultjunkie" sent ya.

He has been doing our alterations, repairs and custom jobs for 10yrs. He is cheap, fast and it's top quality work.

toEleven · November 10th, 2015, 01:05 PM

I appreciate the recommendation. I inquired and got a response pretty quickly:

Quote:

depending on the model and if the shoulder and knee armor does remove it's almost impossible to alter these suits with good results. my best advice is to send it to dainese ( on the west coast) for these alterations or to sell this suit to someone that fits it and buy another. I think you'll be ahead in the long run.

Not exactly full of hope.

Mechanikrazy · December 5th, 2015, 10:03 PM

I haven't used her services, but she is well regarded by others.

http://lizzyleather.com/

toEleven · December 6th, 2015, 11:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by inapexveritas

I haven't used her services, but she is well regarded by others.

http://lizzyleather.com/

Thank you. I did come across her site, but didn't contact her. At least it would be a short drive.

I did contact Dainese, and they replied that they'd happily make me a new custom suit (at full price, of course), but won't touch their own off the rack product. At the moment I'm just keeping the ebay listing open in my browser so I can add daily disappointment to my winter. A bunch of views, a handful of watchers, but no buyers.

csmith12 · December 7th, 2015, 01:16 PM

Don't that suck...

So what doesn't fit about the suit?

Panda · December 7th, 2015, 01:57 PM

Yeah I'm curious what doesn't fit you as well. Dianese size 52 fits me like a glove.

toEleven · December 7th, 2015, 05:57 PM

What I imagine are common short stocky athletic guy problems (and what I encounter with nearly every off the rack item and shouldn't have been optimistic about). It's been a month or so since I've tried it on, but iirc:

Lots of room around the waist
Extra length in the femoral portion of the leg

The shoulders are snug. The sleeves fit my ape arms imo - 66 inches tall is what I typically report

, and my reach/tip-to-tip is 70inches, sleeve length 24in. The lower leg could maybe be a tiny bit shorter, but it doesn't interfere with boots or anything. Calves are super snug, like just-before-discomfort-snug.

All the hard armor stays where it should. The fit is good enough to live with...as long as I'm not thinking about the grand I spent on an imperfect fit. I don't drink, but perhaps it's some consolation that I could strap on a beer gut or some epic love handles and might not need another suit

The size problems I have are predictable. Cant buy a fitting shirt off the rack, why would I be able to buy a 1 piece leather suit? The sequence of tailors unwilling to take my money caught me by surprise.

I really like the double zippers though, lol.

November 7th, 2015, 11:56 AM	#1
toEleven Slower than you. Name: toEleven Location: NoVA Join Date: Oct 2015 Motorcycle(s): CBR600RR, CB750, EX300 (半蔵) Posts: 667 MOTM - May '16	East Coast/Midatlantic Leather Tailor? Can anyone recommend a tailor for racing leather alterations on the east coast, preferably mid-atlantic? I'm near DC, but quality is worth traveling for (if I have to). As often as I see threads about sizing recommendations, I really wonder what human these things actually fit off the rack. I'll be he's terrifying. __________________________________________________ DISCLAIMERv1.0: There may be more info on the topic than this forum post. Conduct your own research. If another thread is linked or quoted, go read it yourself.

November 7th, 2015, 07:35 PM	#2
csmith12 The Corner Whisperer Name: Chris (aka Reactor) Location: Northern KY Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250 (track), 1992 250, 2006 R6 (street/track), 2008 R6 (track) Posts: Too much. MOTY 2015, MOTM - Nov '12, Nov '13	http://www.racingleather.com/ Contact him and tell him what you need. Box up your stuff and send it to him. Tell him an "assfaultjunkie" sent ya. He has been doing our alterations, repairs and custom jobs for 10yrs. He is cheap, fast and it's top quality work. __________________________________________________ Goal: Shake A Million Hands \| Look through the corners \| Track Day Prep \| Closest track? \| The Mid-Ohio School
	1 out of 1 members found this post helpful.

December 7th, 2015, 01:16 PM	#6
csmith12 The Corner Whisperer Name: Chris (aka Reactor) Location: Northern KY Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250 (track), 1992 250, 2006 R6 (street/track), 2008 R6 (track) Posts: Too much. MOTY 2015, MOTM - Nov '12, Nov '13	Don't that suck... So what doesn't fit about the suit? __________________________________________________ Goal: Shake A Million Hands \| Look through the corners \| Track Day Prep \| Closest track? \| The Mid-Ohio School

December 7th, 2015, 05:57 PM	#8
toEleven Slower than you. Name: toEleven Location: NoVA Join Date: Oct 2015 Motorcycle(s): CBR600RR, CB750, EX300 (半蔵) Posts: 667 MOTM - May '16	What I imagine are common short stocky athletic guy problems (and what I encounter with nearly every off the rack item and shouldn't have been optimistic about). It's been a month or so since I've tried it on, but iirc: Lots of room around the waist Extra length in the femoral portion of the leg The shoulders are snug. The sleeves fit my ape arms imo - 66 inches tall is what I typically report , and my reach/tip-to-tip is 70inches, sleeve length 24in. The lower leg could maybe be a tiny bit shorter, but it doesn't interfere with boots or anything. Calves are super snug, like just-before-discomfort-snug. All the hard armor stays where it should. The fit is good enough to live with...as long as I'm not thinking about the grand I spent on an imperfect fit. I don't drink, but perhaps it's some consolation that I could strap on a beer gut or some epic love handles and might not need another suit The size problems I have are predictable. Cant buy a fitting shirt off the rack, why would I be able to buy a 1 piece leather suit? The sequence of tailors unwilling to take my money caught me by surprise. I really like the double zippers though, lol. __________________________________________________ DISCLAIMERv1.0: There may be more info on the topic than this forum post. Conduct your own research. If another thread is linked or quoted, go read it yourself.

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Mechanikrazy ninjette.org guru Name: Al Location: Orange County, CA Join Date: Dec 2015 Motorcycle(s): Thruxton R, R6 450 triple, EX300 (sold) Posts: 263	I haven't used her services, but she is well regarded by others. http://lizzyleather.com/

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Panda not an actual panda Name: dan Location: philadelphia Join Date: Aug 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Ninja 250, 2009 CBR600RR (Sold) Posts: A lot.	Yeah I'm curious what doesn't fit you as well. Dianese size 52 fits me like a glove.