Xelement any good?

Seattle_Chris · June 14th, 2010, 10:26 PM

Hey guys. I'm looking to buy some mesh stuff for summer, and Xelement is cheap. Kinda suspiciously so. Now I feel most all motorcycle related stuff is stupidly overpriced to start with, but even I think the prices on Xelement stuff is good.

So is it the expected Chinese made, paper thin, reason you don't buy things online? Or is it actually OK stuff? I don't expect it to be awesome, but is it OK at least?

Seattle_Chris · June 14th, 2010, 10:31 PM

Wow, google has gotten SCARY fast. I just did a search for "Xelement any good" and THIS post popped up. Now if only they would truncate OLD pages.

mrlmd · June 15th, 2010, 06:18 AM

I bought a leather armored jacket, a mesh armored jacket, and a pair of boots made by them from Leatherup.com at various times and the quality is actually pretty good and they have stood up well for 2-2 1/2 years without any complaints. The prices on that site are also pretty good for all kinds of stuff, much cheaper than at many others.

alex.s · July 5th, 2010, 07:22 PM

they don't look the best, they have poor stitching, but the seem to hold up decently... so far.

Ash · July 5th, 2010, 09:23 PM

I have a black and grey, vented Xelement jacket that I wore for my MSF class - I still wear it when it gets colder. It has held up fine so far. I like the look, but for safety reasons and in warmer weather I wear a hi-viz yellow mesh.

I got mine from leatherup.com via amazon.com - they had decent customer service. I got a pair of boots that had issues and they sent me another set.

g21-30 · July 15th, 2010, 04:08 AM

I wear these during the winter with "Bohn" armor shorts and long johns:

They are cut long, in order to cover your ankles when feet are on the pegs!

June 14th, 2010, 10:26 PM	#1
Seattle_Chris Newb since 10/2009 Name: Chris Location: Seattle Join Date: Oct 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2009 SE. Slowly morphing to ADV bike. :D Posts: 182	Xelement any good? Hey guys. I'm looking to buy some mesh stuff for summer, and Xelement is cheap. Kinda suspiciously so. Now I feel most all motorcycle related stuff is stupidly overpriced to start with, but even I think the prices on Xelement stuff is good. So is it the expected Chinese made, paper thin, reason you don't buy things online? Or is it actually OK stuff? I don't expect it to be awesome, but is it OK at least?

July 5th, 2010, 07:22 PM	#4
alex.s wat Name: wat Location: tustin/long beach Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '12, Feb '14	they don't look the best, they have poor stitching, but the seem to hold up decently... so far. __________________________________________________

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June 14th, 2010, 10:31 PM	#2
Seattle_Chris Newb since 10/2009 Name: Chris Location: Seattle Join Date: Oct 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2009 SE. Slowly morphing to ADV bike. :D Posts: 182	Wow, google has gotten SCARY fast. I just did a search for "Xelement any good" and THIS post popped up. Now if only they would truncate OLD pages.

June 15th, 2010, 06:18 AM	#3
mrlmd ninjette.org sage Name: Marc Location: Crawfordville, Florida Join Date: Jan 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2005 Suzuki S50, 2006 Kawasaki Ninja EX250F, 1990 Honda PC800, 2000 Yamaha TW200 Posts: 848	I bought a leather armored jacket, a mesh armored jacket, and a pair of boots made by them from Leatherup.com at various times and the quality is actually pretty good and they have stood up well for 2-2 1/2 years without any complaints. The prices on that site are also pretty good for all kinds of stuff, much cheaper than at many others.

July 5th, 2010, 09:23 PM	#5
Ash ninjette.org member Name: Ash Location: Baltimore, Maryland Join Date: Apr 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Kawasaki Ninja 250R Posts: 114	I have a black and grey, vented Xelement jacket that I wore for my MSF class - I still wear it when it gets colder. It has held up fine so far. I like the look, but for safety reasons and in warmer weather I wear a hi-viz yellow mesh. I got mine from leatherup.com via amazon.com - they had decent customer service. I got a pair of boots that had issues and they sent me another set.

July 15th, 2010, 04:08 AM	#6
g21-30 ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Sam Location: Northern Virginia Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 250R 2009 and ZX-12R 2000 Posts: A lot.	I wear these during the winter with "Bohn" armor shorts and long johns: They are cut long, in order to cover your ankles when feet are on the pegs!