[LoopyLee]

You are a new rider, getting your bike soon and need the kit to go with your new bike..

OR

You are already a rider and need to replace some gear..

Funds are limited but you want to be able to get the best you can afford for your £'s or $'s

Where do you go for your kit..
Would you buy 2nd hand clothing..

Whats the best deal you got on something..

[LoopyLee]

I just picked up a Hein Gericke Ladies Jacket, brand new with tags and retails at £185 ($370) for the amazing price of £53 ($106) on ebay..

Why??

Because it had sat on a mannequin in a bike shop as their demo item..

[TattooedGQ]

I got an icon pursuit leather jacket brand new for $130 from kneedraggers.com

and one of the guys on the forum turned me on to newenough.com got my boots and pants there cheap.

[StrumminRonin]

That is one kickass deal you got there, Loopy! I also source my gear on the wonderful world of Ebay. Since I am an even shorter short-ass, at 5 ft 1 very few shops stock anything in my size, so used gear on ebay has filled that little niche.

Anyway I have no problem with used clothing - so long as it's clean enough and in a good enough condition when I get it, or cleaned by me after I got it.

My most notable buys:

Hein Gericke Tribal Jacket £40
Matching trousers £35 as zip was broken but adequately repaired.
Sidi black rain boots - size 36, so small that no one fits them, £55 approx

All used, but new and clean enough to do my CBT/DAS in, and re-release onto ebay if I changed my mind. Well, obviously I haven't!


THE BEST buy I have ever made on ebay, was a 99p NEW toner cartridge for my now obsolete Minolta printer!

[nedro]

You short guys are lucky. Try buying anything mesh in tall sizes. I'm starting to think that Frank Thomas is a real life Munchkin as his regular sizes are fitted to Leprecans. He also has sizes for Umpa-Lumpas, but not for anyone over 5' tall.

[LoopyLee]

Originally Posted by nedro

You short guys are lucky. Try buying anything mesh in tall sizes. I'm starting to think that Frank Thomas is a real life Munchkin as his regular sizes are fitted to Leprecans. He also has sizes for Umpa-Lumpas, but not for anyone over 5' tall.

Thankfully the bike clothing manufacturers have realised there are girls out there who ride bikes and we are getting some decent kit available..

How tall are you Nedro?

[nedro]

Only 6'1" but I have long arms and legs. 36"+ inseam and I have to keep my elbows bent to protect my knuckles.
J/K about the elbows.

[LoopyLee]

Oooh.. I forgot.. I also got an original Honda CBR400 tool kit, in its case, for my bike for £3.40.. also on ebay.. Its now on my bike, in the carry space..

[macca9540]

Watching a Collins Jacket for the little lady as we speak. Brand new, with tags, $100.00, normally $380.00. Hope everybody is asleep right now.

[Surffrog]

Originally Posted by LoopyLee

Oooh.. I forgot.. I also got an original Honda CBR400 tool kit, in its case, for my bike for £3.40.. also on ebay.. Its now on my bike, in the carry space..

Bloody hell, that is good. I got mine for 500 baht (£7.70) and thought I'd done well.

[spiral]

Wow, I must check out this ebay thing, I've heard of it but never considered buying anything from the site!!!! Those are some good savings. I tend to go for last yrs stock, from makers like Richa, the quality is very good, the product is cheaper because its not a big brand name. I know it works, because I see club lads and road racers, who spend every cent they have on racing using and falling in the same gear. I do tend to go for arai lids, they really do fit my head better. Tried other brands but the fit is not for me.

[MCR001]

I got great deals on Boots, Winter Jacket, Winter Pants, gloves, Helmet, & Two piece leathers at the year end sale they have in Peterborough....... when I was up and Working in the UK. the two Piece was 60 quid..... Berik's with Titanum inserts.
I dont remember the exact deals, But I do know that in all I paid 1/4 of what the stuff is marked in the shops.
But the thing is you must wait for the last day of the sale, and untill the last few hours.

[LoopyLee]

Originally Posted by MCR001

But the thing is you must wait for the last day of the sale, and untill the last few hours.

And hope that what they have left is what you want, and in your size..

[LoopyLee]

Originally Posted by spiral

Wow, I must check out this ebay thing, I've heard of it but never considered buying anything from the site!!!! Those are some good savings. I tend to go for last yrs stock, from makers like Richa, the quality is very good, the product is cheaper because its not a big brand name. I know it works, because I see club lads and road racers, who spend every cent they have on racing using and falling in the same gear. I do tend to go for arai lids, they really do fit my head better. Tried other brands but the fit is not for me.

When I first met Sideshow and started riding pillion I bought 2 leather bike jackets off ebay, one for winter and one for summer in different sizes so I could put a fleece under the winter one to stay warmer, both were second hand, one was £10 and the £12.. and they were both in very good nick..

I could not fault my bargain purchases

[steingar]

$40 US two piece Joe Rocket suit off Ebay. Used, but cleanable and very serviceable.

[Surffrog]

Originally Posted by LoopyLee

When I first met Sideshow and started riding pillion I bought 2 leather bike jackets off ebay, one for winter and one for summer in different sizes so I could put a fleece under the winter one to stay warmer, both were second hand, one was £10 and the £12.. and they were both in very good nick..

I could not fault my bargain purchases

How many dodgy people have you come across on Ebay, though, Loopy? That was the main reason I stopped using it.

[exit90a]

Got a pair of SIDI B1 boots in my size (10) and colors (red/black) for $80.00 from ebay. I think retail is $200.00 plus.

[LoopyLee]

Originally Posted by Surffrog

How many dodgy people have you come across on Ebay, though, Loopy? That was the main reason I stopped using it.

So far haven't had any problems really..

[steingar]

There are scams, but if you use Paypal you can usually avoid getting burned too bad.

[Surffrog]

Originally Posted by steingar

There are scams, but if you use Paypal you can usually avoid getting burned too bad.

Paypal have been know to partake in a scam or to themselves! This is no guarantee of safety, believe me.

[129CBRider]

I just bought a good used frame for my MZ Skorpion Sport on ebay for $100 so it's back on the road again!!! The Thumper makes for a nice change of pace now and again.

I've not been burned by ebay badly except for buying used forks that were bent.

[Surffrog]

Its a shame that a good community selling system like Ebay has bad apples that like to take advantage. But I'm pleased you guys haven't been so badly affected by it.

[macca9540]

Originally Posted by Surffrog

Its a shame that a good community selling system like Ebay has bad apples that like to take advantage. But I'm pleased you guys haven't been so badly affected by it.

Mate, there's good and bad in every thing these days. You have to trust you're intuition big time.

[Surffrog]

Originally Posted by macca9540

Mate, there's good and bad in every thing these days. You have to trust you're intuition big time.

[macca9540]

Originally Posted by Surffrog

Tah

[StrumminRonin]

I have been stung on ebay but that WAS because I had decided to ignore the screams of my intuition. It was one of these i-pod clones that could be had for less than normal, and that was because the thing was "hacked" - even it thinks it's 4GB, when it only has 1GB. It was my only negative feedback that I have ever received, and that was because the seller retalliated to my negative feedback.

Anyhow, I have learnt my lesson now. If it's too cheap to be true, it probably is.

And NEVER send anything in the post to the buyer until all monies have been received. There are some dodgy types out there.

[macca9540]

Yeah. Hav'nt been caught out yet with Fleabay but my daughter paid $500 for a Prada mobile that sh*t itself after a few months. I smelt a rat but she just had to have it. Live and learn.