Leather

[jbdog]

Does anyone know of any stores that sell higher quality leather motorcycle Jackets in central Florida? I live in Pinellas County and although there are a few vendors here they carry mostly lower quality jackets. The Harley dealers carry some nice Jackets, BUT they all have the big Harley name or logo on them. I already wear a helmet that says Harley (Could not find a good fit anywhere else). I do not want a Jacket that is that obnoxious, but I do want a good quality (Kind of like Disney stuff. they sell some real good quality clothes, but ruin it by putting that mouse or one of his friends all over it).
P.S. I read the posting on 1%ers. If I am wearing a helmet that says Harley on it and run into a pack of Harley dudes, do you think they will ask me to remove my helmet? (actually, I'd be glad to if I could find one that fits as good someplace else). Anyone know of a good helmet store too?

There will be a zillion vendors at Oktoberfest. Meanwhile, there are lots of stores on Main St., and at the Iron Horse, (in Daytona) that are open now. You are close enough to take a quick ride to check them out.
BTW, I tried on a cheap M/C jacket last week..........the thing must have weighed 20 lbs.
On the other hand, I have a Ralph Lauren leather jacket, that I bought 10 yrs ago for $600. Light as a feather.......still looks new.......soft as butter. The old saying about getting what you pay for was certainly true in this case.

[RainDancer]

Barney's Leather in Daytona sales some pretty good items. For helmets I would check out The Helmet Store in Daytona as well.

Good luck finding what you are looking for.

[BilltheDiver]

Did ya check with Jim & Cindys biker depot in your backyard? If they don't have it, they might get it for you.

[jbdog]

Those are the folks that have a shop on 62nd avenue by 49th street and also set up at Biff's aren't they? If that is who they are I have checked out what they sell and it is mostly the lower priced heavier stiffer stuff. Plus, I am looking for a more specific type and they are pretty limited. As for ordering it, it is absolutely necessary to try the jackets on first. They vary widely in how a particular size fits ( I normally wear a 40. They had some jackets that I would have had to buy a 48 to fit. Now THAT is some real variance). I personally would never order any article of clothing for that reason. I am sure that there are a lot more places to go up north simply because jackest are almost a year round thing up there. Down here there are only a few months that are like that. So, not a big a market for them. I will probably end up going to Daytona.