FS: New Scott Venom 2 piece leathers

I commissioned a set of Scott leathers from GLF which were delivered in
September 2009. Unfortunately I couldn't ride. They have never been used
and you'd need to break them in.

I asked Graham for the best of everything in terms of features, I think it's
Knox CE armour all round. Kevlar stretch panels. The only thing that isn't
specified is a kevlar lining, which seemed unnecessary for this quality of
leather and construction. Graham knows his stuff and assured me these are as
good leathers as can be bought and compete with BKS for slightly less dosh.
So, the details.

Scott can slightly alter some of the dimensions.

Style - Venom (customised)
www.scottleathers.co.uk/prodpage.asp?ProductID=10

Colour - Anthracite
Height - 5'9". I'd say ok for 170 to 180cm
Chest - 44". Be ok for 42-46"
Waist - 34". I had them made loose to get a short fleece tucked in so
32-36"
Leg - 32". Cut to fit inside a race boot kinda length
Calf - wide fitting
Thigh - regular fitting
Arm - regular. Cut to fit easily inside race gloves

Location - Leeds
Condition - new, unused

Pics here:
www.flickr.com/photos/15262772@N00/sets/72157626867756244

Price - see the GLF receipts - cost me £555. Off the peg £438 today.
Sell for £299 collected

sm911 a t hotmail d o t c o d o t u k
Or TXT (don't call, I'll get back to you)
Zero 7 eight 12 0 3 one 4 3 one

 

Or, as we now have your address...

 

Except it isn't ;o)

 

would that be the house with the nice Ducati parked on the drive in
Streetview?

 

What are you round the waist and chest?

As you are kinda the same as me, longer body and shorter legs than regular
for a given height, they might well.

I suppose I should stop filling in this 'ere eBay sale?

It's exactly as it looks in the pictures. You might call it gunmetal. Black
with some added silver. Not black as in a personification of evil. The
kevlar panels are the latter so in the contrast you can tell precisely.

*Seriously* feckin nice is what they are. 3 months wait. Bought with Bee in
tow for trans continental all year round hooning. Not long before the
pancreas and spine decided to ground me. And spoil the Bee thing \

New *proper* carpet is that. Woven by pre pubescent Indian maidens and
colour fasted with their virgin wee. Smells like it too.

 

It was. That's the red one which Chris bought. I'd just moved in, not yet
purchased the chain saw and attacked the tree/hedge.
As stairs can be a significant challenge on days the scarab beetles are
digging deep into my spinal column I no longer live there.

 

Then you should bung me an email or FB comms and I'll hold back for a day.

I'm sure there was a good reason. Something like "this is as close to black
as Scott can provide in the style within a quarter century".
I have a plain black leather 2 piece and probably prefer the Scott.

 

I'd say he was exaggerating, but in terms of VFM I doubt they could be
beaten. I was extremely happy with mine, even at the full price.

 

I've looked at BKS stuff. The leather might be a little thicker but you are
not likely to abrade through the Scott stuff and the build quality is about
the same. OTOH Scott are flexible and wearable and the BKS stuff is
'orrible, like wearing tin armour,

 

NP
I'll pick it up later and give you a call. I guess the UR might pass our
way.

 

Well, when I landed at the postcode in Streetview I assumed you were in
one of the bungalows just along the road...which I suppose you are now

 

No doubt. But to say "as good leathers as can be bought" is to say
they can't be beaten. I still say that's an exaggeration. The Crowtree
leathers which replaced my Scotts were better for a start, and I'd be
surprised to find that, for example, Zak or Wolf made inferior
products.

Your Scotts are extremely resilient, comfortable and an absolute
bargain. Why not just leave it at that?

 

Because I was selling them therefor they are the best in the world?

I rather like my Dainese jacket, but there you go ) otherwise I'm
quoting Graham and he knew his apples.

 

I do recall you did look slightly odd the last time we met.

 

It's the usual story in that you get what you pay for. Personally I'd go
to Dobbs in Northampton if I wanted made to measure and if I wanted OTP
leathers I'd go for Wolf again. I actually got my Wolf leathers at a
seriously low price after the owner of Dobbs leathers told me where to
find them in my size *after* measuring me up for a set of made to
measure ones supplied by him. That's what you call customer service
rather than just taking as much as you can off someone and letting them
walk away.

Too easy.

 

"Sheltered accommodation".

 

In 2009 someone paid £245k for one of those bungalows, which needed gutted
and rebuilt, which is gilding a sows ear.

 

IKWYM

 

Glad I found mine when I did -