Joined
·
1,048 Posts
are a pain in the @$$ to clean!
Just thought I share.
Just thought I share.
I haven't tested mine (teknic Chicane) but most of the suits that the racers wear are perferated and I haven't seen any of the torn through when I've had to pick them up off the track. Granted the perferations tend to be on the front, and you don't often see a guy low side and slide on his belly.How well do they hold up in a slide? The jacket I was wearing when I went down (Icon neodaytona) had perf on half the sleeves, and the perf part nearly wore through, while the normal leather was fine. I wonder if it's just Icon's lower quality leather/construction?
Yea, I was doing my yearly cleaning and conditioning of my leathers (3 jackets, 1 set of pants). The perforated is just annoying because you have to clean the bugs out to the perforations, and can't be so liberal with the conditioner as it just goes in all the perforations as well.Did you use leather protectant and conditioner when you first got it? Makes it easier to clean if the protectant was previously applied. Helps to seal the leather against stains.
You can easily throw your textiles in the washer.Really? Are they worse than Textile?
(My Joe Rocket Meteor really collects the bugs on summer rides, and the texture is such that I have to use a brush of some sort to clean it....which I'm sure isn't good for the waterproofing coating)
I'm looking to get a leather jacket this year, and was thinking I'd want perf...but maybe not?