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ABOUT OUR LEATHERS
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WHAT MAKES GOOD LEATHERS
Firstly the hide itself. There are many leathers available - goat, lamb, buffalo, kangaroo, cowhide, the list goes on.
We believe only two of these, buffalo and cowhide, have the strength and thickness to be suitable for good motorcycle
leathers. Kangaroo is sometimes used in racing suits where they are used possibly once and then replaced. Although it is naturally soft it tends to harden when exposed to the weather. We use lamb and goat in our fashion gear but for motorcycle
leathers - no way. Buffalo is strong but is usually used where articles have to made to a price. It is stiffer and
not as flexible as cowhide.
For all our motorcycle leathers we use cowhide. A lot of manufacturers use light leather hides as they can produce an
article that looks good and because of it's thinness is reasonably soft. We believe, from our extensive racing
background, that these are not strong enough. Of course the thicker the hide is, the stiffer it
is, which inturn restricts the movement of the rider. There are several ways that we can make the cowhide softer.
The method we normally use is to chrome-tan the hide, vegetable-tan and then
drum dye with colour agents and specials oils. The whole process is expensive but we finish up with a strong cowhide
that is softer and pliable. Our "Premium" range uses cowhide that is graded A+ (most manufacturers use A or B
or as mentioned earlier buffalo). We also use Keprotec Kevlar in a lot in places where extra flexibility is required.
Our "Value" range still uses quality cowhides that are strong but initially are not so soft as the hides we use
in the "Premium" range. All cowhides will soften with age and use. Buffalo hides will normally remain quite stiff.
In 2008 we introduced a waterproofed cowhide range. The garment was manufactured using split cowhide leather laminated with Rexion for waterproofing. However this has not proved to be as successful as we would have liked and we have stopped the sale of these garments. We are discussing the problem with the manufacturer.
Manufacture
Again through our experience in racing we know that a lot of leathers fail by the stitching
coming apart. We use a special strong thread on all our motorcycle garments that will hold together under the most
testing conditions. We know where padding is needed and on our leathers we have placed
extra padding in such areas as the kidneys, shoulders,elbows, butt, hips and knees. All our "Waterproof" and "Premium" quality leathers
have removable body armour (back, elbows, shoulders, knees and hips - Brando & Cherokee excluded. We always use only genuine YKK zips throughout
to ensure that this is not a weak point. With our "Waterproof" & "Premium" range we provide a zip to connect leather pants. In the "Premium" we also provide a
washable zip-out winter inner liner.
Looks and Sizes
We take pride in the way our leathers look and feel.
We are dedicated to
bringing top quality leather garments to the general public for only a fraction of the cost they charge in retail shops.
We believe no one sells more leathers than us in Oz. We use no middlemen and our buying power enables us to bring
you good quality leathers at bargain prices.
Why pay ridiculous prices just because the distributors and dealers want big profits. Buy your quality leathers
"factory direct" through Hardwick Racing and save 50-70%.
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We design and manufacture leathers and suits for maximum protection for Touring, Sports, Superbike and GP riders from the workshop of the Hardwick Racing - Shell Advance team. Why buy from Alpinestar or Dainese when we can supply top quality leather products at less than half the price. We are the best priced Australian online supplier of quality Motorcycle Leathers - super ladies leathers too.
We supply quality motorcycle clothing - motorbike leather jackets - Kevlar cowhide jeans - leather pants - motorcycle leather suits - vests - childrens leathers - ladies leather jackets - racing leathers
We have raced with riders from the best of 250 & 500 cc Moto GP World Championship motorcycle racing - Gary McCoy, Tohru Ukawa, Anthony West, Leon Haslam, Juan Borja, Fernando Christibal, Craig Connell, Chris Walker, Brendon Clarke and Scott Doohan. HRC - Shell Advance - Pramac against the best there is - Rossi, Katoh, Barros and of course the Repsol team.
The best priced internet supplier of Motorcycle leather goods
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