I decided to go to a nearby motorcycle shop today which was having an open house as well as a dozen of apparel/part specials.
After having to wait ~30 min. for the Alpinestar (A*) rep. to arrive, he was able to find me a pair of leather A* pants in his catalogue which would fit me well (I'm 5' 4", 34 waist & inseam of ~29). I told him I was looking to go to the track next year, so he reccommended that I get an A* jacket as well, although i'll have to wait for a couple months since i'm low on funds and my Joe Rocket jacket is fine for now.
The store quoted me $365 for the pants, which is a decent amount cheaper than the $399 on Revzilla right now, so I decided to buy them on the spot, in black. http://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/alpinestars-gp-plus-leather-pants
Unfortunately the pair is in NY and I have to wait until Tuesday to get them in the shop.
The only thing i'm worried about is that the A* rep said the pants fit true to size, whereas Revzilla's customer reviews say the pants run on the small size. My biggest fear would be having to spend extra $$$ to take it to a seamstress and get the bottom of the pants hemmed. I guess time will tell.
Regardless, i'm happy that i'll finally be FULLY geared up now when riding, and I can say goodbye to the jeans.
Sorry for rambling on, but has anyone else had a similar experience?
After having to wait ~30 min. for the Alpinestar (A*) rep. to arrive, he was able to find me a pair of leather A* pants in his catalogue which would fit me well (I'm 5' 4", 34 waist & inseam of ~29). I told him I was looking to go to the track next year, so he reccommended that I get an A* jacket as well, although i'll have to wait for a couple months since i'm low on funds and my Joe Rocket jacket is fine for now.
The store quoted me $365 for the pants, which is a decent amount cheaper than the $399 on Revzilla right now, so I decided to buy them on the spot, in black. http://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/alpinestars-gp-plus-leather-pants
Unfortunately the pair is in NY and I have to wait until Tuesday to get them in the shop.
The only thing i'm worried about is that the A* rep said the pants fit true to size, whereas Revzilla's customer reviews say the pants run on the small size. My biggest fear would be having to spend extra $$$ to take it to a seamstress and get the bottom of the pants hemmed. I guess time will tell.
Regardless, i'm happy that i'll finally be FULLY geared up now when riding, and I can say goodbye to the jeans.
Sorry for rambling on, but has anyone else had a similar experience?
