Two-piece leathers

Colette · Post by **Colette** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 6:39 pm

OK, this is probably a stupid question, but I'll ask it anyway

How do people zip their leathers together? Do you zip the jacket to the pants and then put them on like a one-piece, or do you do a sort of limbo dance and zip them together when they are on ?

Just got some leather pants and am unsure of the easiest way to put them on with the jacket.

photomike666 · Post by **photomike666** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 6:48 pm

I put pants of, put jacket on but don't zip up jacket. The zip jacket to pants is fairly close, so I just zip em together, then do jacket up

ttc · Post by **ttc** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 6:51 pm

same here

idh959 · Post by **idh959** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 6:55 pm

I find it places less stress on the zipper seams if you put them on first and then zip them up. And also dont leave the jacket hanging around your waist by the zipper.

I found this out on my new alpinestars 2pc. On which the stitching at the pants/jacket zipper is starting to come undone.

red_dave · Post by **red_dave** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 6:56 pm

Same as Mike and Tanya...

MadFab · Post by **MadFab** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 7:33 pm

come on you guys ...wont anybody volunteer to coat miss cougar in butter , then help her into tight leather ??

fab

Plaz · Post by **Plaz** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 8:43 pm

I'm with the majority.....not about the butter....about putting them on then zipping them together

Barrabob · Post by **Barrabob** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 9:23 pm

me too i put the botoms on them the top and zip it all together but if ya have newies it can be easier to have them zipped together first till they stretch a bit.

idh959 · Post by **idh959** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 9:46 pm

MadFab wrote:come on you guys ...wont anybody volunteer to coat miss cougar in butter , then help her into tight leather ??

fab

Mechanics No1 rule: make it greasy, goes in easy.

I've got a tub of easy spread butter ready and waiting.

Strika · Post by **Strika** » Thu Jan 26, 2006 10:36 pm

I agree totally, butter and grease!

Colette · Post by **Colette** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 7:55 am

Thanks for the tips all, will try that technique - but might pass on the butter though, unless it helps me get my knee down or something??

aardvark · Post by **aardvark** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 11:52 am

I zip mine together, then put them on.

But then, when we stop and it's hot, I put my shoulders out of joint, remove my arms from the sleeves and then let my jacket hang behind me, still zipped to the pants. Everyone else seems to take their jackets of completely.

swabio-ACT · Post by **swabio-ACT** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 2:00 pm

I do the same as the Aardvaaaaaaaaaaaaaark!