Leather Jacket
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Fox Creek Pimps? LOL. What does that make you, the Langlitz pimp? 
You get on people for their opinions on Fox Creek yet you do the same thing with Langlitz. You come across in every post like you're the fricken God of leather and nobody else is allowed a dissenting opinion. Please.
I have contacted the Almighty Langlitz and bowed at the altar of leather, but was deemed not worthy. Being one of the Lanlitz pimps, maybe you can put in a good word for me.
Get off your leather high horse and spare me the sanctimonious BS.
Amen and go in peace.
You get on people for their opinions on Fox Creek yet you do the same thing with Langlitz. You come across in every post like you're the fricken God of leather and nobody else is allowed a dissenting opinion. Please. I have contacted the Almighty Langlitz and bowed at the altar of leather, but was deemed not worthy. Being one of the Lanlitz pimps, maybe you can put in a good word for me.
Get off your leather high horse and spare me the sanctimonious BS.
Amen and go in peace.
Is Langlitz worth the cost differential between them and Fox Creek? Pretty subjective, but personally I'd say yes. Its the difference between an Armani or Hugo Boss and Henry Poole or Norton & Sons.
Custom fit is custom fit - and there really is no substitute. Try out a custom fit shirt sometime. You can usually get them fairly inexpensively (<$75 each), and once you do, you'll never go back to off-the-rack.
Yes, one of your arms is longer than the other. One is thicker than the other. No they're not necessarily the same arm. For one person having a pocket located a 1/10th of an inch higher means the difference between being able to access it while on the bike or not. Maybe you don't carry a gun, but some of us do and we care where that gun pocket is located - and that it really IS a gun pocket...not just a big pocket. Maybe you have wider hips than the mannequin Fox Creek was using happens to have - and wider than the adjustments will allow for. All these things make a huge difference in fit.
Now if i could just find a custom GLOVE maker...
Last edited by honorsdaddy; Feb 23, 2010 at 04:27 PM.
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If their jackets are anything like their website I am not sure if I would be able to put the thing on. Maybe they are too "non computer" to be bothered with new fangled technology. They probably still use a rotary phone...and cuss under their breath when they screw the last number up when dialing long distance.
Last edited by nskitts; Feb 23, 2010 at 04:28 PM.
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If their jackets are anything like their website I am not sure if I would be able to put the thing on. Maybe they are too "non computer" to be bothered with new fangled technology. They probably still use a rotary phone...and cuss under their breath when they screw the last number up when dialing long distance.
Want to see a real good website check out Berkshire Hathaway. But I guess Warren Buffet or Charlie Munger know nothing of making money.
http://www.berkshirehathaway.com/
Last edited by leicafish; Feb 23, 2010 at 04:59 PM.
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If their jackets are anything like their website I am not sure if I would be able to put the thing on. Maybe they are too "non computer" to be bothered with new fangled technology. They probably still use a rotary phone...and cuss under their breath when they screw the last number up when dialing long distance.
*cough**cough**harley**cough**cough*
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Interesting thread to say the least.. My take is, wear what you want.. personally, the leather I have currently is fine, but I want a Langlitz, simple as that.. So as soon as finances will allow, I'll be ordering one..
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What is that expression? "There are Harley riders and those that want to be?" Same with Langlitz. Sure Fox Creek is good enough for now but what if you could afford the best? Come on, quit denying it, we know you want one. Don't lie. We understand. 
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Langlitz
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A few days ago I decided to share an experience of riding down to Portland to get a jacket fitted at Langlitz. It seemed to me to be a perfectly reasonable thing to do and entirely in the spirit of this forum.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/touri...y-can-buy.html
To summarize:
I'll name no names. If any of what I've said hits home then as my sainted mother used to say "If the shoe fits wear it".
A few days ago I decided to share an experience of riding down to Portland to get a jacket fitted at Langlitz. It seemed to me to be a perfectly reasonable thing to do and entirely in the spirit of this forum.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/touri...y-can-buy.html
To summarize:
- Many people agreed with my claim that Langlitz makes the best jackets out there especially those that had either owned one or do own one.
- Some stated that a good jacket can be had for less.
- Others decided that you (me I guess) had to be some kind of poser for buying one.
- One took issue with customers of Langlitz keeping Langlitz in business "but I DO CARE that people keep these companies in business"
- Yet others felt that since Langlitz employed Americans who weren't ALL white Caucasians that there was no difference between buying "Chinese made in the USA" vs. "Chinese made in China".
- I've been riding for 36 years. I've owned countless jackets, synthetic, Harley, Vanson etc. None have fit particularly well. One reason Langlitz are so damned good is that they are tailor made to fit. In response to all who ask why?: IT FITS DAMN IT!!!.
- There seems to be a lot of ignorance expressed on the topic. One or two have claimed to have seen a Langlitz jacket and don't get it. I challenge anyone to identify a Langlitz jacket in a crowded biker bar. Unless you are intimately familiar with their products you wouldn't be able to. Which brings me to another point,
- "Poser": someone who pretends to belong to a group only by affecting the attributes of the group. Exactly what does owning a higher than average quality non-descript (no labels, no external identification) jacket have to do with being a poser? I contend that there's no shortage of posers on this board. No shortage of Johnny come lately motorcyclist/bikers that have some sort of affectation (look it up) to a lifestyle they have no genuine claim to. Unfortunately the brand "Harley Davidson" seems to attract these true "posers" like no other. No true biker would attack another biker for buying a Langlitz jacket unless out of envy. No true biker would attack another biker for riding another brand motorcycle either (but I digress).
- A true biker would, in my experience, have an appreciation for a small business doing something out of a passion to be the best and provide bikers with what they need. Not a company that expands and expands, all the while lowering quality to save on costs. This is no business with flashy neon signs out front. The only glitz this company has they come by honestly from the founder's last name. Anyone that would like to see a company like this go out of business is out of their ever self loving mind.
- As far as this forum member is concerned - you might also wonder whether I fit in to some kind of stereotype that a handful of people seem to subscribe to. The tough, macho, tattooed beer swilling "Live to Ride" real biker as portrayed by Hollywood. After all my years of riding I'll tell you that 99% of these real bikers are true posers. That movie "Wild Hogs" struck a little too close to the truth for some of you out there I'm guessing. I'm not going to bother to pretend to be anything I'm not - so forgive me for not hiding from the fact that I'm educated and can sit down at my computer and articulate my thoughts clearly. Forgive me that I have a good well paying job and don't pretend otherwise just to fit in. Forgive me that I really do some serious riding and that my comfort and safety while riding is worth the extra dollars - and forgive me that I have a few extra dollars to spend. Forgive me that I live in the North West where good riding gear is a really good idea year round.
I'll name no names. If any of what I've said hits home then as my sainted mother used to say "If the shoe fits wear it".
Last edited by davessworks; Feb 23, 2010 at 07:19 PM.
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A few days ago I decided to share an experience of riding down to Portland to get a jacket fitted at Langlitz. It seemed to me to be a perfectly reasonable thing to do and entirely in the spirit of this forum.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/touri...y-can-buy.html
To summarize:
I'll name no names. If any of what I've said hits home then as my sainted mother used to say "If the shoe fits wear it".
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/touri...y-can-buy.html
To summarize:
- Many people agreed with my claim that Langlitz makes the best jackets out there especially those that had either owned one or do own one.
- Some stated that a good jacket can be had for less.
- Others decided that you (me I guess) had to be some kind of poser for buying one.
- One took issue with customers of Langlitz keeping Langlitz in business "but I DO CARE that people keep these companies in business"
- Yet others felt that since Langlitz employed Americans who weren't ALL white Caucasians that there was no difference between buying "Chinese made in the USA" vs. "Chinese made in China".
- I've been riding for 36 years. I've owned countless jackets, synthetic, Harley, Vanson etc. None have fit particularly well. One reason Langlitz are so damned good is that they are tailor made to fit. In response to all who ask why?: IT FITS DAMN IT!!!.
- There seems to be a lot of ignorance expressed on the topic. One or two have claimed to have seen a Langlitz jacket and don't get it. I challenge anyone to identify a Langlitz jacket in a crowded biker bar. Unless you are intimately familiar with their products you wouldn't be able to. Which brings me to another point,
- "Poser": someone who pretends to belong to a group only by affecting the attributes of the group. Exactly what does owning a higher than average quality non-descript (no labels, no external identification) jacket have to do with being a poser? I contend that there's no shortage of posers on this board. No shortage of Johnny come lately motorcyclist/bikers that have some sort of affectation (look it up) to a lifestyle they have no genuine claim to. Unfortunately the brand "Harley Davidson" seems to attract these true "posers" like no other. No true biker would attack another biker for buying a Langlitz jacket unless out of envy. No true biker would attack another biker for riding another brand motorcycle either (but I digress).
- A true biker would, in my experience, have an appreciation for a small business doing something out of a passion to be the best and provide bikers with what they need. Not a company that expands and expands, all the while lowering quality to save on costs. This is no business with flashy neon signs out front. The only glitz this company has they come by honestly from the founder's last name. Anyone that would like to see a company like this go out of business is out of their ever self loving mind.
I'll name no names. If any of what I've said hits home then as my sainted mother used to say "If the shoe fits wear it".
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Great observation relative to quality riding leathers.
Want to see a real good website check out Berkshire Hathaway. But I guess Warren Buffet or Charlie Munger know nothing of making money.
http://www.berkshirehathaway.com/
Want to see a real good website check out Berkshire Hathaway. But I guess Warren Buffet or Charlie Munger know nothing of making money.
http://www.berkshirehathaway.com/
Last edited by nskitts; Feb 23, 2010 at 08:33 PM.
