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From: bowmanj@csn.org (Jerry Bowman)
Subject: Re: Women's Jackets? (was Ed must be a Daemon Child!!)
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In article <bethdC5Juzw.18F@netcom.com> bethd@netcom.com (Beth Dixon) writes:
>In article <1993Apr14.141637.20071@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> jhensley@nyx.cs.du.edu (John Hensley) writes:
>>Beth Dixon (bethd@netcom.com) wrote:
>>: new Duc 750SS doesn't, so I'll have to go back to carrying my lipstick
>>: in my jacket pocket.  Life is _so_ hard.  :-)
>>
>>My wife is looking for a jacket, and most of the men's styles she's tried
>>don't fit too well. If they fit the shoulders and arms, they're too
>>tight across the chest, or something like that. Anyone have any 
>>suggestions? I'm assuming that the V-Pilot, in addition to its handy
>>storage facilities, is a pretty decent fit. Is there any company that
>>makes a reasonable line of women's motorcycling stuff? More importantly,
>>does anyone in Boulder or Denver know of a shop that bothers carrying any?
>
>I was very lucky I found a jacket I liked that actually _fits_.
>HG makes the v-pilot jackets, mine is a very similar style made
>by Just Leather in San Jose. I bought one of the last two they
>ever made.
>
>Finding decent womens motorcycling gear is not easy.  There is a lot
>of stuff out there that's fringed everywhere, made of fashion leather,
>made to fit men, etc.  I don't know of a shop in your area.  There
>are some women rider friendly places in the San Francisco/San Jose
>area, but I don't recommend buying clothing mail order.  Too hard
>to tell if it'll fit.  Bates custom makes leathers.  You might want
>to call them (they're in L.A.) and get a cost estimate for the type
>of jacket your wife is interested in.  Large manufacturers like
>BMW and H.G. sell women's lines of clothing of decent quality, but
>fit is iffy.
>
>A while ago, Noemi and Lisa Sieverts were talking about starting
>a business doing just this sort of thing.  Don't know what they
>finally decided.
>
>Beth
        Seems to me that Johns H.D. in Ft Collins used to carry some
    honest to god womens garb.>
>=================================================================
>Beth [The One True Beth] Dixon                   bethd@netcom.com
>1981 Yamaha SR250 "Excitable Girl"                      DoD #0384
>1979 Yamaha SR500 "Spike the Garage Rat"             FSSNOC #1843
>1992 Ducati 750SS                                     AMA #631903
>1963 Ducati 250 Monza -- restoration project         1KQSPT = 1.8
>"I can keep a handle on anything just this side of deranged."
>                                                        -- ZZ Top
>=================================================================


