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Posted: **Sat Aug 30, 2008 3:07 pm**

A question for the girls.........

Just doing a little bit of research for the stargirlz range. Whilst I know what I am looking for, I would really be interested in hearing what other girls think about motorcycle gear.

How do you feel when you go into a store to purchase motorcycle gear?

What do you look for in gear?

What do you think of the fitting and shape of the current female range?

What features would you like to see in ladies gear?

Any other ideas or suggestions are gratefully accepted.

Thanks in advance

Posted: **Sat Aug 30, 2008 7:16 pm**

I was looking for a winter jacket and NEED boobie room. I had to go up sizes and hated the fit or go down size and squash them :cry:

The bigger sizes are OK cept that the sleeves r to long :cry:

Posted: **Sun Aug 31, 2008 12:26 am**

I'm with Lainie, I have a fair to middling rack and I -hate- having it squished into a jacket that otherwise fits just dandy. I've had oversize jackets taken in at the waist for this reason - an additional expense on already expensive gear. Most women's gear seems to be designed for tubby, stumpy-limbed, flat chested barrels, not real people... and pink... that's guff...

Hope that helps. J.

Posted: **Sun Aug 31, 2008 12:42 am**

oh and while I think of it, things I would like to see in women's motorcycling gear is 2-piece suits with extra patches of that breathable, stretchy kevlar stuff under boobs (not just under arms) and across front of hips (not just crotch) so we can twist and move more freely on the bike and sweat less. Lower cut backs of necks of jackets so our ponytails/pigtails/dreadlocks don't jam in between jacket and lid, restricting movement and visibility. Longer cut backs of jackets so we don't get that strip of sunburn on our lower backs. Smooth finish kevlar lining on draggin jeans so we don't get mad wriggly line patterns on our arses if we wear a g-string. And finally, boots with a bit of a heel, I hate walking in superflats and even though I'm taller than the average lass, most women I think would appreciate a bit more leg length for more stable footing and confidence at lights etc.

OK I think I'm done. Cheers J.

Posted: **Mon Sep 01, 2008 12:38 pm**

If I had to buy anything motorcycle related (even accessories) my husband would be there so he tends to do all the talking (mostly because he's far more experienced with the motorcycle world than I am). Walking around the shops and checking out jackets and things, sometimes I find the ladies armour isn't as hard as the mens. I agree with the boots comment from previous post.

Posted: **Mon Sep 01, 2008 1:16 pm**

I wasnt aware we had such well endowed members :shock:

Posted: **Mon Sep 01, 2008 2:25 pm**

Pink Angel wrote:How do you feel when you go into a store to purchase motorcycle gear?

I always feel great because I luv shopping . . . especially if it's for new motorbike gear !

Pink Angel wrote:What do you look for in gear?

For me, it's something that fits well (ie fits where it should), is comfortable and provides the protection that I'm after.

Pink Angel wrote:What do you think of the fitting and shape of the current female range?

Well, it's been a few years since trying on new gear, but at the time I was very disappointed in a lot of the leather pants I had tried on, especially the tiger angel pants (probably because I had my heart set on em). None seemed to fit in the right places.

And I guess if I told you that the leathers I currently wear all the time are 'mens' technic pants - and that's because at the time they were at the right price and the right size and fitted better than any of the female pants I had tried on. . . so I bought em.

Pink Angel wrote:What features would you like to see in ladies gear?

Choices in colour (it's gotta be PINK lol), I think a removable inner liner is important, but most of all it has to do what it's designed to and be comfortable. Personally I'm not fussed bout other features - but hey, that's me. :roll:

I hope this helps you with your research !

Posted: **Mon Sep 01, 2008 4:33 pm**

Richo wrote:I wasnt aware we had such well endowed members

Yoy OBVIOUSLY haven't met Lainie then

Posted: **Tue Sep 02, 2008 5:54 am**

+1 to everything already said. Most of my gear has had to be altered- even leathers. Girls aren't shaped like guys, so a lot of the gear is uncomfortable. As the girls said- bigger in the places that count would be nice.

We need smaller sizes too! Finding small sizes in bike gear is like pulling teeth- I have had to order in most of my gear.

By the way- PLEASE make our gear without flowers and little glittery pink bits too- we are bikers after all :roll:

Hope this helps.....

Posted: **Tue Sep 02, 2008 9:26 am**

Black Magic wrote:+By the way- PLEASE make our gear without flowers and little glittery pink bits too- we are bikers after all

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Seconded!!!

It's so hard to find girls gear without silly flowers or pastelly colors or pink ..

and also with the tops, like everyone has said, they really need to allow for boobs. Admittedly more and more do, but I tried on a RST leather jacket the other day, and I could barely do it up.. I told the rep and he just shrugged :roll:

Posted: **Tue Sep 02, 2008 9:35 am**

Black Magic wrote:Girls aren't shaped like guys...

Haven't you met Gos?

He's got a hawt set of moobs.

Posted: **Tue Sep 02, 2008 9:30 pm**

mick_dundee wrote:
Richo wrote:I wasnt aware we had such well endowed members

Yoy OBVIOUSLY haven't met Lainie then

YOU always drag me into this

Posted: **Tue Sep 02, 2008 9:42 pm**

Lainie wrote:
mick_dundee wrote:
Richo wrote:I wasnt aware we had such well endowed members

Yoy OBVIOUSLY haven't met Lainie then

YOU always drag me into this

Geez, I thought Mick meant the top end - not the other !! :shock:

Posted: **Tue Sep 02, 2008 10:20 pm**

ttc wrote:
Black Magic wrote:+By the way- PLEASE make our gear without flowers and little glittery pink bits too- we are bikers after all
Seconded!!! It's so hard to find girls gear without silly flowers or pastelly colors or pink ..

You can't be serious ? :roll:

. . . we obviously don't shop in the same places, cause I haven't seen much gear with flowers and 'pink bits' (altho admittedly it's been a while since I've shopped for new gear).

Yes I agree, well sort of - I mean you can still be a serious biker and where some COLOUR imo!

It is after all bout being 'seen' so the brighter the better!

I'm with you bout the flowers, but hey whats wrong with some 'pink bits' ? ?

Posted: **Wed Sep 03, 2008 5:41 am**

It must be a QLD thing Rob. Most of the gear I have bought had to have flowers removed from it! Maybe you need some retail therapy in the Sunshine State- loads of gear with colour up here!

(I'm a black kinda girl myself.....)

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