Jon, Kudo's to you and Z-leathers both. Good job getting their opinion, and a
great response from a company that sounds willing to do whatever it takes to
get poeple what they need once the final rules come out. Wish all companies
had the ability to work with our sport that way.
Todd-
> > From: "Z Custom Leathers" <Staff@zcustom.com>
> > To: "Jon Wennerberg" <jonw@up.net>
> > Whatever you guys want/need. Most of your members are probably going
> > to
> > have to go out and buy new custom suits. That will be great for us,
> > since
> > all off the rack leathers include fabric. All the pros have
> > Kevlar/fabric
> > incorporated into their suits, which are FIM and AMA approved. We are
> > aware
> > of the excessive speeds you are going compared to the roadracers,
> > which has
> > to be taken into consideration.
> >
> > We can certainly make a suit with all leather, no Kevlar at all. Many
> > years
> > back, suits were made entirely of leather, but we had to meet the
> > demands of
> > the consumers who wanted Kevlar. That would also mean no "cool vent"
> > stretch material behind the knees. We don't use Kevlar behind the
> > knees,
> > because it is not breathable or as comfortable.
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