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how long did it take you to break in your leathers?

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Old Mar 8, 2006 | 12:21 PM
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Default how long did it take you to break in your leathers?

just got a leather jacket finally and christ the arms are stiff. definetely not used to wearing something so heavy. anyways...side note - bike is back together finally and wewt
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Old Mar 8, 2006 | 01:18 PM
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after a month of off and on riding, my leather was much more comfortable
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Old Mar 8, 2006 | 01:26 PM
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Congrats on getting the SuperHawk back in one piece!

Give it some time. The leathers have to break in for a bit (took mine about a week of non-stop abuse).
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Old Mar 8, 2006 | 10:47 PM
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I'm working on a new jacket too. I feel ya.
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 08:20 AM
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Default Re: how long did it take you to break in your leathers? (EngineNoO9)

Use some leather conditioner, it'll help soften it up so it's not so stiff.
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 04:50 PM
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go ride in the rain, helped me when i did it
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 08:48 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ngng &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">go ride in the rain, helped me when i did it</TD></TR></TABLE>
That's the way my brother did it, not intentionally though, he just happend to get caught in some heavy rain.
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Old Mar 9, 2006 | 09:51 PM
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I dont know....I've only wore my suit twice
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