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i'm aware of the deep (and i mean deep) familiarity this board has with farm animals baa . i'm wondering if that knowledge can be put to use for my benefit...

 

with regards to motorcycle leathers - what's the significant (if any) difference between goatskin and cowhide.

 

- durability? :battlecage:

 

- safety? skull

 

- breathability? sickie

- coefficient of friction 8D

 

- etc etc.... :yoda:

 

any ideas?

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Cowhide is generally a courser leather than goat. I ride with cowhide for safety, but it isn't as comfortable. It is warmer and a bit stiffer. So if you are on cafe bike, the back of the collar will rest in your neck right under your helmet and can a little irritating. The cool thing is that is makes that awesome squeeky leather sound so well!

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awesome squeeky leather sound so well!

 

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Cowhide is generally a courser

Definitions of courser on the Web:

  • a huntsman who hunts small animals with fast dogs that use sight rather than scent to follow their prey
  • charger: formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle
  • a dog trained for coursing
  • swift-footed terrestrial plover-like bird of southern Asia and Africa; related to the pratincoles
    wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

 

*Pluvianus aegyptius*Cursorius cursor*Cursorius temminckii*Cursorius coromandelius*Cursorius rufus*Rhinoptilus africanus*Rhinoptilus cinctus*Rhinoptilus chalcopterus*Rhinoptilus bitorquatus

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courser

 

IM confuse...........wich of theseed id you meen???????????????????

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I read a bit on gloves that recommended deerskin. They had a bunch of info about how it stretched or some such nonsense and how it was better than cow or goat for motorcycle gear. I think it was all sales crap since the company was (at the time) the only seller of deerhide riding goods.

 

I would look at what the pro riding suits are made of. Those guys no more about abrasion resistant clothing than anyone.

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If thicknesses are the same, I'm thinkin' goathide wears better than cowhide.

 

Depends on who's wearing them. Here, for instance, my vote is for the faux snakeskin.

 

leathers.jpg

 

 

As for myself, I ride in cowhide leathers and don't feel that they're lacking in any way regarding function or comfort. They've bleached out a little over the years, but have otherwise worn well with the miles.

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If thicknesses are the same, I'm thinkin' goathide wears better than cowhide.

 

Depends on who's wearing them. Here, for instance, my vote is for the faux snakeskin.

 

leathers.jpg

 

 

 

 

As for myself, I ride in cowhide leathers and don't feel that they're lacking in any way regarding function or comfort. They've bleached out a little over the years, but have otherwise worn well with the miles.

 

Yeah, that looks OK, but it would probably look better on a woman.

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