Women's advice needed
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07-27-2009, 11:57 PM
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Women's advice needed
hey sorry to be posting this in ur ladies section but u ladies would know better than any of the guys...my girlfriend wants to start riding with me(on the back of my bike...ill convince her soon enough to get one of her own though!) and her birthday is coming up and i was gonna get her a good looking riding jacket. i was looking at the icon hella crossbones jacket but i just wanted to see if any of u ladies have tried it on her seen one...just wanna know if its a decent piece or not...also she's about 5'5" maybe 110 athletic build average sized chest (incase it matters for sizing) for her size i guess. sooooo i wanna know if any of u have an icon jacket what size u think about for her, they run a little small or a little large? im not gonna ask her cuz itll ruin the suprise
ANY HELP/SUGGESTION ON OTHER JACKETS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED
ANY HELP/SUGGESTION ON OTHER JACKETS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED
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07-28-2009, 12:20 AM
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Icon makes junk gear, get her a good brand and be happy knowing it will keep her skin on her.
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07-28-2009, 12:57 AM
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I'm not even going to attempt to argue that Icon makes good stuff, alot of it isn't up to snuff. However, if your girl won't wear it if it doesnt look good then getting anything on her is better than nothing, and the crossbone jackets are sharp looking and made out of leather. One warning though, and something I'm been bumping into alot again recently with finding my girl a bike, our sense of style and theirs is vastly different.
While to us this looks totally badass, and I agree that it does, most chicks I know, including my significant other, hate it. Were looking into getting her a new jacket for the cooler temps coming up and she bashed on this one when I showed it to her pretty hard, she thought it was tacky. Yet she loves this one. I dunno, I have a pretty good sense of style and still I can't figure out what quality she's looking at when she decides what looks good.
I don't know man, I hate to say it but you'd really be better off maybe not making it as much of a "surprise". Women can be pretty fickle when it comes to clothing and you need to make sure it's something she'll like since you want her to wear it and it's going to be her protection.
While to us this looks totally badass, and I agree that it does, most chicks I know, including my significant other, hate it. Were looking into getting her a new jacket for the cooler temps coming up and she bashed on this one when I showed it to her pretty hard, she thought it was tacky. Yet she loves this one. I dunno, I have a pretty good sense of style and still I can't figure out what quality she's looking at when she decides what looks good.
I don't know man, I hate to say it but you'd really be better off maybe not making it as much of a "surprise". Women can be pretty fickle when it comes to clothing and you need to make sure it's something she'll like since you want her to wear it and it's going to be her protection.
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07-28-2009, 02:49 AM
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I like the second one more than the first but I'm not much for skulls on women. This needs to go back in the ladies forum. Like he said we can't help him enough to get him to pic the right one. He needs the ladies help for this and they won't be upset that he asked in their forum. Give the guy a break. He was using his head. No offence classic and this is no attack on your judgement. You know you're my favorite mod. just sayin...
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07-28-2009, 05:31 AM
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07-28-2009, 06:07 AM
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Something to think about Jp ..
That thread I setup to help the lady member Speedy740 get votes ...
https://cbrforum.com/forum/showthrea...t=97592&page=2
Quite a few of the guys including you chimed in and helped ....but over on the original thread in the ladies section ...it looks like only 2 other ladies have voted and helped out ..?
Gotta make a guy wonder Jp ?
That thread I setup to help the lady member Speedy740 get votes ...
https://cbrforum.com/forum/showthrea...t=97592&page=2
Quite a few of the guys including you chimed in and helped ....but over on the original thread in the ladies section ...it looks like only 2 other ladies have voted and helped out ..?
Gotta make a guy wonder Jp ?
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07-28-2009, 06:36 AM
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07-28-2009, 08:00 AM
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I think this is really nice of you JP. But as a woman myself, I don't know if I'd trust my boyfriends judgement completely. He might not know exactly what I like. I would recommend you not make it such a surprise, take her out and get her the jacket that she WANTS. That way, it'll fit perfectly and she'll like the design and the brand of it. Good luck!