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Dan The Man
An Englishman abroad,
Sweden
Posts: 345
Premier Member
Daytona 955i (99-01)
27 Mar 2008 22:23 |
Anyone got one? Any good? I quite like the look of these, good price too:http://www.fieldsheerdire.....cat=mesh_jacket
Anyone dealt with this company? I`ve never heard of them.
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Frank Jones
NY,
USA
Posts: 1,737
Premier Member
Sprint RS (02-05)
28 Mar 2008 01:14 |
Fieldsheer USED to be a bloody excellent " courier" brand.in the Nineties, but my mate, Andy, who used to do ALL their repairs in Manchester, said they were later made in India and weren't up to snuff.............
No idea if any of that is relevant today, just giving you a valuable history lesson.............
My other mate, who's still a Bike courier, has my old Nineties Fieldsheer armoured Textile jacket, from the Nineties for his wife...............says it is still " the Dogs danglies!!!!"
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Narna
Not hiding from Sue,
United Kingdom
Posts: 16,195
Premier Member
Daytona T595 (97-98)
04 Apr 2008 15:45 |
Fieldsheer....
Photo Album Image
.......nuff said....
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jimmyj
South Wales,
United Kingdom
Posts: 3,829
Premier Member
Daytona 955i (04->)
04 Apr 2008 15:54 |
"Feelsqueer" - Evidence if ever you needed it then Dan 
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Dan The Man
An Englishman abroad,
Sweden
Posts: 345
Premier Member
Daytona 955i (99-01)
04 Apr 2008 16:04 |
Bloody `ell. Maybe I should look elsewhere then
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~Bluelabel~
The Shades, Ongar,
United Kingdom
Posts: 31,217
Premier Member
Thunderbird Sport (98-00)
13 Apr 2008 19:39 |
Oi..... gerrout of me profile.... ya bastids.....
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Boing (formerly John M)
La Canada CA,
USA
Posts: 135
Speed Triple T509 (97-98)
17 Apr 2008 13:41 |
I have one, second one I have had
I like them, quality seems good and armor seems substantial
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Red Monkey
Swinging in a tyre,
United Kingdom
Posts: 14,022
Premier Member
Daytona 955i (99-01)
11 May 2008 17:51 |
Sorry to disagree chaps........
Most Fieldsheer stuff sold in the UK in the late '80's early '90's was utter shite. All the lairy colours were nothing more than a patchwork of panels all badly sewn together and just waiting to burst at the seams. There also seemed to be a lot of axilla in their suits and I don't mean a big green lizard from Japan
Decent suits either use few panels or use a basic suit with colours overlayed. Things may have changed but I'd have to look closely at any Fieldsheer product to even consider it - the fact that they turned-out such shite would always be at the back of my mind.
Maybe things have changed and they're better now in which case I stand corrected.
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Frank Jones
NY,
USA
Posts: 1,737
Premier Member
Sprint RS (02-05)
11 May 2008 23:41 |
In the 80' 90's they were, at first, sewn together somewhere in Europe.
Later, my mate, the leatherworker, got a lot in for repair, as they were sewing them together in India ( money, obviously)thats when they seemed to go down hill!!!
I guess if you got a "pre India" one you were good to go!!!!!
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Frank Jones
NY,
USA
Posts: 1,737
Premier Member
Sprint RS (02-05)
11 May 2008 23:46 |
RM.
Partly true.......
Lots of sewn together Panels aren't the GREATEST of ideas, as you rightly point out, BUT , if they are sewn together with the right size and material of thread per inch, they can still be relatively strong..............
My mate, above mentioned, used to get Hein Gericke Manchester's, Fieldsheer apparel to re stitch........once he'd finshed with them, they were far stronger than original!!!
In fact , I had a jacket off him, which took at least three bad tumbles, and was still protective when I sold it!!!
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Red Monkey
Swinging in a tyre,
United Kingdom
Posts: 14,022
Premier Member
Daytona 955i (99-01)
12 May 2008 09:09 |
[edited]:
Sorry I wouldn't know much about mass produced leathers as mine are bespoke old chap
More panels = more opportunity for burst seams. There is a minimum and maximum number of stitches per inch.....too few and the pressure can burst the thread, too many and they act like perforations on a letter and just "tear along the dotted line". There's also the way they are stitched.........the seam should ideally be triple stitched, more in vulnerable areas. And of course, there's the quality of the hide used.....good suits will often use double thickness (or more) in key areas.
I did have a Fieldsheer suit years ago.....infact it's still in the garage but I wouldn't wear it now as regrettably it fulfills all of the criteria in my first post.
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Ells
Staffs,
United Kingdom
Posts: 55
Daytona 955i (02CE, 03)
12 May 2008 15:54 |
I have the red and black one and it is excellent for those really hot days. While it contains a good selection of Armour I am not sure how good it would be in an accident.
On the down side it makes you look like you ve just finished a game of Ice Hockey and jumped on your bike!
Ells.
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Frank Jones
NY,
USA
Posts: 1,737
Premier Member
Sprint RS (02-05)
13 May 2008 01:49 |
I wuz just a poor old Courier mate...just trying to make an honest quid, Gov.
Couldn't 'ardly afford a decent nosh up for my family, let alone bespoke leathers.....................!!!!!!
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Red Monkey
Swinging in a tyre,
United Kingdom
Posts: 14,022
Premier Member
Daytona 955i (99-01)
13 May 2008 10:54 |
Should 'ave sent 'em t'mill.
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