Got some new (used) leathers, sold the other (also new) leathers, sold the (used, crashed) leathers.
At one point, I had approximately $1800 in leather suits hanging up in my house. I originally had a set of off-white Dainese leathers that I crashed in. I decided to upgrade to a new-new set that was a little larger, since I added a back & chest protector to my ensemble.
After riding at Carolina, I felt like the new-new Dainese Racing Lady suit in a sz 46 was choking me.
I was able to find a used (nearly new) condition Dainese Yu suit for sale in a sz 46, in black. Then I found a local buyer for the new-new leathers that didn’t fit. And then someone bought my crashed leathers on eBay! All of this leather selling happened within a week- I was totally expecting those crashed leathers to sit on eBay for months!
Also, did you know that there’s such a thing as leather paint?
Angelus Leather Paint: meant for shoes, so it’s pretty tough. Also comes in a rainbow of colors and happens to be in stock at my local (10-minute walk) art supply store.
I didn’t like the red/black/gray color scheme going on when I purchased my new-used leathers. So I changed them. I made them more… KTMish. I’m very matchy-matchy now. Squeeee!
Before & After:
I think I’m going to tweak it a little more, but it’s pretty close to done.