BT - you and anyone else that is trying to go through a transformation such as losing a lot of weight I agree is an exception.
And yes, I agree it would not make any sense to go out and buy a brand new set of leathers every few months. But how is this for an idea.
My first set of leathers that I ever bought I had tailored for me. This was like back in 1983. The pants that I bought I wanted to fit tight, I always kind of had this idea that the tighter the fit, the better chance you might have of limiting compound fractures.
Anyway, how is this for an idea, look around and see if you can find someone that can and is willing to tailor leathers.
A jacket is nto going to change a whole lot, regardless of how much weight you lose, if you are losing weight through exercise and lifting weights, your chest size is probably not going to get much smaller, you waste will get much smaller, but that wont prevent you from wearing a good jacket.
What that leaves is pants. if you can find a decent pair of leather pants, and maybe have them tailored every few months, you might be able to get off with buying a pair of pants now and a jacket, then every few months, plopping down maybe $40.00 to have the pants tailored smaller.
Then once you reach your ideal weight, get the one piece suit you want, and after you get that, sell the jacket and pants you had been wearing.
Keep in mind BT, losing weight and getting into shape is a life style change, it is NOT something you want to happen right away.
Not only can a huge change over a short period of time be a shock to your system, the faster you lose weight, the more chance you have of having baggy skin. You need to drink lots of water to keep the skin properly hydrated so it will shrink properly over time.
Ok, here are some leathers I just checked out for you. I am not sure of your size, or I would be more precise in my looking for you..
Here is a jacket that is normally $259.00 on close out sale for $119.00 the sizes they have in stock however are 40 and 48
http://www.newenough.com/teknic_thunder_jacket_page.htm
Here are some first gear pants, size ranges from 32 up to 40.
Normally $324.00 on sale for $159.00
http://www.newenough.com/firstgear_flightline_pants_page.htm
Anyway, these are just examples of this one web site and what they offer. I am assuming that you might be larger than a 40 waist at the moment.
If you can find someone locally that will tailor pants for you at a reasonable cost, this will also help you in maybe purchasing a used set of leathers. As long as you can find a pair that fit now or are larger, you can get them tailored down.
BT - As I said, someone as yourself who is trying to lose weight is an exception, because no one wants to throw money away and I understand that. Hopefully maybe the option I mentioned might be something that could work out for you.
If you are going to look, start with your local tailoring shops. The person that did it for me was a small business owner, they were not a large business. But they had the right machine, it just requires a heavy duty sewing machine with a heavy duty needle, aside form that, tailoring leather pants down is no different that tailoring regular pants, they measure you, remove the seam from the leathers, cut them and sew them back smaller.
If you give me you size and want to go that route, I will even keep my eye open in my area for good deals on leathers. Used, local stores etc.
Let me know if I can help dude!! And keep up the good work on losing the weight!!
