I am not specifically looking for sport leathers for a track day but, I may want to do a track day or two in the future.
The Taichi jacket at ~$550 fit me really well in a 54 (Triple XL in Japan apparently) but, the pants were laughably wrong, being massively long with the knee protection hanging well below my knee caps.
The Alpinestars Missile 54 Short pants fit really well but, the jackets had laughably long arms for me.
The Alpinestars SMX V2 boots fit my foot really well but, my calves are on the large side, barely catching the Velcro. When get back to work outdoors, they aren't going to fit and, I can't see putting leather legs in them.
Coming out of Winter I am also a bit heavier than I am in Summer working outdoors and a tend to move a bit of my gut to my lower legs. Right now, I'm right at 172lbs , wear a medium polo shirt, and 34x30 Wranglers in America/Vanity sizing. In Summer, my calves really fill out my Blue jean legs.
This has me stuck with how to spend ~$1K on motorcycle leathers that would be suitable for a trackday while being reasonable for more everyday 'street' use. I am on a Triumph Speed Triple 1200RR for what its worth.
At the moment, it seems best to find someone to sew a compatible zipper onto either the Taichi Jacket or Alpinestarts Missile Pants but, what do I do about some street boots. I really need to get out of hiking boots or ADV boots and into a more appropriate sport shoe but, how do I find something that will fit my calves? Even better, work with some leather pants?
TIA, Sid from East Texas