 
| Excerpt from: Motorcycle Lawyer
|  | | November 14, 2008 | | The Ultimate in Customer Service | Wayne at Motorport is familiar to readers of this blog. As you know, many of my friends kid me mercilessly about my belief in Kevlar for motorcycle safety. For new readers, I have been wearing Motoports Ultra II Schoeller stretch Kevlar for so long that I am not really sure how long it's been.
The web is full of Motoport vs Aerostitch comparisons. For me, it was an easy choice, because Aerostitch does not do custom sizing. My Motoport was originally sized just for me. (The old me, not the new me).
In the summer, I have a loose weave Kevlar shirt that lets the breeze through, and 1000 Denier Cordura jeans. Motoport did both of these by duplicating comfortable clothes I sent them, but using tough, abrasion resistant material, and incorporating their triple density body armor.
Anyway, the Motorport Ultra II is a critical piece of gear for a motorcycle lawyer. If I have enough of a bag to fold a suit jacket into, I can easily slip the Ultra II over whateves I am wearing. In a pinch, I could probably wear even the suit jacket underneath. When I get where I'm going, I slide a bicycle lock through the sleeve of the Ultra II, and over that pants. By the time I walk away from the motorcycle, I am ready for the courtroom.
Of course, the important part is that on the way to and from the courtroom, I am fully protected while riding both in terms of abrasion, and impact. Plus comfortable.
I had a little issue with heat from the exhaust of the Vision making the Kevlar shiny, but hopefully that was fixed with the heat wrap mentioned in my recent Thermo Tec post.
Anyway, I called Wayne, reviewed the fact that the Ultra II no longer fit, and started asking about replacing the gear. In response, Wayne suggested I simply mark the changes I needed, gave me a return order, and simply said I should send the gear to him for alteration.
A couple of things are amazing about this: 1) the suit is at least 8 years old, and I am being very conservative in this estimate; 2) the alterations will be made AT MOTOPORT'S COST!, and 3) The whole process will take 3-5 days.
There may be something more that you could ask for, but I really don't know what that might be.
An interesting sidenote is that we talked about putting a little leather where the Kevlar can be against the exhaust. Wayne carefully explained to me that the Kevlar actually has a higher melting point than the destruction temperature of the leather. It seems that every time I talk to him, I learn something.
Thanks, Wayne, Once Again.
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