Love mine.
It has been crash tested more times than I would have preferred
Mine was custom made. Fit perfect first try. I did have to send it back, but that was because they messed up on some options. No cost to me other than the time.
My suit is the two piece Air Mesh Kevlar II. I had them include the zipper so I could attach the jacket/pants if I ever got around to doing a track day. I had them leave off ALL logos and also the top pockets on the jacket (chest high). I did not want them blocking air flow. I use the two lower pockets. Water proof would be nice, but has never really been a problem as I just move the cell/wallet to the tank bag or other water proof location. I have the two thigh pockets as well. I have the reflective striping and it is VERY bright and VERY noticeable according to people that have ridden behind me at night.
It is very comfortable, but I have two gripes. I do not like the wrist/neck closures. They are not real adjustable for size, like when wearing with/without rain/thermal liner. I have not come up with a real good solution to suggest to Wayne for that. I have not looked at any of the new suits to see if that has been addressed. The wrists and neck are a bit tight for my liking when I have the liners in. Without the liners it is perfect.
The rain liner is VERY effective, with one weakness. If you wear a gauntlet cuff glove that goes over your jacket sleeve, rain will hit the liner and run right into the glove. You have to get the glove cuff under the liner. Again, this gets to the adjustability of the wrist opening, which on my suit won't open enough. I've had my suit for 5-1/2 years and haven't gotten that addressed, so it is not like it is major deal breaker
No gripes about the pants. BUT, they melt real quick if they brush up against a hot exhaust pipe!! It would be cool if he offered some kind of heat resistant liner along the inside of the thigh/calves like you see on dirt pants. I mention this because I use my suit for street and dirt riding.
I had two get offs on pavement while wearing the suit. One was a low speed front end washout at a stop sign courtesy of a Mexican border guard tossing a bucket of soapy water on the road right as I was braking
The armor did its job and I had no soreness or bruising from a pretty hard impact. The other was a deer strike at about 40mph. I hit the ground HARD. The impact broke my left ankle. The left leg was stuck under the bike as it was sliding and spinning down the road, so I was taken along for the ride and did a good deal of tumbling and sliding as well. I had no rash or bruising. The suit wore through where my keys were in the pocket and had a small tear from getting snagged on part of the bike. I washed it and sent to Wayne. We had a discussion about the pros/cons of the suit and he was VERY receptive to my comments. They repaired it, freshened the velcro/reflective stuff and sent it back.
Dirt get offs are usually slower speed... usually... They also usually involve impacts with rocks, roots, etc,... Back at the end of 2011, I had a get off at about 30-35 mph out near Big Bend. I hit the ground pretty hard on a LOT of sharp rocks. I never felt it. What I did feel was my ankle over extending
Not cuts, scrapes, or bruises. I wasn't even sore from the impact (other than the sprained ankle). Fast forward to Early March and I am back out at Big Bend in the NP this time. Speed was not high, but I clipped a BIG shrub with the left bar and got slapped to the ground pretty hard again... on cacti...
Once again, I did not feel the impact... and once again I felt the same !@#$% ankle get sprained (but not as bad as the previous sprain). After removing some cactus spikes, I was back on the bike and able to finish riding. Other than being dirty, the suit really is no worse for the wear.
Since I was going to be using mine on/off road, I did have them make a few modifications. First, I measured circumference of the fattest part of the dirt boots when I had them on, right around the calf muscle. I added 1-1/2" to that and asked them to make sure the lower part of the pants would clear that dimension. Then I had them add straps that would let me pull the pants in tighter for when I was wearing my street boots. This worked pretty well, but they are still a hair snug on the calf, so I probably should have added a bit more. At the time, the left leg zipper stopped at the knee. I had them bring it up to the crotch so that I could get the pants on/off without having to have my boots off. This is INCREDIBLY handy!! Lastly, I had them add hip armor, which was not available at the time. I actually had to argue with him about that one because he said it would keep me from being able to bend at the hip to sit down. We compromised and he put in two layers of the softer armor. It works great. It makes my butt look big... whatever...
I get all kinds of comments from other riders, particularly the non gear wearing crowd. I even had someone ask me if I was a fireman
Let me tell you though, it seems expensive, and it is a substantial up front cost. There is no getting around that and not everyone can afford to do it. I probably would not have spent the money except that I was able to because of many generous donations from TWT members after an accident a few years back where my gear was ruined. When I think about how expensive a trip to the ER is for even minor injuries nowadays, this suit has already paid for itself many many times over. I just got out of the ER last night for a non bike related issue. Before they had done anything more than start an IV and get my information, a lady from the financial office came in to discuss the bill. It was already at $4000 and they had done NOTHING!! That was just the base fee for being admitted to the ER!!
It doesn't take much rash to win a trip to the ER...