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Post by bentin on Feb 5, 2018 9:09:57 GMT -6
Bentin. No they don't, the 633 is an SE exclusive cut Thanks, should have clarified. Just meant the 14OD, hadn't noticed it was out at all. Guess the Mildblends were the 777 cut, and the 633 works better for me, so yeah, SelfEdge does me more good. |
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Post by nate001 on Feb 5, 2018 9:13:56 GMT -6
Bentin. No they don't, the 633 is an SE exclusive cut Thanks, should have clarified. Just meant the 14OD, hadn't noticed it was out at all. Guess the Mildblends were the 777 cut, and the 633 works better for me, so yeah, SelfEdge does me more good. My spidey sense is tingling. Do we have a bentin IH purchase in our future? Edit: FWIW, they still have the 21oz black in the 777 cut in what I assume is your size (36?) on mega-super sale in the outlet ($225!). Don't know your need/opinion for black heavy denim tho. |
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Post by bentin on Feb 5, 2018 10:13:50 GMT -6
Thanks, should have clarified. Just meant the 14OD, hadn't noticed it was out at all. Guess the Mildblends were the 777 cut, and the 633 works better for me, so yeah, SelfEdge does me more good. My spidey sense is tingling. Do we have a bentin IH purchase in our future? Edit: FWIW, they still have the 21oz black in the 777 cut in what I assume is your size (36?) on mega-super sale in the outlet ($225!). Don't know your need/opinion for black heavy denim tho. Those look cool, but I've got three pairs of 20+ oz denim, which seems silly for Texas. |
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Post by gaseousclay on Feb 5, 2018 11:37:07 GMT -6
Those look cool, but I've got three pairs of 20+ oz denim, which seems silly for Texas.  |
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Post by bentin on Feb 5, 2018 11:45:32 GMT -6
Haha, I'm happy when it's under 40% humidity here.
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Post by bentin on Feb 5, 2018 11:54:13 GMT -6
But full props for black with a white weft and contrast stitching, everyone seems to have gone to bxb.
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Post by yinzer on Feb 5, 2018 16:07:07 GMT -6
Those look cool, but I've got three pairs of 20+ oz denim, which seems silly for Texas. Game over man, game over! |
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Post by disheveled on Feb 5, 2018 23:35:33 GMT -6
Any PNW brothers going to make it to see the IH's new brands at Portland OR's 1 Moto show? 'Ignition' and 'Racing' and apparently doing a collab deal with Ken's Racing too, with an LA distribution center to work in conjunction with their UK outfit. Not sure on the any of this but more details should be coming soon. Dehen and various other clothing brands will be present too!  |
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Post by giles on Feb 6, 2018 4:00:15 GMT -6
This has been on the cards for some time, but for various reasons has taken longer to get started than we would have liked.
Background. Haraki has always had a dream of having a presence in some form or other in The USA. Sales in Japan are slowing down and we need to find ways of keeping the workshops that make our clothing busy or else they may just decide it's all too much hassle and close down.
Paula and I agreed with Haraki back in May that we would start a new venture in Los Angeles. When I was in Tokyo with Alex in November we discussed the concept more and firmed things up.
We are in the process of creating a joint venture between Haraki and IHUK (Tom san has a stake in the JV too). We have taken space in Kens Factory USA, based in Long Beach, Los Angeles.
The plan.
1) Iron Heart USA will launch a range of clothing with Ken for Ken to sell through his outlets in The USA. This brand will be called Iron Heart Ignition
2) Iron Heart USA will launch a new range of clothing aimed at the new younger, sportier breed of Harley riders. This brand will be called Iron Heart Racing
3) We will cookie cut the UK online operation and set it up in Long Beach. One of our long-term problems has been the number of Nort American customers who simply can't buy from us as their credit card company sees a non-North American purchase as fraudulent and the credit card transaction is declined. Of course, this can be fixed, but for many North American customers, this attempted purchase is the first time they have tried to use their card outside of North America, the decline supports their initial view that buying from Gosport was really a risk too far. We very rarely manage to convert one of these potential customers. Ther is also a fear that a shipment from UK will incur taxes, in point of fact the tax-free import threshold in The USA is USD800, so that is really an unfounded fear. When entering the web store, North American customers will be directed (recognised by IP address) to a US version of ironheart.co.uk, where credit card processing will be performed in USA. Shipping could happen from US or UK. We believe that we will be able to offer a better service to our North American customers.
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Post by davelewis on Feb 6, 2018 11:51:03 GMT -6
Can only speak from my perspective, but the IH gear I purchased from Japan had zero issues with credit card payments, and the only added fee was the transaction that was charged by the bank from converting Yen to Dollar. No VAT, or Japanese tax. I'm not surprised at all that sales would be down in Japan, when they stopped selling out of their geography, as I simply didn't convert to buying somewhere else, and would suspect many others didn't also. Its cool you will be trying something here in the US, but could be a challenge, as Harley has had 2 consecutive years of declining sales, and weak performance internationally, and that is with a growing US economy, and recovering European economy. Old guys like myself at some point have to give up riding, and the Millennials aren't buying Harleys. I can also note that of all the motorcyclists and bikers I encounter in a years time, I have never seen someone in a piece of IH gear, other than myself, but haven't been to Sturgis in some time. Most guys I know are going to throw 3 or 4 hundred bucks at bike parts, rather than a pair of jeans, or shirt, but I do have friends in low places.
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Post by outdoorsman on Feb 6, 2018 17:37:49 GMT -6
I can see potential, not exactly in racing, but with the crowd that rides vintage choppers/bobbers and attends events like Born Free in SoCal. These guys are trying to recreate the 60s outlaw biker look and will probably appreciate heavy oz jeans and cut-off vests for tough looks.
Regarding buying from Japan: I bough from many different stores on Rakuten and other independant shops and never had an issue. Most of them accept PayPal and that makes shopping really easy.
Nonetheless, I'm really interested in the new motorcycle clothing lineup as I'm a mc rider myself (old airhead BMW) and sort of lacking good riding gear!
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Post by toolonginexile on Feb 6, 2018 19:05:12 GMT -6
This has been on the cards for some time, but for various reasons has taken longer to get started than we would have liked. Background. Haraki has always had a dream of having a presence in some form or other in The USA. Sales in Japan are slowing down and we need to find ways of keeping the workshops that make our clothing busy or else they may just decide it's all too much hassle and close down. Paula and I agreed with Haraki back in May that we would start a new venture in Los Angeles. When I was in Tokyo with Alex in November we discussed the concept more and firmed things up. We are in the process of creating a joint venture between Haraki and IHUK (Tom san has a stake in the JV too). We have taken space in Kens Factory USA, based in Long Beach, Los Angeles. The plan. 1) Iron Heart USA will launch a range of clothing with Ken for Ken to sell through his outlets in The USA. This brand will be called Iron Heart Ignition 2) Iron Heart USA will launch a new range of clothing aimed at the new younger, sportier breed of Harley riders. This brand will be called Iron Heart Racing 3) We will cookie cut the UK online operation and set it up in Long Beach. One of our long-term problems has been the number of Nort American customers who simply can't buy from us as their credit card company sees a non-North American purchase as fraudulent and the credit card transaction is declined. Of course, this can be fixed, but for many North American customers, this attempted purchase is the first time they have tried to use their card outside of North America, the decline supports their initial view that buying from Gosport was really a risk too far. We very rarely manage to convert one of these potential customers. Ther is also a fear that a shipment from UK will incur taxes, in point of fact the tax-free import threshold in The USA is USD800, so that is really an unfounded fear. When entering the web store, North American customers will be directed (recognised by IP address) to a US version of ironheart.co.uk, where credit card processing will be performed in USA. Shipping could happen from US or UK. We believe that we will be able to offer a better service to our North American customers. This has to be good news |
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Post by giles on Feb 6, 2018 21:27:28 GMT -6
Demand for all brands in our space is slowing down in Japan it has nothing to do with stopping sales from outside of Japan (well maybe a tiny bit, but nothing significant). The Japanese consumer is moving more into fast fashion, that is what is hurting our Japanese sales. There are some Japanese brands which sell amazingly well outside of Japan, but now effectively have zero demand in Japan.
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Post by ickes on Feb 6, 2018 23:50:55 GMT -6
Demand for all brands in our space is slowing down in Japan it has nothing to do with stopping sales from outside of Japan (well maybe a tiny bit, but nothing significant). The Japanese consumer is moving more into fast fashion, that is what is hurting our Japanese sales. There are some Japanese brands which sell amazingly well outside of Japan, but now effectively have zero demand in Japan. Interesting. How long have you noticed this trend of declining sales in Japan? |
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Post by giles on Feb 7, 2018 2:03:40 GMT -6
It's started to really bite in the last 18 months.....
IH is better protected than a lot of brands because of the size of it's non Japanese market...
Expect to see some brands really suffer....
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Post by disheveled on Feb 7, 2018 13:38:12 GMT -6
Best $550 I ever spent!  |
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Post by gaseousclay on Feb 7, 2018 13:46:51 GMT -6
disheveledgreat fit. how does the jacket feel when layering? curious what your thoughts are
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Post by disheveled on Feb 7, 2018 13:48:08 GMT -6
disheveledgreat fit. how does the jacket feel when layering? curious what your thoughts are Thats a large UHF underneath--with a paper thin henley under that. I'll post more comprehensive fit pics at IHUK |
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Post by disheveled on Feb 7, 2018 14:20:24 GMT -6
Color was wonky on the first pics. These are untouched and UHF removed.   |
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Post by ickes on Feb 7, 2018 14:47:19 GMT -6
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Post by disheveled on Feb 7, 2018 14:52:12 GMT -6
Thanks, man! Couldn't be happier. The handfeel is very soft vs the OD 18oz fabric. Love the caustic effect of the treatment on the hardware. |
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Post by yinzer on Feb 9, 2018 14:30:02 GMT -6
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Post by disheveled on Feb 12, 2018 16:07:36 GMT -6
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Post by gaseousclay on Feb 15, 2018 5:18:07 GMT -6
Here are a couple of grainy pics of the M65. Pretty effin awesome. Love the color, weight, the upgraded snap closures and fit. Just an all around badass jacket. ickes you buy one yet? IHUK just got their restock of your size   |
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Post by nate001 on Feb 15, 2018 6:34:24 GMT -6
Here are a couple of grainy pics of the M65. Pretty effin awesome. Love the color, weight, the upgraded snap closures and fit. Just an all around badass jacket. ickes you buy one yet? IHUK just got their restock of your size this is more of a fall/spring jacket for Minnesota,right? Looks great btw |
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