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Silly chaps question
01/18/13 at 15:22:50

OK. So I bought leather chaps after saying I never would. I like them, for the most part, and they seem to keep me warm and dry. I think I even got over the whole Village People thing. The problem I have is they keep falling down. I am a big boy but am all gut and no butt. The belt doesn't stay tight. I am sure with me moving about and the leather stretching, it will never be tight. Do they make some sort of chaps suspenders? Roll Eyes

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teabowl13 Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 535	Re: Silly chaps question Reply #1 - 01/18/13 at 15:28:31 Wow... that would be like MORK meets the Village People... Sorry; no offense, but it looked really funy in my head! Seriously, I'm sure whatever you use to hold up your regular pants should work, right?
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Re: Silly chaps question
Reply #2 - 01/18/13 at 16:24:59

HA HA...village people, I knew there was sumtin I didn't like about chaps Kiss

Not sure if this would work, but if you fashioned a belt with Velcro to go around your buttless gut, with a few mating spots that line up your chaps in conjunction with your belt, maybe perhaps? I try and picture s'penders doing the job and I keep getting a vision of a limping grandpa McCoy chasing little Luke around the barn in them (chaps)

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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28666 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Silly chaps question Reply #3 - 01/18/13 at 16:58:19 I suppose regular suspenders would work with chaps... The nice thing is,.. they won't give you a snuggy... ... $3.00... shipped on ebay... http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Pants-Y-back-Suspender-Braces-Elastic-Black-1inch...
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Blinky-FSO Serious Thumper Offline Three Eyes Are Better Than Two Posts: 528 Kentucky Gender:	Re: Silly chaps question Reply #4 - 01/18/13 at 17:30:26 Staples? (Sorry, I forgot it was a Japanese bike.) Metric Staples? I wear suspenders with a pair of armored fabric mesh overpants and they work great holding up the weight plus they enhance the bad a55 look. If you are tough enough to wear suspenders, you're too tough to mess with.
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Greg Serious Thumper Offline Molon Labe Posts: 1251 Southeast PA, uSA Gender:	Re: Silly chaps question Reply #5 - 01/18/13 at 18:12:51 I guess my concern is if a pair of suspenders with the clips would ruin a pair of expensive a$$less pants. And sometimes I wear suspenders with my jeans. Is it permissible to wear 2 pairs at the same time?
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ZAR Serious Thumper Offline Rock this town! Rock it inside out! Posts: 961 Kentucky, USA Gender:	Re: Silly chaps question Reply #6 - 01/18/13 at 19:06:16 I've heered tell some folks use binder twine or rope to hold up ther overhalls. Of course if ya wants to be extree secure,you kin use the "handymans secret weapon" Duct tape!!!
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MiCTLaN Full Member Offline O_o Posts: 148 Winter Haven, FL	Re: Silly chaps question Reply #7 - 01/18/13 at 20:25:51 I tell ya what, if you decide to go the suspenders route I'd really appreciate a pic. The visual in my head is killing me.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28666 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Silly chaps question Reply #8 - 01/18/13 at 21:29:22 Two pairs of suspenders?... ... My concern is that your shoulders will get shorter... Methinks,.. if you clip up yer' chaps... it becomes impossible for yer' pants to fall off... ... (Is this becoming one of those,... "Pick yer'self up by yer' own bootstrap" things?)... ...
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runwyrlph Serious Thumper Offline Semper ubi sub ubi Posts: 846 pa Gender:	Re: Silly chaps question Reply #9 - 01/19/13 at 13:36:31 oops my mistake, I thought this thread was a question for one of us silly chaps!
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houstonbofh Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 420 Houston, TX Gender:	Re: Silly chaps question Reply #10 - 01/19/13 at 18:22:40 Just get some leather overalls and be done with it. http://allstateleather.com/item_detail.jsp?item=201834&
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arteacher Serious Thumper Offline Ride as if your naked and invisable! Posts: 2581 London ontario Gender:	Re: Silly chaps question Reply #11 - 01/19/13 at 20:19:09 Just ask the guys at the YMCA how they do it.
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LANCER Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Savage Beast Performance Parts Posts: 10667 Oklahoma Gender:	Re: Silly chaps question Reply #12 - 01/20/13 at 03:32:43 Go to Lowes or Home Depot and get a pair of suspenders that are made for carpenters & such, they are heavy and sturdy enough to do the job and the cost is very reasonable. Besides, they are more manly looking ... not the village people type.
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Re: Silly chaps question
Reply #13 - 01/20/13 at 07:42:28

Well, I am glad everyone has fun with my problems! Grin

I actually didn't even know they made leather overalls until I trimmed the chaps and made them non-returnable. Embarrassed

I only need them until the low temps are in the mid-forties again. I think I can survive another couple months.

I will still pick up a set of non-Village People suspenders. Shocked

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Silly chaps question Reply #14 - 01/20/13 at 11:31:32 I used the trimmings off my chaps to build a face cover. It Definitely gets attention. If I was hauling a chain saw in for service I wouldnt wear it. People would be running & screaming.
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