1/ HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO GET A MADE TO MEASURE SUIT? WHAT IS THE ADDITIONAL CHARGE FOR EXTRA LARGE SIZEs? HOW MUCH DOES THE EXPERT, IN STORE, MEASUREMENT COST?
There is no extra charge for oversized, and measurement at the store is free! Custom motorcycle clothing has prices according to the difficulty of the model, the materials, and technology used. For actual prices contact us on email psi@psi.eu, or contact directly our salesmen.
2/ IF I DECIDE I WOULD LIKE A CUSTOM-MADE ITEM, SHOULD I MAKE AN APOINTMENT TO SPEAK TO YOU, IN ADVANCE? DO YOU SPEAK GERMAN OR ENGLISH IN YOUR SHOPS?
You do not need to make an appointment ahead of time. If, however, you do not speak Czech, it is better to fix a date in advance, so we can arrange that one of our ENGLISH or German speaking staff, will be available for you. Please contact either of our shops :
Plzeň (Pilsen) on: plzen@psi.eu, tel.: +420 378 322 966
Tlumačov on: export@psi.eu, tel.: +420 577 929 723
3/ HOW LONG DOES THE INITIAL CONSULTATION, AND MEASUREMENT, FOR A MADE TO MEASURE ITEM TAKE, AND what IS THE PROCESS?
Please allow an hour (sometimes even more) for the arrangement. First of all, together we will choose the most suitable type of motorcycle clothing for your driving style. If possible, we will also try on a ready-made product, as a reference. We will discuss what fits and what is to be adjusted when making to measure, then draft a design in the computer program, choosing colours, according to our colour chart, discuss all details, and options of accessories. Next you shall be measured and we take pictures of your figure for our cut designer to get all the necessary information. We will accept your advance payment, and then it is finished (of course, you will have some coffee, tea upon request in the meantime :-)).
4/ HOW MUCH DO YOU REQUIRE AS AN ADVANCE PAYMENT FOR A MADE TO MEASURE MOTORCYCLE SUIT?
The advance payment is 20.000 CZK or 800 €. 10.000 CZK or 400 € for individua jacket or trousers. You can pay using Czech Crowns or Euro, by card or bank transfer. Cash payments are only available in Czech currency.
5/ HOW LONG DOES THE PRODUCTION OF A MADE TO MEASURE GARMENT TAKE?
The lead time of the finished clothing depends on the season when you come. The earliest possible lead time is in October, November and December (about 6 to 8 weeks). After the New year the lead times will get significantly longer, sometimes even up to double time. To be informed of current lead time please contact our salesmen.
6/ IS IT NECESSARY TO TRY ON THE CUSTOM-MADE GARMENTS, DURING PRODUCTION?
No, there is no trial fitting during the manufacture process. After your measurement you will get a finished product.
7/ WHAT ABOUT TAKEOVER/HANDOVER OF A CUSTOM SUIT? IS IT POSSIBLE TO SEND IT BY POST?
Yes, the finished product can be sent to your address, although in the Czech Republic, and in the neighbouring countries, we recommend you to pick it up in one of our factory shops. Why? We will test and evaluate it technically, if everything fits as requested.
8/ WHAT HAPPENS IF THE SUIT DOES NOT FIT DURING THE TAKEOVER/HANDOVER?
If you pick up the suit in person, the sales assistant will immediately note needed adjustments in a special form for our production department and the suit will be returned to the factory for rework. These adjustments will usually be done within 2 weeks. If you received the suit by post, and it is impossible for you to visit us in person, then you will be in touch with your sales contact by e-mail or phone, and they will tell you how to proceed.
9/ DO YOU PROVIDE ANY WINTER OR SPRING DISCOUNTS?
No. The prices are defined for the full calendar year. Only in case that there is a change of the ready-made product portfolio, there can be a sale of inventory of the previous model series.
10/ IN WHICH FORMAT DO YOU NEED THE LOGOS I WANT TO PUT ON MY MOTORCYCLE CLOTHING?
The best format would be in vector graphic, cdr, eps, ai formats. Alternatively, you can send us pictures, by e-mail, and we shall inform you, if the format is suitable.
11/ IS IT POSSIBLE TO ADJUST MOTORCYCLE CLOTHING IN THE FUTURE?
Yes, thanks to our own production site, in the Czech Republic, adjustments may be done. All cuts and product documentation are archived. In case of a need to modify something, the data will be available to be used for the adjustment. For example, if the suit will be damaged in consequence of a fall, it is very easy to take the parts from the archive, produce new ones and replace them. Similarly if your size, or shape should change the appropriate resizing can be done.
12/ DO YOU SEW ALSO GLOVES MADE TO MEASURE?
We produce the PSí RACE – Kangaroo Hide Glove, directly inside our own manufacturing plant in the Czech Republic. It is possible to arrange individual modification, after trying the ready-made sizes, as well as producing a customised design to match a suit, for example. Contact the sales team.
13/ DO YOU ALSO MAKE MOTORCYCLE JEANS TO MEASURE?
We sell Blue, Khaki and Black Kevlar jeans that are available only in ready-made sizes. The range, however, is very large, are long enough for tall riders, and can be shortened. Our HADAR and SCURO textile trousers are available, made to measure.
14/ DO YOU PRODUCE SUITS WITH AN AIRBAG? ALTERNATIVELY, MAY AN AIRBAG BE INSERTED TO AN EXISTING SUIT?
Yes, we make the leather suits with airbag system. We use the electronic system Tech-Air® from Alpinestars, which we implement into our leathers. You can find more informations on our blog Motorcycle airbags in psi suits.
If you already own a suit, or other suitable garment, it is possible to buy a Tech-Air 5 airbag vest, which is used separately in to the jacket. It is necessary, however, to check first that the jacket has sufficient reserve space around the chest to accommodate the inflation of the airbag, providing the protection. If you want the Race airbag then your current suit can be modified to accept the system. In this instance check with your PSí dealer for pricing as this will vary depending on the type of suit, and complexity of the work required.
15/ WHICH PROTECTORS, FROM WHICH PRODUCER DO YOU USE?
We use our own PSí® double protection system, which comprises of a combined placement of two types of protectors, over the exposed shoulder, and elbow areas. The inner element is a 3D protector made from a viscoelastic foam, from either Sas-Tec® or Betac®, and the outer, our so called "ferrites", from a high strenth steel or "DEAS technology" of a specialised 3D plastic. This system has been tested extensively, including by a number of top level professional racers (such as Karel Abraham, MotoGP), and its function positively confirmed to absorb the energy of impact as much as possible, distributing the force of a larger area than is usual, thus reducing the risk of injury. Next advantage of our own PSí® double protection sysem is a reduction of damage of the suit during the fall. The repairs then only mean just to replace this outer protector; it is economical for the customers.
More about our own PSí® double protection system you can read on our blog New shoulder and elbow protection technology DEAS
Where the customers prefer more comfort (touring kits), we use Sas-Tec® protectors from viscoelastic foam from German producer or Betac® from Italien producer.
The areas, where there is a need of bending, freedom of motion and it is impossible to insert rigid plastic protectors (hips, arms, collar bones, thorax, coccyx), are reinforced with a special foam Viscofoam® from German producer.
Then the PSi products are characterized by a special reinforced seating parts and safety seams.
16/ WHICH LEATHER DO YOU USE, AND OF WHAT QUALITY?
We use leather from a reputable Italian supplier, with a long-term tradition especially focussed in processing hides for the application of motorcycle clothing. The surface is coated as hydrophobic (waterproof), the material especially tested against fraying, tensile resistance, perforation resistance, and colour fastness.
We use cow leather with a thickness of 1,2 to 1,4 mm for suits, and selected jackets and trousers.
For selected lightweight suits we use 0,9 to 1,1 mm thick kangaroo.
For some models, especially for ladies, we use a special tempered (softened) 1,0 to 1,2 mm thick cow hide.
Calf leather in the range 0,7 to 1,0 mm thickness is used for the city collection or "cafe racer" style.
17/ IS THE INNER LINING IN THE SUITS REMOVABLE?
The removable inner lining is only in the one-piece suits. It is fixed inserted in the two-piece suits.
18/ WHICH STRETCH MATERIALS DO YOU USE AND IN WHICH PARTS OF THE SUIT CAN WE CHOOSE THEM?
We use a stretch Kevlar fabric, Keprotec, from the Swiss producer Schoeller®. It is an elastic fabric, reinforced by aramid fibers, with high resistance against rupture and fraying, providing increased mobility in specific areas and air permeability. It is inserted in the sleeves, crotch, and on the back of the calf, and offered in black, red and blue colours.
19/ ARE THERE SUIT DESIGNS IN KANGAROO AND COW LEATHER, MAY I COMBINE THEM?
Yes, you may choose a suit, all in cow or all in kangaroo leathers. It is also possible to have a combination of kangaroo-cow hides in one garment, where the kangaroo is used for the front panels, in the body and parts of the sleeves where you need more comfort and softness to "mould yourself to the motorbike", other parts are then made from cow leather.
20/ IS IT POSSIBLE TO ISSUE AN INDIVIDUAL GIFT VOUCHER FOR A SUIT MADE TO MEASURE IN ORDER THAT THE DONEE WILL NOT KNOW THE PRICE?
Yes, it is. The sales assistant will prepare an individual graphic draft of a voucher upon your request. After your consent we will print it, stamp it with our company stamp, sign and press it in the foil. There is no need to indicate a name here and the payment may be settled in order that the recipient will not know the amount. Ask for the voucher in the shop where the end user will arrange the suit order https://www.psihubik.cz/contact/.
21/ WHERE IS YOUR PRODUCTION SITE SITUATED AND IS IT POSSIBLE TO SEE IT?
Our production plant is situated in Moravia, Czech Republic, Visits can be arranged, and after agreement with your sales assistant we will be happy to welcome you for a production tour. The excursions are held during normal working days, from 9:00 a.m. to 01:00 p.m.