Leather Jackets....

[Son_Of_Dog]

I also ride with a First MFG jacket; the rest of my family does as well. Keep it oiled and it'll last as long as you don't drag it across the road.

 

[Mighty Mouse]

I don't think you are the type who could get fat no matter what you ate.

And then there are people like me that could watch Doc eat the Strawberry Shortcake and I would be the one gaining the weight. It's a curse.

 

[Ishrub]

Do you have a shiny pole up your coccyx?

That is my only intended exercise system.....guaranteed to keep me active for ever!
Post death, simply plug me into the socket, flick the switch and listen to my bones jingle jangle like peals of Christmas bells!

 

[1olbull]

My Bloody 'Xpert' leather jacket has shrunk!
In the summer i use a Triumph vented leather jacket which i love but its getting colder here now and i got the 'Winter' heavy leather jacket out and have found its bloody shrunk!
So...off to the shops i went today.
After visiting several different shops i went to the local Harley dealers 'just in case'.
Long story short...i came home with a very nice 'First Manufacturing' leather jacket for $NZ450...somewhat cheaper than many others and with lots of pockets.
I added CE armour to the shoulders and elbows which i had at home , but pretty happy.
I did consider getting a waxed cotton jacket as they sit pretty nicely i think...wasnt sure how they would go if i was to be sliding along the road tho....

I know your PAIN, Amigo!
A few years after I retired I drug out the old, once awesome, custom measured & fitted Langlitz Leather the city had paid $250 for.
Woah! I was shamed, so I ordered another with the same specs in my current size. Langlitz measured me up & I rode the 130 miles home from Portland.
Three weeks later I was called back to come pick it up.
It fit me like a glove! They said, "That'll be $850 please." I picked my jaw back up from my boot, "Can you take a Visa?"

 

[Idaho Red Rocket 3]

I've had 3 Schott Brothers bomber jackets since 1974. The first one I lost when I left it at a Navy base in Pennsylvania. The second one I lost when I left it at a Navy base in Norfolk. The third one I protected it like a Mother Goose. Well that went well for a long time. Lucky me. So after many years the jacket had gotten so dirty inside I did some research and found a dry cleaner who specialized in the proper cleaning of leather jackets. Paid a lot of money to get it done right. The jacket looked great inside and out when I got it back from the cleaners. Looked better than new. OOPPSS !!! Trouble in Paradise ! I did not gain weight in a week. The jacket had shrunk at least 2 sizes. I could not wear it anymore. Bummer ! The jacket hung in my closet for many more years until I gave it to a nephew for his birthday. He is kind of skinny and the jacket is a little baggy on him, but he loves that jacket. I'm glad it is being used again.

 

[Tal]

The first one I lost when I left it at a Navy base in Pennsylvania. The second one I lost when I left it at a Navy base in Norfolk.

..was alcohol involved by any chance?

 

[Idaho Red Rocket 3]

..was alcohol involved by any chance?

No. Don't drink. Never got the taste for it. Just bad on me. Cold morning, warm afternoon. Took it off both times and just plain forgot it. I went back to Pennsylvania the next day. It was gone. Nobody there would admit to seeing it. Called Norfolk a few hours after leaving the place. They said yes they have it and would mail it to me. They never did.

 

[Journeyman]

 

[Tal]

No. Don't drink. Never got the taste for it. Just bad on me. Cold morning, warm afternoon. Took it off both times and just plain forgot it. I went back to Pennsylvania the next day. It was gone. Nobody there would admit to seeing it. Called Norfolk a few hours after leaving the place. They said yes they have it and would mail it to me. They never did.

That would nearly DRIVE you to drink!!

 

[Protonhound]

I got the vented racing jacket and overpants from Fox Creek Leather a long time ago, top quality and the occasional oil treatment keeps them in top shape.