Recent content by Bad Guitarist

Wow, never seen one, very interesting. Looks nice. Do you have a WD to compare it to? Be nice if someone in the family is going to carry on the tradition. I remember a while back someone from the family (think it was Walter's son) was selling leftover stock online. But they still had the...

The Natal CRs fit me reasonably well, but the high point I would say is the leather. The Walker Dyers for a time were using the same hides and show better workmanship, but being on the thinner side my Vansons fit me the best.

That's a beauty. Great color.

Just a couple of shots of a Dyer I picked up a while ago. The color doesn't seem so blotchy in real life. Might be the lighting IDK. Heavy Duty. Love this jacket.

Might as well upload some pictures of the Dyer Cafe I picked up a while back as well. Unlike the other two it has side laces. Walter was known to change details on his coats quite often, and do a lot of one off creations. I've seen some weird color combinations, with black bodies and brown...

A few differences between the two. Obviously the Kerr is a 3 pocket, with zip-out liner, while the Natal has just the handwarmer pockets, and no zip-out. The front zipper is a bit longer on the Natal, and the zip overlap a bit widerer on the Kerr. The Kerr is the heavier of the two by a bit...

Well grabbed that Natal today. Thought I'd post some pictures, and do a side by side with a Kerr cafe I picked up a while back.

Going to look at a Natal cafe tomorrow morning. Wish me luck. If things work out I'll be posting some pics.

Great color, but the collar and snap placement look off to me for a Dyer, but someone in the family tried to make a go of it after Walter had died, perhaps changes were made.

Damn, I just passed on a US Made jacket online. Didn't know what to expect quality wise.

Thanks for all the pictures. As far as the jackets being of the same style? From many decades of going to biker events since the 1980s, and checking out the leather goods available at the swap areas, I've noticed everybody jumps on whatever trend is new. For example everybody was doing...

While I'm a big fan of their Cafe jackets, their Brando style coats don't seem to fit anywhere near as well on me.

Is that what people are referring to as red? Yes, that's the way they used to wear. I was a young headbanger in the early 80s, and all of us had these coats. Literally everywhere. I can still find them around here on Craigslist + FB Marketplace in decent shape sometimes between $40 and 60 US...

Thanks for linking my pic. I forgot I put that on here and my coats are 2000 miles away right now while I'm in Florida. Yup looks like the same tags + loop to me. As far as the leather goes, that was pretty consistent in the 70s-80s jackets. Never ran across any of the really early ones...

Oh, definitely a Fidelity. Vertical interior pleating. Collar snaps right on the corner of the collar. Vents, tags all what you'd expect. Strange that it doesn't have the riveted hang chain, but I've got one without it too. Looks good. I always prefer the chest pockets to the hand warmers. As...