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    Johnson Leather Jacket

    I think I have a pic somewhere around these forums, but no I don't at the moment. It's just a pretty typical naked cowhide used for riding jackets.
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    Johnson Leather Jacket

    Really depends on what you're going for. Their ubiquitous dyed through naked anilines etc in steer, goat, and especially horse are all good. Their steer hides are tried and true, used on all their police contracts, Im liking their cavalier hide more and more. Their naked cowhide was my first and...
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    Johnson Leather Jacket

    Very nice!
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    Motorcycle Jacket Recommendations

    Oo I really wanted a rebel 1100 for a while but decided on a royal Enfield interceptor 650. Yeah really any jacket will work with that, unless you go Harley. I liked the msf but I think the particular course I did wasn't great (Alameda naval base). I would do it again in a heartbeat but I...
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    In my experience, he's always been reasonably responsive, generally when I send emails for more complex matters like going back and forth on the specs of a jacket, I keep the email as succinct as possible and list out my questions, makes it easier on the other end to just simply respond to the...
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    Motorcycle Jacket Recommendations

    Sorry for your loss brother. I did the same thing too when I bought my bike, had the guy deliver and actually roll it into my garage. At that point I already took my MSF and all that, but I didn't want to spill it the day it was delivered, lol. I had it for a few months, but I ended up selling...
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    Motorcycle Jacket Recommendations

    Ikr, Fwiw idk. Lol, jk. Took me a while to figure out JL was Johnson Leather, the irony was that they were on my radar since they were the only local jacket maker around, then I read about JL here, took me a minute to connect the dots. People bump their listings so their listings will get back...
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    That should be interesting.
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    Motorcycle Jacket Recommendations

    Ah, if you're in the bay area, then def visit JL. Their prices are actually nearly identical to Vanson when you compare apples to apples, meaning you choose a house stock leather and a house design template, and make style and fit alterations. Both brands essentially will make to your order...
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    Badalassi Carlo Nappa - Second jacket from Tony Leathers

    Looks amazing!
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    Indeed. But to be fair by him doing that Shawn was able to begin the process of offering more interesting leather and showcase 5* potential. When I ordered mine I had Shawn skive it down to a 2.5-3oz so I guess that's why mine broke in with just tumbling it in the dryer and water. If you order...
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    Motorcycle Jacket Recommendations

    So I'm a proponent of wearing armor while riding, but as mentioned an armored under shirt will take care of that. So really you just need something with slide protection and any bovine goat or horse hide around 3oz will do that. Any reputable brand will accomplish this you just gotta figure out...
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    Indeed, the brown chl I have is beautiful, the color is spot on and it didn't take much to coax character out of it. It does have a stubborn memory though. As canuck said, there's a ton of potential here that Shawn could turn into a solid product. I think the issue is that his first point of...
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    Nice result!
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    Make sure you beat it good too while it's stiff. Ok ok I'll stop. Good info, for me I just sprayed it down with water and in the dryer with no heat and it softened right up. You are indeed right, when I CXL back, the CXL does break in with less stubbornness. The CHL does have a rubbery memory...
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    It was a nickname, like CXL but SXL, Shawn's CXL, therefore SXL.
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    I think it's just the name that was coined here, for a while it was called SXL.
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    I have the dark brown, same one Ton and a couple others have, but mine was skived down some. So yes, you might want to wait for others to chime in, I'm def no expert, just sharing my experience. I sprayed it down in the shower, mostly to simulate rain fall.
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    I sprayed mine down with water, threw it into the dryer with tennis balls for 30-45 minutes, resprayed, repeat. It softened right up. Mine has an overdye on it, not sure how your too coat is, but if you choose to go this route, I'd advise to put it in a pillow case or something because the...
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    Five Star Leather Jackets

    It's funny, going through your pictures, I can actually smell the jacket, lol. As expected, looks like they did a great job putting it together, now that you have the CHL in person, what's your impressions?

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