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    NASA late sixties jacket

    That'll be the Simmons Bilt NASA jacket these days. The original looks cool. The SB looks a bit darker in the photo. It might be fun in a blue suede.
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    Armoured Aero Leathers Café Racer

    There's a Café Racer in the Aero Leathers sale section that has been fitted with armour pockets. I don't know if this was a factory or third party modification, but it's a similar idea to the armoured Lewis Leathers jackets discussed a few weeks back.
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    Condolences to John Chapman (Good Wear)...

    @HoosierDaddy I'm really sorry to hear about your loss. I hope that you're keeping OK there, but know it's going to take a while. I dropped JC an email a couple of days ago. My father looked after my mother towards the end of her illness, and he found that to be a tremendous strain. It can't...
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    Interesting development: Armoured Lewis Leathers

    BKS effectively became two companies: BKS (Made to Measure) who can still be found in Exmouth. BKS Leathers, who became part of the Frank Thomas empire. The made to measure end of the business is doing well for themselves, and making the kinds of suits they alway have. I'm picking one up next...
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    Visit to Aero Leathers

    Dave Vanian must have been at Aero a couple of hours before I arrived. Here's the picture from Aero's Instagram feed.
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    Interesting development: Armoured Lewis Leathers

    I suspect that Lewis Leathers could get hidden stitching done properly without compromising the look of their jackets. But they'd probably need a lot of customers hassling them about it to make that change. Soft protectors should be as safe, since they're engineered to meet the same CE...
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    Visit to Aero Leathers

    I'm over in the UK for a few weeks, and since my family lives near the Aero Leathers factory, I figured it'd be rude not to take a look. This is where the magic happens. :) This Board Racer was awesome, but was about one size small for me. It's made from a blue-black Horween hide. I'm...
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    Interesting development: Armoured Lewis Leathers

    I saw them the other day, and was meaning to post. I agree it looks like an interesting development. Lewis Leathers make all their jackets to order, so I'm sure you could ask them to put armour pockets into a Lightning. Unless there's a blanket exclusivity agreement with Urban Rider, they'd...
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    Could this be the latest craze in leather outerwear?

    Wootten are a couple of hundred metres from where I'm sitting. I've dropped by their shop a couple of times. Their main focus is on shoes, and they're very nice: bench made, vegetable tanned leather, Vibram soles, etc. I'd have figured them to be the sort of company that people here would...
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    Limited Edition Himel Bros avail. at Orvis?

    I've seen Himel's jackets up close. In comparison to something like an Aero or Simmons Bilt, they are nicer, but I thought that it was a matter of degree. The stitching was a bit cleaner, and some of the details slightly better executed. A couple of people thought that the Scottish jackets were...
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    D Pocket Horsehide Double Rider (brown)?

    Not a D-pocket (sorry), but this vintage jacket that I found on the Anna-Tre blog is really cool. The main zipper is slightly curved, which is an unusual feature.
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    D Pocket Horsehide Double Rider (brown)?

    This jacket was recently listed at Good Wear. John Chapman could probably build you a copy if you asked nicely. @Carrie @ Thurston Bros. posted a photo of a black Vanson Arrow to the Thurston Bros. thread, and that's pretty similar, but with a slightly less vintage vibe. I'm sure that they...
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    Deal of the Day -- Goodwear/Diamond Dave cafe racer

    I quite like the design of this jacket, and had it been slightly longer, and possibly a bit bigger in the chest, I'd have been tempted to snap it up when it was up on JC's site.
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    How many jackets have you owned?

    My leather jacket history: Black Perfecto copy from an unknown brand. My younger brother inherited it off me because I never wore it, and I think that he still has it. Black Aero Leathers Veste Des Rallye in vintage horsehide, stolen from a car in Birmingham. Black Aero Leathers Veste Des...
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    New Aero Jacket – Lining question

    Harris Tweed may be handwoven, and comes from a particular region (several islands in the Outer Hebrides). I'm guessing that the regular Herringbone is more likely to be mass-produced. Click through on the link to find out more. Given the choice, I'd go with Harris Tweed. It's got a more...
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    Aero Grand Theft Sale – who's going?

    You probably won't need it. Leather is seriously abrasion resistant, and is still the best material for biking gear. That said, some of the bespoke manufacturers (BKS and Hideout) include Kevlar reinforcements. But this is as an alternative to having two or three layers of leather, which is...
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    Aero Grand Theft Sale – who's going?

    @Edward a 125 doesn't have a lot of go. They'll struggle to reach much more than 60, which would make them miserable on motorways, or on longer rides. If you're after a retro bike, then the new Triumph Street Twin or Bonneville are probably your best options. They combine vintage looks with...
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    Aero CR too tight

    Alternatively suck your stomach in, zip up the jacket, and use it as a Chromexcel corset... :p
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    Aero Grand Theft Sale – who's going?

    It's grim up north! :cool:
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    Aero CR too tight

    You can't let a leather jacket out in the same way as a fabric one. There's probably less spare material, and the old stitch holes will be visible. What you'd need to do is take the jacket apart, find leather that's a good match to what it was originally made from, sew it back up (trying to hit...

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