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  1. Rich22

    Advice needed on new Aero Cafe Racer jacket

    They do look more like it, but are sold as "Cafe Racers". Odd! I like the name Board Racer better, brings up fever mental images of obese people in diners. ;)
  2. Rich22

    Advice needed on new Aero Cafe Racer jacket

    Found this video of Aero leathers which is useful. Interesting how they've gone for board racer sleeve zippers on all those cafe racers, btw.
  3. Rich22

    Advice needed on new Aero Cafe Racer jacket

    Haha, so did you go back to enjoying it in all the other seasons? I'm under no illusions that it'll keep me warm if I just spec it with a cotton lining...
  4. Rich22

    Advice needed on new Aero Cafe Racer jacket

    It's a bugger when our boys toys break down, always so frustrating. I tried to find the pics- found the thread but half your pics are now listed as private, and the other half are missing. A pain about Photobucket Are you still completely happy with your newest Cafe Racer? Any favourite...
  5. Rich22

    Advice needed on new Aero Cafe Racer jacket

    They certainly are. In Japan at one point I tried to look out for a Japanese person both taller and bigger built than myself. Gave up after 3 weeks!
  7. Rich22

    Advice needed on new Aero Cafe Racer jacket

    I just looked at the link again, and there's actually a close up pic of them pulling the seams on the back apart to reveal the gusset
  8. Rich22

    Advice needed on new Aero Cafe Racer jacket

    How come? By the way, did you ever post a thread with pictures for your Cafe Racer with mods? I saw the one picture where it looked fantastic
  9. Rich22

    Advice needed on new Aero Cafe Racer jacket

    Found a three year old post, that I couldn't agree more with.
  10. Rich22

    Advice needed on new Aero Cafe Racer jacket

    Ok, FQHH always refers to the CXL, got it :) The pocket thing makes sense, but I think I'd still like to sneak one in there, for times I want the storage. Your phone stays safely inside the vertical pocket, does it? We do differ in preference on the position of the sleeve zippers- I think it...
  11. Rich22

    Advice needed on new Aero Cafe Racer jacket

    The shape to the back of this jacket looks great, I love the way it tapers in:
  13. Rich22

    Advice needed on new Aero Cafe Racer jacket

    I read that comment before, that one piece can't be as well fitted as two. In the photo attached it definitely appears to be a gusset, unlike the ordinary seam on other board racer examples I've seen...
  14. Rich22

    Advice needed on new Aero Cafe Racer jacket

    I rang up and they said this is absolutely fine and common, no problem at all. You just have to have a yoke or kidney panel, you can't just choose one huge back piece. I'm now temped by the corduroy strip, very temped. It sounds like a good alternative. Yep and yep :) I'll talk this through...
  15. Rich22

    Advice on Aero jacket

    Thanks for the reply, Rickard! I'm glad thats the case, otherwise that seemed a bit disastrous. Do they pop back in of their own accord after you intentionally stretch them out in that way? Not sure if Aero use elastic or not? It's mainly driving position, or reaching up, where I imagine it to...
  16. Rich22

    Advice needed on new Aero Cafe Racer jacket

    Fanch, do you find the interior vertical pockets useful without any fastening? This is how I'd like it too, if there is a little drop in there so a wallet can't just wiggle its way out... The sleeve zips I like the look of, and only last night realised come at various angles on different...
  17. Rich22

    Advice needed on new Aero Cafe Racer jacket

    It is a very nice height, but I'd take out the western point. The centre gusset doesn't look so great perhaps, but I can imagine it being far more useful than the sleeve gussets (that these jackets come with as standard) when reaching forwards. Do we generally think it's a good or bad thing...
  19. Rich22

    Advice needed on new Aero Cafe Racer jacket

    Between manufacturers making the jackets short, and various posts on here about how they shouldn't be lengthened to be 'genuine' in style, I'd just taken that as being the way they were meant to be. Thank heavens it's not the case! I hate the look of high riding jackets, that often have t...
  20. Rich22

    Advice needed on new Aero Cafe Racer jacket

    I'm concerned how many threads I looked at tonight, with beautiful CXL custom Aero jackets, only to discover the owners sold them 2 years later because the leather was just too heavy and stiff for daily wear, and didn't drape well to boot.
  21. Rich22

    Advice needed on new Aero Cafe Racer jacket

    Jacket length does seem to come down to personal preference, and I know I'd be making this jacket less historically accurate if I bring it below belt line in length. I'd have to lengthen it for my long torso regardless, or it would look ridiculous, btw. I wonder why the leather strip made...
  22. Rich22

    Advice needed on new Aero Cafe Racer jacket

    That's an example of both colour and length that I think are perfect.
  23. Rich22

    Advice needed on new Aero Cafe Racer jacket

    After seeing a number of lovely Sheene's this evening, I have two new questions: Two panels on the sleeves vs three panel construction... what is the advantage of three? Why do Aero tend to favour three? The Sheene seems to run longer in the body than the Cafe Racer; rather than sitting...

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