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  1. shadowrider

    Brooks Cafe Racer Leather Question

    Hi Lucas, cafè racers are indeed pretty sweet. This is my third one, I already own a red one and a black one with white stripes, plus one black one I had from many years and a few pounds ago that no longer fits (I did give it to my yonger brother at one point to wear, but seeing how he was...
  2. shadowrider

    Brooks Cafe Racer Leather Question

    Hello gentlemen, I'm reviving this thread instead of opening a new one since it's the same subject: the Brooks cafè racer jacket. I finally got myself one of these, which is the old kind with the black and gold label. It's in good condition, only issue is is the storm flap, which has lost its...
  3. shadowrider

    Horsehide vs steerhide?

    This is probably a noob question, but I can't find a reasonable explanation anywhere... When it comes to a leather jacket, why is it that horsehide is usually regarded as higher than steerhide? For example, in Aero jackets. All my current jackets are steerhide or goathide.
  4. shadowrider

    Cleaning vintage items

    This is a problem I bet most of you folks have had to deal with in the past... We all love vintage items and most of the time you get great deals on them. But, being the clean freak I sometimes am (ok, most of the time...) I find it difficult to accept the idea to buy and wear, say, a pair of...
  5. shadowrider

    Has Anyone Attempted A Group Discount?

    Not exactly the same thing, but in a watch forum I am a member of, people got organized and asked for a specific watch (a WWII german pilot watch) to the company that originally made them. The company ended up producing a limited run of the watch for the forum members who pre-ordered them.
  7. shadowrider

    Brooks Cafe Racer Leather Question

    Exactly! One of the reasons I want a Brooks one is that they are fairly cheap compred to other brands. I wouldn't pay more than 250 for a very good condition one. I mean, for that amount you could get something much better on the bay. Anyway, thanks for the inputs, I will check them out. I only...
  8. shadowrider

    Brooks Cafe Racer Leather Question

    Sportride67, would you know what's a good source for Brooks Cafe Racers, besides eBay? (I've tried to pm you but did not work)
  9. shadowrider

    Crack lines in leather

    That's nice, Butte! Is it the same jacket or two different ones in the pics? Personally I think the look of markings is good for items that have a rugged feel to them already. Your jackets with its grainy reddish hide reminds me a lot of a hand-made duffel bag I bought in a Maroccan tannery a...
  10. shadowrider

    Crack lines in leather

    Haha I haven't bought it yet. I was and still am considering it, so I was sharing my concerns.
  11. shadowrider

    Crack lines in leather

    I'm doubtful. This is the only issue on an otherwise very good condition jacket, which I've been after for a while. But being the nitpicker that I am, I am afraid that it would end up bothering me. I wonder if these were considered factory seconds, or if it was common at the time. Here is...
  13. shadowrider

    Crack lines in leather

    Thanks HD. It does seem like the jacket came that way, but I thought that wearing and aging could have enhanced it. The marks continue all through the panel up to the shoulder, although less dramatic and more distanced.
  14. shadowrider

    Crack lines in leather

    Long story short, I've been offered a motorcycle jacket: the style is a cafe racer and seems to be from the 70s. Although the leather is in good condition, the issue is that on the sleeve back panel, especially close to the cuff, the leather presents some superficial "crack lines". The leather...
  15. shadowrider

    Vintage Barbour jackets

    That would be my father.. lol Did anyone ever succesfully wash the jacket (in a washing machine) or had it dry cleaned without ruining it? As for the history, I found this interesting links: http://www.barbour.com/us/barbour-history http://www.barbour.com/all-about-wax
  16. shadowrider

    Vintage Barbour jackets

    Gentlemen, let's talk Barbour! My father seems to be obsessed with this British waxed jackets, and I never understood why. Lately though, my curiosity sparked (mostly after i saw his one after a rewaxing treatment), and I decided to do a little research about their history. I found some infos...
  17. shadowrider

    Brooks Cafe Racer Leather Question

    When did Brooks drop the black label with golden writing? I've noticed some other differences between early Brooks racers and late 70s/80s ones, such the shape of zip pullers and the storm flap configuration. I'm also wondering if early models had the zip out liner as well, and if this was sold...
  19. shadowrider

    Engineer Boots, Harness Boots...

    Does anybody know whre I could find a pair of engineers with double top buckles? I used to have a pair of Carolina's like that.
  20. shadowrider

    The last express - pc videogame

    It was June 1998 and summer vacations had just started at my high school. I remember going to the store one sunny day and buying myself a pc video game I had wanted for a while: its name was "The Last Express". You might ask, what's that to do with this forum? This ain't pcgamer.com! Well you...
  21. shadowrider

    Lee strom rider dating

    I have a Lee Storm Rider jacket and am wondering about its age. I know there are ways to figure that out by looking at some details but I don't really know much. The jacket liner has stripes of the horizontal kind, the back waist buttons are black plastic, no hand warmer pockets and the tag...
  22. shadowrider

    Cloak

    I've also found some pattern for a late XIX cent. carabinieri cape: http://miles.forumcommunity.net/?t=9404435 (hope it's alright to post link to another forum)
  23. shadowrider

    Cloak

    Kaiser, the Italian one I was talking about looks like this: [/URL][/IMG] As you can see it is quite different from the ones pictured before as it doesn't have a front button row. There is just one button at the throat, but is usually closed just by throwing one end over the opposite shoulder...

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