When it´s getting colder, a good old leather jacket is my choice for blasting away the autumn leaves. Here you see original 1930s German motorcycle gear. The jacket was tailored around 1937 for MC Competition with extra heavy padding. CHXL HH. There´s a good story behind that jacket I will tell...
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Riding hats in particular are an interesting curio frozen in time with no obvious evolutionary replacement given that they have (across much of the world, anyhow) given way to a mix of the broad hatless trend and helmet laws.
Riding hats are curious indeed. They were pure...
These jackets are pre war. 1930s typical german Cosack style. Mine is HH and size US36. If these jackets are offered, most of them are smaller than US40. A very thight fit was popular then.
Something different. 1930s german Sport jacket. Labels weren´t often used back then. Many jackets were tailored for the buyer by family companies. Has Rapid zippers.
Here are photos of my early 50s Grais. The leather of this D-pocket is bulletproof thick.
Love the lightplay on that rich black color. I wear it for cold weather riding on my Indians.
The chain belt is made of brown and black leather pieces. I have belts with 3 different patterns. Will show how it was tooled.
The fluorescent color was both, I think. This belt model is the only one known with this feature. Unfortunately it doesn´t shine at night anymore…paint is too old...
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