Budget Cafe Racer.

[Sloan1874]

This bunch have been cluttering up my Twitter feed all week with this jacket - they mainly deal in vintage biker jackets but are dipping into new makes. Seems a very reasonable introductory offer price, what are people's opinions? I'm personally not keen on the double waist straps.

http://iconjacket.com/

 

[zhz]

To me, the leather quality looks similar to those £100-200 jackets on ebay. And I dont like the collor, it looks too big for a round design, also, I agree with you, the waist straps doest look good.

 

[bn1966]

I'd rather buy a Brooks

 

[tropicalbob]

I assume these are the same guys who sell used jackets in the "Merchants" section. Good luck to them, but the jacket looks awfully tiny and tight, and as for functionality, I can't imagine wearing one on a bike. Hard to tell from the pics, though.

 

[Monitor]

I quite like it. Don't mind the straps at all, though if it's the tight fit they're aiming at, I wish the jacket had shoulder gussets. I'm not too big of a fan of such leather, too, but I do like the jacket.

Killer site, by the way!!

 

[Sloan1874]

Yes, the more you look at it, the less there is to like: the inside of the collar is lined, don't like that; the leather (cow) isn't doing it for me; and the back panel looks odd. Oh well, they're site's good for vintage originals for not much more than this one, just a bit surprised that they didn't pay a bit more attention to the stuff in their store room. I guess if you were looking for budget Buco/Cafe Racer it'd be something to consider.

 

[IXL]

It appears this jacket has loops sewn in the rear that one's belt would be threaded thru, keeping the jacket from lifting. Is this what I'm seeing?

 

[Sloan1874]

No, I think it's down to the jacket being worn so short that the belt loops on the model's jeans look like they're part of it.

 

[Fanch]

Craig, I'll bet that they would give you a generous trade in for your Board Racer if you were interested. ound:

 

[IXL]

No, I think it's down to the jacket being worn so short that the belt loops on the model's jeans look like they're part of it.

The loop appears to be very wide and made from leather. In the images, it is just below the double-buckle. Is that part of his hipster jeans?

 

[HoosierDaddy]

Looks more like a fashion jacket to me...er..no thanks.
Also looks like a leather 'brand' patch on the jeans to me. Something like Levis put on their denims.
HD

 

[Sloan1874]

Yep, it's his hipster jeans. Somebody also seems to have been at the model with a Sharpie while he was asleep...
Their vintage website is more interesting, tbh: http://leather-monkeys.com/

 

[IXL]

So, the universe is still intact! I really don't care for the jacket, but I might give a Sharpie a try...on someone else.....

 

[Fanch]

This CR is not my cup of tea either.

 

[Bunyip]

I would rather buy a used Schott. I think there's def a market for them, just not for me...

 

[Seb Lucas]

I don't hate the new jacket (the straps aren't for me) and although I wouldn't buy one I've seen worse looking designs from more well known brands.

 

[caferacerdave]

Has anyone on here bought one of these jackets yet? I bought one on Friday morning and it arrived this morning and I have to say that I'm very impressed with it. It went online to leave a review for it but could find that feature on their site but came across this thread.
Their teaser photos posted on twitter caught my eye the other day so I thought I'd keep an eye out for it. I was going to wait till the autumn to buy a new jacket but saw a link to the jackets new website that said it was on special offer so I thought, sod it as it looked great on the site and it was a really good price.
The closest jacket I have to compare this too is my Lewis Leathers Cyclone that I bought new a couple of years ago(I know it's a different style but it's still a high quality biker). Side by side I can honestly say there's no real difference in quality. If anything the leather on the Leather Monkeys jacket feels slightly thicker yet the leather is surprisingly soft. I don't think the site really does it justice in that department really.
I suppose the style of the jacket is down to personal taste and probably not everyone's cup of tea, but i love it. It's nice and understated at the front but looks a bit more like a biker jacket from the back. It feels great on too and the fit is really nice.
All in all I think it's pretty spot on. I know it's on sale at the moment but it feels like a way more expensive jacket. Probably not as expensive as my Cyclone but that's from a well known brand, but maybe more like a £500 jacket.

 

[Seb Lucas]

Looks good from the front. Some may not like the fabric backed collar but it is traditional, the old Brimacos and even the current Vanson B's have that.

 

[HoosierDaddy]

Hmmm..quite a 'first' post. Interesting.....
HD

 

[eggleman]

Hmmm..quite a 'first' post. Interesting.....
HD

couldn't have said it better .....