Help me ID this Harley Davidson jacket

[kaleketa]

Hi everybody,
I came upon this leather jacket from my uncle. He'd bought it sometime in the 1990s in Japan. As you can see it has the label of Screamin Eagle from Harley Davidson, size 40. The snap tabs dont have any kind of identifiable marks and is fitted with YKK zippers. It weighs around 2 kg and the leather is quite tough and thick.
My main concern is that it squeaks quite a bit and so upon reading, it gives me the impression that it might be steerhide. I couldnt really find any info on this jacket nor have I seen anything similar on the internet.
The address written on the label is: 3700 W Juneau Ave Milwaukee, WI 53201, USA. This might help some of you because the current postal code is 53208.
All in all what I'd like to know is, what leather was the jacket made of, how do I remove the squeaking (dont want to use talcum powder) and how much would something like this go in the market for?
Thank you all.

PS: HoosierDaddy's Vanson Enfield is the closest that comes to the looks of it.

 

[MichaelRhB]

That address is Harley-Davidson headquarters. Still no idea who the manufacturers is though. Sorry I can't help.

 

[Carlos840]

Harley has licensed their name to many makers througout the years.
Lately i can think of Vanson, RMC and Sugar cane that have been making HD branded jackets, but i am sure many other companies made jackets for them.
I couldn't tell you who made yours though.

Regarding what it's made off, it says "genuine leather" which is the legal name for the lowest form of "real leather", i would guess it is some sort of cow hide.
( i am not implying it is bad leather, just that no one would put that tag on some Shinki or Badalassi leather, so it is most likely nothing super exotic.)
Squeek can be made better by applying a tiny bit of grease/leather lotion in the areas that rub.
In my experience a bit of Pecards in the armpits will help most noisy jackets.

Value is hard to estimate, but most HD jackets from that era are not worth much, i would say 100/200$ is the price range i would expect to see for something like that.

 

[ton312]

I wonder how if this was sold at the Harley museum gift shop? I love the design. False cuff and Halfbelt back on a CR is cool!

 

[kaleketa]

Thank you @Carlos840.
I wasnt expecting this to be the cream of the crop, however I do think that this is a full grain leather just by looking and feeling it, thus the inquiry about the jacket.
In regards to grease/leather lotion, shouldn't I wait until I find out if its a steerhide/cowhide/HH ?
If I could inquire more about the estimation when you said "from that era", I'd be very thankful.
Cheers

 

[kaleketa]

@ton312, thanks, I'd be keen on doing so as soon as I get back to mainland europe, currently still riding out the waves here in Nepal.

 

[Carlos840]

Thank you @Carlos840.
I wasnt expecting this to be the cream of the crop, however I do think that this is a full grain leather just by looking and feeling it, thus the inquiry about the jacket.
In regards to grease/leather lotion, shouldn't I wait until I find out if its a steerhide/cowhide/HH ?
If I could inquire more about the estimation when you said "from that era", I'd be very thankful.
Cheers

Lotion doesn't care if it is applied to steerhide/cowhide or HH, in the end leather is leather and i have not seen that different hide really needs different treatment.
You don't need much, just wipe the pits with the rag you use to grease your shoes and it should sort it out.

When i said "that era" i meant modern.
Your jacket is definitely not old enough to be 60s or 70s, the zippers and labels aren't right for that.
I also don't think it is from the 2000s as i think HD was mostly making cheap jackets in asia at that time.
If i had to guess i would say your jacket is probably from the 80s-90s, but that is at best a guestimation.

 

[Carlos840]

same jacket as yours selling for $185 in the us:

https://www.grailed.com/listings/17...vintage-hd-screamin-eagle-club-leather-jacket

and 450$ in japan:

https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/e355149477

ANd one more for 50$

https://www.croooober.com/item/bparts/00000567/Leather-Jackets/11012770

 

[kaleketa]

Thank you very much for all the information. Much obliged.
Those links that you've provided, they're the same jacket as mine. Glad that you sent them to me.

 

[newtojackets]

Any idea who makes this HD jacket?