History of the "Cafe Racer" jacket.

[AeroFan_07]

Well that i-phone 14 is indeed impressive! I have an SE (11 - I believe) and I like the camera on it a lot.

I picked up my Nikon D750 with the micro lens (manual focus) and shot a few fun little tidbits in the waning sunlight this evening, however are not of a Cafe Racer but rather an Indian Ranger and a Langlitz Columbia.

A quick Macro tutorial for the interested: https://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/macro.htm

Sometimes you just get surprised in the right light how you can crate a photograph you did not expect, that's what occurred here:

And finally, this is what Macro photography usually is taking photos of...

 

[Marc mndt]

Sorry for an off-topic question guys but I see that your jacket has a Gripper Zipper slider, Marc. Do you happen to know who produced these sliders? I was trying to identify the maker of a MC jacket of mine and it has the same brand as yours.

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Thanks in advance, Marc.

Some time ago has a discussion with @Claybertrand about the zipper brands that were used on these HD cafe racers though the years. These gripper zippers diamond pulls were often paired with Scovill main and sleeve zips. Maybe 'gripper zippers' produced by Scovill?

 

[Nacho]

Some time ago has a discussion with @Claybertrand about the zipper brands that were used on these HD cafe racers though the years. These gripper zippers diamond pulls were often paired with Scovill main and sleeve zips. Maybe 'gripper zippers' produced by Scovill?

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Ah, I see.

For my jacket, the main and sleeve zipper are both Serval. Maybe Scoville owned it at some point???