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Lost Worlds J23 Initial Review

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At some point in time, a pj-27 will be under my tree. I've sworn off anymore crosszips but naturally I went LW's site after seeing this post...and that fire got lit. Again. Was hoping Stu would pop off a summer sale last year but it didn't happen. I bought my first one this way and it was a decent chunk of change I saved.
 

AeroFan_07

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Ok here's more photos as requested. If Terry asks - we simply have to comply! :)

First a few goofy fit photos --
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And then some without me in it...

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These small pockets are a little odd, not sure if they were part of the original design or not. In any case, lined with cotton and more functional than not having them. Thanks for looking, maybe we'll see more of these around this site soon. :)
 

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These small pockets are a little odd, not sure if they were part of the original design or not. In any case, lined with cotton and more functional than not having them. Thanks for looking, maybe we'll see more of these around this site soon. :)

They're commonly called "pillion pockets", the theory being they were placed at the right place for a pillion passenger to slip their hands in to keep them warm while the bike is in motion. Some Buco jackets and others had them, some had only one at one side, with a long pocket across the back (some riders would slip a newspaper in there, I'm told for 'insulation'??). A lot of them were simply access to the interior of the jacket, with no pocket bag at all.
 

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They're commonly called "pillion pockets", the theory being they were placed at the right place for a pillion passenger to slip their hands in to keep them warm while the bike is in motion. Some Buco jackets and others had them, some had only one at one side, with a long pocket across the back (some riders would slip a newspaper in there, I'm told for 'insulation'??). A lot of them were simply access to the interior of the jacket, with no pocket bag at all.
Well I just learned something....Thanks Edward
 

sweetfights

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Ok here's more photos as requested. If Terry asks - we simply have to comply! :)

First a few goofy fit photos --
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And then some without me in it...

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These small pockets are a little odd, not sure if they were part of the original design or not. In any case, lined with cotton and more functional than not having them. Thanks for looking, maybe we'll see more of these around this site soon. :)

Hand warmers for passengers. Badass!
 

AeroFan_07

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Good information there on those pockets Edward. Not worried at all about the crease - thanks Mendel

As for the "too baggy" that's pretty far from any reality. It takes signifigant work to get it zipped as is, any tighter would be simply too small. Even fitting a sweatshirt under it isn't going to happen soon. That's the only downside, as in Iowa with 10F temps and 30-40 mph winds, we have to consider practicality. As for zippers, they offer plenty of other models.
 
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Good information there on those pockets Edward. Not worried at all about the crease - thanks Mendel

As for the "too baggy" that's pretty far from any reality. It takes signifigant work to get it zipped as is, any tighter would be simply too small. Even fitting a sweatshirt under it isn't going to happen soon. That's the only downside, as in Iowa with 10F temps and 30-40 mph winds, we have to consider practicality. As for zippers, they offer plenty of other models.

It's seriously not baggy. Not even close. Aside from being the best fitting, it's also the slimmest one you've got.
 

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