d4nimal
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Hey guys,
I'm new to the forum but have been lurking for a while now. I've been looking at picking up a repro black horsehide rider for a while now. I own a Schott Hand Oiled Perfecto I bought a few years ago on sale that I love, but I really wanted to add a black jacket single or double rider, preferably with a D pocket, to that.
Over the weekend, I bid on and won a Yahoo Japan auction on an old Real McCoy collaboration with Harley Davidson. There's a lot of information about the Real McCoy Buco era jackets out there, but not as much about what I learned is called ""Old Real McCoys," before the Nylon takeover. From what I've read here in other threads and translated poorly by Google, Real McCoy's was run by a different company up through 2001. I'm guessing this jacket was made in the 1990s based on that, though I also don't know when they acquired the Buco license and stopped making Harley jackets. Do you guys have any more history you might be able to enlighten me with in regards to the McCoy x Harley timeline or details? Harley McCoy models tend to run cheaper than the Buco ones, but I'd love to get some more information about the line (experience, rumors, complaints? etc). FWIW, I breathlessly bid on a size 36, which seemed to be more along the lines of a 38 in the Buco lines and roughly matched the size measurements of my small Schott, so hopefully that works out.
My second question is in regards to the design reference. I've been looking for other examples, but I can't tell if this is anything Harley ever made (though I know their history goes back very far). From what I've been able to find, it's design is a pre-Golden era (1930s?) Aviator horsehide rider with a slightly different D pocket design, center back pleat and half-belt back. I've only been able to find one other example - one made by Bill Kelso called the Wild Boy.
Otherwise, Freewheelers makes/made a single rider with a similar back as well called the Caboose jacket.
I was wondering if the Kelso and McCoy's x Harley jackets reference a specific vintage model that any of you know of. It's been hard finding an exact vintage match (I've also scoured The Art of Vintage Leather Jackets blog, which I think is written by a FL member here), and searching vintage Harley jackets or "Old McCoys" in English and Japanese has only yielded a flood of Cycle Champs. I've also got my Rin Tanaka Century of Leather Design on the way, but I figured this was the best place to ask.
Thanks a lot for reading and taking the time to look this over, as well as give any insights you might have. I really appreciate it and glad to become a part of the community here.
I'm new to the forum but have been lurking for a while now. I've been looking at picking up a repro black horsehide rider for a while now. I own a Schott Hand Oiled Perfecto I bought a few years ago on sale that I love, but I really wanted to add a black jacket single or double rider, preferably with a D pocket, to that.
Over the weekend, I bid on and won a Yahoo Japan auction on an old Real McCoy collaboration with Harley Davidson. There's a lot of information about the Real McCoy Buco era jackets out there, but not as much about what I learned is called ""Old Real McCoys," before the Nylon takeover. From what I've read here in other threads and translated poorly by Google, Real McCoy's was run by a different company up through 2001. I'm guessing this jacket was made in the 1990s based on that, though I also don't know when they acquired the Buco license and stopped making Harley jackets. Do you guys have any more history you might be able to enlighten me with in regards to the McCoy x Harley timeline or details? Harley McCoy models tend to run cheaper than the Buco ones, but I'd love to get some more information about the line (experience, rumors, complaints? etc). FWIW, I breathlessly bid on a size 36, which seemed to be more along the lines of a 38 in the Buco lines and roughly matched the size measurements of my small Schott, so hopefully that works out.
My second question is in regards to the design reference. I've been looking for other examples, but I can't tell if this is anything Harley ever made (though I know their history goes back very far). From what I've been able to find, it's design is a pre-Golden era (1930s?) Aviator horsehide rider with a slightly different D pocket design, center back pleat and half-belt back. I've only been able to find one other example - one made by Bill Kelso called the Wild Boy.
Otherwise, Freewheelers makes/made a single rider with a similar back as well called the Caboose jacket.
I was wondering if the Kelso and McCoy's x Harley jackets reference a specific vintage model that any of you know of. It's been hard finding an exact vintage match (I've also scoured The Art of Vintage Leather Jackets blog, which I think is written by a FL member here), and searching vintage Harley jackets or "Old McCoys" in English and Japanese has only yielded a flood of Cycle Champs. I've also got my Rin Tanaka Century of Leather Design on the way, but I figured this was the best place to ask.
Thanks a lot for reading and taking the time to look this over, as well as give any insights you might have. I really appreciate it and glad to become a part of the community here.
) but just to say I love the jacket, beautiful. Particularly like the back design. Great score.
