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[Monitor]

Anybody have info for this Hein Gericke jacket that I just purchased.

One hole on the collar and missing the button in lining.

All ykk zip pulls in place.

Thanks in Advance.

Pete

Lol no info, they've made approximately one million styles. But this is a very cool jacket! Love it!

 

[Crayfish]

Hein Gericke Label pic

 

[Crayfish]

Lol no info, they've made approximately one million styles. But this is a very cool jacket! Love it!

I could let it rot away in the second hand shop...so I took her home

 

[Monitor]

I could let it rot away in the second hand shop...so I took her home

Good thing you did and I would've too. Probably the finest leather jacket I have right now and one that I'm wearing most is Hein Gericke so you did good. Some of their designs are often over the top and sometimes downright questionable but a good Hein Gericke is as good as anything on the market. Or better. And even the nasty ones are really well made.

This is my HG.

 

[Crayfish]

Good thing you did and I would've too. Probably the finest leather jacket I have right now and one that I'm wearing most is Hein Gericke so you did good. Some of their designs are often over the top and sometimes downright questionable but a good Hein Gericke is as good as anything on the market. Or better. And even the nasty ones are really well made.

This is my HG.

I love the patina on your jacket. New and clean look great...but dirty and worn is sexy! At least for leather jackets.

 

[Crayfish]

Good thing you did and I would've too. Probably the finest leather jacket I have right now and one that I'm wearing most is Hein Gericke so you did good. Some of their designs are often over the top and sometimes downright questionable but a good Hein Gericke is as good as anything on the market. Or better. And even the nasty ones are really well made.

This is my HG.

I really need to find a snap in liner for my jacket ... any ideas where I can buy one?

 

[HoosierDaddy]

Anybody have info for this Hein Gericke jacket that I just purchased.

One hole on the collar and missing the button in lining.

All ykk zip pulls in place.

Thanks in Advance.

Pete

If I remember correctly this may be the same HG MC jacket that I had in the mid '80s that I wrote about on another thread. I got it soaked during a long ride on the bike and then the sun came out and baked it for about a hundred miles or so making it shrink. The only MC jacket that I have owned that shrunk up so much that I had to sell it. I'd be kind of careful with it out in the weather.
HD

 

[Monitor]

I really need to find a snap in liner for my jacket ... any ideas where I can buy one?

eBay? No clue. These are long discontinued. Best to have someone make you one.

 

[Crayfish]

eBay? No clue. These are long discontinued. Best to have someone make you one.

Could I trouble you to send me some pics of your lining removed from the jacket ... I will have my tailor make one

 

[Crayfish]

If I remember correctly this may be the same HG MC jacket that I had in the mid '80s that I wrote about on another thread. I got it soaked during a long ride on the bike and then the sun came out and baked it for about a hundred miles or so making it shrink. The only MC jacket that I have owned that shrunk up so much that I had to sell it. I'd be kind of careful with it out in the weather.
HD

That might be a great idea to get the jacket tomorrow fit me. As is, it’s a bit large on me

 

[HoosierDaddy]

Well if it would shrink perfectly evenly with the rain and sun then that would be great. However, one of my sleeves shrank considerably shorter than the other so that could also play into this scenario...

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[Crayfish]

Did some leatherwork to patch up the hole in the collar. Thin piece of leather shoved into the hole and then apply glue carefully (or in my case glue like a kindergartener) and then hammer flat to secure the frayed edges of the hole.

Pic of the hole

 

[Crayfish]

Pic of the patch Work... let me know what you guys think

 

[handymike]

Is that under the collar? Looks well done, but you might want to re-inforce it if it is in the fold.

 

[Crayfish]

Is that under the collar? Looks well done, but you might want to re-inforce it if it is in the fold.

It is the fold. Hopefully the leather patch inside will be strong enough

 

[tmitchell59]

Brooks Cafe Racer in suede. Yet to see a Brooks like this. Recently saw a Couple of other Brooks I had not seen. One was a pullover the over was a standard cafe racer in two tone. Very nice condition. It was black and white.

This one did not cost much, Has some damage

Bit too big for me. This is marked a size 46 and fits as one.

 

[Insomnia]

Good Wear California Racer

Thank you Terry!

 

[ton312]

Brooks Cafe Racer in suede. Yet to see a Brooks like this. Recently saw a Couple of other Brooks I had not seen. One was a pullover the over was a standard cafe racer in two tone. Very nice condition. It was black and white.

This one did not cost much, Has some damage

Bit too big for me. This is marked a size 46 and fits as one.

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That looks cool Terry! I've seen one like it long ago on Dave Himel's eBay page. Very nice! That might fit me quite well

 

[Gamma68]

Just brought this one home today, fresh from the thrift store. Real cheap.

The leather is quite supple except for maybe the collar. The zippers and pocket bags are all fine. This jacket certainly isn't perfect, but I'd call the wear "honest." There's a little color fading, a couple inches of stitching separation under the right sleeve, some inner lining tears at the armpits, lots of general scuffs and scrapes, and some odd spotting on the back. Makes me wonder if someone did a lot of riding in this one.

The best part is the spot-on fit (it's just a little snug, but I'm wearing a flannel shirt under it just for these photos). Tagged size 40.

Any ideas on when it was made? I don't know much about Lesco.

What do you guys think of this one? Does it show too much "patina"? I might try some Lexol on the spots but I don't think they're coming out.

 

[ProteinNerd]

@Gamma68 I wouldn’t try to clean it, just leave it as it is imo....I think it looks great!