As a recipient of 2 of your other cafe racers, I'm passing the comment on to my wife too!
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Thedi Padded Cafe Racer in Italian HH
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2wheelgrplr
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My padded Thedi cafe racer, picked up a few months ago for a good price from Thurston Bros. Waiting for warmer weather to wear it well. Fits well, though a bit tight in the armholes and upper chest - hopefully the leather will open up with wear. Quality & workmanship is indeed very good. Leather looks and feels very nice.
Point to note - the collar does feel a little on the wide side, but I can live with it!
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All three of these Thedi cafe' racers look really good! Wear 'em, wear 'em, wear 'em....they'll look better and better with age!
Not my cup of tea. Think the padding throws it off for me, too uniform ( Star Trekie or tv space show-ish ) or something. Do Greek people have fatter necks than the rest of us? Wondering why on both jackets the necks seem so rounded and wide. When it breaks-in it might transform nicely. Keepin' it real bro.....................
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I love that space-y look!
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Covered earlier in the thread, the neck is not wide, it's an optical illusion because it's a short racing collar that doesn't extend up the next like most mandarin collars.
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Mn. I wear a leather jacket with a collared shirt so often, I'd be wary of a mandarin collar in general, but to my eye these lower ones look much better than a higher version.
I understand totally. But if you have to tell people repeatedly that the neck is not wide, measure the collar ( imo its not the collar measurement that is needed-its the neck hole itself that should be narrower to compensate for the smaller collar) and come to the conclusion that its an optical illusion.......... ( which is what everyone sees!! ) something is NOT rite. The cut of that jacket may not be perfect for YOU.
I'd actually prefer the collar that way...there's nothing worse than a cafe racer with a choker type collar that constantly hits your chin, binds up your neck when turning your head. I actually really like the totally collarless version of the CR as well and I think the Thedi hints more toward that design...
I've never seen the totally collarless version, I must check that out. But just visualizing it........... I probably would NOT like it at all. No collar on a MC jacket?......Hmmmmm!!
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I LIKE THAT VERY MUCH........
I haven't seen to many other makers go this route...maybe Vanson on certain models....I think it really makes for a sleek finished jacket.
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I didn't think much of it either but when done right, it can look just fantastic.
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Magnificent. Been on my wish list for awhile.
kadafi
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Thedi jacket looks awesome on this guy. It would also look great in brown
kadafi
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Im interested in this jacket from Thedi also in brown
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