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What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

Psant25

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Yes, the 6oz d pocket jacket is mainly use as winter jacket with quilted lining at both body and sleeves, the cross zip type jacket also looks visually heavier than straight zip, that's why it's my idea winter jacket.
If I ever go another straight zipper CHP with JL, it will be spring and fall jacket with heavy satin lining and lighter hide (4oz).
Love mine! Mc500. Only thing different i would do is drop the back yolk to line up with sleeve seam and then need a slightly diff shoulder gusset
 

navetsea

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Yes, the 6oz d pocket jacket is mainly use as winter jacket with quilted lining at both body and sleeves, the cross zip type jacket also looks visually heavier than straight zip, that's why it's my idea winter jacket.
If I ever go another straight zipper CHP with JL, it will be spring and fall jacket with heavy satin lining and lighter hide (4oz).
I think you have a better leverage to fight #14zip slanted than straight on vertical.
 

dan_t

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Steer hide Highwayman today....

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navetsea

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Can you actually breath though? The virus won’t stand a chance with you but remember that oxygen is your friend... ;)
haha:D , it is perforated motorcycle mask to wear with half face helmet, it has a pair of elastic loops to slide in a filter inside, in my case just half folded 3 ply pocket tissue. it actually broken in and following my nose shape in 3 months of frequent wear, and grains start popping up around the snaps :D oil pull up leather might show interesting marbling in the future
 

Downunder G Man

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Schott "Highwayman" today for a run up north in the wife's 2004 convertible. This is my "Euro Schott".
She has owned this car from new in 2004 and it is in lovely order. Quite "zippy" , 2.2 4 cylinder European GM Opel built.
5C start , 19C max. Warm jacket required , zip sleeves not required.
It was cooler than it looks in the photo.
Untucked T shirt , no dog , same Indian Ocean ( yawn yawn..)

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Schott "Highwayman" today for a run up north in the wife's 2004 convertible. This is my "Euro Schott".
She has owned this car from new in 2004 and it is in lovely order. Quite "zippy" , 2.2 4 cylinder European GM Opel built.
5C start , 19C max. Warm jacket required , zip sleeves not required.
It was cooler than it looks in the photo.
Untucked T shirt , no dog , same Indian Ocean ( yawn yawn..)

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It's amazing how well preserved a car can be when not exposed to snow and salt. That looks like it could be new!
 

MichaelRhB

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I was surprised at how cool it was at 0530 this morning when Lisl and I went out. I went back in and grabbed my issue Cooper A2 for the short time we were out. I learned after coming back in the airport was reporting 55°F.
 

Downunder G Man

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It's amazing how well preserved a car can be when not exposed to snow and salt. That looks like it could be new!

Thanks mate. The car lives, funnily enough , out of the sun for the most part , so no paint fade. It is only out from under a car cover while inside the lock up garage when being driven. It now is an "occasional use" car as well which helps. Was always only used on dry days ( which is 270/290+ days per year here.) It now does less K's than my Harley haha...
 

dannyk

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It's amazing how well preserved a car can be when not exposed to snow and salt. That looks like it could be new!
Youre in Chicago right? Im in Buffalo....my car no matter how well I take care of it will be trashed in 3-4 years. Maybe 5 if Im really on top of washing and protectant. But the snow, salt, and even rain coming in off the lake and picking up pollution from the dying rust belt factories of Ontario and Buffalo will just do crazy things to our vehicles. Pretty sure Chicago is the same thing.
 
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Youre in Chicago right? Im in Buffalo....my car no matter how well I take care of it will be trashed in 3-4 years. Maybe 5 if Im really on top of washing and protectant. But the snow, salt, and even rain coming in off the lake and picking up pollution from the dying rust belt factories of Ontario and Buffalo will just do crazy things to our vehicles. Pretty sure Chicago is the same thing.

The salt in the air where I live, not to mention the coastal flooding, destroys the undercarriage of all my cars. Only hard work protects my bike.

In the Jelado today. Beautiful jacket...

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dannyk

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The salt in the air where I live, not to mention the coastal flooding, destroys the undercarriage of all my cars. Only hard work protects my bike.

In the Jelado today. Beautiful jacket...

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This jacket is a mystery to me. Its not the most unique design in fact its the most common biker style. Its not the most vibrant or unique cordovan or burgundy color. It doesnt have crazy contrast stitching or some crazy colored zips. Yet for some reason I cant help but stare at it every time its posted here and think to myself "I dont know what is about this jacket, but its simply killer."
 
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This jacket is a mystery to me. Its not the most unique design in fact its the most common biker style. Its not the most vibrant or unique cordovan or burgundy color. It doesnt have crazy contrast stitching or some crazy colored zips. Yet for some reason I cant help but stare at it every time its posted here and think to myself "I dont know what is about this jacket, but its simply killer."

Agreed. It’s a repro of a 50s Windward MC jacket (an original is currently up on eBay). Very common design. Color isn’t as vibrant as say HH’s Aero HB in CXL steer. But it works, the sum is greater than its parts sort of thing.
 

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