What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

[AlexB]

Is such a bag sold somewhere or is it made to order?

Have a look at Treesizeverse. He is a true craftsman from Belgium building very similar bags. You can also do some modifications to your likings to his bags. I just got a motorcycle pannier for my Scrambler made by him.

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[barnabus]

Looks good! Terrific bike, too.

 

[roadking04]

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I'll stop posting too many photos of this one jacket within such a short span of time, but the sleeves are already showing life.

Can never get enough pics. This jacket is starting to look really awesome with the sleeve creases starting to show!

 

[Monitor]

IMO the jacket is beautifully put together and now I understand all the hubbub about Ms. Leitch's ability to craft and build a jacket. The leather is intoxicating to look at and the smell is perfect. During lunch I left the jacket in my car so the smell would fill up the cabin. It did and the drive back to the office was sweet. CXL's behavior reminds me a bit of Vanson's Octagon, which I also really like. Lots of marbling and cool wear quickly. IMO though, the best editions of vintage Cal jackets have next-level horsehide. Just as pretty as this and just as thick as Stu's horsehide. LW HH is right there with old Cal HH for me. To me, what brings this particular CXL leather into the discussion is the color. It's that nice bud.

The minor mods I requested make a big difference with how I hoped the jacket would look (slimmer profile without inside pockets for example) and how the jacket would function (collar snaps for riding). Like I said, I wanted a no-fuss CHP that could double as a more "formal" jacket, less biker.
Mobility is very good, especially considering the jacket has no shoulder gussets or AB. Reach is good, though the cuffs ever so slightly ride up my arm when I reach forward. Certainly not enough to negatively impact using the jacket to ride. A few of my Cals do not have gussets and the range is better and the cuffs stay put. Ditto for my Vanson Force (just as trim a fit) and LW CHP (not as trim a fit), both of which have no gussets or AB. In fairness, the mods done to the Aero jacket may be a large reason for this. In the end, the jacket is very comfortable, allows a good range of movement and fits close to the body (2" taper), without constricting anything or feeling tight. I love it. Definite keeper.

The Aero weighs approximately 6.2 pounds, deceptively heavy since it does not feel that heavy. Not when I wear it and not when I carry it. This is in line with my Cal CHPs. The LAPDs weigh at least a pound more but that is not a fair comparison. My LW CHP weigh over 1.5 more pounds.

Hope this helps.

Thank you for the detailed reply!

Man, I miss that smell... I know how intoxicating it is and I'm in a desparate need of anything CXL in my life rn so yeah, I hear you.

Really awesome to hear it's such a good jacket. Looks great and the top sleeve zips really give you a reason to throw it into a rotation among all those CHP's you have. And the leather definitely stands out. Cal and LW look somewhat similar in leather but this jacket is just very different, even though it's technically the same style. And once the brown core starts showing through... It'll be something else entirely.

 

[mtrlr]

Most days

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Beautiful !!! What hide is that? Fit pics please?

 

[torfjord]

Vintage (50’s) Swedish goatskin jacket today.


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[Michael A]

Mid Western Sport Togs deerskin on the last jacket morning for a week.
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Have a great Saturday,
Michael

 

[JMax]

My latest (& last) Cal. Quick pit stop on the intercoastal.

 

[Captain Sensible]

Beautiful !!! What hide is that? Fit pics please?

It's Shinki from Himel. Quite different to Shinki from RMC. I'll see if I can get hold of my photographer, don't wait up though.

 

[Hh121]

LW Suburban

 

[Gamma68]

Vintage (50’s) Swedish goatskin jacket today.


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Looks superb over the fair isle sweater.

 

[JMax]

Sushi on the water with the wifey. Gotta keep her happy. Cheyenne

 

[Gamma68]

Mid Western Sport Togs deerskin on the last jacket morning for a week.
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Have a great Saturday,
Michael

I remember this jacket from a post you made sometime last year. I need to add some deerskin to the rotation.

 

[Jrolfe]

Most days

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Is this a Himel Bros.?

 

[Captain Sensible]

Yessir

 

[torfjord]

Aero B-10 that I picked up on the sale.


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[Monitor]

Just a CR.

 

[Leither]

Black Aero Plainsman FQHH:
Genius design and very stable construction...

 

[Gamma68]

1983 Langlitz Cascade, brown:

 

[sweetfights]

LW Suburban

Always a win!