Some bright spark suggested this thread, so here goes me:

This is my FAV jacket for cruising

Well, its my ONLY jacket actually, but in order to qualify it had to be hand selected from a big list, so in effect it is my fav

I have attached my lady's favourite jacket too...awww schucks

You can hopefully guess which is which



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fav for just putting around



for the highway, and winter

 

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I'm happy with these 2 jackets that I've had for many, many, many years...

I treat the leather about once a year, and they look and work as well today as they did back in the 1970's.

The one with the adjustable lace on the sides has a permanent Thinsulate lining and I wear it the most during colder winter months. The other has a zip out lighter weight Thinsulate lining. I usually just remove the Thinsulate lining and wear it when the temperatures aren't as cold...

I've owned a lot of 'high end' leather jackets over the years, and believe me, not all jackets are created the same. Some of the newer stuff I see out there probably wouldn't stand up to 5 years of hard use..

 

I dig both of those jackets, lads.

I am a big fan of the bar and Shield in the grey tones ala HDH's jacket (love the sticker too mate- although I might not have liked it 24 years ago when I was doing donuts on my QR50), and OFG's jackets are straight up bad-***. I believe we refer to those, down here in Oztralia as "Brando's".

 

Not a Harley Shop Jacket but the Leather is good and Partial to Eagles anyway which added later..



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I have the HD Heritage nylon jacket.
All the other jackets I have owned have been leather. This time I went a little outside of the lines and got nylon, and hokey-wow do I like it. No wind permiates thru the shell, thus not needing the liner till 40deg. or below. Light and comfy.
Miss the old school leather deal, but a heck of alot warmer, dry, and comfortable with this item.

ps- cannot wait for the season of "jacket not required!"

 

My favorite.

Made in U.S.A. Harley Gear.

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HD does not make a "heavy-weight" leather jacket anymore.
I went with a local company. US Made Leathers out of MA.

http://www.usmadeleathers.com/

 

Favorite for cold weather: My Vanson Model C


Favorite for milder weather: My Vanson horsehide Comet