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Thin materials, prints instead of patches, and premium prices. I was looking at a nice collar shirt at a dealer last week. $85. I laughed and put it back.
This year was the first t-shirt I bought since 2011. I was in vegas and liked the design for once. Seems they have gotten boring, looney toons, or just bunch of graphics. And ya the price. 2011 they were made in USA. I can't tell the quality of t-shirt though.
I bought a few when I first got my harley. Now I got so many t-shirts from vacations and such, I don't bother. Expensive and boring. I can't speak for anything over a t-shirt, those prices are insane.
I have harley shirts bought 25 years ago still in my closet...still look like new cause I never wore them. Didnt have a harley at the time they were gifted tome as presents. lol not sure why family thought they should give me a harley shirt when I rode a honda, but anyway.
They are 3 times the thickness/thread count as the crap now. And they were made in America then as well. Now china, honduras, madagascar.....and everywhere else other than America. And 3 times the cost versus 25 years ago.
You also have the realize, the material has changed. I fought it at first. Liking the old heavy shirts. But for work and summer I like lighter newer shirts.
So sometimes miss old heavy shirts, but also sometimes like light shirts.
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