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I wear a leather vest while riding
42.46%
I don't wear a leather vest while riding
45.25%
I have to wear my colors while on the bike
5.03%
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Old Sep 23, 2006 | 11:30 PM
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no leather vest here , colors on a cutoff blue jean jacket
 
Old Sep 23, 2006 | 11:57 PM
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I wear my leather vest for the same reasons. I found a decent one at a gun show. It has an inside pocket with a holster inside and a button snap. Works good for concealed carry. Also has outside pocket good for cell phone. I spent $65 bucks for it.
 
Old Sep 24, 2006 | 12:06 AM
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I wear a vest to keep my t-shirt from flappin around my pencil neck! And it holds my cigarettes too.....

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Old Sep 24, 2006 | 01:21 AM
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ORIGINAL: valvestem

My leather vest shrunk to the point where it wouldn't fit me anymore, so I have not worn it for years.[8D]

thats strange--- my belly grew, so some of clothes dont fit me either!!


and- leather vests are usually worn by guys with assless chaps and leather hats. [sm=laughat.gif]
 
Old Sep 24, 2006 | 02:22 AM
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P.S. Don't wear a leather vest if you have puny arms and a beer belly hanging out of it. The puny arm thing also goes for tank-tops, muscle shirts, wife beaters and any bicep tattoo...Just don't do it.
 
Old Sep 24, 2006 | 03:08 AM
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I got a leather vest, w/patches, pins, etc. Mostly wear it at rallies, so I can be "different" like the 100's (or 1000's) of other people wearing theirs at the rally!
 
Old Sep 24, 2006 | 03:14 AM
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oh, and I have ***-less chaps too that I usually only wear (sometimes) if it's raining or the pavement's wet like after the rain and cold.

I have a goofy leather pilot's hat that I'm wearing in my profile pic that I'll wear when it's raining too, sometimes.

And I have a leather HD baseball cap, but it won't stay on my head while I'm riding (even on backwards) - so I wear IT when I have to drive my pickup truck!

 
Old Sep 24, 2006 | 05:09 AM
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thought of getting a leather vest but haven't found one I liked yet
 
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I wear a mesh jacket when riding.
 
Old Sep 24, 2006 | 10:11 AM
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I wear a leather vest when it is too warm for the leather jacket,I have a fairly comfortable one,paid $80.00 for it this past bike week in laconia,has perforated front panels and the center of the back is perforated as well,lets the wind come through on those hot days and hopefully offers alittle more protection than just a tee shirt
 



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