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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.
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.
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!
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!
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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