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Old Feb 20, 2012 | 09:50 PM
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Or you could just get a jacket so when you crash the doctors dont have to cut skin off your *** for skin grafts. Or you could just look forward to the skin grafts and say chicks dig scars like a ***?
 
Old Feb 20, 2012 | 09:59 PM
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never thought about why nor really cared , had a denim cutoff in the 70's went heavy leather in the 80's and ever since . What I can you tell honestly is my heavy buffalo hide vest can and has turned a couple knife blades , fuc your ***** fashion statements and patch holders some of us wear them for real reasons .
 
Old Feb 20, 2012 | 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted by sinbin
After receiving a very nice road rash tattoo on my arm this summer I am hesitant to say any weather is t-shirt weather. I was wearing a light leather jacket and still got it pretty bad, would hate to think what it would have been like had I been wearing just a t-shirt or a vest.
Anything but a t-shirt around here come July, August when it's 110-115 degree's your gonna fry.
 
Old Feb 20, 2012 | 10:30 PM
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Just like a lot of people on here, keeps my t-shirt from flopping or riding up my back in the wind, pockets to keep my phone or other items, keeps my torso warm on a chili day, but not cold enough for a jacket.
 
Old Feb 20, 2012 | 10:40 PM
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No patches on mine. Wear it to keep the core warm when the temps drop into the 40's and 50's.
 
Old Feb 20, 2012 | 10:49 PM
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Originally Posted by rhlhamlet
Mine is plain and black... wear it for the pockets.
 
Old Feb 20, 2012 | 10:50 PM
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How else I am I gonna rein in the Buddha belly?
 
Old Feb 20, 2012 | 10:54 PM
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Old Feb 20, 2012 | 10:56 PM
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Old Feb 20, 2012 | 11:04 PM
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The only patch on mine is the SOA Reaper on the back.

I don't wear a vest. Thought about it, but If it is cold, I wear my leather jacket. If it is Chilly I wear a long sleeve sweatshirt.
 



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