A perfect jacket for "Softail" riders!
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A perfect jacket for "Softail" riders!
Doesn't this jacket just look "right" for a Softail rider?
The combination of:
- Old west style upper "collar and shoulder cover"
- The fringe trim
- The braided trim
- The pigtail off the rear medallion
just ooze of the kind of "tradition" that the Softail models embody!
For those who don't know this classic jacket, it's from the Willie G collection. Not available new anymore, but some are still out there for those who really appreciate it.
I snagged mine from a local guy yesterday, whose health prevents him from using it much anymore, and spent about an hour last evening applying a couple of deep coats of Lexol leather treatment to bring back its full suppleness and sheen!
It has two front zippered vents located immediately to the rear of the braided trim (the trim hides the zippers). There is one rear vent, and its location on the spine is visible in the photo of the back of the jacket. There is only ONE pocket, and it's inside the left front upper front. That makes it not a terribly "practical" jacket, but I think Willie G figured more pockets, and any at all on the outside, would detract from the simplicity.
Jim G
The combination of:
- Old west style upper "collar and shoulder cover"
- The fringe trim
- The braided trim
- The pigtail off the rear medallion
just ooze of the kind of "tradition" that the Softail models embody!
For those who don't know this classic jacket, it's from the Willie G collection. Not available new anymore, but some are still out there for those who really appreciate it.
I snagged mine from a local guy yesterday, whose health prevents him from using it much anymore, and spent about an hour last evening applying a couple of deep coats of Lexol leather treatment to bring back its full suppleness and sheen!
It has two front zippered vents located immediately to the rear of the braided trim (the trim hides the zippers). There is one rear vent, and its location on the spine is visible in the photo of the back of the jacket. There is only ONE pocket, and it's inside the left front upper front. That makes it not a terribly "practical" jacket, but I think Willie G figured more pockets, and any at all on the outside, would detract from the simplicity.
Jim G
Last edited by JimGnitecki; Jul 16, 2014 at 08:24 PM.
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