What Jacket Are You Wearing Today?

[Peter Mackin]

Suns shining,,only one jacket today

 

[Mysteryo]

Mister Freedom’s Campus jacket

 

[Leither]

Must be a friend of yours as I don't have any haha !

Only been back 3 times in 25 years , always for "family reasons" , not the best reasons and in October 2005 the weather was "bowfing"

Came another trip in May 3 years ago for my mother's 80th and there were some nice days. She lives down on the lower Clyde and some days the Clyde was glassy all the way across to Helensburgh. Beautiful in the extreme.

Next day was HOWLING PISH but of course you know this.

The scenery here in Western Australia is not so "grand" , but the vistas are huge to a far horizon.
275/290 DRY DAYS per year depending if it's a "wet" winter or not ! You kinda gets used to that since 1990's onwards.
Most of my "new" mates here are expat Brits , a few Scots amongst them. A few "Serth Effricans" as well.
ALL motorcyclists bar none !

For our local run today I will be rugging up under the Eastman Luftwaffe (my warmest leather jacket) as it is a 2C start. Frost when I walked the dug (dog!) this morning. Long sleeve thermal T shirt under my "disco gear".
22C on the ride home. Coupla "coffee" stops already planned on the route.

"Home sick" pangs disappeared for me way over 20 years ago , the missus took a wee bit longer. All good now.

Do I "miss it" ? Well of course , and not too deep down neither. "Such if life" to paraphrase Ned Kelly...

I remember snorkeling solo right off the continental shelf at Ningaloo Reef Xmas 1994 after a month of driving slowly down from Darwen and sleeping on a swag. Took me 3 days to pluck up the courage. Very big fish below. Cape Range national park deserted except for me, girlfriend and roos. WA is stunning.
Leith has ferocious wildlife too.

 

[Peter Mackin]

Aye don't I know it....spent a lot of time in Alvins Harley, Springfield St.before I bought my bike in 92..great pubs and atmosphere

 

[JMax]

Older pic but running some errands in my old-school Eagleson’s CHP. Probably my oldest jacket.

Btw, there is a similar Californian (pink-label) on eBay for about $300. Great jacket.

 

[Tefouane]

FiveStar "Bronco" A2

 

[zebedee]

Mister Freedom’s Campus jacket

That is a great jacket.

 

[Monitor]

Wow, I can wear something over a t-shirt without immediately dying!

Vanson Cheyenne.

 

[Monitor]

FiveStar "Bronco" A2

Fantastic jacket!

 

[JMax]

Vanson Perf Force for a quick ride. Pic makes it look newer than it is, weird. Great riding jacket.

 

[Carlos840]

Vanson Perf Force for a quick ride. Pic makes it look newer than it is, weird. Great riding jacket.

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Maybe a stupid question, but have you ever had a jacket like that covered in bug guts?
Can it ever be saved?

 

[Peter Mackin]

Maybe a stupid question, but have you ever had a jacket like that covered in bug guts?
Can it ever be saved?

Yes,,,a warm damp cloth does the job

 

[JMax]

Maybe a stupid question, but have you ever had a jacket like that covered in bug guts?
Can it ever be saved?

Big time. All the time down here as I regularly ride throughout the Everglades. I wipe the jacket down when I can on the road and then give it a good cleaning when I get home (or hotel, or tent) at the end of the day with a damp cloth. Never had an issue. This one recently got me through a huge swarm of dragonflies at 80 mph. All good. I wipe down the bike too, that stuff eats paint.

 

[JMax]

Wow, I can wear something over a t-shirt without immediately dying!

Vanson Cheyenne.

That looks amazing. Shinier than mine, which I dig.

 

[Gamma68]

Schott 654 Casual Racer, at a Detroit street festival:

 

[Downunder G Man]

With Ray Ban Clubmasters I presume ?

 

[Gamma68]

With Ray Ban Clubmasters I presume ?

Nope. Generic lookalikes from the drug store. Less than $20.

 

[ton312]

Some early fall ball on the porch tonight.
The Sherpa provided a bit of warmth against a painful growing trend with the cubbies.

 

[Bennarion]

Aero
Highwayman
Half Belt

 

[Downunder G Man]

With Ray Ban Clubmasters I presume ?

Ah so that will be a generic "lookalike" beer will it ?