Victory leather

[Green Hornet]

Hi, I'm curious about the quality of Victory leather, any of you fellow FL members tried or own a jacket made of the aforementioned leather ?

 

[AeroFan_07]

So are you referring to the Victory-branded motorcycle jackets (Polaris owned Victory company now)?

If so we have a local Victory motorcycle dealer here in my hometown and I have handled a few of their jackets. They are mostly similar to H-D branded offering, Pakistan or China-made which can be fine. Generally leathers are Fairly thin, but they at least bring some nice color offerings. Would not be my first choice overall, but fine if you want something for on the bike use. I have not owned one.

 

[Green Hornet]

So are you referring to the Victory-branded motorcycle jackets (Polaris owned Victory company now)?

If so we have a local Victory motorcycle dealer here in my hometown and I have handled a few of their jackets. They are mostly similar to H-D branded offering, Pakistan or China-made which can be fine. Generally leathers are Fairly thin, but they at least bring some nice color offerings. Would not be my first choice overall, but fine if you want something for on the bike use. I have not owned one.

No, I'm referring to one of the leathers that Bill Kelso uses.

 

[Harris HTM]

No, I'm referring to one of the leathers that Bill Kelso uses.

@tmitchell59 has a Duke in Victory leather and it is one of the all time nicest jackets in TFL

 

[tmitchell59]

Hi, I'm curious about the quality of Victory leather, any of you fellow FL members tried or own a jacket made of the aforementioned leather ?

As stated above I do have a Bill Kelso Duke in Victory.

I have not seen another leather like it.

Here is a file comparing Victory, Shinki, and Bill Kelso Liberty horsehide.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/1B81WFu46KePHpf79

 

[Green Hornet]

As stated above I do have a Bill Kelso Duke in Victory.

I have not seen another leather like it.

Here is a file comparing Victory, Shinki, and Bill Kelso Liberty horsehide.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/1B81WFu46KePHpf79

Thanks for sharing, however, all I see are pictures, since you have one, what makes you say what you said ?

 

[tmitchell59]

all I see are pictures

What did you expect?

 

[Green Hornet]

What did you expect?

A written comparison

 

[tmitchell59]

A written comparison

This is my description in old thread here.

You guys are up to date on the various leathers out there. I've handled mostly vintage. So I'm not sure what other leather is most similar to Victory. I have not handled anything like it. It is very thick, heavy, but not stiff at all, very soft too. An odd combination. It is most unique, but worth what price?

I've owned different new leathers and nothing is quite like it. If nothing else it is unique. It stands out. It always gets comments when I post it, like the comment above.

It feels like an old jacket already broken in.

There are threads here that discuss BK leathers, just search.

I found this album in one of those threads. This is an excellent look at Victory horsehide.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/RJfePPFNphyzYwRK6