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  1. pipvh

    AMF Harley Davidson Jackets: Brooks?

    This model looks quite like the Brooks ‘j27’ but a bit more... solid?
  2. pipvh

    AMF Harley Davidson Jackets: Brooks?

    I’m rather keen on these ones (photo lifted off the ‘bay):
  3. pipvh

    AMF Harley Davidson Jackets: Brooks?

    I wanted to tap in to the great tree of knowledge for an answer to this: who made the AMF-era Harley jackets? A lot of them - the CHP/W styles - look like the equivalent Brooks: thin-looking shiny leather, distinctive ring-pulls. Others (I’m interested in the double riders) look different...
  4. pipvh

    Vintage Taylor's Leatherworks 'pj27' size 40 Short

    Snap. I’m the same. Too bad!
  5. pipvh

    Vintage Taylor's Leatherworks 'pj27' size 40 Short

    How tall are you, if you don’t mind me asking? That’s a bargain and a half for the right person...
  7. pipvh

    Aero FQ Biker Jacket 40-ish on ebay

    Bump and back on Ebay with a royal starting price of .99p
  8. pipvh

    Aero FQ Biker Jacket 40-ish on ebay

    If anyone's interested, I have a nice older Aero Biker on the 'bay right now. It's marked a 42 but it fits smaller (I'm a regular 42 and it's way too small for me) - measurements on the listing. Harris tweed lining (think it's Harris though it might be Donegal - did Aero use Donegal?). Anyway...
  9. pipvh

    Leather repair in the UK?

    Denny got in touch so it looks like I'm all set. Thanks, all! I might do a before-and-after on the project.
  10. pipvh

    Leather repair in the UK?

    Who are the go-to people in the UK for jacket repairs? I have a 1940s Swedish police jacket that needs a replacement zip and a collar repair. Aero say they're too busy. I'm sure I've seen this asked before but I can't find the relevant thread so apologies.
  11. pipvh

    Barbour International in Horween Steer

    Looks good. Lewis/Aviakit used to do one - I tried on a '70s Gold Top ex-police jacket the other day that looked almost exactly like your picture. It was as heavy as you like: a functional beast of a jacket.
  13. pipvh

    Simmons Bilt Vintage Cafe Racer

    I used to weigh up the immediate gratification of telling them to shut up against my ability to tell the story at some future date...:D
  14. pipvh

    Simmons Bilt Vintage Cafe Racer

    I once lived next door to a Hells Angels clubhouse. They did that a lot.
  15. pipvh

    New York, New York...

    You know, I'm thinking of Washington Heights, which wasn't/isn't Italian at all, right? Some friends lived there and I remember it having a really nice Old World feel and a couple of extremely good Italian delis and bakeries, which must have coloured my impression of the place. Guess I'm more...
  16. pipvh

    New York, New York...

    Funnily enough, it's a leather jacket story. I'd stopped in to the CBGBs bar next door with a couple of friends in the very small hours, because you used to be able to get a cheap (and nasty) slice of pizza there. We were on our way home from Milano's. There was a gang of skinheads hanging...
  17. pipvh

    New York, New York...

    Yeah, CBGBs was a tiny sweat-box but the energy... I'm weirdly proud of the fact that there was a patch of sidewalk just outside stained with my blood - it was there for years. I used to pass the site of Max's every day on my way to and from work. I think it's a Walgreen's now.
  19. pipvh

    New York, New York...

    I lived in the East Village in the early 90s. Almost unbelievable now as I look back on it from rural Devon. That part of Manhattan was already gentrified when I last went back in 2006. Hard to believe CBGBs is gone. An off-the-beaten-track suggestion: the Cloisters Museum (part of the MET) at...
  20. pipvh

    New York, New York...

    Milano's Bar on East Houston. Peter McManus on 7th Ave and 19th used to have the best burger in NYC (my wife and I still argue about this). The Strand Bookstore is essential. Don't go anywhere near Midtown. The Guggenheim is also essential... I think my area of expertise is of a time and a place...
  21. pipvh

    Whitefeather Aviator

    Name-wise, I'm quite taken with the ELMC Windward but not 100%, and there's that new Aero D-pocket that Mysteryo owns - is that going into production? And of course Norshor. But there's something about the Whitefeather.
  22. pipvh

    Whitefeather Aviator

    Anybody seen one of these in the (horse) flesh? http://whitefeathermfg.com/produkt/1930s-aviator-style-jacket/ I really like the small collar (compared to the Bootlegger and those mysterious Block-bilts) and the slightly rough-n-ready look.
  23. pipvh

    G1 Jacket Advice

    There are bargains out there - here's a beauty on ebay right now (not my auction): judging by the pencil pocket, it looks like an early 55j14 by L.W. Foster. With a re-lining and some conditioner...

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