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    Info on Leather Jacket Maker Brand Garuda

    Vanson has leather like this. Really dark black, high shine and stiff. The best leather I've seen on a bike jacket, and I've looked at billions.
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    1970's French Pilot's Jacket

    Here's a commemorative pilot's jacket from Dassault, the manufacturers of the Mirage. The stitching across the shoulders shows the Mirage, Rafale and Falcon...
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    1970's French Pilot's Jacket

    Here's one with a hi-viz waistcoat hidden in the collar. I suppose this is to help you get rescued. https://www.ebay.fr/itm/tres-RARE-blouson-PILOTE-DE-CHASSE-cuir-104L-PN-VOL-1968-69/223641467363?hash=item341211f9e3:g:GRUAAOSwU2tc6Dhp
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    1970's French Pilot's Jacket

    It means 100cm chest, long body. Very straightforward compared to British or Soviet military sizing.
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    1970's French Pilot's Jacket

    These come up on ebay.fr quite often. Here's a NOS one, 30 years old: https://www.ebay.fr/itm/NEW-80s-FRENCH-PILOT-100L-Size-US-40-PN-LEATHER-FLIGHT-JACKET-Blouson-Vol-50/123894796456?hash=item1cd8b490a8:g:WBUAAOSwTklcvQLM
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    Looking for inspiration for a bespoke bike jacket

    Is there just the one wire in the jacket, between the control unit and the LED? Can you unplug it so you can wear the vest with a different jacket?
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    Looking for inspiration for a bespoke bike jacket

    This vid gives you some idea of the bulk The vests with a tether are great but they take longer to inflate than the ones with accelerometers. If a car pulls out in front of you and your front wheel hits the side of the car, the Tech Air vest has an excellent chance of inflating before your...
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    Looking for inspiration for a bespoke bike jacket

    This is the airbag gubbins.
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    Looking for inspiration for a bespoke bike jacket

    My thoughts are to copy this MM idea of having white on white: But with a lancer front. No faux sponsors' logos as above. Padding on the shoulders and arms like this: Front and collar like this: I like the back of the MM jacket. I'm trying to come up with my own version.
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    Looking for inspiration for a bespoke bike jacket

    Here's a BMW jacket from the '70s in the pre-body armour era. Very practical. The light panels are to reflect the sun.
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    Looking for inspiration for a bespoke bike jacket

    It is Roland Sands! I don't know which one. I also like the other one...I think it might be Tom Ford.
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    Looking for inspiration for a bespoke bike jacket

    Do you have a jacket with Tech Air?
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    Looking for inspiration for a bespoke bike jacket

    He (Mr BKS, aka Brian) prioritises safety and longevity. His gear takes a lot of breaking in but it stays looking perfect forever, unlike the Italian alternatives, which are comfortable right away and look a bit tired after one season. He introduced new standards to the British market. He made...
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    Looking for inspiration for a bespoke bike jacket

    Thanks, that was fun!
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    Looking for inspiration for a bespoke bike jacket

    Some more....
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    Looking for inspiration for a bespoke bike jacket

    I'm having a jacket made by BKS https://www.bksleather.co.uk/. It will be functional safety gear with an airbag in the lining but I have a fairly free hand in how it will look. I've decided on a lancer front and I'm leaning towards a plain, modern design in white leather with perforations. It...
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    Studded British Officer's Field Boots

    I'm not sure whether they were meant to be two tone - it looks as if the smooth leather around the toe has been splashed with water. They probably haven't been polished for over 70 years, I bet they could drink a gallon of dubbin! I think I read somewhere that some officers liked to use burgundy...
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    Studded British Officer's Field Boots

    Hi everyone, greetings from London, this is my first post. I've just bought these amazing boots. It looks as if they've been worn just once on a gravel surface. They're marked "C.W. Horrell 1943". I bought them to wear around town, but the studs aren't terribly practical - I imagine I'd just...

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