Good catch, buttons on the wrong side! Oh also, those Barbour peacoats that @VansonRider suggested are excellent, and as rare as hen's teeth now as they're discontinued. You could also try to find a Barbour Shovler, which is similar.
The one he's linked up there is a lady's one though.
Here's a Shovler -
My wax jackets from the past also had a smell. Somehow the fabric and the wax smelled. Not a stench, but it was noticeable. In fact, it got stronger when wet. Still cool jackets though.
Love the video. Makes a lot of sense to me. By the way, I ride in my leather, 30s car coats. Have two, one in Europe and one in Cali. Harley-Davidson introduced them in the early 30s. Can go wrong with that.Motorcycling in Taiwan - brings tears to my eyes every time:
I've thought of something else that I haven't been factoring in with the waxed canvas jackets: my wife rides on the back. She may find the material sticky, and the wax may heat up and transfer if she's pressed up against me, as she's wont to do. It's a shame, because some of those Filson jackets are really nice looking, but I think I have to back off of this one.
Next up for me to look into is Carhartt WIP and their 12oz Dearborn canvas with some kind of a zippered liner underneath.
Thanks. She may find it sticky and smelly, though (she's fussy about things like that). I think there are too many unknowns for me to commit that much money to something she may or may not be thrilled with. It's unfortunate, because each new idea I pursue gets less and less classy. I still have my trusty Gore-Tex, but nice-looking + warm and wind-resistant seems difficult for me to pull off in my situation.
in asia 2 wheels mopeds are the majority of the traffic, so its only normal when the percentage is much higher, I don't know about taiwan, but here in my country nobody dress up as a rider to ride, basically mopeds are here like bicycles for the dutch, people wear clothes for their destination that day. and car drivers are always aware of motorcycle/ mopeds around them, even when you already giving sign to make a u turn and already starting to make the turn there would still be moped trying to fit in and pass your car from that side. highspeed crash is a rarity, when there is mortality usually because the rider got ran over by incoming traffic or got caught into a truck chassis or frame and got ran over, or stupidities like stopping at the the traffic light on a steep incline right behind a big vehicle, or truck with brake failure couldn't stop at the crossing and hit a whole row of moped riders killing dozens, in most cases all the armor in the world even full racing gear won't help when that happened.There is a reason why 60% of road deaths in Taiwan are motorcycles/two wheels... (compared to 20% in the Uk for example)
Thanks. If I were riding long distances on the highway, I would consider leather. But there are really only a few styles I like, and none of them are exactly motorcycle jackets. I'm also not a fan of the really tight look of jackets which are purposely designed for motorcycle riding. And, not to be overlooked, is how I would stand out wearing one of those--and I already stand out here. Leather is just not an option I'm considering.Have you looked at the offerings of the revived Goldtop? Really nice range, extremely reasonable prices, and built in armour to boot.
Thanks. She may find it sticky and smelly, though (she's fussy about things like that). I think there are too many unknowns for me to commit that much money to something she may or may not be thrilled with. It's unfortunate, because each new idea I pursue gets less and less classy. I still have my trusty Gore-Tex, but nice-looking + warm and wind-resistant seems difficult for me to pull off in my situation.
Actually, my wife and I went to a shopping center today which is a little further away, and stumbled across a Barbour store. We very seldom go to that place, so I had no idea the store was even there. They had a few waxed jackets, so I tried one on. It was too big--and too expensive--but it gave me a frame of reference. There was absolutely no stickiness and no smell. She liked it at least, but there were a number of items about it I didn't like.
That got me wondering. How sticky and smelly are they right after they have been waxed? I'm pretty sure this one had been sitting in the store for quite a while, so either everything had dissipated, that's how they come from the factory, or they really don't have any stickiness or smell. (I originally heard about the stickiness and smell from a YouTube review.)