How many new jackets do you have coming (and how many potential ones)?

[Colin G]

Freewheelers Track Walker just came in. Now to knock some of the newness out of it.

 

[Robbie79]

Got in last night. Man this is so nice!

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@jeo Congrats! Lucky guy, you found a second hand one which looks like it was custom made for you! Beautiful jacket and perfect fit. I‘m curious how it will look after a bit of sun tanning...hopefully next Summer.

 

[Robbie79]

Freewheelers Track Walker just came in. Now to knock some of the newness out of it.

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@Colin G Congrats! A very rare Freewheelers. Looks quite nice. Looking forward to fit pics.

 

[ton312]

Freewheelers Track Walker just came in. Now to knock some of the newness out of it.

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MORE INFORMATION AND PICS.

 

[jeo]

SUPERB!!! Man that looks like it was made for you!

Thanks man! This is probably my most comfortable jacket. It just feels so good on. This Tenjin cowhide is something else!

Yeah, those Japanese brands are hard to work with at times. My RMC J-100 looked perfect on but still felt restrictive.

Unfortunately for my bank account, the Japanese brands are the only otr sizes that work for me. Otherwise I have to go custom. Good thing for Yahoo Auctions Japan where I can get these jackets second hand at great prices.

Let's see your J-100!!

@jeo Congrats! Lucky guy, you found a second hand one which looks like it was custom made for you! Beautiful jacket and perfect fit. I‘m curious how it will look after a bit of sun tanning...hopefully next Summer.

Thanks man, I truly did get lucky. These almost never come up for sale.

I've had other natural veg tan leathers and from my experience the sun doesn't do much at all to darken these leathers. Maybe in the beginning a little bit, but it's more so the dirt/pollutants in the air and then when you touch the leather, the oils in your skin that darken these jackets. I imagine the best way to accelerate the process would be to ride a motorcycle (besides oiling or conditioning the jacket)

 

[jeo]

Freewheelers Track Walker just came in. Now to knock some of the newness out of it.

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Goddamn that's nice! We need fit pics...NOW! lol

 

[red devil]

Thanks man! This is probably my most comfortable jacket. It just feels so good on. This Tenjin cowhide is something else!



Unfortunately for my bank account, the Japanese brands are the only otr sizes that work for me. Otherwise I have to go custom. Good thing for Yahoo Auctions Japan where I can get these jackets second hand at great prices.

Let's see your J-100!!



Thanks man, I truly did get lucky. These almost never come up for sale.

I've had other natural veg tan leathers and from my experience the sun doesn't do much at all to darken these leathers. Maybe in the beginning a little bit, but it's more so the dirt/pollutants in the air and then when you touch the leather, the oils in your skin that darken these jackets. I imagine the best way to accelerate the process would be to ride a motorcycle (besides oiling or conditioning the jacket)

Tested and confirmed

 

[jeo]

@red devil Nice! What did you have?

 

[red devil]

@red devil Nice! What did you have?

The jacket that benefited the most is the tan Thedi, and the current motorbike is a KTM Superduke R

 

[jeo]

Oh wow I can only imagine how that tan buffalo would look like after some time on the bike...

 

[tmitchell59]

Freewheelers Track Walker just came in. Now to knock some of the newness out of it.

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Wow! The Track Walker. I live in a Railroad Town in Illinois, Midwest. I have a double ******ed sheeplined that came from the Great Northwest USA. I need to dig it out for winter use.

Your Jacket is Stunning! Breathtaking. I can imagine putting it on and knocking some of the shine off. It may take years, but well worth the effort.

 

[tmitchell59]

Japanese brands are the only otr sizes that work for me. Otherwise I have to go custom. Good thing for Yahoo Auctions Japan where I can get these jackets second hand at great prices.

Yes, and I envy your choices. I have often thought I would go nuts/broke If I could wear the Japanese jackets you can wear. I have a couple of vintage jackets that would be superb on you but you have the greatest variety to choose from in Japan.

 

[Tom71]

After a very short waiting, my first B3 has arrived...and of course it HAD to be a .50cal Concho ELMC, best B3 EVER, in my personal opnion. The things I love most are their accuracy in sizing (we exchanged 4 mails with measures and opinions), the fit of the jacket and the leather which is NOT shiny at all (a thing I hate in all the B3s, B6s, Ds I have seen). It seems an old jacket in many ways View attachment 287341

Nice! And good choice to go for the "military turned civilian biker" variant. Always thought, this was a special kind of cool!

 

[jeo]

Yes, and I envy your choices. I have often thought I would go nuts/broke If I could wear the Japanese jackets you can wear. I have a couple of vintage jackets that would be superb on you but you have the greatest variety to choose from in Japan.

Thank you Terry, but most of my jackets can easily be replaced and quite honestly I would trade them all for some of your vintage pieces like your Levi’s “speedway” and your small collar Californian.

 

[Robbie79]

Light conditions for taking pictures are still not perfect today but even though I took more pictures of the Freewheelers Journeyman black deerskin jacket - today also with proper denim from 3Sixteen model st-120xk slim tapered rinsed shadow kibata

 

[ABCD]

Light conditions for taking pictures are still not perfect today but even though I took more pictures of the Freewheelers Journeyman black deerskin jacket - today also with proper denim from 3Sixteen model st-120xk slim tapered rinsed shadow kibata

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That's a great looking jacket and judging by your smile you're very happy with it. Congrats!

 

[jonbuilder]

Got in last night. Man this is so nice!

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Looks like the jacket is constricting around your chest how the fit feel for you

 

[Monitor]

Light conditions for taking pictures are still not perfect today but even though I took more pictures of the Freewheelers Journeyman black deerskin jacket - today also with proper denim from 3Sixteen model st-120xk slim tapered rinsed shadow kibata

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Very nice & classy!

 

[jonbuilder]

Ralphs Pugh headed back to San Francisco Bay Peninsula were it started life over 70 years ago

 

[58panheadfan]

... I‘m 99% sure that I keep both as both fit me well IMO.

I couldn't live with having two different size labels from the same jacket manufacturer