What's the thoughts on this jacket?

[Supermofo]

I had a dark blue (nearly black) one like it from 1985 to 1995, I've rediscovered how nice it is to ride a bike in jeans and leather jacket (rather than full leathers or textiles) I'm considering going full 80s

I've done that for the last 5 years or so. Always rode in leather jeans/jacket. Now I wear Bullit denim jeans and my Furygan leather 90% of the time.

[Horse]

I've rediscovered how nice it is to ride a bike in jeans and leather jacket (rather than full leathers or textiles) I'm considering going full 80s

Ah, from the days when ripped jeans were an outcome, not a fashion statement

[KungFooBob]

It's a bit Rob Halford, needs more studs tho'

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

It's a bit Rob Halford, needs more studs tho'

Who's Rob Halford?

[Gregor]

It's a bit Rob Halford, needs more studs tho'

Who's Rob Halford?

Used to post in the old place under the name Bananaman

[Count Steer]

It's a bit Rob Halford, needs more studs tho'

Who's Rob Halford?

Used to post in the old place under the name Bananaman

[KungFooBob]

It's a bit Rob Halford, needs more studs tho'

Who's Rob Halford?

You're a biker, it's law that you listen to 80's Rock!

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

It's a bit Rob Halford, needs more studs tho'

Who's Rob Halford?

You're a biker, it's law that you listen to 80's Rock!

No thanks, didn't like it in the 80s, don't like it now, I preferred New Wave and Punk in the 80s.

[Yorick]

It's a bit Rob Halford, needs more studs tho'

Who's Rob Halford?

You're a biker, it's law that you listen to 80's Rock!

But not shite 80s rock.

[Yorick]

It's a bit 'George Michael'.

Going off on a massive tangent on my own thread, when he was alive I thought he was a massive twat, and I didn't like his music, but the information I've found out about him after he died about how he helped people, turns out he was a really sound bloke.

I heard he did a lot of penisillin injections to help young boys

[Skub]

A man confident in his sexuality could carry it off because he'll not mind that others have doubts.

[Yorick]

A man confident in his sexuality could carry it off because he'll not mind that others have doubts.

Pass the Bumming hat.

[Mr. Dazzle]

It's a bit Rob Halford, needs more studs tho'

Who's Rob Halford?

You're a biker, it's law that you listen to 80's Rock!

You could say he's, ahem, Breakin' the Law.

Sorry.

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

Who's Rob Halford?

You're a biker, it's law that you listen to 80's Rock!

You could say he's, ahem, Breakin' the Law.

Sorry.

What's worrying is what law he wanted to break.

[Screwdriver]

Looks cheap...

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

Looks cheap...

Most bike gear in the 80s looked cheap by modern standards

[Yorick]

Looks cheap...

Most bike gear in the 80s looked cheap by modern standards

Them jackets were around in 70s. That's what you bought if you were skint or a greebo.

[cheb]

It's exactly 80s. I bought one like it (but in blue) in 1989.

[Historic note for any youngsters: there was no 'armour' then, they simply sewed in a layer of squidgy foam (if you were lucky, under a superimposed second layer of leather. Worst case they cut out an area of leather and sewed in a weaker panel ... ), so the diamond switching was to stop it moving. A few years later, the 'earwig' ribbed stitching 'style' was popular]

I had a dark blue (nearly black) one like it from 1985 to 1995, I've rediscovered how nice it is to ride a bike in jeans and leather jacket (rather than full leathers or textiles) I'm considering going full 80s

White paddock boots? I loved mine, the maker's name will cone back to me.

Ashman. No joy on searching for them.

[Mr. Dazzle]

[Historic note for any youngsters: there was no 'armour' then, they simply sewed in a layer of squidgy foam (if you were lucky, under a superimposed second layer of leather. Worst case they cut out an area of leather and sewed in a weaker panel ... ), so the diamond switching was to stop it moving. A few years later, the 'earwig' ribbed stitching 'style' was popular]

I've actually got one of those jackets, inherited alongside the Bonnevillle. It's no bloody use as a bike jacket and I don't frequent the right sort of establishments to wear it as a casual jacket.

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

Actually thinking about it I might have two jackets of that style, the first one was dark blue and the second one black, I gave the blue one away, can't remember what happened to the black one.

I had a 40 mph SMIDSY in the blue one, it survived fine and so did the shoulder and arm I slid down the road on, the same can't be said for my knee which was protected by denim.

Of course if you wanted to be properly 80s you'd have a paddock jacket, just a thin layer of nylon and foam protecting you from an unplanned tarmac interface.