Tag Archives: motorcycle jacket
1960s Brooks leather racing shirt
http://www.ebay.com/itm/272114953124
1930s-1940s aviator jacket
http://www.ebay.com/itm/401045335421
This vintage jacket was made in the late 1930s-early 1940s. It is made from brown capeskin leather in the aviator style so popular in that time period. It has an offset zipper, broad lapels and collar, handwarmer pockets, a zipped breast pocket and zipped map pocket. It has a half-belt back. The main zipper is an early Crown, with a square topped stopbox and teeth very similar to a Talon (pre-chevron teeth, pre-two way teeth). The back is painted with nose art close to a Disney/Roald Dahl gremlin, with horned flight helmet and parachute harness, but with a pointy mosquito or bird nose. The lining is missing.
Early 1950s one star motorcycle jacket
http://www.ebay.com/itm/401043381812
1970s CHP leather jacket
http://www.ebay.com/itm/272058847139
This vintage leather jacket was made in the 1970s. It is a classic Columbia / CHP motorcycle style, with an offset zip (a heavy Talon), kidney panel with laced sides, epaulettes, zipped sleeves with mouton panels inside the cuffs, snapped belt loops and zipped handwarmer pockets. This one is made from a heavy, competition weight leather.
Lesco leather motorcycle jacket
http://www.ebay.com/itm/272031198911
This jacket was made in the 1970s by Lesco. It is made of black leather, in a classic motorcycle jacket style.
Chest (pit to pit): 22″ (doubled = 44″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 17″
Sleeve (Shoulder to cuff): 24-1/2″
Length (Base of collar to hem): 25″
Lee Trevor white D-Pocket leather motorcycle jacket
http://www.ebay.com/itm/272009318870
This vintage jacket was made in France by Lee Trevor Genuine Outdoor Clothing. It is made of heavyweight leather in a bone color. It has a large D-Pocket map pocket, handwarmer pockets and a flapped breast pokets with grommets in the same style as badge holders on police jackets. There are zippers on the sleeves, an attached belt, and lace-up side adjusters.
Chest (pit to pit): 24″ (doubled = 48″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 20″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 24-1/2″
Length (base of collar to hem): 25″
Cafe Racer vest
http://www.ebay.com/itm/401007269832
This vintage jacket was made in the 1970s, in a classic band collar two pocket cafe racer style. It has a two snap collar, with a two-way female snap that can snap the extension tab back when not in use. It has a wind flap, Serval zipper and bi-swing shoulders. At some point, the sleeves were removed, likely due to some kind of damage, along with the lining.
Chest (pit to pit): 23″ (doubled = 46″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 19″
Length (base of collar to hem): 24-1/2″
1950s Harley Davidson Cycle Champ D-Pocket leather motorcycle jacket
http://www.ebay.com/itm/400994652332
This vintage jacket was made in the 1950s and was sold by Harley Davidson Motor Cycles. It is made of genuine Front Quarter Steerhide leather. The jacket has an asymmetrical motorcycle jacket cut, with a D pocket, zipped breast pocket, zipped side pockets, open zip cuffs and epaulettes. The ends of all the pockets are trimmed and reinforced with four nickel studs. That is doubled on the epaulettes. The jacket has a quilted lining, and Serval zippers throughout. It bears a 1949 Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America union label of the variant used from 1949-1962. The jacket is a dark seal brown.
Tagged size: 40
Chest (pit to pit): 22″ (doubled = 44″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 17″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 24″
Length (base of collar to hem): 22″
Vanson Bones Jacket
http://www.ebay.com/itm/271981581233
This jacket was made in the USA by Vanson leathers of Boston, MA. It is the “Bones” version of their biker style jacket, in heavyweight black cowhide leather, with stitched white leather bones. It has the quilted, Vanson branded lining, and Vanson branded zippers. Be sure to check out my other auctions for matching Vanson skeleton gloves in a size Large and Vanson bones chaps with a 23″ thigh.
Tagged size: 46
Chest (pit to pit): 24″ (doubled = 48″)
Shoulder to shoulder: 19″
Sleeve (shoulder to cuff): 25-3/4″
Length (base of collar to hem): 26″