Which (i Look Feckin Cool) In This Jacket Have You Got?

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  1. Dartplayer

    Dartplayer Crème de la Crème

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    Always wanted a Raven jacket, so when I managed to get a distressed one second hand I was wrapped.

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  2. In my own world

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    It's amazing with this technical cloth about that the Belstaff wax coats have made a comeback in fashion. I used to have a Belstaff Motorbike wax coat and trousers back in the 80s. Along with Lewis Leathers, they were cheap. Although i still like the design, i prefer the newer Technical clothing now as it's much more comfortable, longer lasting, lighter and much more waterproof. After then, i had a Weiss waterproof coat in the Belstaff motorbike style but made from an early form of Gortex. Don't think i paid over £30- £40 per item. Those good old days you could buy a brand new Honda CX500B with extras for £1500 and a BMW R100RT for £2500.
     
  3. H.O.

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    I had a Belstaff wax jacket I bought new in the 70's, really liked it, got a shock a couple of years back when I came back to Triumphs, look at the price of 'em now!:eek:
     
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  4. freck

    freck Elite Member

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    Yep, Belstaff and Barbour jackets used to be cheap functional wear but then got taken on by the hipsters and fashionIsra’s and the prices go through the roof, and they’re not much different. :rolleyes:
     
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  5. H.O.

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    I got mine on the pay weekly from my mum's Freemans catalogue, along with 2 Avon tyres for my 1956 Triumph Thunderbird, in those days you could even buy a 12g shot gun out of the catalogue.
    Wasn't life simple!
    Probably about 1973-4. I think Lulu was one of their modelS. (YUK!!!!!)
     
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  6. SleepyOwl

    SleepyOwl Crème de la Crème

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    I didn't know they sold all that stuff. I went straight to the womans underwear section :).
     
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  7. SleepyOwl

    SleepyOwl Crème de la Crème

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    Those were the days :joy::joy::joy::joy:

    This just confirms that you can find anything on the internet. Who in the hell uploads a 1979 Freemans underwear page :joy:

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  8. H.O.

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    Haha, you just did!
     
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  9. Gled

    Gled Active Member

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    All this talk of Belstaff jackets brought back memories.

    I had one for ages in the 80s and it had gone shiny in places where it rubbed due to the wax treatment "buffing up" I guess.

    Anyway, came home from work one day to find it on the washing line. My mum had machine washed it because it looked scruffy.

    Needless to say, she'd washed all the wax out of it and it fell apart shortly after.

    Mums eh! :laughing:

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  10. Wessa

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    Your search history must be an interesting read.... ;)
     
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  11. Biker Jock

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    #31 Biker Jock, Aug 13, 2019
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    I want a Halvarsson Seventy jacket, but can't bear the pain of parting with the folding money. I've tried it on a few times in the shop and think I look cool...

    ...apart from the Albert Steptoe face poking out the neck of the jacket. How did I get to be this old?
     
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  12. Wessa

    Wessa Cruising

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    Comes to us all eventually.......
     
  13. Biker Jock

    Biker Jock Senior Member

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    My wife (an eternally positive person) points out that it is a good thing (getting old), because the alternative is... well... not good.
     
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  14. Wessa

    Wessa Cruising

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    Yep that is a fine way of looking at it.......
     
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  15. beerkat

    beerkat Senior Member

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    I've got the Davida as well. A quality jacket and well worth the £210 I paid at the Bike Shed show. I first spotted it being worn by that fine fellow Henry Cole.
     
  16. Tim L

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    Furygan Thruxton waxed jacket - pissed down the first couple of times I wore it, but I stayed dry (even in Wales!!!)
     
  17. Avinarant

    Avinarant Well-Known Member

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    That needs a spot of olive oil to crisp the skin and some strong grated cheddar mixed in the tatty.
     
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  18. Old phart phred

    Old phart phred Noble Member

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    I would agree with the olive oil to Crispen the skin. Feck butter or sour cream, go big with a big scoop of nuefachital cream cheese, not much fat, try it's fecking awesome. You will thank me later. Best tater topping ever and even some bacon bits on it won't overload your diet. Cheap thrills.
     
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  19. Colin Morgan

    Colin Morgan Active Member

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    Raven 2 with matching gloves :cool:
     
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  20. David Cooper

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    I got this for my birthday present last year, it weighs a ton and I prefer my Merlin wax jacket, but I wear it just to keep the peace.

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