Would you or your sons buy all the stupid clothes and dress up like the Village People ala your standard Harley rider?
I've got a Triumph Jacket Tim, I bought it one day when it was almost 40 degrees C in Melbourne. I'd taken my Rocket III in to get Dyno'd after I installed a new Jardine "Big Boss" pipe, Power Commander III and K&N filter. (141 BHP and 147 ft lbs of torque, at the rear wheel, woohoo!) I'd worn my leather jacket and probably lost 3 or 4 litres of fluid on the trip into the city, and wasn't looking forward to wearing it home.
I wasn't allowed in the workshop, so while the boys were playing with my bike I wandered around the showroom, and found the Triumph summer mesh jacket on special for 200 bucks.
It's very light, has CE armour on the elbows and back, lots of pockets, and the best thing is that when on the move, the air flows straight thru. I hate wearing a jacket on a hot day for obvious reasons, but this jacket is (almost) like not wearing one at all.
I wear it on my Triumph, my Honda's, my BMW and my Yamaha. If I had a Harley I'd wear it on my Harley too. After 40(+) years on bikes, my riding gear consists of a couple of helmets, few leather jackets, a couple of pairs of gloves, and my Triumph mesh jacket. I usually wear my lace up work boots, I'm not keen on "Motorcycle Only" boots, I find them to be pretty useless for walking around once I arrive at my destination. I remember walking around Phillip Island at Mick GDoohan's last GP (when he fell off in turn 1 and I went home) in a pair of Alpine Star's, and they were the most uncomfortable boots I'd ever worn. They went into the bin when I got home.
Would I buy a Harley jacket? Hell yeah, if it was well made, why not? I like the orange and brown color scheme on some Harley jackets, it looks good, and I'd be happy to wear it on any of my bikes. Would I wear a Harley bandanna? Nope, bandanna's (of any description) are gay. Would I wear Harley chaps? Nope, gay again, as are frilly jackets, leather vests, etc etc. What would my son's wear? Well they're both big blokes, very fit and they can both fight, so I guess they can wear what they want? Cheers, Terry.
