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Offline andy750

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Re: old leather jackets
« Reply #25 on: December 11, 2023, 04:21:38 PM »
Terry I have to say that MZ was a great little bike  -used it as a motorcycle courier in the summers and it just ran and ran. I took it up to the Scottish Highlands for my first long-distance camping trip. Had my first and second crash on that bike and minimal damage - never another crash since. Good memories! The CZ motocross bike was prob better  8)
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Re: old leather jackets
« Reply #26 on: December 11, 2023, 04:42:10 PM »
Quote from: andy750 on December 11, 2023, 04:21:38 PM
Terry I have to say that MZ was a great little bike  -used it as a motorcycle courier in the summers and it just ran and ran. I took it up to the Scottish Highlands for my first long-distance camping trip. Had my first and second crash on that bike and minimal damage - never another crash since. Good memories! The CZ motocross bike was prob better  8)

There was a guy at the swap meet last weekend trying to sell a minty MZ for $3500 AUD (around $2200 USD) and there were no takers. My work colleague loves his but I don’t think he’s ever ridden it, has just been collecting parts for it and waiting for me to restore it.

The CZ250 was a weapon, a local amateur racer beat Gary and Trevor Flood (then current Australian Motocross champions) on it. They were racing the latest and greatest Bultaco’s (before Yamaha and Suzuki got their sh1t together) and I remember pushing Gary Flood halfway around the circuit when he went through some water and his ignition crapped out. ;D
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Re: old leather jackets
« Reply #27 on: July 25, 2025, 01:44:18 AM »
well to revive this thread I had to revive my old jacket,the #$%* aluminium zipper had been crap for a year coming apart while riding ect so got a new nickle plated brass YKK zipper swapped out,so nice now great action to it,last ride it let go I had to wriggle out of it like a mental hospital escapee in a straight jacket and get it off over my head still half zipped up much to the amusement of onlookers,only 120 bucks Im happy.
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Re: old leather jackets
« Reply #28 on: July 26, 2025, 09:30:03 PM »
Quote from: dave500 on July 25, 2025, 01:44:18 AM
well to revive this thread I had to revive my old jacket,the #$%* aluminium zipper had been crap for a year coming apart while riding ect so got a new nickle plated brass YKK zipper swapped out,so nice now great action to it,last ride it let go I had to wriggle out of it like a mental hospital escapee in a straight jacket and get it off over my head still half zipped up much to the amusement of onlookers,only 120 bucks Im happy.

Nice zoot! Looks like a solid job, too. I had the zipper replaced once in my jacket and it pulled out of the leather on the bottom 6" in a year. I put the next one in myself, by hand, over a long winter. It pays to have a solid zip. ;)
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Re: old leather jackets
« Reply #29 on: July 26, 2025, 11:41:03 PM »
leather by hand?Im not arm wresting you!
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Re: old leather jackets
« Reply #30 on: July 28, 2025, 03:51:14 PM »
 My favorite jacket has closet shrinkage again. It fit me for a while a few years ago but now it's small again. I just don't get it.
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Re: old leather jackets
« Reply #31 on: July 28, 2025, 04:34:20 PM »
Quote from: Don R on July 28, 2025, 03:51:14 PM
My favorite jacket has closet shrinkage again. It fit me for a while a few years ago but now it's small again. I just don't get it.

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Re: old leather jackets
« Reply #32 on: July 28, 2025, 04:59:30 PM »
Quote from: dave500 on July 26, 2025, 11:41:03 PM
leather by hand?Im not arm wresting you!

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Re: old leather jackets
« Reply #33 on: August 14, 2025, 07:55:13 PM »
A few dates associated with this photo:
Jacket: my 1970 Brooks on its second zipper.
Wearer: my 1991 son, at 16 yrs old the jacket fits him perfectly.
             Today he’s much closer to a good fit than I am.
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