Recent content by barnabus

I almost bought a Ninja ZX4RR just a couple of weeks ago. Bit of a contrast to my Bonneville.

Thank you. My bike is a Bonneville, so I feel like I can get away with a couple of the t-shirts.

Because of the unique way the British Summer operates, today I'm back in my old Barbour International.

The first time I went to the shop I took a photo wearing the 617. Let me root about and see if I can find it... Edit: ah, my mistake. It was their cross zip Lancer jacket. Apologies, terrible photo. But it shows the decent cropped length.

Don't know. I did have a long chat with the current owner last time I was in the shop. He was holding forth on the process of putting things through CE assessment to get the AAA. But I didn't discover how the new version of the company came about. He showed me his own personal jacket, which was...

Interesting you mention that, as I found them small too. I would expect to fit comfortably in a 40, but when I tried their 1958 model I needed a 42. And it was perfect - the best-fitting jacket I've ever put on.

I'd concur with this. I've visited the store twice in person and tested the patience of the staff (and once the owner) by exhaustively trying on pretty much everything. I thought the leather and the construction of the jackets was excellent. Also AAA rated as PPE, so pretty comprehensively...

Apologies to @newtojackets for an aside, but iirc you ride @red devil . What do you wear for riding? Any of your esoteric jackets, or something more pragmatic?

I just tried to look at it and I got sent straight to a Chinese porn site, from inputting mymilitarysurplus.com in my browser address bar. Bit embarrassing.

Colour looks insanely good.

It's great that you love the jacket, but to my eyes it looks absolutely huge on you. Too long in the body, too broad in the shoulders, too wide in the sleeves. I appreciate the photos are taken with it open though, so I'd be interested to see some more fit pictures. The most important thing...

Cool! I've never seen another one. I've got a Dobbs in that pattern, but mine was a custom job in special colours. I exchanged a few emails with Rachel Dobbs (who took over the company from her father when he passed) after I got the jacket, and she confirmed that the style is circa 1982 and is...

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That looks flippin' awesome.

That looks absolutely superb! It couldn't fit you any better and the style is timeless and wonderful. What a thing!