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Just got this in – a vintage beat-to-death Taubers of California horsehide café racer jacket. Some of you might recall I was on the fence about buying a Taubers horsehide motorcycle shirt a while back…and I just never could pull the trigger on it. Well this latest purchase makes up for it. In spades. A jacket is so much more versatile; and this one comes with buckets of patina as well.
Yes, it’s been to the end of the trail and back- the lining is falling apart, holes in the arm pad and sleeves, paint splatters, knife wounds, scrapes and wrinkles. For me, it all just adds to the charm. I’ve coated it a couple of times with Dr. Jackson’s hide rejuvenator cream and some Lexol leather conditioner. What emerged under all those decades of neglect is a super thick, supple horsehide, built to last a life time…and one of the coolest café racer jacket I’ve ever come across!
Yes, it’s been to the end of the trail and back- the lining is falling apart, holes in the arm pad and sleeves, paint splatters, knife wounds, scrapes and wrinkles. For me, it all just adds to the charm. I’ve coated it a couple of times with Dr. Jackson’s hide rejuvenator cream and some Lexol leather conditioner. What emerged under all those decades of neglect is a super thick, supple horsehide, built to last a life time…and one of the coolest café racer jacket I’ve ever come across!
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