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  1. Jim Day

    New (old) Vsnson Ike

    Thanks! Great pic, love that color. They seem to have a hardness to the leather and a depth to the finish the other jackets do not have. I'm not sure that they really wear better but it does have a unique almost high density feel. I'm sure I'll end up with on eventually.
  2. Jim Day

    New (old) Vsnson Ike

    The horse hides are even nicer. Great leather. My neighbor has one and it's pretty stunning. I don't have any because they are hard to find in my size, and those that do come up on Ebay sell for more then I want to pay. I'd get one if I could. :D
  3. Jim Day

    New (old) Vsnson Ike

    Painted... that's interesting. 8287 with a 02 batch number. That zipper is really interesting as well. The earlier ones have "T" markings on the tab, but it's pre YKK. I'd think late 80s early 90s.
  4. Jim Day

    New (old) Vsnson Ike

  5. Jim Day

    New (old) Vsnson Ike

    I really like the blue one, I pretty much ride it daily. It's a 1975 R75/6 I bought in non-running condition a while back. The original forks had serious issues, so I upgraded it with a shortened Kayaba fork from a 2004 YZ450F. I then I built my own monoshock rear for it utilizing a Showa shock...
  7. Jim Day

    New (old) Vsnson Ike

    Can you do me a favor and look at the inside leather trim for a serial number. I have some theories but I'm curious to exactly what year that one was made.
  8. Jim Day

    New (old) Vsnson Ike

    New Vansons are expensive but you can get them used relatively cheap on ebay. I own something like 20 of them in various styles and colors, and consider myself a collector. Most of the ones I've purchased were obtained for between $150 and $250. What really amazes me is how well they last. Most...
  9. Jim Day

    Show us your motorcycles!

    Thanks!!!
  10. Jim Day

    New (old) Vsnson Ike

    Love Vansons, own a number of them, just bought one today.
  11. Jim Day

    Show us your motorcycles!

    Just signed up. So I thought I should post here first. I build my own Dual Sports from vintage BMW airheads using my own unique suspension designs. Here's my daily ride a modded R75/6. My distance bike a modded R100R ..... and my R65 desert sled. ....but in all fairness I'm now...
  13. Jim Day

    I build and collect things, mostly Motorcycles, leather jackets, and boots.

    I build and collect things, mostly Motorcycles, leather jackets, and boots.
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