What Hat Are You Wearing Today ?

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A little catch-up.
Borsalino nutria dattero
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Borsalino Gorasgu
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Knox Twenty
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Stefan bringing out the big guns today. Looking good!

 

[Frunobulax]

Definitely a good thing you were wearing a helmet. I don’t get these guys I see on the Highway going 80mph with no helmet.

I may occasionally run around the corner to the store on little side streets without one, but on the highway is insanity.

Hey, if you ever touched a woman's hair in the 60s or early 70s, you'll know enough Aqua-Net will work just fine.

 

[Blare]

This weekend I'm breaking in a brand new Stetson Sutley, I really like this one.
It's perched atop the helmet I was wearing when I had my heart attack last October when a blob of crud broke loose and totally plugged up an aorta.
Gentlemen, if you suddenly feel like you are nothing BUT a rib cage and a giant hand is trying to squeeze it flat do NOT get on your motorcycle and try and tough it out as you won't get there.
These pictures don't show just how trashed the helmet was after I plowed through a corn field at speed. It ripped off all of the vents and the face shield is cracked right where my right eye was. These Arai helmets are okay with me. One little batch of color missing from the Vanson leathers and nary a scratch on me.
Bike took a bit of a beating and smelled like a pop corn maker once I got it back from the towing company but it was put back into service quickly enough.
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Wow Steve... glad that helmet did its job and you came out of that ok. Incredible.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

Definitely a good thing you were wearing a helmet. I don’t get these guys I see on the Highway going 80mph with no helmet.

I may occasionally run around the corner to the store on little side streets without one, but on the highway is insanity.

I don’t understand people who ride motorcycles. It’s all about the amount of risk you’re comfortable with. No matter how good of a rider you are or how defensively you ride, you are exposed and have minimal protection and you can’t remove the risks. I’ve seen far too many collisions, and I’ve seen far too much death to ride anymore. I think people should be allowed to assume whatever personal risks they are comfortable with without government regulations, but my personal threshold is somewhere below motorcycles. I do miss riding.

 

[Blare]

I opened the trilby box and enjoyed making a choice on which ones to wear on these sunny days
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Borsalino Amiata size 6 1/2 so a 7 1/2 US that confirming the Borsalino fame: it's tight enough for my head, but wearable
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I kept this hat in the collection for its incredible color which is common in the grays of Borsalino, but here, with long-haired felt, it becomes fantastic
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It is clearly a product of the seventies with a care in the finishes and quality of the felt, unthinkable today
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Maybe I will put some other trilby or short-brim on my head, I have gathered others to be sold, even if for some I am sorry having very rare characteristics
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Happy weekend all and thanks for your likes on Panizza Ediston!
Compliments for your wonderful hats!!!

Quite beautiful Daniele.

 

[Michael A]

Started out the day in the Biltmore Golden Pheasant
IMG_1181 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
IMG_1205 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
2-8-2020 Today's Clothes by Michael A2012, on Flickr
I've moved on to an old Champ since photos were taken and might move my way through a couple more today.
Have a good Saturday,
Michael

 

[Michael A]

Nice one Michael. Is that a Horse Hair band ?

Yes, it's a horsehair band that came on a beat up Mallory I got a couple of years ago. The 3X came sans band so this is what I've been using whenever I wear it.

A little catch-up.
Borsalino nutria dattero
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Borsalino Gorasgu
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Knox Twenty
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Nice collection. I like the Knox with that camel coat.

Thanks,
Michael

 

[Blare]

I don’t understand people who ride motorcycles. It’s all about the amount of risk you’re comfortable with. No matter how good of a rider you are or how defensively you ride, you are exposed and have minimal protection and you can’t remove the risks. I’ve seen far too many collisions, and I’ve seen far too much death to ride anymore. I think people should be allowed to assume whatever personal risks they are comfortable with without government regulations, but my personal threshold is somewhere below motorcycles. I do miss riding.

The most unfortunate thing is no matter how experienced a rider you are today the other drivers on the road take it away from you. A friend of ours who is a VERY experienced and safe rider of nearly 50 Years... a cross country rider... was returning from the convenience store to his camp ground at bike week. Got smashed by a car that blew a stop sign and broke almost every bone in his body. He was extremely lucky to survive and recover... and he decided his riding days were behind him.

 

[Blare]

Started out the day in the Biltmore Golden Pheasant
IMG_1181 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
IMG_1205 crop by Michael A2012, on Flickr
2-8-2020 Today's Clothes by Michael A2012, on Flickr
I've moved on to an old Champ since photos were taken and might move my way through a couple more today.
Have a good Saturday,
Michael

Great deep green Michael

 

[Michael A]

Great deep green Michael

Thanks Joe. It does a pretty good job on green. Ha ha.

Michael

 

[Blare]

Keith Brothers XXXX Major got the call up for our friend’s daughter’s sweet 16 party last night.

 

[BobHufford]

Beater 7XCB gets to go to town today.

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

This weekend I'm breaking in a brand new Stetson Sutley, I really like this one.
It's perched atop the helmet I was wearing when I had my heart attack last October when a blob of crud broke loose and totally plugged up an aorta.
Gentlemen, if you suddenly feel like you are nothing BUT a rib cage and a giant hand is trying to squeeze it flat do NOT get on your motorcycle and try and tough it out as you won't get there.
These pictures don't show just how trashed the helmet was after I plowed through a corn field at speed. It ripped off all of the vents and the face shield is cracked right where my right eye was. These Arai helmets are okay with me. One little batch of color missing from the Vanson leathers and nary a scratch on me.
Bike took a bit of a beating and smelled like a pop corn maker once I got it back from the towing company but it was put back into service quickly enough.
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WOW.....MI’s and motorcycles, bout as scary a mix as can be!!
Angel’s were with you that day, Steve!
Glad they were.
B

 

[Randall Renshaw]

I don’t understand people who ride motorcycles. It’s all about the amount of risk you’re comfortable with. No matter how good of a rider you are or how defensively you ride, you are exposed and have minimal protection and you can’t remove the risks. I’ve seen far too many collisions, and I’ve seen far too much death to ride anymore. I think people should be allowed to assume whatever personal risks they are comfortable with without government regulations, but my personal threshold is somewhere below motorcycles. I do miss riding.

+1 — except, I still ride, or will, as soon as I can find the deal I’m looking for in a Yamaha Stratoliner 1900cc
Warning: This next statement could spark a “Popcorn” situation. (Thanks, @AbbaDatDeHat)
My home state, Georgia, has a helmet law, but neighboring states, SC and Fla does not. I wish the federal and state governments would leave our personal freedoms alone and do what they’re supposed to do by regulating insurance companies and stop them from overcharging consumers for the stupidity us freedom riders want to enjoy. I’m no Libertarian, though I stand with a few of their beliefs, but there are other related freedom issues that are being attacked by our governments that need to be dealt with. Is it stupid to ride without a helmet? Yes! Is it stupid to walk around in Walmart with a firearm exposed on your hip? Certainly! But as Americans it’s supposed to be our right to be stupid. Russians and Chinese aren’t allowed to be stupid. Is that what we want for our citizens?
And yes, if someone’s stupidity effects others in a negative way, then they need the help of authorities to control the infraction, but otherwise, leave the public their constitutional freedoms intact.
That’s all I’ll say on this issue, no matter how this goes. I won’t argue with what should be a common American agreement with anyone. I also believe in the freedom of others being contrary...as long as it doesn’t effect me in a tangible way. LOL

 

[Hagwood]

Whippet today helping me keep up running around the block with the grandkids on the power wheels. Lincoln is sporting a Borsalino.

 

[Randall Renshaw]

Whippet today helping me keep up running with the grandkids on the power wheels around the block. Lincoln is sporting a Borsalino.

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Way cool pic, Tim!

 

[Hagwood]

I don’t understand people who ride motorcycles. It’s all about the amount of risk you’re comfortable with. No matter how good of a rider you are or how defensively you ride, you are exposed and have minimal protection and you can’t remove the risks. I’ve seen far too many collisions, and I’ve seen far too much death to ride anymore. I think people should be allowed to assume whatever personal risks they are comfortable with without government regulations, but my personal threshold is somewhere below motorcycles. I do miss riding.

Age old debate, but I just choose not to live life scared. You could say the same about people that skydive, mountain climb, race cars....

 

[Blare]

Whippet today helping me keep up running with the grandkids on the power wheels around the block. Lincoln is sporting a Borsalino.

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Excellent. That’s how you do it!

 

[Randall Renshaw]

Here’s my Stetson Homburg-fedora conversion . Finished it yesterday. I liked it as a homburg, but I amassed three black homburgs recently (two Borsalinos) that looked exactly alike. One of them had to change. The Stetson was the better candidate.
I removed and reused the brim binding so it wouldn’t pucker underneath in the conversion process.
Hand sewing small stitches ain’t fun, but it turned out nice. Where the binding only covered an 1/8 “ on top and over a 1/2 on bottom, now it covers a 1/4” on both sides. I love how it turned out! It may now even compete in my top five picks.

 

[Blare]

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Here’s my Stetson Homburg-fedora conversion . Finished it yesterday. I liked it as a homburg, but I amassed three black homburgs recently (two Borsalinos) that looked exactly alike. One of them had to change. The Stetson was the better candidate.
I removed and reused the brim binding so it wouldn’t pucker underneath in the conversion process.
Hand sewing small stitches ain’t fun, but it turned out nice. Where the binding only covered an 1/8 “ on top and over a 1/2 on bottom, now it covers a 1/4” on both sides. I love how it turned out! It may now even compete in my top five picks.

Very nice job Randall