Help identifying a vintage cafe racer jacket

Schott or Lesco? But I’ve never seen either produce a Café racer with that sleeve pocket or use dot poppers

 

I don’t think it’s a Schott. The collar shape is wrong, and the windflap is on the wrong side. Schott also didn’t use a snap at the bottom of this style. Or that shape of Talon puller. The care tag places it as an eastern USA jacket...maybe Reed, but the sleeve pocket seems more modern (80s/90s) than the rest of the style.
Excelled used the black quilted lining...is there any evidence of a zip-out liner?

Edit- it’s not a Reed as they recommended you send to R. Sherman Leather Cleaners in Newark, NJ for cleaning. Schott did have the Leathercraft labels in the 70s, but so did a lot of others including Canadian makers and jackets made overseas. Could potentially even be a Bermans.

 

My vote goes to Schott, one of those jackets they've done for someone else. Motorcycle equipment store or something like that but I see a lot of Schott in it.

 

If it fits you perfectly and is not too stinky, then you can wipe down with damp cloth and hit it with some pecards once it's dry. Personally, I've washed so many of these jackets now, I have no fear about it unless the liner is really falling apart. I have an issue wearing 50 years of some other guy's sweat. Call me crazy So I usually dunk in a bucket with some dawn or dishwasher soap. Give a few rinses. Put through spin cycle to get out excess water. Then, if the fit is good, I dry in the shade outside or semi warm room on a hanger for a few days. If it can use some tightening, I blast in the dryer, checking every 10 minutes until I get the fit I want.

Something to keep in mind, the jacket has probably shrunk over time to some degree, sometimes extreme if it was used on a motorcycle. So washing it will make it bigger as the leather rehydrates, so you might have to do some dryer/sunlight to tighten up again.

 

well, it's not a golden rule they shrink substantially. I'm talking about 40, 50, 60 year old jackets here that have been out in the elements, rain to sun, over and over and over again etc. There's a lot of closet warriors that are not like that. But, typically, yes, there's probably 10%ish one way or the other. I've washed and dryed my buffalo levis trucker at least 5 times now trying to give it some wear in, get rid of some of the glossyness and most importantly shrink it down. I bought a large and probably needed a medium. I've for sure shrunk that down a good 10 to 15%. Was in the dryer for about 2 hours yesterday.

 

I don't think there is evidence that jackets shrink over time. I'm not saying it can't happen but there is no documentation establishing this is a thing. I have owned leather jackets over 35 years and I have never had a jacket shrink on me. But jackets may shrink if you dry them quickly using warm sun or a dryer.

 

I think k Ivan is right. This looks like a Schott “Cycle Rider”. These were made and sold through dealerships mainly in the 1980’s.