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Being a bit of a gear-head like many other motorcyclists, hording collecting all sorts of different gear is part of the fun of being a motorcyclist.

I was reorganizing the garage today, and pulled from a pile of gear, the first riding jacket I ever bought. It's an Alpinestars something or the other, size 38 US. I bought off eBay for $180 in 2007 when I had my R6, and used it every winter when I needed something a little heavier and non perforated. Anyway, I was 5'6" 150lbs when I bought it. I can still fit it now at 180lbs, but without back and chest armor, so it's getting retired.

It's been through a highside, many rains, many rides, but I will never get rid of it.

Here she is. Let's get nostalgic and post yours up too.

I never keep no longer needed jackets , pants , helmets or anything like that ; my wife and I do not like "clutter " Also old gear remind me of my old weight when I was younger !

Same here, do not keep old gear at all, gone with the wind forever....

Wow, I bought my first real motorcycle jacket a Brooks leather jacket in 1972. It's probably been gone about 45 years lol. Before that I wore a green army jacket my older brother who was in the Army gave me.

My first motorcycle jacket looked just like this

https://www.brooksleather.com/515-road-warrior-ii.html

and my first helmet looked just like this

http://hawgcity1.com/nos-vintage-buco-bl...le-helmet/

I still remember my first motorcycle jacket. Can't remember the brand, but it was bright blue with white stripes on the arms. I loved the look of it. But, I lost a lot of weight after I first started riding. I wore that jacket after finding it in a closet, and it rode up on my like a trash bag once I got on the freeway.

We used to have a lovely shop in Long Beach called Yellow Devil. It was a used gear exchange, where you could sell your old gear on consignment and buy other gear. I got rid of all of my larger sized jackets there. After it went out of business, another intrepid person tried the same concept, opening a shop in Corona, but that didn't last too long.

My first riding jacket, other than my old army field jacket, was a Levi's jacket with a blanket lining. It worked well in SoCal, but I don't know what finally happened to it. Now I have a ragtag collection hanging in the garage, some of which I still use on occasion, but my main one during the summer is the black and red mesh Honda Racing jacket I bought at Yellow Devil, which may have belonged to Gone in 60. There's a second-hand "vintage" store in HB, where I traded a Schott Ryder that became too small for me, for another generic black leather that fit better. I gave one of my old ones to my daughter, but it got stolen from her.

When i got back to riding a few years ago I pulled out the jacket my father left to me when he died. Well, okay, I stole it from his closet when my siblings weren't looking. Anyhow... He bought it in New Zealand quite a while ago and wore it all the time as he got older and was always cold. It's a bit big for me and isn't really a proper protective riding jacket, but it is very warm and so comfortable that I still take it out for a spin once in a while. Mostly, it brings back memories of my dad.
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Nice story, Inhouse Bob.

This is very nice jacket...soft and tender leather

First jacket was bought from "oomen motors" in Amsterdam around 1976 for a lot of money but i had to have it, Agostini you see.....
Turns out leather looks after you if you give it a little wax every 20 years or so, biggest difference;
now i cannot wear anything more than a t shirt underneath, oh well and it never felt cold, no padding just leather;



Seems i have decapitated myself here;





Feeling slightly nostalgic now