Recent content by mr_lits

The wife and I went to a festival of lights last night and the weather was just right for my Eastman D1.

Thanks, stuff is actually called Martexin. Wax treatment for duck cloth/tin cloth, great for water repellence in wet weather.

Picked up this Colimbo ALASKA PIPE-LINER (felt fitting for Alaska) just recently. Colimbo is a new company for me, they are a Japanese garment manufacturer on par with RMC, Freewheelers and Buzz. Jacket came to me damn near unworn with a good coating of Matinex on it from the previous owner...

... and a photo of a few of the machines that are, as my wife says..."taking up the garage space".

My last season build, a 75 Honda CB200T with some mods. First pic is how I got it, second is the final.

Found these two little gems up for sale the other night. Seller is high water marking 'em for sure, but cool examples none the less. Never seen that mixed batch Eastman B6 before. Too bad about the damaged patch removal on the GW. https://www.ebay.com/itm/125579691453...

The new listing does not ship the the U.S anymore. It might have been an overseas buyer and the seller had shipping issues?

Tee-hee.... you discovered the secret.

You ask... you receive. Are you not entertained? ... and one of the pig-dog for good measure.

Always loved the B3, kind of my mainstay. I have owned originals and repros of all sorts by many makers. I have contract lists and photos from hundreds of examples in archive. Like I said; it's kind of my thing (my wife will tell you about it). As the deep dive into the esoteric details...

from everything's cool... to out of control MG42

I use a Highlead GC0318-1 For much of the work I do. It is a fairly inexpensive machine but seems to do the job on light to mid-weight leather well enough. I did end up changing out the motor to a nicer variable speed model though.

When I see this kind of damage it is almost invariably caused by wire hangers and/or plastic cheapies. In the winter months I keep my shearlings hanging on wide wood suit type hangers. In the off season they live stored flat in garment bags inside totes.

Here is a couple of shots of the new (to me) D1 I swooped up from Grant. Fit feels good and keeps me pretty warm in 0F temps up here in Alaska.

I was just enjoying the idea of snowmobiling around the Keweenaw in a B3. In Detroit area a B6 or D1 is probably about all you'd need for most of winter. Like the guys say above B3s are big and bulky... but super warm.