What jacket(s) are you wearing at the moment?

[Thomas Koehle]

"THE DONG" N1 deck jacket early Version with the external pockets and clasps instead of buttons

bought a couple of years ago this jacket was a very early production run of BOB DONG - layer wise and weight-wise comparable with the "PIKE BROTHERS" deck jackets

very warm - a bit stiff but fully windproofed

another proof that there are tremendous differences within the different production lots

anyway - additional to the jacket original USN postwar (1970ies???) bellbottoms and a black USN marked scarf also from BD (do not dare to write the "D" word here ...)

after more than 2 years in Mexico and 12 years working abroad back in friggin cold Germany enjoying my lill' Workshop watching TV (American Chopper - What a crap - what a crap - ... crap - ... crap - ... cra...) and wrenching a bit or the other way around

 

[B-Man2]

"THE DONG" N1 deck jacket early Version with the external pockets and clasps instead of buttons

bought a couple of years ago this jacket was a very early production run of BOB DONG - layer wise and weight-wise comparable with the "PIKE BROTHERS" deck jackets

very warm - a bit stiff but fully windproofed

another proof that there are tremendous differences within the different production lots

anyway - additional to the jacket original USN postwar (1970ies???) bellbottoms and a black USN marked scarf also from BD (do not dare to write the "D" word here ...)

after more than 2 years in Mexico and 12 years working abroad back in friggin cold Germany enjoying my lill' Workshop watching TV (American Chopper - What a crap - what a crap - ... crap - ... crap - ... cra...) and wrenching a bit or the other way around

Like the jacket but that bike is badass!

 

[Technonut2112]

A perfect day for my Greek Dubow:

 

[B-Man2]

Good looking jacket!
In about a year it’s going to look super.

 

[s4rmark]

Agreed, it’s a very nice jacket.

 

[Brent]

Early Christmas present, just back from Steve my original Perry 16175 with new knits and lining. Of course some loving reconditioning too. More on this beauty later.

Regards,

 

[Pilot]

Very nice, thx for sharing.

 

[B-Man2]

Early Christmas present, just back from Steve my original Perry 16175 with new knits and lining. Of course some loving reconditioning too. More on this beauty later.

Regards,

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Ed
That is a beauty .
Looking forward to some detailed pics

 

[Juanito]

Ri

"THE DONG" N1 deck jacket early Version with the external pockets and clasps instead of buttons

bought a couple of years ago this jacket was a very early production run of BOB DONG - layer wise and weight-wise comparable with the "PIKE BROTHERS" deck jackets

very warm - a bit stiff but fully windproofed

another proof that there are tremendous differences within the different production lots

anyway - additional to the jacket original USN postwar (1970ies???) bellbottoms and a black USN marked scarf also from BD (do not dare to write the "D" word here ...)

after more than 2 years in Mexico and 12 years working abroad back in friggin cold Germany enjoying my lill' Workshop watching TV (American Chopper - What a crap - what a crap - ... crap - ... crap - ... cra...) and wrenching a bit or the other way around

Right on--motorcycles!

 

[Juanito]

Early Christmas present, just back from Steve my original Perry 16175 with new knits and lining. Of course some loving reconditioning too. More on this beauty later.

Regards,

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Whoohoo--nice!! I am very glad to see that it went to a great home!

 

[Bombing IP]

Thomas is that a 1948 FL Pan your leaning on .With the suicide shift removed .

BIP

 

[Thomas Koehle]

Thomas is that a 1948 FL Pan your leaning on .With the suicide shift removed .

BIP

Wow!

Yep you nailed it!

The bike is a 48 with a 50 engine - the shifter with foot-operated clutch was removed but I wanna get back to that initial setup

A blast to ride her

 

[Technonut2112]

Good looking jacket!
In about a year it’s going to look super.

Agreed, it’s a very nice jacket.

Thanks! It's going to be a tough nut to crack, but since I've lost weight, my GW RW 27752 is a bit looser than I like, so the Dubow will be getting more than it's share of wear over the next foreseeable few years to hopefully put a dent into it. I'll probably eBay the GW RW sometime soon and just order another Dubow in russet since I like this seal so much. I'm kind of concerned with the differences I've seen in the hide selection though, and would rather have close to the same kind of smooth-grain / pronounced-grain panels in this stiffer HH my seal is made from, than some of the totally grainy, supple-looking, Vicenza-type HH I've seen in other pics.

 

[kowalski]

ww2 B3 , snow and rain today

 

[Brettafett]

A perfect day for my Greek Dubow:

Loving this jacket. Say, is that mid brown knit? I assumed they were exclusively coming with the purplish berry brown? Could just be the lighting.

 

[Technonut2112]

Loving this jacket. Say, is that mid brown knit? I assumed they were exclusively coming with the purplish berry brown? Could just be the lighting.

Thanks... I am very pleased with it. No, not mid-brown.. it has the purplish knits... just my piss-poor lighting skills. One of these days I'll learn to use my camera better.

 

[Brettafett]

Good luck, as soon as you have a handle... the light will change and they'll go blue
Well, whatever Platon's doing, those jackets look very, very good for the money.
Probably the best accuracy/quality/price A-2 repro out there at the mo.

 

[Technonut2112]

Good luck, as soon as you have a handle... the light will change and they'll go blue
Well, whatever Platon's doing, those jackets look very, very good for the money.
Probably the best accuracy/quality/price A-2 repro out there at the mo.

Yes, after searching the globe regularly for years, I agree.. I'm hoping that Platon will start some other Dubow contracts like I read he may somewhere. I'm impressed with the HH used, great quality knits, Japanese Talon, and United Carr snap repros, etc.. Right down to the pocket tag, the best A-2 repro I've seen for the $$.

I challenged myself to come-up with an accurate representation of the knit color, along-side the knit wristband on my Buzz ST B-10:

 

[Brettafett]

I really like it. Not too (fake, bright) purple. its more of a purpley brown....
Compare with an old 1755 of Andrew's... Thats a pretty darn close match.

 

[A2 B3au]

ww2 B3 , snow and rain today

Looks well smart n great fit on you, do u mean that's an original ww2 B3 ?? Looks amazing if it is