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Motorcycle Leather Jacket Construction from WWII to Today

Motorcycle leather jacket construction was originally based on the WWII aviator style. In fact, the first jackets used for motorcycle riding were the A-2 military flight jackets. Aero Leather was one of the first companies to construct the flight jackets. The company used specifications provided by the Army Air Corps, a branch of the military that eventually became the US Air Force. The jackets were also referred to as "bomber" style, a name that is still in common usage today.

The A-2 flight jacket had two top-closing pockets with no hand slots in the pockets. The military preferred that their pilots keep their hands at their sides. Leather gloves were provided for warmth and protection.

One of the specifications provided was to construct the back of a single piece of leather. Single large pieces of leather are more durable. There is less stress on the seams.The number of pieces used to construct a garment or other leather item is one factor used to judge quality. Generally speaking, the fewer the pieces used to make the item, the higher the quality.

Schott began manufacturing jackets specifically for motorcycle riding in the 1920s. Buegeleisen started manufacturing leather jackets, saddlebags and other accessories in the 1930s and 1940s.

Indian Motorcycles and Harley Davidson manufactured some of the more popular early styles. Indian introduced the Ranger for men and the Rangerette for women during the 1940s. The main difference between the men's and women's style was the positioning of the pockets.The original Indian Ranger and Rangerette designs had one zippered pocket. The men's pocket was located on the right side of the jacket. The women's pocket was located on the left.

New versions of the Rangers have two or three zippered pockets, another with a snap and a belted closure at the waist.They are manufactured by Aero. Indian declared bankruptcy in the early 1950s.

Harley Davidson began selling motorcycles and accessories in 1903. They introduced the Cycle Champ jacket for men and the Cycle Queen jacket for women during the 1940s. Their classic style was popular throughout the 1950s and 60s. It continues to be popular today.

Over the years, fashion designers have changed the styles considerably. Embossed quilted ribbing and various colors have been added. While probably inspired by the original A-2s, the new styles bear little resemblance to the classic look. The practice of decorating the back of the jacket with artwork and patches began in WWII as well. Unlike other clothing from that era, jackets made from leather have never lost their popularity among the biker fraternity.

Many companies are experts at motorcycle leather jacket construction. You will pay more for the highest quality, but the jackets can last for 50 years or even longer so they are well worth the price.

Learn what to look for in top quality leather motorcycle clothing at http://www.a1-motorcycle-clothing.com/motorcycle-leather-clothing.html

After replacing my brakes...?

So, after replcing my brakes, I was in the process of bleeding the brake lines, when my bleeder screw snapped. I have half still stuck in the caliper and have no idea how to remove it now. I was just reading and said that there is a steel ball inside that you cannot and will not be able to drill through. I've been working on removing it all weekend with no luck, including trying to drill through it, which I couldnt. I did read something about heating it up and shocking it cold to help loosed it up, but havent tried yet. Any other suggestions?? If i have to get a whole new caliper, do I need to replace both front ones? Or just the broken one? Oh, also been using the Grabbit tool with no avail...

Thanks.

Yeah, breaking and or stripping a bolt or nut is so terrible.

There are a few preventative steps to avoid breaking/stripping them in the first place:

1. Use WD40/ PB blaster/ Liquid wrench, etc. These penetrating liquids will help losen rusted/stuck bolts so you use less effort and less chance of stripping and breaking the bolt or nut.

2. After applying these liquid, I usually tap the nut or bolt and the vibration will also help losen it.

3. Then I use the proper tool to take out the nut or bolt.

4. If you're doing brakes, make sure you have "FLARED Nut wrenches" aka Brake line wrenches. These are different than your regular wrenches, they are wider/thicker so that you get more torque and less chance of stripping or breaking the nut/bolt. You should use these "flared nut" wrenches on "Hard brake lines" and "bleeder Screws".

5. Now that you've broken the bolt/ nut!!!!!! Here is what you do, but the outcome is probably 10% effective and 90% failure, as everyone will know:

1. Easy Out remover- These are Reveresed/counter clockwise "drill bits" and you pre-drill a hose in the nut or broken bolt, you stick these "Easy out bits" in and hopefully take out that broken nut/bolt. Effectiveness of this item is about 1%. These only work on small or not too hard material like if you had a broken screw in soft wood. But metal to metal, it's utterly useless and with the Calipers which get hot and cold, the metals tend to fuse and become the same entity, utterly hopeless.

2. You drill out that bolt completely, you go to a hardware store and buy a "TAP and DIE" set. There are Metric and Standard. The difficult part is finding out the right size.

You can drill out the hole a little undersized and then use the actual sized "TAP" to rethread the threads. Or you can drill out the hole to or oversized and find a larger "Tap" and use that to rethread a NEW thread and use new Bleeder bolt.

3. Basically, you best bet is buying a new caliper. You only need to BUY 1 if it is the only one that is bad, no need to replace all or more than one if only one is bad. So buy a new caliper install it on the car, and then try to mess with the one that is bad.

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