Gifts for Motorcycle Riders, From a Man Who Rides

What do you give a motorcycle rider? Josh Sirlin, who rides vintage motorcycles in America and Japan, on deerskin gloves, a roughout horsehide commander jacket, Okayama cowboy jeans and a plug wrench made in Japan for Panheads.

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Horsehide Jackets and the Old Way of Making Them

Which brands make exceptional horsehide jackets with traditional craftsmanship? Josh Sirlin on Black Bear Brand horsehide jackets: Horween hides by weight and finish, roughout commander jackets, custom hardware and the preorder wait.

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The Cowboy Never Left: Western Style Then and Now

The cattle drives lasted about twenty years. The style has lasted a hundred and fifty. Josh Sirlin on vaqueros, Black cowboys, Yellowstone, and the Indigo Cowboy Jeans.

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Black Bear Brand Opens in Tokyo: Our First Pop Up in Japan

Friday the doors open on the first Black Bear Brand pop up in Japan. Three days in Tokyo, the vintage engineer pant and coat in person for the first time, and a COMMANDER roughout jacket sold only in the room. Josh Sirlin on why it had to be Tokyo.

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The Roughout Commander Jacket

Roughout Horween horsehide with the raw side out, no lining, and vintage snaps. Josh Sirlin on the commander jacket, on roughout leather, and on the friends who have put real miles on theirs.