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Technically Speaking => Riding Gear => Topic started by: Big Phil on Tuesday, 13 October 2020, 12:41 AM

Title: Anyone bidding on this?
Post by: Big Phil on Tuesday, 13 October 2020, 12:41 AM
I know it's a vintage jacket but this is surely beyond stupid.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Lewis-Leathers-Aviakit-Motorcycle-Jacket-Size-40-Aquamarine-Turquoise/313255239864?hash=item48ef77a0b8:g:RYUAAOSwbuFfhEnC

Title: Re: Anyone bidding on this?
Post by: Notty on Tuesday, 13 October 2020, 02:03 AM
Quote from: Big Phil on Tuesday, 13 October  2020, 12:41 AM
I know it's a vintage jacket but this is surely beyond stupid.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Lewis-Leathers-Aviakit-Motorcycle-Jacket-Size-40-Aquamarine-Turquoise/313255239864?hash=item48ef77a0b8:g:RYUAAOSwbuFfhEnC
Bloody hell - not my size  - WTF ???  :bugga:
Title: Re: Anyone bidding on this?
Post by: DP1400 on Tuesday, 13 October 2020, 05:15 AM
I hope the seller isn`t banking on ever seeing the money..... :whistling:
Title: Re: Anyone bidding on this?
Post by: VladTepes on Tuesday, 13 October 2020, 09:08 AM
If it had been worn by Joey Dunlop, perhaps, but just a normal jacket - hell no..
Title: Re: Anyone bidding on this?
Post by: Kiwifruit on Tuesday, 13 October 2020, 07:09 PM
More likely to have been worn by one of the Village People  :facepalm:
Title: Re: Anyone bidding on this?
Post by: Big Phil on Wednesday, 14 October 2020, 04:27 AM
Checked it out again just now. WTF is going on this is unbelievable over £7,000 now with new bidders added😳😳😳
Title: Re: Anyone bidding on this?
Post by: DP1400 on Wednesday, 14 October 2020, 06:05 AM
Intrigued - so i`ve looked into this a little more - it appears that the Lewis Leathers Aviakit gear is seriously sought after......lots on the market for over £1000. Wish i`d not got rid of my black jacket now - I gave it to a mate in the early `80`s, together with a Barbour coat, when he bought my T500 off me, FFS!

Come to think of it, what was i thinking ?!! - everything about that `package` is now worth a fortune. My blue T500M was bog standard, in fantastic condition and i let the whole lot go for £300 in our local pub :facepalm:........

........the pub in question was `The Bull` in Newport Pagnell (yep, virtually next door to Aston Martins original factory), and the pints to blame were Abbot Ale. Bugger :rolleyes:!
Title: Re: Anyone bidding on this?
Post by: Big Phil on Wednesday, 14 October 2020, 06:18 AM
Abbot Ale! That would explain many a mistake! Proper pint of beer 🍺
Title: Re: Anyone bidding on this?
Post by: Big Phil on Wednesday, 14 October 2020, 06:23 AM
Oh yeah forgot to say. It may be sought after and many Lewis Avatar items are very expensive but £7,000 for a leather jacket without any apparent history or providence? I think there is definitely something about this jacket that has to be special, can't for the life of me work it out though🤔
Title: Re: Anyone bidding on this?
Post by: grog on Wednesday, 14 October 2020, 05:55 PM
Funny Kiwi. 👍. Would like to know why 12 g bid, load of crap im thinking.
Title: Re: Anyone bidding on this?
Post by: Hooli on Wednesday, 14 October 2020, 06:03 PM
It's too small for me.
Title: Re: Anyone bidding on this?
Post by: Notty on Wednesday, 14 October 2020, 06:35 PM
Quote from: Hooli on Wednesday, 14 October  2020, 06:03 PM
It's too small for me.
Colour would suit you  :)
Title: Re: Anyone bidding on this?
Post by: Hooli on Wednesday, 14 October 2020, 07:49 PM
It wouldn't match my eyes.
Title: Re: Anyone bidding on this?
Post by: Irish in Oz on Thursday, 15 October 2020, 07:05 PM
I have a Mascot jacket from early eighties era, how much would it be worth. The only problem with it is that it shrunk obviously with age.
Title: Re: Anyone bidding on this?
Post by: Big Phil on Tuesday, 20 October 2020, 05:43 AM
It's sold for £8,218 😳😳😳 Perhaps it was once owned by Elvis!
Title: Re: Anyone bidding on this?
Post by: grog on Tuesday, 20 October 2020, 06:18 PM
Wow, do you reckon it was for real or fake auction. Just ridiculous.
Title: Re: Anyone bidding on this?
Post by: Big Phil on Tuesday, 20 October 2020, 08:08 PM
Seemed like genuine bidders in the end. How you can justify spending that on a jacket is beyond me.
Title: Re: Anyone bidding on this?
Post by: Mick_J on Wednesday, 21 October 2020, 06:26 PM
Wish it was my jacket  :whistling:
Title: Re: Anyone bidding on this?
Post by: GSXKING on Wednesday, 21 October 2020, 09:02 PM
Quote from: Hooli on Wednesday, 14 October  2020, 07:49 PM
It wouldn't match my eyes.

Just out of curiosity what color would @Hooli  :whistling: :whistling: :whistling:
Title: Re: Anyone bidding on this?
Post by: KiwiCol on Thursday, 22 October 2020, 02:00 AM
Malt colour . . .
Title: Re: Anyone bidding on this?
Post by: Hooli on Thursday, 22 October 2020, 04:26 AM
Quote from: GSXKING on Wednesday, 21 October  2020, 09:02 PM
Quote from: Hooli on Wednesday, 14 October  2020, 07:49 PM
It wouldn't match my eyes.

Just out of curiosity what color would @Hooli  :whistling: :whistling: :whistling:

Blue & white, so I look fast.
Title: Re: Anyone bidding on this?
Post by: Irish in Oz on Thursday, 22 October 2020, 05:52 PM
Quote from: Big Phil on Tuesday, 20 October  2020, 08:08 PM
Seemed like genuine bidders in the end. How you can justify spending that on a jacket is beyond me.

Probably bought by Lewis Leathers.