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  • #1

    Riding Jacket

    I just picked up a LBZ asphalt armor jacket for $25 from a friend of mine. My wife and youngest took one look at it and raised H---. Said it looked like a gang members jacket. Ok, I can see that. Does anybody here know how to remove the silk screen on the jacket? I guess I want it to not look like a middle aged guy having a crisis Right now the only way to do that is either not wear it or go so fast nobody can get a clear look at it.
    1979XS1100SF
    K&N's and drilled airbox
    Jardine 4in1
    Dunlop Elite 3's
    JBM slide diaphragms
    142.5 main jets
    45 pilot jets
    T.C.'s fusebox & SOFA
    750/850 FD mod.
    XV 920 Needle Mod.
    Mike's XS plastic floats set at 26mm
    Venture Cam Chain Tensioner
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  • #2
    Keep it...

    Hey Tim,,,,be the MAN,,,,your wife will get used to it over time, its not like you are in a gang, well, Yamaha xs11 gang. BUt that isnt the axx holes or wannabee Club Harley riders. Maybe stick a Yamaha xs11 patch or two,,,,one of those old guy rule patches. If you like it, it fits good, it protects your bod, then she should be happy for you. Good luck, Mike in Sun DIego
    mike
    1982 xj1100 maxim
    1981 venture bagger
    1999 Kawi Nomad 1500 greenie
    1959 wife

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    • #3
      Never was a question of whether or not I was going wear it or not, just as to whether it could be modified. My job in life is to embaress my kids, so this is a perfect prop for that. Wife actually agrees with the idea of the extra protection no matter what it looks like. I was just asking if anybody had any ideas or experince in altering the graphics on a jacket like this.
      1979XS1100SF
      K&N's and drilled airbox
      Jardine 4in1
      Dunlop Elite 3's
      JBM slide diaphragms
      142.5 main jets
      45 pilot jets
      T.C.'s fusebox & SOFA
      750/850 FD mod.
      XV 920 Needle Mod.
      Mike's XS plastic floats set at 26mm
      Venture Cam Chain Tensioner

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Toolmaker Tim View Post
        Never was a question of whether or not I was going wear it or not, just as to whether it could be modified. My job in life is to embaress my kids, so this is a perfect prop for that. Wife actually agrees with the idea of the extra protection no matter what it looks like. I was just asking if anybody had any ideas or experince in altering the graphics on a jacket like this.
        Oh we gotta have pics of this jacket...
        1982 XJ1100 MadMax-im
        2001 Honda ST1100

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        • #5
          Tim,

          It helps knowing what material it's made of. You could concievably "paint" it over with some kind of dye/stain appropriate for that material.
          1980G Standard, Restored
          Kerker 4 - 1
          850 Rear End Mod
          2-21 Flashing LED Arrays on either side of license plate for Brake Light Assist, 1100 Lumen Cree Aux Lights,
          Progressive springs, Showa rear shocks
          Automatic CCT
          1980GH Special, Restored
          Stock Exhaust, New Handlebars, 1" Spacer in Fork Springs, Automatic CCT, Showa Rear Shocks
          '82 XJ1100 (Sold)
          Automatic CCT, RC Engineering 4 X 1 Exhaust, K&N Pods, #50 Pilot Jets, YICS Eliminator. Sorely missed.

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          • #6
            Agreed, pics are needed!
            Nathan
            KD9ARL

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            1978 XS1100E
            K&N Filter
            #45 pilot Jet, #137.5 Main Jet
            OEM Exhaust
            ATK Fork Brace
            LED Dash lights
            Ammeter, Oil Pressure, Oil Temp, and Volt Meters
            Green Monster Coils
            SS Brake Lines
            Vision 550 Auto Tensioner

            In any moment of decision the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.

            Theodore Roosevelt

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            • #7
              Yeah but what are you going to paint over it? A tuning fork?

              Pics needed.
              Trapped in time. Surrounded by evil. Low on gas.

              1980 XS1100G 1179 kit, Tkat brace, progressive springs & shocks, jardine spaghetti, Mikes coils, Geezer's rectifier

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Elevener View Post
                Yeah but what are you going to paint over it? A tuning fork?

                Pics needed.
                You can tune a piano but you can't tuna biker?

                A good dry cleaner should be able to dye it. Or YOU could if it's not leather.
                Greg

                Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”

                ― Albert Einstein

                80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.

                The list changes.

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                • #9
                  jacket

                  Get a levi jacket. Cut the sleeves off. Put a big XS11 patch on it. Maybe a Wild Hogs patch too. Wear that over the jacket. Then you won't look like a gang member

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                  • #10
                    Problem solved

                    Get a big "Smiley Face" patch and sew it on the back.
                    RIP Whiskers (Shop Boss) 25+yrs

                    "It doesn't hurt until you find out no one is looking"

                    Everything on hold...

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Toolmaker Tim View Post
                      .. or go so fast nobody can get a clear look at it.
                      Sounds like a plan to me
                      1980 SG. (Sold - waiting on replacement)
                      2000 XJR1300. The Real modern XS11. Others are just pretenders.

                      Woman (well, my wife anyway) are always on Transmit and never Receive.

                      "A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be" Albert Einstien.

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