The Elite Motorcycle Leather Vest

The Elite Leather Vest. Our exclusive Elite leather vest is meticulously crafted of 1.4 1.6 top grain leather to withstand years of use. We custom-build each and every piece one at the time with the same care and craftsmanship that is known for. .

1.4-1.6 mm (3½ – 4 oz) Top Grain Cowhide. YKK #10 front zipper with leather pull.

Top Grain Top-Grain (Corrected Leather) is fuzzy on one side and smooth on the other. The smooth side is the side where the hair and natural grain used to be. Top grain leather has often been sanded to remove scars and then sprayed or pasted to “cover up” the work.

Thickness or Weight – Leather is usually measured in terms of ounces. One ounce equals 1/64th of an inch thickness. Thus, a weight of 7 to 8 oz. means the leather is 7/64th to 8/64th of an inch thickness. In an effort to make leather a uniform thickness, wet hides are run through a splitting machine. However, each animal is different and there is always a slight thickness variation throughout the hide. This is why leathers are usually shown with a range of thickness, such as, 4 to 5 oz., 6 to 7 oz., etc.

Leather Thickness Conversion Chart

Thread

Perma Core. A premium core spun sewing thread manufactured with continuous filament polyester core and polyester staple wrap for most sewing applications. The core spun construction delivers a thread with a higher strength and sewing performance over staple spun products, allowing for the use of smaller thread sizes. Perma Core maximizes seam quality while minimizing sewing problems. By American & Efird

YKK Zippers
	Since the late of 1950, YKK has been building up the worldwide group network and running Good Quality Management System throughout the network. In 1997, YKK established the Quality Management Committee, called FGQMC (Fastening Global Quality Management Committee) to assure the quality of their products at global level and to satisfy our customer with safety and reliability on our products.

Chest: Measure under arms around the fullest part of the chest. Be sure to keep tape level across back and comfortably loose.

Length: Measure from the base of neck to the waistline.