My pops wears a vest....
No mc...
He has the eagle and USA on the back....
Various Patches are his military patches, and runs he's been on...
They mean something to him....
Don't have to mean anything to anybody else....
Just like our bikes and styles...

 

Pins and patches tell your story without you saying a word. They also start conversations and start friendships and mutual respect among strangers. I was there too, or in that unit also. It can also tell you who not to talk to also. Tell your story or not as said before to each their own. I like it myself.

 

I'm probably going to get flamed for this....

John, I'm not calling you out or anything but .... I see posts in the past where you say "none of your business" then you post this????? What, you having a bad day?

20+ years HOG member; I guess Capt Jim might have a feeling of belonging!

Not my cup of tea but no one's business but his own.

 

Keep the pictures coming guys, looking great, for people who don't get it, that's ok, we are all made different the world would be a boring place otherwise.

 

Hey guys, just checked back on this thread and was suprised to see what a stir my vest was causing. Just mementos of past rallys, vacations, and memberships from over the years. And yeah,they have meaning to me. That's fine for those of you who don't care to collect pins or patches or don't get it - its something I enjoy and that's all that matters.

These mementos have started a lot of conversations and I have met and spoke to many people who I otherwise would not have the opportunity to without them. Its funny, I have more than once have Europeans try and buy pins from me right off my vest at rallys!

 

Do what you do Jim, don't pay mind to those who don't understand. Thanks for posting up a picture, loved it!

 

Like tattoos and souvenirs and taking pictures on vacation, most of them are just to commemorate some event or some place you've been. Seems pretty simple to me. I don't have them, but mainly I'm just not interested in going to the shoe shop to get stuff sewed on all the time.

 

Nothing elaborate here. Curious though what you were referring to as an RC vest.........

 

"Riding Club" RC, lots of riding clybd will have a one piece patch on the back some dont.

 

Ahhhh OK. All I could think of was Radio Control but that didn't make sense.