Riders Garage - Interesting motorcycle lifestyle shop @ Subang Jaya

Riders Garage which is located in Subang Jaya is a rare motorcycle lifestyle shop in Malaysia. They sell all those cool motorcycle related products such as leather jackets, leather gloves, denim jackets and Red Wings shoes. They are stylish but almost all of the items are imported so the price can be quite expensive. Lifestyle or fashion motorcycle shop don't fix bikes and they focus more on bikers fashion. With a high number of affluent population, students and expatriate in Subang Jaya, the market is there for such store. Although the brands and the items are quite limited, they do carry popular brands such as Bell Helmets, Roland Sands leather jackets, Schott leather jackets and famous American Red Wings shoes.


Roland Sands leather jackets with a motorcycle on display

Classic motorcycle on display.

Lifestyle motorcycle store concept is quite popular in overseas especially in the US but its quite new in Malaysia. Nice to see such shop here.

Huge classic Triumph Thruxton motorcycle.

Schott of New York leather jackets and Iron & Resin denim jackets. However, their price is very expensive :-( Anyway, its a brick and mortar shop which you can try out the sizes before you buy.

Nice shop with all the apparels required by motorcycle riders. Brands such as Iron & Resin and Bell helmets also available here.

Sandqvist backpack.

Variety of caps and helmets.

Jackets and Red Wings shoes.

Deus Ex Machine products.

GPS/Coordinate: 3.075782, 101.588993
Address: No 76 & 78 SS15/4, Subang Jaya, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.

Comparison between Schott 141, Schott 641 and Schott 641HH

I am sure for those Schott leather jacket fan out there always having this same question in mind. These 3 leather jackets (Schott 141, Schott 641 and Schott 641HH) have the same design and style but different materials (naked cowhide, steerhide, horsehide). However, which one should I choose? All these are cafe racer design. Based on my experience with the 3 Schott leather jacket models, I can give you my opinion. Schott 141 and Schott 641 have zip out liner which is useful if you considering to wear the jacket year long. You can take out the liner during summer. The zip out liner provide an additional protection against cold and it looks better too if the liner are in there. Schott 641HH however has a quilted lining. This quilted lining is not as warm and thick as the zip out liner. You can still wear 641HH during summer but not during the hottest day. You will still comfortable if the temperature never hit above 24 C/76 F.

About the size and measurement, you should buy the jacket based on your true body size. If you usually wear 36 then you should buy size 36. Don't size up unless you have big belly. The only part that the jacket won't fit you based on true size is the waist part. For your info, Schott 641 and Schott 641HH are same size and have smaller waist compared to Schott 141. I am not sure why Schott always recommends their customers to size up one size. Maybe they have more American customers who have larger belly when compared to Asian. I have a flat stomach and true size fit me perfectly. Leather jacket suppose to follow the right size and get them tight but comfortable.

Another aspect to look at is the finishing on the jacket. The naked cowhide has no finish, dull in appearance and a more pliable feel to the leather. The steerhide has a finish applied to the leather leather will have a slight shine and a more firmer hand. The horsehide has a very shiny finish and a very rigid/stiff hand to the leather. About the weight, the horsehide jacket is lighter then compared to both cowhide version. The thickness of the leather seems same to me. It could be due to lining weight as the horsehide version is nylon based while the zip out liner is wool based.

I personally like the horsehide (Schott 641HH) as its more comfortable and I like the shiny finish. You will look better too in front of camera and it creates nice silhouette. If you want a beautiful break in jacket, I would advise to choose either Schott 641HH or 141. The naked cowhide tend to break in more beautifully when compared to steerhide version.


Schott 141 front. Naked cowhide.

Schott 141 back.

Schott 641HH horse hide.

Schott 641 horsehide labeling details.

Cool jacket with nice silhouette.

All version comes with same type of zipper.

Nice out fit. This picture show breakin Schott 141 naked cowhide jacket.

Picture of Schott 641 from Rakuten. Japanese online store. You can get many nice cutting version from Japanese market if you are slim.

Details of Schott 641 steerhide.

This is how it look like if you are wearing Schott 641HH. Do notice the shiny appearance.

Schott 641HH horsehide black colour looks darker when compared to the other two schott jackets.

Me in Schott 141 cowhide. You can see that the jacket breakin nicely and follow my body shape.

Vanson Model B Cafe Racer Leather Jacket

Vanson is a leather jacket manufacturing company located in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA. Vanson produces high performance leather jacket with competition weight quality. Its good for motorcycle rider and may not be suitable for casual wear as the jacket is heavy and thick. The Vanson Model B jacket requires much time and patience to breakin. Based on the look and feel of the jacket, its a very good quality jacket, slim and fitted.


Vanson Model B is made from competition weight cowhide and you will feel that this leather jacket is heavy and very thick when compared to other brands of leather jacket. It also comes with high quality brass zippers.

Vanson Model B leather jacket. On the front, it have 3 pockets which each of it is tightly sealed when zipped.

Back side of Vanson Model B leather jacket.

Schott Classic Perfecto Leather Motorcycle Jacket 118

Schott NYC is a well known American clothing company in New York City which produce the Schott Perfecto leather jackets. Schott NYC was founded in year 1913 and they claimed that they are the first to put zipper on a jacket. The company manufactured jackets for US military during world war II and later for American law enforcement. But later due to popularity of the Perfecto jacket style, they have started to mass produce the jacket for the public and nowadays there are Schott distributors in Asia, Europe, Australia & Africa. The rock stars and punk movement really influence the popularity of the Perfecto style jacket. Among the famous rock stars who wears Perfecto styled jacket are The Ramones, Marlon Brando and Japanese rock band Guitar Wolf. Leather jacket is very popular especially in Japan market but their price is very expensive.


Cool looking leather jacket.

Naked cowhide Schott Perfecto leather jacket.

This is how Schott Perfecto 118 look on behind.

Nice breakin Schott Perfecto leather jacket. This is the special feature of leather jacket and it looks nice overtime by aging and breakin.

How to be cool wearing a Schott Perfecto.

Water proof Schott Perfecto. However, you need to dry the leather if expose to rain to avoid mold on the leather.

Happy guy with his Schott Perfecto leather jacket.

BMW Welt @ Munich, Germany

BMW Welt or known as BMW World located in Munich with walking distance from BMW Headquarters and Olympic Park is designed to present the current products of BMW, be a distribution center for BMW cars, and offer an event forum and a conference center.


Three BMW cars displayed outside BMW Welt/Museum.

Out from Olympiazentrum station looking towards BMW Welt building.

BMW M6.

BMW Individual.

BMW X1.

Mini Cooper also part of BMW now. Mini Bayswater.

Cute and fancy Mini Cooper.

Mini John Cooper Works Coupe.

BMW Motorcycle.

Hogh powered BMW Motorcycle.

BMW car engine.

Tourist selfie before I went out of BMW Welt.

BMW Welt and BMW headquarters.

BMW Welt is accessible via U-Bahn of Munich.

GPS/Coordinate: 48.177262, 11.556317
Address: Am Olympiapark 2, 80809 München, Germany
Public transport: Olympiazentrum station on U-Bahn.

Ace Cafe London

The Ace Cafe London is a transport cafe located in Stonebridge which is north west of London. It is a notable venue in motorcycle culture since 1950s. This venue became famous as it is a filming location for Top Gear, Fifth Gear and many motorcycle and car related programme.

Taste:8/10(Delicious. The steak burger is good. The meat is juicy and can have the coal smell. Taste good).
Price:6/10(Moderate. The burger price is 4.55 Pound with hot chocolate at 2.50 Pound).


Finally arrive to Ace Cafe London walking from the Stonebridge park tube station.

Wow, this cafe is really fully booked for whole year round on motoring and car activities.

A cup of hot chocolate and waiting for my burger on number 118.

Assorted sauce available.

Ace Cafe membership form and the privilege for joining member.

My just grilled burger. Its a 6oz steak burger on bun. Made from rump steak together with sliced onion, tomato and gherkin.

Its around 1.00pm and the cafe is crowded.

Assorted patches on sale.

Many high powered motorcycle riders will stop by her for some meal or drinks before continuing their journey. Located just beside a main highway(North circular road), made this place a convenient place for motorcyclist to stop by to have their meal.

Me posing with the cafe building.

Coordinate/GPS: 51.541304,-0.277791
Address: Ace Corner, N Circular Rd, London, Stonebridge NW10 7UD, United Kingdom.
Opening hours: 7.00am to 11.00pm daily.
London tube: Stonebridge park station.