Alright, let’s talk about them motorcycle jacket patches, you know, the things you stick on your jackets. I ain’t no expert, but I seen a whole bunch of ’em, so I can tell ya a thing or two.
First off, you got all sorts of patches. Big ones, small ones, some with pictures, some with words. I seen some with eagles, skulls, flags, all sorts of stuff. You can get ’em with your name on ’em too, which is kinda neat. Makes it personal, ya know? Like, “This here’s MY jacket, see?” Some folks like the ones with funny sayings, like that one I saw with “Boobies” and somethin’ about men focusing on two things at once. Made me chuckle, it did.
Now, where you put these patches, that’s up to you. But most folks, they put the big ones on the back of the jacket. They call ’em “back patches.” Makes sense, right? They’re big, so they gotta go somewhere big. Then you got the smaller ones, you can stick ’em on the sleeves, the front, wherever you got space. It’s like decoratin’ a Christmas tree, but with a jacket.
- Big patches go on the back
- Small patches go on sleeves or front
- You can put them wherever you want, it’s your jacket!
I heard tell there’s even some meanin’ behind some of these patches. Like, if you see a fella with a patch that’s got three parts, that means he’s in a club. A real motorcycle club, not just some guys who ride together on Sundays. And you don’t wanna go around wearin’ a patch you ain’t earned, ’cause those club fellas, they don’t take kindly to that. It’s like stealin’ somethin’ that ain’t yours, and nobody likes a thief.
Some of these patches, you just iron ’em on, real easy. Just put the patch where you want it, put a hot iron on top, and bam, it’s stuck. Other ones, you gotta sew ’em on. Takes a bit more work, but they stay on better, specially if you’re ridin’ your bike a lot. Wind can rip them iron-on ones right off, I seen it happen. So if you’re serious ’bout your patches, sew ’em on good and proper.
And where do you get these patches? Well, you can buy ’em online, that’s for sure. Places like Amazon, they got all sorts. Or you can go to them biker stores, the ones that sell jackets and helmets and all that. They usually got a whole wall of patches, you can just pick and choose. Some folks even make their own patches, which is pretty darn clever if you ask me. But I ain’t got the patience for that kinda thing.
You can even get them patches made special, with your own design or whatever you want. They call ’em “custom patches.” That way, you can have somethin’ nobody else has. It’s like gettin’ a tattoo, but for your jacket. Only less permanent, I guess, ’cause you can always take a patch off, can’t do that with a tattoo.
Now, some folks put patches on their jackets just ’cause they look cool. And that’s fine, nothin’ wrong with that. But for some folks, them patches mean somethin’. They represent somethin’. Like, maybe they got a patch from a place they rode to, or a patch from a rally they went to. It’s like a souvenir, a reminder of somethin’ they did. Or maybe it’s a patch from a club they belong to, like I said before. That’s serious business, them patches.
And listen, you don’t need a fancy motorcycle to wear patches. You can put ’em on any ol’ jacket, even if you ain’t got a bike at all. It’s about showin’ who you are, what you like, what you believe in. Or maybe you just like the way they look, and that’s alright too.
So, there you have it, a whole bunch of jabberin’ about motorcycle jacket patches. Like I said, I ain’t no expert, but I know what I see. And what I see is a whole lotta folks wearin’ a whole lotta patches, for all sorts of reasons. It’s a way to make your jacket your own, to tell your story without sayin’ a word. And that, I reckon, is pretty darn cool.
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