The Road Racer boot (No. 177) made its way into the Lewis Leathers range in 1977. Essentially a reworking of the 178 Racing Boot which had first appeared a decade earlier and which had graced the feet of many top Motorcycle Racers of the day, the Road Racer’s main new feature was its quilted front panel which gave added protection for the shin during kickstarts and possible spillages from the bike.
03-Jan-11 13:07
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HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF OUR CUSTOMERS!
OPEN: January 1st 11am – 6pm
CLOSED: January 3rd
OPEN AS USUAL From January 4th
Our usual business hours are 11am – 6pm Monday to Saturday.
26-Dec-10 14:36
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December 4th saw Marcus Ross host a Photocall day at the Lewis Leathers shop. Marcus is the man behind Jocks & Nerds online magazine and via Facebook and his website he invited people to be photographed in their own Lewis Leathers items or wearing pieces from the shop, vintage or new.
18-Dec-10 16:30
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Lewis Leathers are featured in the current episode of Cafe Racer TV now showing on the Discovery Channel.
Cafe Racer’s Mike Seate visted LL back in June with a TV crew and filmed for the best part of a day, interviewing Derek and pattern maker Hiro about the history of the company and also what goes into the cutting of a new pattern for one of our jackets. The crew also interviewed some of our friends who braved the rainy weather on the vintage motorcycles…
28-Nov-10 21:10
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Every year we collaborate with a few other companies, using our existing patterns and products as a base to create something a bit different, this Autumn saw the latest in an ongoing collaborative series with Dover Street Market in London’s Mayfair. The base for this item is our Mechanic sneaker, Dover St Market’s designer chose felt instead of the usual leather and a heavier toe cap was added to the front of the shoe. All hardware is Black in place of the usual silver.
24-Nov-10 13:17
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Back in the 1930’s, D Lewis Ltd was equally well known amongst Aviators and Motor Cyclists and during WW2, D Lewis Ltd supplied members of the RAF with Flying helmets, Goggles, Gloves, Scarves and Flying boots.
07-Nov-10 14:25
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Here is an excerpt from BBC TV’s Panorama show in 1964, a good honest look at the Rockers opinion of the Mods cut with some nice street riding:-
26-Oct-10 16:15
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The Jim Jones Review have been a favourite at Lewis Leathers for some time now and travelling back from Paris yesterday we picked up the latest issue of France’s excellent Rock et Folk magazine at the Gare du Nord…
23-Oct-10 20:38
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Mono Magazine, November issue feature two Lewis Leathers jackets in their motorcycle jacket spread this month,
the Lightning and Super Monza.
23-Oct-10 18:43
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