The '76 Cafe Racer Jacket - Oxblood
When thinking about the heritage of the British motorcycle scene, names such as Triumph, Royal Enfield and BSA were synonymous with the infamous Ton-Up Boys. Serving a modern flavour of those halcyon days of the 50's, some of those brands are still catering to the modern motorcycling market today.
In amongst those almost legendary names, Goldtop have been providing motorcycle leathers since motorcycles, cafes and racing first met. They're a true British Motorcycling icon.
The '76 Cafe Racer jacket is more of a modern take on a classic cut. Made of thick, but soft cowhide leather and coming a range of colours, the '76 is a great jacket for anyone wanting to complete their salute to vintage British motorcycling.
While overall the jacket is well made, I found the positioning of the elbow armour to be a bit too low for me, protecting more of the forearm than the elbow. Also, some of the stitching could have been better for a what is after all, a premium jacket.
The Merino Fitted Submariner - Ecru
In addition to their leather jackets, Goldtop also offer a range of 100% merino wool sweaters. coming in a choice of Black, Navy or Ecru, I went for the cream coloured variant for that true classic look.
Goldtop offer their submariner sweater in either a relaxed or fitted design, the fitted option is quite a slim cut but that helps when worn under a jacket as there isn't excess material to bunch up under your outer jacket. But beware of the thumb-loops. At first glance they seem like a great idea to stop the sleeves from sliding up when riding. The reality is you can't utilise the thumb loops while wearing gloves, and the extra fabric you gain around your wrist when you fold the extra sleeve length back can cause problems with closing your jacket cuffs. But if you have a jacket with wide opening cuffs then you shouldn't have too much of a problem.
Gloves
Owning at least one pair of Goldtop gloves seems to be a staple for most Modern Classic motorcycle riders.
For me, their Quilted Cafe Racer gloves have been one of my favourites to ride in for the majority of the riding season. They look great, are well made and fit perfectly.
On the other side of that coin I found their Bobber gloves to be vastly different. Goldtop use differing hand patterns across their range of gloves which means that, as I found, just because one type of glove fits perfectly, that's no guarantee the other styles in their range will just as well.
If you're planning on purchasing a pair of Goldtop gloves, my advice would be to try multiple pairs, in different styles and sizes first (if you can). This way you can hopefully land on the correct fit in a style that suits.
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