Son of John Wayne Saddlebag Trauma

[Originally posted on 7.5.14 -- almost nine years ago]: A couple of weeks ago I bought some distressed black-leather motorcycle saddlebags for the new Yamaha Majesty. The fact that the bags were old and quite worn-down and looked like John Wayne might have used them during the shooting of Red River are what made them cool.

April 4, 2023 by Jeff Wells 33 Comments

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