The Story Behind Lil Joe's Legendary Leathers

In the early 1990s Lil Joe Senkir came up with the idea to create a line of motorcycle Apparel that would be made in the USA, and would look great while giving the protection needed, while blasting down the back roads and freeways of the world...

Lil Joe, being the perfectionist, spent countless hours designing and refining the vests we manufacture today.

Officially hitting the market in 1993, HA Leather started off with most of the interest coming from his club brothers and supporters of the club.

In 1998 Easyriders magazine called HA Leathers, "The Real Deal in Motorcycle Gear."

In 2002 Kid Rock asked Lil Joe to design a Lambskin shirt, and a Leather vest which ended up on the front cover of one of his albums.

In 2003, Lil Joe, after a long struggle with illness passed on to the other side.

The year 2003 was a long and hard year for Joe's widow, Lori, who was at a crossroads. Should she shut down the business Joe loved so much, or carry on with his dream, and provide top quality American made motorcycle leathers to the entire motorcycling world?

By 2004 Lori had her answer and hooked up with seasoned Biker/ Businessman Mike Mills, a former club brother of Lil Joes, and Lil Joes Legendary Leathers was officially reborn.

Later that year, Keith Ball, of Bikernet.com called, Lil Joes Legendary Leathers "The Finest American Leathers on the Market."

In 2004 Black Magic Denim Vest was also added to our motorcycle apparel line.

By 2005 Lil Joe's Legendary Leathers had reestablished itself as a force to be reckoned with in the motorcycle apparel market.

In 2007 Lil Joe's dream came to pass, providing top quality motorcycle leathers to all types of riders and to motorcycle clubs on both sides of the fence.

In 2008, Debbie from Bartels' Harley-Davidson was approached by the producers of the FX TV show, "Sons of Anarchy," to provide the leathers for the cast and crew. She knew that if the, "Sons of Anarchy," show was going to be realistic, there was only one manufacturer who could provide most, if not all vests to the outlaw motorcyclist scene, and that was Lil Joe's Legendary Leathers.

With 2008 came the addition of the Zipper Vest, the 4-Pocket Vest and the Leather over-pants. We also started fabricating special orders with different colored linings, gun pockets, holsters, etc…

The Legend is moving forward in 2009….. Exposure from shows like, "Sons of Anarchy," "Cold Case," and the biker movie, "Hell Ride," gave us the opportunity to meet Bikers from all over the world, of all colors and all stripes.

Over the years we've stayed true to Lil Joe's notions of, "Build the Best," and "Made in the USA," and "Guaranteed 4 Life," and they have served us well.

Yes, Lil Joe is gone ………but his dream will live on forever.

Lil Joes Legendary Leathers
1-800-643-3321
http://www.liljoesleather.com/

"Made in The USA" and "Guaranteed 4 Life"