Northeaster Flying Togs · Est. 1928
BECK® 882 Fitted
Fitted Horsehide Motorcycle Vest
$17,731.00
The fitted vest — front quarter horsehide with a natural taper through the body. Snug off the rack, molds to your shape as it breaks in. Intentionally not a relaxed fit.
Sizing & Fit
Sized S–5XL. Order by your measurements — snug off the rack, intentionally not relaxed; it molds to your shape as the hide breaks in. Riders report the sizing help nails it. The full chart is in the Size Guide.
Shipping & Returns
Free shipping and free returns within the USA on unworn gear. Full details at checkout.
Construction & Materials
The BECK® 882 is the fitted horsehide vest from the Northeaster Flying Togs line — front quarter horsehide cut with a natural taper through the body for a close-to-torso silhouette. The 882 is designed to fit snugly off the rack and mold to the rider’s shape as the horsehide breaks in. This is intentionally not a relaxed-fit vest.
Front quarter horsehide from a label that has built riding gear in the USA since 1928 — rain-resistant, abrasion-resistant, develops a rich patina with miles. One-piece back panel with no seams across the patch area. Legendary Pistola™ tethered gun pockets accommodate a full-size handgun with integrated magazine and phone pouch, sag-proof. No chest pockets — clean front panel. Piping collar for neck coverage without bulk. YKK scratchproof zippers. Nylon Oxford liner. Available in Black and Chestnut Brown. Made in the USA.
Sizing: The 882 tapers approximately 1–2 inches between chest and stomach width. If your stomach measures larger than your chest, size by stomach. If between sizes, size up.
- Genuine front quarter horsehide — fitted, tapered silhouette
- BECK® Northeaster Flying Togs construction since 1928
- One-piece back panel — no seams across the patch area
- Legendary Pistola™ tethered gun pockets — full-size handgun with magazine and phone pouch, sag-proof
- No chest pockets — clean front panel
- Piping collar for neck coverage without bulk
- YKK scratchproof zippers + nylon Oxford liner
- Molds to body with break-in — intentionally stiff off the rack
- Available in Black and Chestnut Brown
- Made in the USA
Fit — Fitted by Design
Snug off the rack, close to the torso — at highway speeds a boxy vest becomes a sail. This one doesn't.
Northeaster Flying Togs · Est. 1928
BECK® 882 Fitted
$17,731.00
The taper.
Noticeably slimmer through the waist than the 566 or 501 — close to the torso at speed.
No sail effect.
At highway speeds a boxy vest catches wind. The 882 stays put.
Made in America.
Cut, stitched, and inspected in the BECK® workshop — since 1928.
Front quarter horsehide — black or brown
Snug, then yours.
Fits close off the rack and molds to your shape as the horsehide breaks in. Rain-resistant, abrasion-resistant, built since 1928.
Fit
Fitted by design.
Snug off the rack — intentionally not relaxed. Sized S–5XL; the chart is in the Size Guide.
The BECK Vest Line
Choose your BECK vest.
BECK® 882
The fitted taper
$17,731.00
You’re looking at it
Before you ride.
How fitted is fitted?
Noticeably slimmer through the waist than the 566 or 501 — snug off the rack, intentionally not a relaxed fit. It molds to your shape as the hide breaks in.
Black or brown?
Both — pick your color right on this page. Brown patinas faster and more visibly; black stays formal longer.
How should I size it?
Sized S–5XL. Order by your measurements — the chart is in the Size Guide, and riders report the sizing help nails it.
Shipping and returns?
Free US shipping and free returns on unworn gear. Full policy at checkout.
Why Riders Choose a Vest
Core protection. Full airflow.
Nothing between you and the ride.
A jacket is for weather. A vest is for every other day — leather over your torso, air on your arms, and a cut that works over a hoodie in October and a t-shirt in July.
Air moves
Full arm and shoulder airflow at 80° — where a jacket gets left home.
Nothing binds
Full reach to the bars — no sleeves, no ride-up, no bunching.
Layers all year
T-shirt in July, flannel in October, under a jacket in January.
Front quarter horsehide
The Material
Close to the torso.
Closer with time.
Front quarter horsehide — rain-resistant, abrasion-resistant — cut with a natural taper through the body.
Snug off the rack, then it molds to the rider's shape as the hide breaks in. Intentionally not a relaxed fit.
Construction
Fitted, on purpose.
Natural taper
Slimmer through the waist than the 566 or 501 — measurably, per the riders.
No sail effect
Stays close to the body at highway speeds where boxy vests catch wind.
Front quarter horsehide
Tighter-grained than cowhide — it wears in, not out.
Perma Core® thread
Seams that outlast the rider.
Two colorways · S–5XL
Black or chestnut brown, selectable on this page — the widest size range in the vest line.
American workshop
Every vest inspected by the person who built it.
The Details
Details that stay close.
Tapered waist — the 882 signature
Black or chestnut — your call
Fit
Fits over the hoodie.
Sits right on the bike.
Order by your actual chest measurement — the cut already allows for a flannel or hoodie without going baggy. Longer at the back hem so it never rides up off the seat.
On rider — t-shirt
Same size — over a hoodie
Same vest, same size, both ways — the whole sizing answer in one photo pair.
Fit — True to Size
Heavy and stiff for the first few wears — then it gives and it is yours.
Full ten-size chart in the Size Guide. Riding heavy layers all winter? Take one up.
“Cut, stitched, and finished in America — the way it has been done since 1928.”
BECK® Northeaster Flying Togs
The Workshop
Sewn by hands
that ride.
Every 882 is cut and sewn in an American workshop that has never chased volume. Panels are matched by grain direction and every vest is inspected by the person who built it.
That's why the label carries a signature line, not a batch number.
Double-needle seams, matched by grain direction
Every panel chalk-marked to size on the BECK® bench
The Season
Built for the days a jacket stays home.
The BECK® Vest Line
Four vests. Built for different riders.
BECK® 566
First serious vest · patch-ready · CCW
True to size
Front quarter horsehide
Hoodie-friendly
$16,120.00
BECK® 588
Heaviest hide · side-lace tuning
True · laces adjust
1.4–1.6mm horsehide
Adjusts around layers
$13,791.00
BECK® 501 Vest
The trucker silhouette, as a vest
True to size
1.3mm horsehide
Mid-layer room
$18,806.00
Questions
Before you ride.
How fitted is the 882 really?
Noticeably slimmer through the waist than the 566 or 501 — snug off the rack, intentionally not relaxed. It molds to your shape as the hide breaks in.
Can I choose black or brown?
Both colorways are on this page — select your color, then your size. Brown patinas faster; black stays formal longer.
How should I size it?
Sized S–5XL — the widest range in the vest line. Order by your measurements; the chart is in the Size Guide.
How do I care for horsehide?
Sparingly. Wipe dust with a dry cloth and condition lightly once or twice a year. Test inside a pocket flap first.
What's the shipping and return policy?
Free shipping and free returns within the USA on unworn gear. Full details at checkout.
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