Fringe was made by cuts in the leather and evacuated water from coat, chaps, etc by providing more surface area for drying. Conchos are the original washers in metal not leather.
Sent from my iPhone On Jun 24, 2011, at 12:15 AM, surfswab <[email protected]> wrote: > I'll give it a shot. Just an educated guess -- but I figger it's same > reason cowboys gussied up their saddles with conchos or sewed fringe > to the sleeves of their buckskin jackets -- to fancy themselves up a > bit and stand out from the crowd. Kind of a frontier fashion > statement, back in the day. > > I'm thinkin' tassels are probly a throwback to that, as well as when > they're whippin' in the wind, they kind of exagerrate the feeling of > motion, sort of like a galloping horse's mane. To further the > association, notice how you still hear the phrase "iron horse" > occasionally to refer to motorcycles. > > I had 'em on my bicycle when I was a kid (along with clothespinned > playing cards on the forks to approximate motorcycle noises when the > spokes riffled them). In my own mind, I was the epitome of cool (!) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
