His motorcycle grips were unlike other grips available at the time, using a patented material known as 'Unobtanium', a unique creation by Jannard.
This is less important in walking jackets since when walking on land the arms usually point down away from the rain; but this nuisance can happen in motorcycling whenever the arms holding the handlebars point forward into a wet headwind.
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