Bates Leathers

Robert Bates founded the company in a 600 square-foot garage, and from there it grew into a business that had a reputation for quality jackets, pants, aftermarket seats, a popular headlight, windshield, fairings and saddlebags. They are also well known for making the jackets worn by Arnold Schwarzenegger in Terminator 1, Terminator 2 and Terminator 3.