Retreads® Crest
The SHAPE of the Retread Crest was taken from a U.S. Navy award presented
for that which is considered to be the best!
The CHIEF - is a field of GOLD with the name RETREADS in BLACK thereon. It denotes those Golden Years Over Forty. The name RETREADS is obvious; we have reached an age where a "retread" has become necessary!
The BAND SINISTER - is BLACK and BLUE and slants upward from left to right
across the field. It signifies the Black and Blue marks that we have all
acquired
while learning to ride.
The UPPER SINISTER field is split, half being RED with a pair of Rampant
Stallion Heads in place and half being BLACK. The RED half of the Upper
Sinister field represents valor and the blood that we have shed. The
Rampant Stallions which appear so proud represent the strength and stamina
of the Retreads. As a pair, they indicate that we work together as a
team. The BLACK half of the Upper Sinister field is for the mourning of
our departed brothers and sisters.
The LOWER DEXTER field is WHITE with the Roman Numerals "XL" and the word
"PLUS" beneath; both in RED. WHITE symbolizes our purity of mind and
thoughts, and also the color of our face in that first tight squeeze! The
RED Roman Numerals "XL" and the word "PLUS" designate the age of Forty
and Over, which one must be to become an official member of the
Retreads.....and as everyone knows, Life really does begin at Forty.
A BLUE OVERBAR may also be placed above the field of GOLD, upon which the
name of the State or Provincial Chapter in which the wearer resides is
written in WHITE.
WE.....the RETREADS.....wear this CREST with PRIDE. It designates us as
members of a select group that enjoys a wonderful sport, good times, many
laughs and miles of open road.
The Retread "Crest" and symbol "XL+" are Registered Insignias and
Trademarks in the United States of America and Canada.