New jacket suggestions?

[island boyeee]

I'm selling my jacket with my bike, so I'm in the market for a new one.

This is what I've been using for 1.5 years: http://www.kneedraggers.com/product/...Textile-Jacket

I like the textile with the removable liner. Stays relatively cool on hot days, and I can easily put the liner in for the colder ones. It's also fairly light.

So any good jackets out there I should look into? Trying to narrow down the selection.

I'd like to keep the price around the $200 range. This will be purely for street use.

Thanks,

-Ian-


EDIT: also looking for gloves, short style, not gauntlet

[island boyeee]

something like this maybe: http://www.newenough.com/street/jack...le_jacket.html

[e30addict]

http://www.motorcyclecloseouts.com/h...ls+-+sport/all

Some pretty sweet deals here. Some high quality stuff for relatively short $

[KingCast 650R]

Nuh-uhhhh.... gotta go with the updated version of my Joe Rocket:

http://www.kneedraggers.com/product/...et-Hemp-Jacket

Plus it's hemp, ahem.
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[island boyeee]

http://www.motorcyclecloseouts.com/h...ls+-+sport/all

Some pretty sweet deals here. Some high quality stuff for relatively short $

not quite as narrowed down as i was looking for, but i'll flip through it. thanks

Nuh-uhhhh.... gotta go with the updated version of my Joe Rocket:

http://www.kneedraggers.com/product/...et-Hemp-Jacket

Plus it's hemp, ahem.
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haha my "hemp" days have long since passed. looks a lot heavier/hotter than textile. plus i don't care much for that style. i'm a pretty thin guy, so i prefer the more "fitted" style jackets.

[island boyeee]

didn't see much at motorcyclecloseouts, but i do like this helmet...

http://www.motorcyclecloseouts.com/h...es+jolly+roger

[Pigman]

A-Star stuff tends to have a fitted feel to it FYI......I love there stuff good quality and comfort

[island boyeee]

A-Star stuff tends to have a fitted feel to it FYI......I love there stuff good quality and comfort

yea i'm leaning towards some of their stuff. just gotta find a style i like. thanks for the info

[island boyeee]

edited first post: also looking for gloves (short style, not gauntlet)

[Garandman]

Olympia makes some great stuff. I've gotten some good deals on eBay when people sell a new jacket that didn't fit.

The Olympia AirGlide is a good 3-season jacket available in a number of colors, from black to ultra-high-viz. It's not as cool on hot days as an all-mesh jacket like the First Gear Mesh-Tex or Vanson, but is more durable and has better armor. The quilted liner is quite nice. A little over your budget at MSRP $250 but everyone I know who has one loves it.


The matching pants zip up the sides so they're quick on/off.

[island boyeee]

haha that's a pretty "serious" looking jacket there. maybe it's just the photo :p

being cool (temp wise) is probably the biggest priority for me. i can always add a layer if it gets cold. i will look at some of their stuff and see what i find. thanks

[Garandman]

The First Gear Mesh Tex is light, cool, and $140 at many dealers. It has a nylon liner, not quilted, and minimal back armor.

The Vanson Vent Max 4 has really open mesh to flow a lot of air. $180.

[Chippertheripper]

Brockton cycle has their own line of cheap jackets. Worth a look anyway.

[island boyeee]

The First Gear Mesh Tex is light, cool, and $140 at many dealers. It has a nylon liner, not quilted, and minimal back armor.

The Vanson Vent Max 4 has really open mesh to flow a lot of air. $180.

ok thanks i'll look into them.

Brockton cycle has their own line of cheap jackets. Worth a look anyway.

planning on heading there this week or next

[Garandman]

ok thanks i'll look into them.



planning on heading there this week or next

Dunbar EuroSports has the Olympia stuff.

[rice_rocket]

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I have the first gear tex mesh.. I like it a lot.. actually if you like it, pm me.. I have a red one in size large that is a bit big on me.. I ordered it thinking medium was too small... still I wore it anyways since it turned cool enough for me to wear leather.

[island boyeee]

if you are saying you want to sell it, thanks but i wear a medium at most. i'm only 5'9", 135 lbs...

[rice_rocket]

Haha well, yeah large is waaay to big then But I still do like the jacket. It's full mesh, not like some of the other joe rocket textile etc which are simply textile with only mesh near the arms. Those ones are still way too hot to wear in this 90+ weather. I didn't even like wearing this mesh one the few times I went out last summer when it was this hot.