Do you wear a summer weight jacket and if so which one?
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RE: Do you wear a summer weight jacket and if so which one?
I think the new HD Ventura mesh jacket is very cool and very cool looking. It's is silver (I like) and black, and there is an alll black one which looks more traditional. Very cool large logo on back. Great summer jacket for under $90 bucks. Hard to find. Limited run.
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RE: Do you wear a summer weight jacket and if so which one?
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RE: Do you wear a summer weight jacket and if so which one?
ORIGINAL: drrandall1
I could not imaging wearing a jacket on a bike in the summer. Vest is more than fine
I could not imaging wearing a jacket on a bike in the summer. Vest is more than fine
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From: Walker Basin, CA
RE: Do you wear a summer weight jacket and if so which one?
I live in So California. Temps over a hundred during the day.
I wear the HD Switchback jacket. Does great. I wear a Silver Eaglecooling vest under it.
http://www.silvereagleoutfitters.com...oling_Gear.htm
The cooling effect from the evaporating water keeps me cool.
The water lasts about two hours and does an excellent job of keeping me cool.
I wear the HD Switchback jacket. Does great. I wear a Silver Eaglecooling vest under it.
http://www.silvereagleoutfitters.com...oling_Gear.htm
The cooling effect from the evaporating water keeps me cool.
The water lasts about two hours and does an excellent job of keeping me cool.
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From: DUNDALK,MARYLAND
RE: Do you wear a summer weight jacket and if so which one?
I have had road rash before some year ago. I just I like the protection at highway speeds. We took a ride to Annapolis. The weather was hot my freinds wear short sleeves and they all were hot and sun burned. I had a mesh jacket for the ride and took it off when stop. I was cool and needed some more sun. On the ride home there was a Ladder on the highway. You just do not know when the next crash could happen. I wear the HD harley mesh jacket
Men's Harley-DavidsonÂŽ Mesh Jacket
Constructed of fully-ventilated, nylon mesh. Body armor in shoulders and elbows. Adjustable waist and wrist tabs, hand-warmer pockets, and embroidered Bar & Shield logo on front and reflective Bar & Shield logo patch on back.
98225-06VM
Men's Harley-DavidsonÂŽ Mesh Jacket
Constructed of fully-ventilated, nylon mesh. Body armor in shoulders and elbows. Adjustable waist and wrist tabs, hand-warmer pockets, and embroidered Bar & Shield logo on front and reflective Bar & Shield logo patch on back.
98225-06VM
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From: GA
RE: Do you wear a summer weight jacket and if so which one?
My wife and I have Joe Rocket mesh jackets - plain black and lightweight armor. They don't look too Power Ranger-ish. I have a very fair complexion and I find that the breeze through the mesh is actually cooler for me than riding in a t-shirt.
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From: Alamogordo, NM
RE: Do you wear a summer weight jacket and if so which one?
I have a Teknic "Supervent" mesh jacket. It is comfortable, even in the high heat that we get here in southern NM. Nice armour as well. It has ben washed many times (just throw it in armour and all) and it has held up well.
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From: MA
RE: Do you wear a summer weight jacket and if so which one?
I have Fox Creek perforated leather jacket I wear in the summer with a tee shirt underneath. Works great except when it gets really hot and you're stopped. No jacket is going to solve this problem.