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Old May 26, 2020 | 07:17 PM
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Looking for a good leather jacket for riding, what in you opinion is a good jacket or who makes a good jacket? I live in the Seattle area, cool wet weather.
 
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Old May 26, 2020 | 07:22 PM
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I have the Harley Victory Lane jacket - love it. Fits well, feels "broken in", comfortable. My 2 cents only.
 
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Old May 26, 2020 | 09:00 PM
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I have a Harley Triple Vent in cordura and leather....waterproof liner.....armour.....It's been a good jacket....6 years old
 
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Old May 26, 2020 | 09:01 PM
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US Wings

Lost Worlds

Hillside Leather

Fox Creek Leather

Langlitz Leathers

Schott

Vanson Leathers



 
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Old May 26, 2020 | 09:04 PM
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Love Fox Creek Leathers. Link above.
 
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Old May 26, 2020 | 09:10 PM
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Fox Creek Leather. I have the vented racing jacket but they have several different styles depending on what you want.


https://www.foxcreekleather.com/
 
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Old May 26, 2020 | 09:12 PM
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Ditto on the Fox Creek , mine is almost 10 years old and just starting to wear . I do clean and condition it along with my chaps though , so maybe that has something to do with it .
 
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Old May 26, 2020 | 09:55 PM
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great information. Thanks.
 
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I’ve gotten years of great service from my H-D FXRG jacket and expect it will outlive me.
 
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I have a Fox Creek vest that is hands down the best leather anything I own. It just feels incredibly great all around. My jacket, on the other hand, is H-D brand and has been great for more than a decade. What I like about the H-D jackets over others is the zipper. You can unzip from the bottom to keep it from bunching up while riding. This alone makes it 'better' than any other jackets out there. That said, I really wish the leather was the same quality as the Fox Creek vest. I'll be in the market for a new jacket this fall and plan on reaching out to Fox Creek to see if they will make one of their jackets with the same double zipper. If not, I will be going with another H-D just for that functionality. I would prefer getting a Fox Creek because the leather is that damn good, but it's not worth it if it bunches up when riding.
 
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