Time for a new jacket
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From: Mount Holly, NC
Time for a new jacket
What are you wearing this fall? Why are you wearing it? I get cold easy and I'm fashion-sensitive in reverse (meaning: i don't want to look like a biker, or a biker, or even a biker. I want something that works and can be worn anywhere. advertisements are not allowed). Pix welcome.
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From: Warwick, RI
Plain old leather jacket if you want something that can be worn anywhere. I wear my Tourmaster Intake Air with the thermal liner installed if it is chilly ... but it is not a wear "out" kind of jacket.
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From: Broomfield, Colorado
Just last weekend I bought a very nice bomber leather jacket at Wilson's Leather in Loveland. Regular price was $500 which I am sure they never charged, Wilson's doesn't have stores in mall's anymore, just at outlet places (at least here in Colorado). It was on sale for $200 and I had a 25% off coupon which they took, the place was being run by a couple of high school aged kids I'd bet if the manager was there I'd not gotten the extra 25% off.
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Paul in Colorado
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From: se michigan
nothing like wearing my 20+yr old Brooks leather jacket on a cool day. When the sun pops out it warms up like a heating pad on my back and feels sooo good. Haven't found a textile jacket that will do that yet, although when I travel, I use my textile jak that converts to mesh w/a few zippers. Anyone else notice how people treat you based on what you're wearing at the time. If I'm wearing my textile people assume I'm a RUB, if I've got the old brooks on I'm not. Happened alot this summer as it was the first time I've had a textile jacket. Got alot of heat about the textile from a few old school friends while in Sturgis, until I let one try mine for a day. Don't think he's gonna get one but at least he knows why I've got one for touring now.
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Get whatever budget windproof jacket suits your style whether it's leather or textile and spend the majority of your coin on heated gear.
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From: La Vernia (San Antonio), Texas
Bought the wife and myself the Tour Master Air 2 system of jacket, pant, weatherproof liner, and thermal liner. And, yes, both the jacket and pant comes with the removable CE2 armor pieces.
We got 'em at a good price and covers virtually all riding conditions: the south Texas heat, rain, and the 20 minutes or so of Winter that we normally get some time in January.
We paid around $600 for both complete sets from a huge motorcycle gear supplier who, unfortunately, not a forum vendor or I'd mention them here. Feel free to PM me and I'll send you the links.
We got 'em at a good price and covers virtually all riding conditions: the south Texas heat, rain, and the 20 minutes or so of Winter that we normally get some time in January.
We paid around $600 for both complete sets from a huge motorcycle gear supplier who, unfortunately, not a forum vendor or I'd mention them here. Feel free to PM me and I'll send you the links.
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From: Hudson Valley, NY
not sure how you feel about black leather if it's too "biker" but this schott racer jacket is a jacket made for riding but you can also wear around no problem, they look really good i've seen them in person and they don't appear "biker dude" at all.
http://www.schottnyc.com/products/li...cle-jacket.htm
i got the classic 118 because i just love it, but i can understand the style isn't for everyone. for me classic american bike deserves a classic american jacket, not a euro-trash racer jacket (i do like the look of the racer jackets i'm just busting *****)...
http://www.schottnyc.com/products/li...cle-jacket.htm
i got the classic 118 because i just love it, but i can understand the style isn't for everyone. for me classic american bike deserves a classic american jacket, not a euro-trash racer jacket (i do like the look of the racer jackets i'm just busting *****)...
Last edited by babalu; Sep 3, 2010 at 09:21 AM.