Jacket armor
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From: ohio
Jacket armor
Recently purchased a harley leather passing link jacket, haven't had a chance to take a ride with it yet but it fits like a glove and seems very well made. Can't decide if I should buy the armor pads for elbows and shoulders though. Coming from the sport bike world (traded in my hayabusa for street glide), my leather jacket I wore by icon had some serious armor and felt like I could barely move my arms sometimes, but probably needs to be pretty thick for a 100 mph slide! Are the add on armor pads for the harley jackets worth it, and are they very noticeable? From the pics on harley's site they look pretty thin. Never had an accident in 10 years of riding but don't want to chance my luck and figure I need to start wearing gear, other than a tshirt!
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From: Idaho
Get the armor.
Anything is better than nothing, which, I assume, describes the little foam pads your H-D dealership will sell you for $50 for a set of four.
Or, get EN-CE spec armor anywhere on eBay or Amazon, or through any reputable online motorcycle store.
Anything is better than nothing, which, I assume, describes the little foam pads your H-D dealership will sell you for $50 for a set of four.
Or, get EN-CE spec armor anywhere on eBay or Amazon, or through any reputable online motorcycle store.
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Recently purchased a harley leather passing link jacket, haven't had a chance to take a ride with it yet but it fits like a glove and seems very well made. Can't decide if I should buy the armor pads for elbows and shoulders though. Coming from the sport bike world (traded in my hayabusa for street glide), my leather jacket I wore by icon had some serious armor and felt like I could barely move my arms sometimes, but probably needs to be pretty thick for a 100 mph slide! Are the add on armor pads for the harley jackets worth it, and are they very noticeable? From the pics on harley's site they look pretty thin. Never had an accident in 10 years of riding but don't want to chance my luck and figure I need to start wearing gear, other than a tshirt!
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