the Ferret
Daily rider since May 1965
Does anyone wear a leather jacket anymore? I'd like a new leather jacket with Classic looks but modern features like venting and armor. suggestions?
Would have been my first guess too, but when inquired my friend denied... OK, his gear has lots perforated areas embedded. And also the technology of waterproofing seems to have evolved, his leathers get barely damp in a downpour (NikWax comes to mind...), plus the GoreTex being laminated to the inside.-I'm surprised about ST1100Y's statement about the leather being cool...nearly everyone I know who have tried both say a good leather jacket/suit is VERY hot in warm weather, while most textile jackets/suits have vents that can be opened.
I didn't see anyone say that in the posts above. The closest was my post- and I just said you need GOOD leather for it to protect you. Picking up a $150 leather jacket at the mall will look nice, but will do nothing in a crash. And forget suede- it doesn't allow you to slide, it makes you roll and disintegrates quickly.BTW, textile better than leather in a get off?
Nice jacket, but no armor so its not any better/ different than the leathers I already own.This jacket is my favorite for 50-75 degree days. It's very comfortable for me.
http://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/river-road-race-vented-jacket
Fox Creek Leather has some nice looking stuff. I've worn their gloves and have admired their jackets. Quality looks to be first rate.
foxcreekleather.com
This applies to the super sport riders here, who all have their full armor, multi colour 'power ranger appeal' one piece leather suit with knee sliding pads (to increase authenticity sometimes treated with the angle grinder ), but when looking into the touring and dual-sport section, the majority have GoreTex high-tech stitches... simple the best and most versatile use in all conditions and situations.According to my son, though, who learned to ride in Germany, Europeans wouldn't think of riding in anything but leather. That was a number of years ago, though, and maybe the thinking is changed but I have to say that in most photos I see of European riders they seem to be in leathers.
+1 you never see a MC racer wearing textile stuff. That Aero Stich suit is really nice but $$$$I still wear leather--always on the racetrack, and often on the street. I'd rather crash in leather than textile.
But compared to crash equivalent leather, not really. MC grade leather with armor, jacket runs ya $500, pants another $300.That Aero Stich suit is really nice but $$$$