I had a medium Arlen Ness leather motorcycle jacket and I was swimming in it. Now I have a small Ness and it is snug, not tight but snug and almost to tight with a sweatshirt underneath. My brother rides sport bikes and says it fits fine because I don't want anything flapping at cruising speed. What is the proper fitment for a riding jacket?

 

I think a riding jacket should be snug for that specific reson. I like to be able to fit a sweatshirt under incase it is cold though.

 

You need room for a couple of layers underneath it.

 

I actually have a couple of jackets one fits snug over a t-shirt and one is lose enough to wear a sweatshirt or my heated jacket liner under it over a long sleeve t-shirt..I also have a mesh jacket for really hot days and just a t-shirt fits under it.. ya might say I'm a man of all seasons.

 

WHAT ?

 

Yean. I'm thinking of getting a "winter" jacket, meaning loose enough to really layer up under it.

Anyone else find that the sleeves on most of these jackets are too short?

 

+1

 

Well, there's your problem. Probably shrunk it in the cement pond.

 

I have that problem with all jackets, but for a riding jacket I guess it depends on your reach to the bars. I wear gauntlet gloves with my riding jacket though, so it's not a big deal.

 

I have the same problem, sleeves always seem short. I buy a size larger so the sleeves fit, and I have had a couple jackets taken in on the sides for a better fit.

I also have several jackets for different seasons. Winter Leather fits with extra layers, spring and fall leather fit snug with a light shirt, summer fits well and breathes better for hotter weather.