The Mesh Jackets are great, even cooler in the hot sun than just a T-Shirt,,cause It keeps ya in da shade.

 

denim for sort of cold and leather for cold

 

I wear a heavy leather motorcycle jacket in the winter and a tee shirt in the summer.

 

yeh, I was thinking pretty much the same thing. I bet this turns into another one of those riding with summer armor arguments

 

Padded Mesh in the summer

Goat Skin Spring

Goat Skin Padded in the fall and Winter

Always wear a jacket

 

When its cold I wear my Harley brand leather ( looks like an old Brooks ) other than that a t shirt or hoodie. My leather has no liner, if its that cold I wear a hoodie under it.

 

I have a Tourmaster Flex jacket. Its mesh w/armor for summer and has a zip on outer shell when it gets cool, and zip-in insulation when it gets cold. Until I got the mesh jacket I wore t-shirts in the Summer. If you are on the highway the mesh is actually cooler than a T. Around town I still go with a T though as the jacket gets toasty at all the red lights.

 

I have a black leather FMC coat with a zip out liner. Liner in and a hoodie keeps me warm on colder days and the liner comes out on hot days. Started out a nice black but the miles and bugs have begun to age it and give it some character. I wear it all the time unless the temp is up in the 100° range or if it is just too warm for comfort.

For me a jacket should have lots of pockets with zippers for garage door opener, cell phone, small camera, breath mints and a couple of wet wipes. Should also have a place for a pen and gas pump receipts. I usually have a vest on over the coat with a large inner pocket for CCW and more pockets. In event of a get off I'd rather scrape up leather than the skin on my arms.

 

Joe Rocket Phoenix 5.0 mesh in hot weather, Fox Creek Commander or H-D FXRG textile in colder weather. The FXRG is better than the leather in cold wet weather, IMO, because it's completely waterproof.

 

Having been down @ 55mph I wear leather. My main jacket is a very heavy hide (6-3/4#), elbow & shoulder foam pads, vented front & back, very long-waisted w/ extra-long sleeves & zip-up cuffs. For extremely hot weather I wear a very lightweight leather jacket with a short waist; vents & cuffs the same.