Leather: Vanson fully perforated Sportrider, The Force jacket

Textile: Vanson Vent Max 4

 

this is what i wear.. mesh jacket, zip out liner with armor in elbows and shoulders..


98248-09VM

 

T-shirt here

 

I just bought this from Fox Creek:

http://www.foxcreekleather.com/280-m...-riding-jacket

Don't think it'd do in 100 degrees, but riding in normal summer should be OK. It's about 5 lbs, so not super lightweight. Leather is very soft, I assume would provide good protection if needed.

 

+1. I'm not really sure what " goes with a harley" means.

 

Out here, 100* is normal summer :-\ It's been over 80 almost all this week and it's barely Spring...

 

Well, yeah your are right. There isn't much protection. In July and August I wear a long sleeve cotton T shirt with a leather vest. I also wear Dickies reinforced work pants with my regular steel toed boots (for some reason my feet never get too hot). In May and June and some fall months, I wear a mesh jacket that is pretty good for ventilation.

Like I said, in the summer you either strip down some or stay home. I strip down some and ride in the early AM.

 

What I meant by "goes with a harley" was some garb just doen't look right. If you say have a blacked out Fatboy, a black leather jacket fits the style, a white armored race jacket doesn't seem to fit.

So basically when leather goes in somewhat cooler weather, I'm looking for something that fits in warmer weather. I actually have a black armored jacket with mesh material, but I don't think it looks quite right. The jacket is something you'd expect to see on a crotch rocket.

 

Hot wind is just that, hot wind, if you have a jacket that is armored, what is the fashion point? If you're riding and get too hot, pull over somewhere, pull the jacket off for a few minutes, cool down, re-boot.

 

The FXRG perforated leather jacket is excellent in the hot weather, the leather is treated to reflect heat and somehow it works, of course, you pay for it.