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All one has to do is simply slide down hot summer tarmac in full gear to appreciate it. Even when it's well over 100ºf, it's on.
As far as moto leathers go I have a couple for bumping around town in some padded, some not.
But as blasphemous as it sounds my favorite for touring (a lot of opportunities here in Alaska to get lost) is the Aerostich riding suit. It is ugly as hell but I get seen on the highways, it's fully padded and weather proof. Some of the conditions here are just too unpredictable to be caught in leathers. This was two Junes ago on the Top of the World Highway.
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I have a several articles from Vanson including two Velociraptors (one pro perf, one night raptor) and two sport riders, both pro perf... I do have stuff made for colder weather but honestly, I am a fair weather, day time rider. I still have a sport bike, but more of a adventure rider now... I wear the synthetic, armored Dainese stuff but will be pulling the trigger on some Rukka stuff this spring, most likely the Airman series. I have seen too many people buried or permanently injured to ride without ATGATT... I have been in so many close calls including one where some knob in a white van tried to run me off the road that I often question why I deal with the risk... then I get on the bike and forget everything else except the ride...
Loving that BMW RR, want to get a test ride one day, not too keen on GSs, I think I have seen too many in full Ewan and Charley mode being used just to commute. Surely all those on the road have not just returned from around the world trip
I bought one of the closeout Atascadero models from Gibson and Barnes a little over a year ago. It is a heavy jacket, goatskin, and came with a mouton collar. The Coronado looks really nice. Thanks for sharing your collection AeroFan. My jacket must have been in storage for awhile. It has a Flightsuits tag inside rather than G and B. When I asked about it they said they hadn't used that name in about ten years. That Coronado looks like a serious piece. I like it a lot.
I only have one moto jacket that I wear...and I'm almost ashamed to mention it on a thread devoted to real moto jackets. It's a Wilsons Open Road. I no longer ride, so I don't need an expensive jacket to keep my hide and the asphalt separated. This jacket was a reasonably priced eBay purchase and its comfortable when I take the doors out of the Jeep in cool weather. And like its owner...it looks OK in a bar if the lights aren't too bright.
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Also just to affirm I'm an ATGATT person too. Keep on riding safe everyone
I own 3 of those.I only have one moto jacket that I wear...and I'm almost ashamed to mention it on a thread devoted to real moto jackets. It's a Wilsons Open Road. I no longer ride, so I don't need an expensive jacket to keep my hide and the asphalt separated. This jacket was a reasonably priced eBay purchase and its comfortable when I take the doors out of the Jeep in cool weather. And like its owner...it looks OK in a bar if the lights aren't too bright.
With the Asian leathers you get a mixture of good and bad, I had a Yamaha factory branded race rep jacket that was a real tough piece, made in Pakistan. Then I saw the same thing on a stall at a bike show, sold by a general vendor that was just as pretty but did not even look like it would take a minor spill. But with these things, like all our Aero and Eastman etc lovers out there we can't all afford the top quality and its either what you can afford or simply no hobby.ATGATT = All The Gear All The Time. See www.msf-usa.org if interested.
And yes the Pakastan & China sourced Wilson's M/C jackets have saved many a skin out there, and generally they are confortable to wear. Seems the models with the zip-out liner had thicker and softer leather than the fixed liner models.
I do actually love the GSs by the way, saw three yesterday touring Epping Forrest with the full Metal Mule package. I just think I would buy a big mile muncher to commute on. Its a great bike for what it does but with any modern bike I would hate for the electrics to go down in the middle of Ulan Bator unless there is some kind of back up mode. There are only so many things we can do with sheep and goats guts
Rare sight on the road these days. See the odd R75 etc series at vintage bike meetings and even the occasional tea stop. Nice to see you using this bike other than poodling around.When I'm on a road trip, my Lost Worlds Easy Rider.
No wind gets through that jacket!
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Hahahahahaha. Yes seen some who would but something like this.I think you would like this product:
Thanks for the pics of the Easy Ryder- not many wear pics of this jacket and I have ordered one from LW.When I'm on a road trip, my Lost Worlds Easy Rider.
No wind gets through that jacket!
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no kidding...Rare sight on the road these days. See the odd R75 etc series at vintage bike meetings and even the occasional tea stop. Nice to see you using this bike other than poodling around.
Hahahahahaha. Yes seen some who would but something like this.
I even saw a famous ex boxer turn up at the Brighton Burn up in September, unload his Harley Davidson from a truck a mile away, ride to the event then load up again, just wish I had the GoPro on the bike at the time.
Barbour make a Steve McQueen 'Tribute' jacket that has rubber mud on it, I think someone posted a feature here some time back.
no kidding...
I rode in an off road charity event this past June. We camped up at a big speedway in laconia new hampshire...during "bike weeK". There were dozens of big tractor trailers parked close by. I asked a guard what was in them. He said they were how many of the Harley riders got their bikes to bike week...