Vespizzare
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- Santa Monica, CA
Have you contacted Johnson Leathers? They have a good selection of 3 to 3.5 oz. leather they use in their motor officer jackets. The leather is supple and pretty much broken in out of the box. One of the linings (Thinsulate type) they will put in for you is relatively thin, but yet is warm. I can't imagine you would need anything more than that as you are in Santa Monica. I got a 3.5 oz. jacket with that liner for street wear as I like a heavier jacket for the motorcycle. I liked it so much, I got one of their very heavy jackets for the motor.
Be advised, though, that the jackets are built for guys in good physical shape with a V type body, and they are fitted pretty tightly.
I'm probably a "weather wimp." Southern California can do that to you. Anyway, when it gets much around 60 (and right now it's 54), I'm cold. It's one thing when you're walking around, but sitting on a bike and going 40mph or whatever can get cold. I'm retired now and pretty much use my Vespa to get around the area. I could (and do) layer, already have nanopuff (from Zappo's and still expensive), and strictly speaking don't need this jacket. But i'd just like to have a nice warm jacket with a mouton collar to wear sometimes when it's cold, sometimes on the bike. I dunno, maybe when I was a kid I had one like that and am feeding some deep unconsicous psychological need.
P.S. Can you describe any problems you may have had with the Chromexel stain rubbing off on things.
P.P.S. It's funny, when I got my first jacket from JL, I thought I'd hardly ever use my Vanson Teton again. But it's armored, can cover a wide range of temperatures, and it's still my go-to jacket for riding.
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