Buying my first jacket
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Re: Buying my first jacket
I'd prioritize fit and protection over everything else. If you can actually try out that Alomar jacket and see for yourself that it fits well and has good quality material, stitching, and armour, then fine. Otherwise, it's a pointless compromise.
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Re: Buying my first jacket
OK, thanks for the advice guys!
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Re: Buying my first jacket
Try a little test mate
take your shirt off and run as fast as you can and then throw yourself onto the tar,
if you find that your skin did not come off and that it resisted the abrasion, then buy what you like. If you found your skin did indeed come off and that you bled a little, then just imagine what would happen if you increased the speed a bit.
If you ride, buy the best protection that you can afford right now. I would rather wear someone's smell cast off leathers than fad or fashion jacket.
take your shirt off and run as fast as you can and then throw yourself onto the tar,
if you find that your skin did not come off and that it resisted the abrasion, then buy what you like. If you found your skin did indeed come off and that you bled a little, then just imagine what would happen if you increased the speed a bit.
If you ride, buy the best protection that you can afford right now. I would rather wear someone's smell cast off leathers than fad or fashion jacket.
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Re: Buying my first jacket
Ya, armor is number one. Two would be comfort.. You sure as heck don't want to feel uncomfortable. Three would be how cool it is.. like you don't want to sweat to death..lol... I have been thinking of getting a mesh jacket, armor is removable, comes is a variety of colors. I am looking at www.leatherup.com for a jacket..
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Re: Buying my first jacket
http://www.leatherup.com has some good prices.
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Re: Buying my first jacket
This would be an excellent 3 season jacket....I will get one soon:
http://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/dain ... her-jacket
http://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/dain ... her-jacket