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Leather jackets come with removeable liners too.

Be careful about buying on line as you can't try it on. I found the best place to buy quality leather gear is at big flea markets and motorcycle rallies. At the rallies the competition is so great you can get a good jacket with a removable liner starting at $100. And (drum roll please) you can try it on with the help of someone who knows how it should fit,

Oh yeah forgot to ask, where in VA?

Mintbread wrote:

Lion_Lady wrote: I've don't own any leather gear, except my gloves, and a pair of boots.

You'll find that if its warm enough for cold weather, you'll roast in it on hot days.

I beg to differ.

I don't own any textile gear and have never had a problem with overheating, even when I am covered in cow from top to bottom.
Australia gets rather warm ( /understatement ) and I have never considered textile or mesh gear as leather does the job perfectly, lasts longer and looks a million times better.

I wasn't clear. I was referring to ANY gear, not necessarily just leather... I still stand by my statement: If the jacket is warm enough to wear on COLD days (35-40 degrees and down) then it generally does NOT have enough venting to be tolerable on a HOT day: 85+ with 95% humidity. Especially if you have a chance of sitting in traffic, which 'bobchicken91' does, in VA.

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The bike rallies I've been to always have everything for all kinds of weather. Alpine Star & Joe Rocket included. I wonder what the wind chill factor would be riding in 30 degree weather with a 60 percent humidity. Brrrr The heated gloves and vest sound great.

Thank you all for your replies. I ended up with the AGV tour jacket, a picture:

http://www.bing.com/jsp/common/im ... 40&imgId=0

and the AGV sport aegis pants

http://www.metricbikes-superstore.com/i ... cPath=2021


Hope so much that they fit properly. Thanks again.

sharpmagna wrote:Oh yeah forgot to ask, where in VA?

sorry i forgot to answer.
williamsburg