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I got my armored leather jacket for less than $100 from Newenough. check out their closeouts.

Motorcycle specific jackets will be longer in the sleeves and wider across the shoulders to accomodate your arms being in front of you.

napoleon_e wrote:So does anyone have any suggestions for a website that has nice (relatively inexpensive) textile armoured jackets>

Be aware that textile wears badly compared to leather. Its colour fades quickly and it is prone to fraying.
So if you want a jacket that looks good for more than one season, stick with leather.

I found some really geat deals on this site.

A geat leather jacket for $150

Mintbread wrote:

napoleon_e wrote:So does anyone have any suggestions for a website that has nice (relatively inexpensive) textile armoured jackets>

Be aware that textile wears badly compared to leather. Its colour fades quickly and it is prone to fraying.
So if you want a jacket that looks good for more than one season, stick with leather.

HUH??! MY textile gear is all at least 2 YEARS old and has all been in the washing machine at least twice. The oldest items are three season wear. No fading. No fraying. Still looks great. (Mintbread, you know not of what you speak.)

Yeah, there's some TRASH gear out there, both textile AND leather. Buy the best you can afford. Usually you get better quality and more features for your money, going with textile.

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