Riding Gear

Getting back in after long hiatus (kids, career, house, etc) and am looking for a new riding jacket. I'm sold on armored jackets (leaning towards neon yellow if textile) for safety and visibilty but not sure whether to go leather or textile. Curious as to what you other captains are wearing nowadays.

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I know that you wanted something in yellow for "visibility" but I always get black or a combo color jacket that matches my bike as close to it as I can get. The reasoning is I (and just about anyone riding a motorcycle) should be riding as if I am invisible because if a driver isn't paying attention....that yellow jacket isn't going to do any better than mine. The responsibility is on us to ride as if the cagers are trying to kill us and ride accordingly.

I bought the Triumph jacket that is in my photo album in case you want to look there. It is a dual use jacket and has a rain proof covering that folds out of a pouch in the lower back to slide over the sleeves and jacket to make it somewhat water proof/resistant and in the cold acts like a wind breaker and is thick.

In the times of the year when the temperatures are warm or hot it can be unzipped and rolled back into it's pouch and you have the advantage of a mesh jacket with some good airflow thru it and it is CE (I think it is called) armored in the back, elbows and I believe in the shoulders.

But good luck on which ever you decide.

Dennis

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My Speed four is bright oarnge. I have a bright oarnge alpinestars leather jacket and a oarnge helmet I wear when riding it. I have Just as many cages pull out in front of me as I do on my speedmaster and my RIII weraing all black. All I'd have to reccomend is Leather above Textile. Im my incidents where I have been wearing textile. I've gotten a lot more torn up verses my leather pavement rides! Only thing nice about textiles is they are less cumbersome! JMO

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Here's an alternative. From reports on Advrider this is an excellent, although rather expensive, alternative. And they have hi-viz stuff if that's what you're looking for.

Kevlar Motorcycle Apparel - the Best in the World

I have this one, and I've been very happy with it.

Firstgear Kilimanjaro Jacket - Street Bike - Motorcycle Superstore

I've been wearing it this winter with a thin fleece underneath in temps as low as 30degrees. You can get heated liners if you want more warmth.

They are pretty stiff when you first get them, but I ran it through the washer a few times and tumbled dry and it's 'loosened' up quite a bit now.

Nice armor, two-way zipper so I can zip it up to the collar and unzip the bottom so that it doesn't bind.

I have mesh jacket for the summer when the temps heat up.