Summer Jacket

[Gusto]

Sorry for the boring thread; a bit of a "What Jacket". I'm looking for a sport cut textile jacket with plenty of ventilation... budget 150-200, would look at short cut touring style 4-season type things, but I seem to be going round in circles and I'm pulling my hair out.

Are the "Air" mesh type jackets what I'm after? Maybe. I'm a bit lost so if anyone can be bothered to reply with suggestions I'm all ears.

So far stuck on Alpine Stars T-GP R/Pro/Plus/ProPlusR etc and Dainese Air Tourer/Crono Tex type stuff.

Thanks in advance - do your worst

[Gusto]

southgate said:

I bought an Alpinestars air-flow jacket and pants. The jacket really works well, the pants are just like regular leather/textile bottoms, but with a tiny vented area where your inner thighs meet your balls.

Pants sound... nice i guess. Will just keep with my jeans, if i take my knees off the tank I seem to get a bit of forced air draft effect.

So it looks like so far I'm in the right area. Thanks for replies

[Gusto]

creampuff said:

Of my 6 or so bike jackets (I'm a shopaholic), two of them are air mesh. Highly recommended, they really are quite cool. If it is sunny as well as hot, I think it may actually be cooler in an air-mesh than no jacket at all.

I'd wear something under it though as I burned a hole through some air mesh by leaning on the exhaust pipe. If it can melt on an exhaust pile, it can melt if you fall off and slide down the road and of course if that happens, it will melt onto your skin.

really selling it! Despite this I think this is what I need to do. Cheers

[Gusto]

vonhosen said:

This fits the bill if you can stretch to it, very comfortable, mix of leather & mesh with good airflow ( 0% finance available if you struggle to afford it outright).

http://www.getgeared.co.uk/rev-it-leathers-ignitio...

That might be a bit middle of the road - am looking for something light and vented this time. Maybe I'm wrong but it looks a bit too substantial but appreciate the idea.

[Gusto]

Right, have gone for the Air-Frame from Dainese for now thanks for all your ideas.

[Gusto]

anonymous said:

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Yep, as I couldn't find one Dainese stockist (tried D-Store etc) with one in my size/colour in stock I'm trying fc-moto. Its 146 odd all in I think but I'm just waiting for answers on a couple of Q's I had with them. If this fails I will give D-Store Bristol a call and see what their lead time is. Their website is so frustratingly poor though I'm hoping I don't have to do this.

[Gusto]

Yep my Dainese Air Frame turned up on Weds so I rode to town yesterday having removed the wind breaker lining. Cool as a cucumber on the move and fine sitting at the lights in town too. And it was about as hot as it gets in London yesterday.

Its a different colour from what I was expecting - but in fairness i was expecting the order to go wrong despite phoning and emailing but I just couldn't find time to go to any stockists shops. All in pretty happy with it.

[Gusto]

Triumph Heritage Jeans - they got quite warm with my boots too.... Again, on the move they're fine.

[Gusto]

Quick get out and buy some waterproofs!