Dressed like that, I would think you were from Hartford riding an older chromed out GiXXeR!
Glad to hear you aren't wearing your ass as a helmet!
Hot Weather Mesh: What's everyone wearing?
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Glad to hear you aren't wearing your ass as a helmet!
Was actually just checking out those pants...still trying to make up my mind as to what I want.
That's a nice jacket!!!
I replaced out the back armor on my pheonix with knox. It's nice stuff, but defeats the venting that the original back protector had in it. That, along with the Dynax mesh (according to rev'it it "is the most abrasion resistant mesh on the market in any mesh motorcycle jacket today") makes the jacket have some pretty awesome protection. I need to look into new pants, my frank thomas xti pants are just too short for my 36" inseam.
slaythoven
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I've been trying to find deals on REV'IT gear, but I can't find any blue jackets! I'll check them out again though.
You'd be surprised at how often I've seen that ALREADY in Philly and the spring is just starting to heat up. Then I get the 3rd degree from family and friends about being extra careful because they see these knuckleheads out. :shakehead:
Which one is that? Is it the Phoenix? New?
Ha! Nah, I'm not selling it. It's great when the temp is between 40 F and 75 F.
Yes this jacket is new ,,, so far I can only find yellow. JOE ROCKET YAMAHA DELTA-R YELLOW BIG-AIR JACKET! XL on eBay.ca (item 130505472614 end time 05-May-11 13:57:53 EDT)
Check out SAS TEC active armor, good venting and very protective. I'm using that in my Air jacket.
Heres another + to Joe Rocket. In my opinion, an awesome fitting and looking jacket. Take off the liner and the jacket breathes very very well.
Joe Rocket Radar Jacket - RevZilla
Enough said.
Joe Rocket Radar Jacket - RevZilla
Enough said.
I'm pretty sure Lone Star BMW in Austin, TX has blue. Give them a call.
slaythoven
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Thanks to all of you guy's recommendations. I think I'll go with the Joe Rocket Phoenix jacket. I was seriously thinking about the ICON TiMax because it looks like it would make me look like a super hero with the bulky looking chest, but it seems JR is the overwhelming choice.
What do you guys think of Shift gear though? Also, am I the only one who doesn't trust store exclusive brands? (i.e. BiLT @ CycleGear.com)
What do you guys think of Shift gear though? Also, am I the only one who doesn't trust store exclusive brands? (i.e. BiLT @ CycleGear.com)
slaythoven
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whoa, where'd you get that deal?!?yoshimura af-c mesh
found mine on a clearance rack for only $40!
i'm looking for a summer jacket as well. current riding with a shift streetfighter hybrid (leather/textile) jacket and there's very little venting, aside from opening up the cuffs.
here are the jackets i'm considering
Shift Airborne
Shift Backdraft
Alpinestars Sniper Air-Flo
Alpinestars Exile
Teknic Aquavent
Tourmaster Intake Air 2
Fieldsheer Congo
Joe Rocket Phoenix 5.0
teknic mercury
so far i like the teknic the most on account of it being perforated leather (ok and it looks badass
). i found a decent deal on it, so for ~$200 i could get the teknic over some of the higher end pure mesh jackets.
here are the jackets i'm considering
Shift Airborne
Shift Backdraft
Alpinestars Sniper Air-Flo
Alpinestars Exile
Teknic Aquavent
Tourmaster Intake Air 2
Fieldsheer Congo
Joe Rocket Phoenix 5.0
teknic mercury
so far i like the teknic the most on account of it being perforated leather (ok and it looks badass
). i found a decent deal on it, so for ~$200 i could get the teknic over some of the higher end pure mesh jackets.I have the Tourmaster Intake and have been wearing it for over two years now. I've worn it in the mid 20's to over 100 degrees. It's been a good 4 season jacket for me. When you zip the two liners out and just have the mesh part of the jacket, it's almost like wearing a t-shirt, but you still have all the CE protection. But with all the liners in, its good protection from the elements (rain and wind). Not the most stylish jacket out of your choices, but definitely been a very functional & situational jacket for me. I have a brand new leather jacket that I got back in December and I have yet to wear it because I'm too attached to the Intake one. (Plus, I'm a little superstitiousi'm looking for a summer jacket as well. current riding with a shift streetfighter hybrid (leather/textile) jacket and there's very little venting, aside from opening up the cuffs.
here are the jackets i'm considering
Shift Airborne
Shift Backdraft
Alpinestars Sniper Air-Flo
Alpinestars Exile
Teknic Aquavent
Tourmaster Intake Air 2
Fieldsheer Congo
Joe Rocket Phoenix 5.0
teknic mercury
so far i like the teknic the most on account of it being perforated leather (ok and it looks badass
)I read the reviews and it didnt seem like it did that well?