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Your thoughts on the Best Riding Jacket for the Spyder?
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canamjhb
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I just got back from shopping at Cycle Gear. My initial thought was to buy a Sedici Marco with liner. I have a light weight Helly Hansen outer rain shell that packs to about the size of a baseball so having a rainproof liner was not important to me. I wanted a mesh jacket with lots of air flow but still had a liner for warmth. I tried the Sedici on and it fit pretty good. I wanted to know what other options I had. Sales guy said that Sedici was the biggest bang for the buck. I could move to a BILT jacket for a little less money but he thought the BILT was of lesser quality. Bottom line, I liked the fit of the BILT a lot. It is larger in the arm and shoulder area which made a huge difference. It now resides in my closet. Just like helmets, Jacket cuts are different between brands. I think you should find a place like Cycle Gear that has many different brands and sizes and go with the one that suits you the best..... Jim
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I'm a fan of Klim products. What I have from them is absolutely first rate. For warm weather riding I use my Klim Induction jacket and it was worth every penny. For colder weather I actually have a no-name jacket I bought at a motorcycle show about 12 years ago. It was relatively cheap and came with a decent zip in liner and has worked for me every Fall and early Spring. But I admit that I rarely will be out riding when it is less than about 45 degrees at the lowest. If I were buying now I would see what is available on Revzilla. They have been great to deal with for many years for all my motorcycle gear.
ARtraveler
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Alway wore leathers before I owned Spyders. I like the look, and the feel. Chaps were also a fixture for me. Always lived in northern climates in those days. I don't wear them much either anymore. Too heavy for the weather here. I have put on the chaps a couple times here in the winter.
I seem to have run the gamut on jackets for motorcycling. When I first bought my Spyder in 08, I had to have the BRP textile and the next year I added the BRP leather jacket. Very good jackets. I still have both and they look like new. Back then, I paid over $500 each. A lot of wampum to advertise someone else's product.
I also have a couple sets of First gear, as well as the lined textile pants. Still going strong. Have not used any of the above since moving to Arkansas. All the above were good for the colder seasons in Alaska.
Our go to jackets now. We have mesh jackets with liners (HWK brand from internet, about $49 each), and non-mesh textile with liners, same brand (about $79). Going on the second year with both. Still look like new.
I seem to have run the gamut on jackets for motorcycling. When I first bought my Spyder in 08, I had to have the BRP textile and the next year I added the BRP leather jacket. Very good jackets. I still have both and they look like new. Back then, I paid over $500 each. A lot of wampum to advertise someone else's product.
I also have a couple sets of First gear, as well as the lined textile pants. Still going strong. Have not used any of the above since moving to Arkansas. All the above were good for the colder seasons in Alaska.
Our go to jackets now. We have mesh jackets with liners (HWK brand from internet, about $49 each), and non-mesh textile with liners, same brand (about $79). Going on the second year with both. Still look like new.
bigbadbrucie
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AR....I hear ya. I lived in Northern BC, Canada for 52 years and leather was the thing to wear....Jackets, Pants, Chaps. I had them all. I moved to the lower mainland of BC 7 years ago, bought the Spyder and have not worn leather since. I have two jackets now....the spring, fall and winter is FirstGear and summer is Joe Racket Mesh. I just wear jeans for pants and I’ve used my chaps maybe twice. Foot wear is usually just oxfords but sometimes cheap hiking boots.
The riding season in Northern BC was late spring, summer and early fall, much the same weather and temps as you had in Alaska.
Back to the topic at hand.....Best Riding Jacket
The riding season in Northern BC was late spring, summer and early fall, much the same weather and temps as you had in Alaska.
Back to the topic at hand.....Best Riding Jacket
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Got my motorcycle endorsement in 1979. Bought my leather jacket, brown, with lotsa zipped vents and a liner two years later. It is my only jacket from a low of 24F to high of 95F. I never ride without. I did buy a mesh jacket for when it gets hot - only worn it once when temp was over 97F. I clean and treat my leather once annually and it still looks, zips, and snaps great. Best investment ever!
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I wore a First Gear riding suit along with and electric jacket liner and glovers. I also had a First Gear jacker or leather jacket inside the riding suite.
I had the suit modified for a short stocky person and a seam replaced with velcro to allow the heat troller and cables into the suit.
I had the suit modified for a short stocky person and a seam replaced with velcro to allow the heat troller and cables into the suit.
I have two - A summer mesh Jacket and a Winter jacket. Both are light coloured, but I live in Australia where temps range from -5 to 48 Deg C
Bfromla
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Favorite?? :roflblack: :roflblack: 
opcorn: :shocked: The one I have when I NEED it. No one jacket... Yes, some have liners & a removable layer or whatever & they work fine, unfortunately they're usually not the one I might have on at the time :gaah: Some are too bulky to carry so LoUiSiAna bi-polar weather means I keep rain gear handy; Frog Togs XXXL jacket & overalls that can go over whatever I may have on & a spare change of clothes just in case (some days) most days it's just a long sleeve breathing/wicking shirt to help keep the sun/bugs off. Winter; the leather chaps come out...
opcorn: :shocked: The one I have when I NEED it. No one jacket... Yes, some have liners & a removable layer or whatever & they work fine, unfortunately they're usually not the one I might have on at the time :gaah: Some are too bulky to carry so LoUiSiAna bi-polar weather means I keep rain gear handy; Frog Togs XXXL jacket & overalls that can go over whatever I may have on & a spare change of clothes just in case (some days) most days it's just a long sleeve breathing/wicking shirt to help keep the sun/bugs off. Winter; the leather chaps come out...
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Mikey
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Dave, What the heck is that thing you're sitting on?:2thumbs: Now that's a cruiser!
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