i am a firm believer in the jacket since i have some roadrash and its not fun. but what do you think...on a day like today when its like 85 and humid would you wear it?

 

perforated leather and many water stops.

 

I got the alpinestar T-stunt air flo jacket. I like it for warm days and it's got a removable liner to put in when it gets cold.

 

I try to wear it all the time but these last few days been like 90, didn't even wear shirt last time we went out and practiced. Just rollin slow stuff though. if I start rollin stoppies or tring costers I'd throw on my jacket or tring to learn something new. Road Rash sucks I've had to much of that ****.

 

always jacket road rash sucks!!!

 

Same here. It saved me from lots of rash.

 

I live in South Florida where it is hot & humid as hell almost year round. Even in this climate I wear LEATHER 100%, 100%, 100% of the time. Feels disgusting when you take it off at your destination, but I feel naked w/o it. I just recently got a perforated TEKNIK, and am AMAZED at how effective it is at cooling me down. Doesn't feel as durable, but it's still leather.

I was wearing textile Joe Rocket in late 2000, but committed to leather after this happened right through it...

 

Well, my brother low-sided my bike....thanks bro....the other day. He killed my helmet, and got tons of road rash, it looks like he's wearing a flannel shirt. If he had been wearing my jacket too, he would have gotten off with skinned knuckles, and a tiny spot of rash on his right knee. I wear it any time I plan on going above 25 mph. Even here in hot *** Az.

 

I'd rather sweat than <font color="red"><b>bleed</b></font>.

 

Whoa bro, that happened through the jacket? Which one was it?.. so i know never to buy it.

I almost always wear the leather Jacket, road rash definately sucks. Some of the most painful chit i've been through. Unless i'm out with the girl... then maybe i'll take it easy and not wear one. But otherwise i feel naked w/out it.

 

i wear armour protection!!! g-nice has been known to rock this stuff as well!

check it out:

http://www.motophoria.com/Catalog/pr...Category=Armor

wear it over your t shirt and stay cool and be cool! lol

motophoria is my leather sponsor and their stuff is effing NICE...believe me, i've paid my $1000 for a custom vanson and this stuff is better....

Teach

 

Ive only crashed once without a jacket and it wasnt bad but ive seen some fools get there arms shreeded. I were it always.

 

I'm suprised I never saw their gear before. They look to have some really nice stuff!

 

That jacket looks badass.

 

Joe Rocket Ballistic (mesh), and freestyle-type gloves (my leather was wet from the rain). It was a vicious wreck though. I was tossed high-side at almost 100mph flying like superman, but inverting with my feet coming back up over my head at the same time so when I made impact at my face & left shoulder I slid at a steady 45 degree angle to the asphalt for a long while. I had to drive that F4 30 miles on I-95 to get home with no shirt (all ripped off), shredded jeans, shaved helmet, road rash burning in the wind, trauma-shock setting in... CRASHING SUCKS! I had to fight so hard to keep my arms from shaking uncontrollably as the trauma-shock set in! I just kept yelling my name to myself, and telling myself just a few more miles, a few more miles.

 

This is the one I use, I love it. Had it on yesterday.

http://www.sierratradingpost.com/pro...&base_no=66974

 

i have the same rocket mesh jacket, the phoenix right? i wear it in the summer, but its still hot as hell. i have a leather too, i have a rocket blaster which i like wearing not only because it protects me, but also cause its pimp as hell to rock some leather, makes you look real serious :YEAH i just hate sweating my ***** off at a red light.

 

Dang man, Sure glad that your still with all of us. I kinda know how you feel, i lost a bit of skin when i was younger.. the shock didn't set in till I was back in the house where i could look in a mirror. How'd you high side at 100?

This is a good post... i've been looking into getting a new textile/mesh jacket for summer riding, any more storys on what not to get?

 

I went down in a Joe Rocket Phoenix jacket, and I really didnt think it would do much but it helped a lot! The only place I got road rash was on my hand because I was a dumb *** and not wearing my gloves errr.

 

Oh yeah, Jackets are important, but gloves are almost as important, cause when i dumped i had no problem rolling at all, but when u stop rolling for the last ten feet of ur slide u try to make ur self keep rolling with ur hands and then wham, u tear the **** outta ur palms and u let ur self slide, if i had my gloves on i wouldn't of hand any rash except when i hit the ground right before i started rolling n thats fine im not affraid of alittle battle scar right, and i only suggest gloves if ur stunting under 40mph.. but yeah sweating is way better then bleeding!, now if u know how to tella-port n ****, u don't need leather, because u can tella-port ur *** right out of a crash and be safe but ur bike may get alittle beat up.. ima go practice tellaporting out of crash's, wish me luck