Premium Member TylerNT02 Posted November 15, 2018 Premium Member Share Posted November 15, 2018 Exactly what I'm asking. I'm looking for the best leather jacket. Bold statements welcome. Im personally looking for one that will do well for around 0° celsius and isn't more than $500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member i28 Posted November 15, 2018 Premium Member Share Posted November 15, 2018 in my opinion, the best leather jackets are the ones that have airbags now and are $800+ just sayin' As far as warmth, I'd opt for more layers or something underneath to keep me warm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member TylerNT02 Posted November 15, 2018 Author Premium Member Share Posted November 15, 2018 I have had a few friends mention the air bag jackets but I'll probably never dish out that kind of cash for them lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator mjh937 Posted November 15, 2018 Global Moderator Share Posted November 15, 2018 Best is subjective. I like my Alpinestars a lot. I think I have the Jaws and it is perforated. If you want it for close to freezing temperatures I would get the non-perforated one though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member TylerNT02 Posted November 15, 2018 Author Premium Member Share Posted November 15, 2018 Alpinestars and dianese have been 2 brands I've been looking at. I have an alpinestars air and love it 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossrider Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 (edited) As far as leather: I have accumulated probably $20,000 in riding gear over the years. Some of it high dollar crap from major manufacturers. Some of it low dollar crap from flea markets. But I have to say the one jacket that literally comes to me and puts itself on when I get near a bike is my Major Ego from First Mfg. For a budget jacket it's held up for 18 years, the leather is butter soft, comes with basic armor, has weathered to a beautiful butternut patina over a hundred thousand all weather miles and has useful features. It's getting ratty and looks a little rough now but it's my leather go to. By far my favorite. The best? I don't know about that but it's what I wear as a daily rider. For a sub 3 bills scrap of leather I haven't found anything that touches it, including a custom jacket that cost triple that. https://www.firstmfg.com .02 Edited November 15, 2018 by mossrider 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member norcal616 Posted November 15, 2018 Premium Member Share Posted November 15, 2018 my 5yr old set of AGV "Willow" leathers have held up nicley... when it dips below 50°F I start wearing my heated jacket liner- below 35°F I add another layer with a hoodie to use with the heated liner... the leather pants are warm but maybe only used the heated pants like 5-7 times but still wear em as a "layer"... for rain I use a rain suit over the leathers... most days( nights since I work 3rd shift) I just use a hoodie under the jacket... Its best to buy the leathers in size after you have taken measurements with the normal layers you normally would wear ... otherwise they get tight when you start adding layers... you dont wanna order leathers to big otherwise they feel like "sails"... 2015 fz-07- Hordpower Edition...2015 fj-09- 120whp- Graves Exhaust w/Woolich Race Kit- tuned by 2WDW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
in7en7 Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 1 hour ago, mossrider said: As far as leather: I have accumulated probably $20,000 in riding gear over the years. Some of it high dollar crap from major manufacturers. Some of it low dollar crap from flea markets. But I have to say the one jacket that literally comes to me and puts itself on when I get near a bike is my Major Ego from First Mfg. For a budget jacket it's held up for 18 years, the leather is butter soft, comes with basic armor, has weathered to a beautiful butternut patina over a hundred thousand all weather miles and has useful features. It's getting ratty and looks a little rough now but it's my leather go to. By far my favorite. The best? I don't know about that but it's what I wear as a daily rider. For a sub 3 bills scrap of leather I haven't found anything that touches it, including a custom jacket that cost triple that. https://www.firstmfg.com .02 I can't match 18 years, but I'll second the First Mfg jacket recommendation as a great affordable option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member fzar Posted November 15, 2018 Premium Member Share Posted November 15, 2018 I have a A* GP-R non-perforated jacket, I can tell you this it is very comfortable in conditions from 90F-50F it has a lot of air moving in through the non-leather stretch panels in the inside of the arm and arm-pit area. Below that I layer and its not a problem with my core temp. I picked it up sub $3 new on a price match deal. I don't know if its the best, but I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruizin Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Start here https://www.revzilla.com/leather-motorcycle-jackets But the best Leathers I ever owned are Vanson leathers. They can custom make anything you want, racing suits, jackets, everything bike leather. https://vansonleathers.com/ 1 Yamaha MT-10 ForumYamaha Tracer 900 Forum Yamaha Ténéré 700 Forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruizin Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 But with that said, I no longer wear leather jackets. The very best bike jackets I have ever owned are Klim. By far, the best. My Street bike jacket is the Klim Apex. Best jacket I have ever owned, true waterproof, padding, padding, padding, pockets galore, comfortable, will save your life, looks good I get compliments. They make a summer version of it too Klim Apex Air And this is my Dirtbike/Adventure Jacket Klim Badlands Pro Once you own good Klim gear, you stop looking anywhere else. Yamaha MT-10 ForumYamaha Tracer 900 Forum Yamaha Ténéré 700 Forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1limited Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Its easier to say the worse Cycle Gears Bilt is crap Cycle gears Sedici = Bilt = crap From there it is up hill 1 “Laws that forbid the carrying of arms disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes.” --Thomas Jefferson quoting Cesare Beccaria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member TylerNT02 Posted November 16, 2018 Author Premium Member Share Posted November 16, 2018 Definitely going to check out all of these recommendations, thanks everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duggram Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 1 hour ago, TylerNT02 said: Definitely going to check out all of these recommendations, thanks everyone! I"m a little late to this thread, but I have an old Harley leather jacket that is so comfortable to wear, came with a quilted liner, but is at the taylor for a new ziper at the moment. I got it when I was living in Alaska and commuting 160 miles a day when weather permitted. I remember one really strong cloud burst I had to ride through to get home. The jacket dried out quite well. I never got cold and it is so thick with extra padding in the elbows and back. It's a good winter riding jacket for New Mexico. Good luck with your search. BTW I don't ride Harleys any more. I only have Huskies and a Beta now. But I wish I had a T7. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregjet Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 I'm a big fan of Teknik jackets and leathers. I have a biggish neck which is a small annoyance of the jacket but strangely not on the full leathers. Go forth and modify my son...go forth and modify... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member DewMan Posted November 23, 2018 Premium Member Share Posted November 23, 2018 The perfect leather Jacket? You might as well have asked what the perfect motorcycle, woman, weapon or religion is. Everyone's idea of perfect is different depending on their situation. Best of luck finding your version of Perfect. 1 DewMan Just shut up and ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beemer Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 List best leather jackets: https://topmotorcyclejackets.com/leather/ Edit: They're not leather but if you want a more 'winter specific jacket' that performs better than just leather and a liner you may prefer these instead. If you're taking short rides I would recommend the Joe Rocket because although it doesn't have breathable material (which is important on longer rides) it will do the job at a very low price, less the leather and it looks good. The higher priced ones are breathable so you don't get over heated and sweaty but you pay for it. A life long jacket would be worth the prices asked. The Klim is premium. GL and stay frosty! https://topmotorcyclejackets.com/best-winter-motorcycle-jackets/ https://www.outsidepursuits.com/best-motorcycle-jacket/ 1 Beemer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksheep Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 I have had a few brands of leather jackets over the years, but I have settled on Joe Rocket for the fit on me and the finish as well. They are not super fancy jackets and some are a little too showy, but I have the perforated hyperdrive jacket http://www.joerocket.com/leather-jackets-2/hyperdrive I also got a Yamaha Rev iT textile/mesh jacket, but yet to wear it coz its almost embarassing with the # of Yamaha words and Icons on it - Even Ray Charles could probably tell its a Yamaha jacket... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinyribs Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 2 hours ago, Blacksheep said: I have had a few brands of leather jackets over the years, but I have settled on Joe Rocket for the fit on me and the finish as well. They are not super fancy jackets and some are a little too showy, but I have the perforated hyperdrive jacket http://www.joerocket.com/leather-jackets-2/hyperdrive I also got a Yamaha Rev iT textile/mesh jacket, but yet to wear it coz its almost embarassing with the # of Yamaha words and Icons on it - Even Ray Charles could probably tell its a Yamaha jacket... Man, that JR jacket is a very nice looking jacket. I've got a Dainese Stripes leather jacket that I love, but it's perforated. Even with the thermal liner it get's quite chilly. I've been wanting another leather jacket for fall and this look like the ticket. Thanks for sharing! I know Joe Rocket isn't considered high on the food chain. I'll admit their stuff can be hot or miss, but I've got some JR products that are absolutely fantastic. Their more expensive stuff is usually very well made and their leather products have always seemed very nice IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksheep Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 @shinvribs - Glad to share. That's the best part of the internet. Yeah, I have had the best of luck with Joe Rocket. They are the Honda race teams official jacket, so cannot be that horrid. Yes, I think it's a solid jacket. I have it paired with D3O armor, which I never had to test, thank the lord. I went with perforated as I wear it only during the summer months. I will warn you that's It's a very tight jacket, fit wise. I put on 10 pounds, went back to try it on and it was tight...lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member TylerNT02 Posted November 26, 2018 Author Premium Member Share Posted November 26, 2018 On 11/23/2018 at 2:03 PM, DewMan said: The perfect leather Jacket? You might as well have asked what the perfect motorcycle, woman, weapon or religion is. Everyone's idea of perfect is different depending on their situation. Best of luck finding your version of Perfect. "> I never said perfect but best, but exactly like you are saying, best for me will be my version of best. Just wanted everyone else's opinion of which one they think is best to get a gague of what everyone else uses since I'm pretty new to the street Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member TylerNT02 Posted November 26, 2018 Author Premium Member Share Posted November 26, 2018 @shinyribs I almost went with the dianese stripes jacket but didn't because it was perforated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longrider1951 Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 Many favorite leather coat was made by a company named Kerr in Massachusetts. Unfortunately they closed about 5 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiliamJames Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 There are a lot of people who are selling Leather Jackets online and I got mine from one of them and I'm pretty satisfied with my decision of buying it online as it came on my doorstep and on top of that there is a policy of return and exchange if there is any issue with the order. I got mine from here Leather N Jacket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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