Summer Jacket

[HotRodZilla]

I use a red Tour master Intake. Comes with two liners and breathes well. I like it.

My brother has a First Gear 3/4 length mesh jacket that I like more. Not sure what model, but it's pretty awesome, and I know he didn't pay crazy money for it.

 

[Patriot]

I'm a big believer in 3/4 length jackets...high viz Tourmaster Sonora

(see my profile pic)

https://www.motorcyclegear.com/street/jackets_and_vests/mesh_jackets/tour_master/sonora_air_mesh_motorcycle_jacket.html

$198

The Sonora mesh jacket is a free air mesh style, but one that is a bit longer through the body and has a lot of storage. Touring riders like a “3/4” style jacket like this because they can carry small items in the various pockets for easy access. This jacket has four pockets on the front and one larger fanny pack pocket in back. It also has three nice patch pockets inside. Touring riders commonly find themselves in a variety of temperatures though, even in summer when a mesh style like this is most comfortable. For cooler temps such as early mornings or mountain passes and/or wet weather, the jacket comes equipped with Tour Master’s two stage rain liner/thermal liner. The rain liner is much like a rain jacket (waterproof nylon material) which is installed into the jacket to block wind and rain. And when temps drop a bit further, you also get a full sleeve thermal liner. The zipper arrangement to install the liners allows you to use one or the other, or both depending on the present conditions. Very neat! The armor included with the jacket is very substantial (for a mesh style anyway). The elbows and shoulder armor is a CE approved “GP” type which is a hard plastic over padding arrangement most commonly found in race suits. The back pad is a triple density foam.

 

[crapshoot]

Living in Vegas, I know what you mean about heat. (But its a dry heat)

I use a cool vest under my mesh firstgear jacket. The firstgear flows air much better than my Astar.

 

[Monty]

My poor man's rendition of air conditioning is to wear a damp T shirt under my perforated jacket. When the wind finally dries it out, I stop at a service station, wet and ring it out again. Hang the jacket to dry when I get home. It works pretty good up to about 100F but try not to ride when it's that hot.

 

[Mihalis fjr]

My poor man's rendition of air conditioning is to wear a damp T shirt under my perforated jacket. When the wind finally dries it out, I stop at a service station, wet and ring it out again. Hang the jacket to dry when I get home. It works pretty good up to about 100F but try not to ride when it's that hot.

:good:

 

[jtr1174]

Well, being another Texas rider (south TX at that) I understand your heat predicament. I found the REV'IT Airwave jacket to work very well for me. The jacket has great protection built in, fits like a glove and is almost non-existent while moving in 90+ degree heat not to mention 95%+ humidity here lately . I bought mine from Revzilla found here: Airwave Jacket Clicky

 

[Patriot]

Fieldsheer cooling vest

 

[norcal1]

OK as most of you know it sometimes gets hotter than hell here in good ole Texas. Would you all be so kind as to recommend a breathable summer jacket that won't burn me up? I want the added protection just in case I fall.

I have a textile jacket by First Gear. It's comfortable and lets your skin breath. On another bike site I saw a thread about a crash on of the members had been involved in. He had several pics of his jacket *( the same model I have) and it held up well.

 

[ozfjr]

I'm a big believer in 3/4 length jackets...high viz Tourmaster Sonora

(see my profile pic)

https://www.motorcyclegear.com/street/jackets_and_vests/mesh_jackets/tour_master/sonora_air_mesh_motorcycle_jacket.html

$198

The Sonora mesh jacket is a free air mesh style, but one that is a bit longer through the body and has a lot of storage. Touring riders like a “3/4” style jacket like this because they can carry small items in the various pockets for easy access. This jacket has four pockets on the front and one larger fanny pack pocket in back. It also has three nice patch pockets inside. Touring riders commonly find themselves in a variety of temperatures though, even in summer when a mesh style like this is most comfortable. For cooler temps such as early mornings or mountain passes and/or wet weather, the jacket comes equipped with Tour Master’s two stage rain liner/thermal liner. The rain liner is much like a rain jacket (waterproof nylon material) which is installed into the jacket to block wind and rain. And when temps drop a bit further, you also get a full sleeve thermal liner. The zipper arrangement to install the liners allows you to use one or the other, or both depending on the present conditions. Very neat! The armor included with the jacket is very substantial (for a mesh style anyway). The elbows and shoulder armor is a CE approved “GP” type which is a hard plastic over padding arrangement most commonly found in race suits. The back pad is a triple density foam.

+1 on the Sonora jacket. It breathes nicely and has protection in all the right places.

 

[Top_Speed1]

I'm a big believer in 3/4 length jackets...high viz Tourmaster Sonora

(see my profile pic)

https://www.motorcyclegear.com/street/jackets_and_vests/mesh_jackets/tour_master/sonora_air_mesh_motorcycle_jacket.html

$198

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$170 shipped on eBay