so if i want to go out for a little blat and want to wear jeans what are my options for a jacket with decent protection to AA or higher standard with making me look like a touring rider or courier? i dont want a jacket that belongs to a two piece suit and i steer clear of mainstream brands ive been looking at held, spidi and furygan but should i be looking at a pando moto shirt or perhaps a textile jacket i actually think those rukka style jackets that are a bit longer dont look bad but im sure im missing something ill be on my 999r so clearly i want to look epic
I bought one these the-76-cafe-racer-jacket the bike show in February, just as a casual jacket really, its really nice leather, it's lined so no good if its really hot , can be fitted as an option with level 2 armour. Oh and I do look epic!
I wear my Spidi but also often old school Meccanica on my 900, a Repsol team on my NC30 & a KTM on the 390. All leather. I always look 100% epic.
I wear the Knox Urbane Pro (mine is the Mk2) and then put anything I want over the top (shirt, jacket, hoodie, softshell) as it's the Knox that has the protection (AA). https://www.planet-knox.com/product/mens-urbane-pro-mk3-black/ Or you can add this for a 3 in 1 option which my wife swears by for all year round riding. https://www.planet-knox.com/product/mens-dual-pro-3-in-1-jacket-black/
Halvarssons (like this, but cant find link…) https://www.motoblouz.com/achat-equ...bq1maT92ygHNH5i7waAk1sEALw_wcB&product=264503 Then Halvarssons or similar jacket in leather https://www.fc-moto.de/epages/fcm.s...EZ0m1V9OmcW0JlcsMx0p2Cjc9Dww3f8UaAtQpEALw_wcB Or Rukka textile or Lindstrnds textile, Choices outside of Dainese, Alpinestars etc
thanks all well i now need to get another number plate because ive put my bike away and my very expensive pro twins number plate fell off. i dont know how.
FWIW, Rukka jackets, or at least the one I have, are extremely heavy and stiff and so not the sort of thing for casual “off bike” wear.
Recently bought this, https://www.dainese.com/gb/en/avro-5---mens-motorcycle-leather-jacket-2015300001604.html, to replace my old Dainese that is beginning to come apart at the seams and has 1997 era armour. Andy
Try this as an option. https://www.merlinbikegear.com/product/hixon-ii-d3o-leather-jacket/ You can't really see it here but although it says leather jacket it's more of a suede type. I tried one on today and really rate it, thinking about one to go with jeans on my Tuono. Definitely worth seeing in the flesh.
I have both of these Knox jackets and they make for a very adaptable outfit for touring. I combined these with John Doe jeans for a trip to the Dolomites this year and they were the best combo for the various conditions we encountered. The Knox over jacket isn't 100% waterproof but OK for showers. I had Scott over jacket and trs as well for extreme bad weather (1 day). Also have a Klim Marrakesh which is great. GF has one too so wear that on tour with her.
