So I’ve just picked up a Ducati Dainese IOM 78 jacket but it doesn’t have any armour in it, there are pockets for shoulder, elbow and back. The question is should I try to get the official (shaped to fit) Dainese armour if I can find out what fits? Or just some generic armour and cut it to shape if need be, and if so does anyone have any recommendations?
I have got this from a jacket that I trashed when wearing over leathers (so the armour shown was not in it). I have no idea if it comes in different sizes; this is from a 48 jacket (38 chest). You (or anybody else) can have it if you just pay the postage.
I’ll check the pocket sizes, if it fits that would be great thanks, but would seem a shame to cut it up (think it would turn out pretty messy if it was) if someone could make better use of it? The pockets are pretty small, shoulders 7”x5.5” and the elbows 9” x 5.5” so I don’t think they’ll fit but thanks for the offer Looks like I’ll have to get something generic and probably cut it to shape.
The Dainese shoulder armour only offers impact protection over a small surface area, and Dainese protectors are often only level 1. CE level 2 armour that’s “non-Newtonian” (soft to wear, hardens on impact) would be my choice. However, Dainese jackets usually use Velcro to secure the shoulder armour. FC-Moto sells several SAS-TEC shoulder protectors with Velcro, and one of them should fit Dainese jackets. I don’t know if there’s D30 with Velcro, but SAS-TEC is excellent. The elbow protection is harder to upgrade because it must fit into the armour pocket. It’s not as soft as SAS-TEC or D30, but Rev’it Seeflex RV10 elbow protectors likely fit Dainese jackets. And Seeflex RV10 is CE level 2. I suggest trying the RV10 elbow armour provided you can return it if it’s not right for you.
The jacket actually has Velcro sealed pockets like the elbow. Found a large range of stuff on XLMoto, just wish they would list the dimensions
I might be in the minority but I actually really like the under jacket armour vests. I picked up the alpine stars one with the chest protection after breaking my ribs quite a few years back.
I would consider that if the jacket was for “serious” riding but it’s a retro cafe style jacket for riding the scrambler, sunny afternoon down to the quay for a coffee, that sort of thing
