summer jacket.

[HRHDi]

I have a mesh Joe Rocket. It has all the same pads as my leather jacket. Dan picked up a great mesh Vanson at Motoliberty here in Dallas, also with full pads. They have an online store and have pretty good prices.

My mesh jacket was pretty comfortable once I got going yesterday. The Vespa said it was 105F.

 

[broeresbusa]

I have a mesh Joe Rocket. It has all the same pads as my leather jacket. Dan picked up a great mesh Vanson at Motoliberty here in Dallas, also with full pads. They have an online store and have pretty good prices.

My mesh jacket was pretty comfortable once I got going yesterday. The Vespa said it was 105F.

105 duh

 

[Need for Speed!]

Brumanchu, I just got the same jacket. It is the Suzuki Hayabusa version. I have not had chance to wear it yet but I tried it on and it is very comfortable. Mine came with a pretty thick liner but after you take it out you can virtually see through the jacket. The armor also seems pretty decent. I hope it's cooler than the scorpion jacket I know have. By the way this jacket is regularly $225 and you can pick it up now for $100.

Rode today about 50 miles with the new jacket with a temperature of approx 86 degrees. It was unbelievably cool, but it seemed a little scary because I did not seem as protected as I did in the scorpion.

 

[2hip]

Guys, totally understand hot weather riding and need to keep cool while riding. The bad thing about those mesh jackets is that they shred in a slide. Research it if you don't believe me. Not only do they shred...but many of them will melt as you slide and you get burned from the plasma created by the artificial fibers. IT IS NOT THE WAY TO GO. Is the price good...yes...but you should always dress for the slide. So..how to keep cool? Mesh Kevlar is the shizzle. It ain't cheap. There is a reason for that. Kevlar is much more expensive to use. It is over 20 times more resistent to shredding or tearing under severe slides than leather. Don't believe me...check it out. I bought my mesh Kevlar from Motoport. I also wear a cooling vest that I soak in water when it is really warm and I am actually chilly for the first half hour and cool for the hour. Motoport also uses soft armour everywhere in the jackets because he believes that hard plastic with foam actually transmits shock into the body instead of absorbing the hit..

 

[MelodicMetalGod]

OK, hot weather riding is hot. Just like cold weather riding is cold. The solution, in either case, is the same: Use the right gear in the right way as required.

When it's really hot wearing less clothes/exposing more skin is NOT, repeat, NOT necessary OR effective. Even in the 80's or low 90's, it is still NOT necessary to ride without gear.

Check this article (echoes a great article that MCN did a couple years ago) for a solid understanding of how to ride in the heat safely and more comfortably:

Motorcycle Tips: Hot Weather Riding

I recommend that everyone read the ENTIRE article, but if you don't, at least read below.

Critical Excerpt:

"You may think your body is hot at 99 F, but it’s "cold" compared to air at 118 F. If you expose your skin to air that’s hotter than you are, your body just soaks up more heat.

The lesson here is that if air temperature is in the 80s or 90s, it helps to open up the jacket vents, or wear a mesh jacket. But once air temperature climbs above 99 F, the best way to keep from getting cooked is to keep your insulation on, and the vents closed. Desert nomads wear long, loose wool garments, both to keep the sweating skin in the shade, and to insulate the body from the hot air."

 

[broeresbusa]

OK, hot weather riding is hot. Just like cold weather riding is cold. The solution, in either case, is the same: Use the right gear in the right way as required.

When it's really hot wearing less clothes/exposing more skin is NOT, repeat, NOT necessary OR effective. Even in the 80's or low 90's, it is still NOT necessary to ride without gear.

Check this article (echoes a great article that MCN did a couple years ago) for a solid understanding of how to ride in the heat safely and more comfortably:

Motorcycle Tips: Hot Weather Riding

I recommend that everyone read the ENTIRE article, but if you don't, at least read below.

Critical Excerpt:

"You may think your body is hot at 99 F, but it’s "cold" compared to air at 118 F. If you expose your skin to air that’s hotter than you are, your body just soaks up more heat.

The lesson here is that if air temperature is in the 80s or 90s, it helps to open up the jacket vents, or wear a mesh jacket. But once air temperature climbs above 99 F, the best way to keep from getting cooked is to keep your insulation on, and the vents closed. Desert nomads wear long, loose wool garments, both to keep the sweating skin in the shade, and to insulate the body from the hot air."

very good article.