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03-27-2008, 01:48 AM
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| In Training   Join Date: Mar 2008
Bike: 06 Suzuki C50
Location: Oregon
Posts: 115
|  Buying my first Jacket
Hi everyone, This weekend I'm hoping to go shopping for a jacket and am looking for advice, suggestions, etc. It's my first jacket, and may be the only one for awhile. I'm thinking some kind of layered textile jacket will be the most versatile - keep me drier in the rain, warmer in the cold and cooler in the heat? We're hoping to do some light touring this summer, so that's something to consider too. But I also have a hankerin' for leather. So for those of you who wear leather, what do you do in the rain? Slip on rain gear over everything? I live in rainy Oregon, so wet weather riding is a given. I'm assuming that motorcyle jackets are much more durable than casual leather jackets. I have a couple of those, but haven't considered them to be much use for riding. Right now I'm using layers to keep warm under a denim jacket. I'm just sort of thinking out loud here...but anyways I welcome any insights, suggestions, what have you, in what to look for this weekend when I start haunting the shops thanks kari |
