Hey Dan, yeah doing good. Might be moving to Denver soon, wish us luck!

Quote from: He Man on March 02, 2010, 10:06:06 AM
okay enough of a plug. i really Dig Scorpions Stinger jacket. In white. ITs on sale for $163 @ sportbiketrackgear.com in red and blue.


its pretty flashy though.

no its not too too flashy, pretty cool.

im having a hard time findind a dealer that has the A-star Helius jacket in stock, or is willing to order it in so i can try one on. i think i have long arms....

I'm a big fan of Dainese, though its sometimes tough to find a jacket without a huge devil icon on the back. The fit is good. Vanson is good stuff if it fits, I went to the factory store and the person working there basically told me they don't make jackets for thin tall guys, I'd have to get a custom one, unless you want a big baggie thing which is not what you want on a motorcycle.

At the moment I'm kinda liking the Held Aras jacket, though the big stitched Held across the chest will get old quick. My current riding jacket is the Dainese Super 3 which is pretty anonymous but really well made.

6', 180 here. Vanson 44 fits me perfectly.

Quote from: Wonked on March 04, 2010, 10:44:28 AM
6', 180 here. Vanson 44 fits me perfectly.

thats pretty square in the normal build
add two inches and lose 15lbs and you are skinny and long armed...

Quote from: cutter on March 04, 2010, 10:53:02 AM
thats pretty square in the normal build
add two inches and lose 15lbs and you are skinny and long armed...

One man's normal is another man's tall. Just providing some sample numbers. :-)

http://stores.sportbiketrackgear.com/Detail.bok?no=5510

nuff said

I like that Ducati jacket a lot, but I would remove the ducati patches if I got it.  Looks too advertisement for me.  At least with the a-stars, it's a symbol, not the brand spelled out so clearly.  I have the sp-1 a-star jacket, very similar to the helio.  I like it a lot and it has good protection.

Quote from: 696DCRider on March 04, 2010, 09:08:22 PM
I like that Ducati jacket a lot, but I would remove the ducati patches if I got it.  Looks too advertisement for me.  At least with the a-stars, it's a symbol, not the brand spelled out so clearly.  I have the sp-1 a-star jacket, very similar to the helio.  I like it a lot and it has good protection.

ill have to check that one out.

yeah some other people ere saying its too advertisey, but hey, your bike does the same thing right? and dainese makes that jacket too, with no logo on it.

but in the end, i think im going leather...

Here ya go and only $1200

  I suggest Dainese,  Here's one of my favorates,
http://www.dainese.com/us_en/motorbike/g-lucky-pelle.html?gender=2&destinazione_uso=44&cat=12&subcat=13

I have the cream and brown, not over the top, very casual, and high quality.

what about this:



It's a Dainese, so the quality is there, Gore-tex leather, so you can wear it in the rain, the only badge is a small Dainese symbol on the shoulder, just adiff shade of black...

As for the price, it's only






















1K...

i got a jacket from Himalaya leather
http://www.himalayaleather.com/products.php?cat=10

it was very inexpensive and broke in pretty quick but is still has a sturdy feel to it.  i've been riding with it for under a year and it's standing up to the usual bug splatter and rain while allowing plenty of airflow in the summer months.  not really a year round jacket with the perforated arms and stretchy armpit material, but it's working out great for the price.

Quote from: Blackout on March 05, 2010, 07:29:11 AM
Here ya go and only $1200

hahaha, yeah, this screams understatement... 

dainese laguna seca jacket? not so horribly expensive, although it has the logo front and back.

i was looking at the laguna seca, its nice, and it appears there is an all black one, if you look under the color options on their site, they show a nero / nero (black on black?)

Quote from: DucatiTorrey on March 06, 2010, 05:26:23 PM
i was looking at the laguna seca, its nice, and it appears there is an all black one, if you look under the color options on their site, they show a nero / nero (black on black?)

it seems motowheels have it on a great sale price. i bought one two months ago from the sf dainese store when i was there for a couple days (the black-white one), they also had a sale at that time. maybe the black-grey one is better if they do not have the black-black version. oh, and it is perforated, i am not sure that's a drawback or not for you.