Ducati tricolore jacket

[Desmostro]

calling Bikergodess!

calling Bikergodess!
Come in!   

She works at Dainese. They make some excellent stuff. Check out their back protectors etc. I don't leave home without it.
The Del Mar jacket has this crazy cool high tech lining that lets wind pass under the leather as if it was perforated, but it's NOT  perforated. I LOVE this jacket. Excellent armor.
You can get a solid custom jacket made that a lot of racers use for less $, but it will be hot as sh*t in the Summer compared to this one.



Don't get the perforated one, you'll freeze unless you live in AZ.

[swampduc]

Please tell me you kidding.

Almost anything is better than a Joe Rocket. I had a friend who tipped his bike over in his driveway and landed on his elbow. He was wearing a Joe Rocket and the seam completely failed where it hit the pavement at exactly 0 MPH.

At the time I was still wearing Joe Rocket and Icon and after that I made the switch. This thing about riding gear is that usually the more it costs, the better it is.

A Dainese, Vanson, Furygan, or any of the other more expensive jackets is going to protect you far better than anything Joe Rocket makes.

I, OTOH, crashed twice in a Joe Rocket Alter Ego jacket a few yrs ago, and it held up very well for a textile jacket, including a 50 mph low side. I threw it away after the 2nd crash, though. In that low side, I was also wearing joe rocket gpx armored gloves, which held up very well.

Anyway, now that I have the means, I don't skimp on gear either. Most of my stuff is Dainese or A-stars, with the exception of the tricolore jacket (which I don't wear because it's too big).

[sugarcrook]

Don't get the perforated one, you'll freeze unless you live in AZ.

I'd like to find that on sale in the fall.  Isn't it like $500 or so? 

[BikerGoddess]

I'd like to find that on sale in the fall.  Isn't it like $500 or so? 

Just slightly more expensive than that. But can you really put a price on your safety? The D Store has a sale for the entire month of August and another from mid-January to the end of February. We have clearance racks of men's jackets year-round.

[BikerGoddess]

Please tell me you kidding.

Almost anything is better than a Joe Rocket. I had a friend who tipped his bike over in his driveway and landed on his elbow. He was wearing a Joe Rocket and the seam completely failed where it hit the pavement at exactly 0 MPH.

At the time I was still wearing Joe Rocket and Icon and after that I made the switch. This thing about riding gear is that usually the more it costs, the better it is.

A Dainese, Vanson, Furygan, or any of the other more expensive jackets is going to protect you far better than anything Joe Rocket makes.

Ditto.

[BikerGoddess]

FYI: All Ducati-branded protective gear (jackets and pants) are made by Dainese. The designers may not always get it right, but 9 times out of 10, you'd be better off in a crash wearing good quality leathers.