Mesh Jacket?

[reaper]

OK all you hot weather riders, I need your opion.
I bought my NAD last November, also bought a Cortech Denim Jacket and love, But.....
Now that the weather is warming up (hit 93 today), I need something that offers more ventilation than the Cortech?
Who's wearing mesh, and what's you opinion?
Any thoughts

Thanks,
Sweating in St. Augustine (AKA Reaper)

[cactusjack]

I have a PowerTrip Mohave mesh jacket I bought a year ago from newenough.com. It's all mesh, and does come with a rain liner, which I have never used. It's a nice jacket, the quality is good and it fits me well. It has CE armor in the elbows, shoulders and spine. I have worn it in temps of over 110 degrees, if you are moving, the mesh makes it bearable. It also keeps the direct sunlight off your skin.

Blistering in Phoenix.

[bigdave]

I use a tourmaster intake jacket comes with a rain liner and a thermal liner. have used both liners was dry with the rain liner and rode down to 35 degrees with the rain and thermal liner in

[coacha]

I've had mine for a couple years now and it works well. Don't know the brand, but I wish it were another color other than black. I had a panhandler come up to me at an interstate exit ramp and tell me I'm stupid for wearing all that gear when it was so hot. It was about 92 and while moving it wasn't too bad.

Reaper, the Helmet Shop in Daytona is a good place to go to look at what is out there. They are good people and have good prices. Tammy got her Firstgear jacket there.

[scott2007nomad]

I have a Teknic and like it a lot.
It didn't come with a liner but I can see where that would have been nice but mine is big enough that I can wear a sweatshirt under it when necessary.

[unwind2]

Ken and I have Tourmaster sonora air jackets. Sound very similar to Bigdaves tourmaster intake(3/4 mesh jacket). Great ventilation and visiability....very comfortable...lots of pockets in mesh jacket and more pockets in the thermal liner...oh has the rainliner and thermal liner.....has reflective piping and we went for the visibility...got the day glow color. I used to have a red mesh jacket (FirstGear) and this one is much cooler and more comfortabel.. My husband really likes the way the sleave liner fastners are on the Tourmaster. There is two fastners on each sleeve and they are colored coded (one white/one black) so the sleeves liners will not get twisted while inserting. Got at local dealer...knocked off list price. Tip: We do most of you business at two dealers (Honda for his Goldwing and Kawasaki for my Nomad) both places will give you discounts but both places say you have to ask to get discount.

FYI ...the July 09 issue of Rider magazine has an article titled "Riders Summer Jacket Buyers Guide'. Write ups on 16 jackets. Hope this helps. Cool riding to ya and keep the mesh off the road! ;)

I had a tourmaster intake. Bought it to be big enough for all of the liners, then with them out it felt to big there are snaps and stuff to adjust but I just didn't like it. I have Joe Rocket mesh and a Scorpian the joe rocket lets more air in than any other jacket I have owned but it is almost all mesh instead of "Mesh Panels"

[psychocycle]

I have a "Joe Rocket" mesh ballistic jacket with removable armor and a removable rain jacket. It is great in the hot weather.

[Scoot]

Mesh jacket or any jacket with armor not my thing. I do wear a leather jacket when it's cold but that's to stay warm, now that summer is here, it's put up in closet.

[ells]

I have an AlpineStars with the removable and breathable rain liner, about $130. Very happy with it and breathable aspect of the liner is important. Cooler than a t-shirt with liner out (and with some air moving) and good and dry down to about 50F with the liner in. Black only

[skimo]

http://www.tourmaster.com/xcart/catalog/Intake-Air-Series-2-Jacket-p-269_3.html

[borto1990]

I love my tour master jacket. with both liners. here in michigan you get big weather swings. so these are very versitile. I've been in really cold and really rainy and really hot (for this nectk of the woods) and it works great.. 4 the money I think they are hard to beat.. however I am starting to look for leather as well.

[unwind2]

AH.......so many choices......and helping the economy to boot! ;)

[eggman]

I live in St. Augustine and know about the heat. I bought a Fieldsheer Air Flow mesh jacket and love it. Check out motorcyclecloseouts.com. It's like wearing a screen door and some of the styles are good for cruising folks, not too sportbike looking.... Most have a liner for rain or cooler weather. My advice is that black is too hot and defeats the purpose. Look for me with the silver and black jacket on the black 08 Nomad. Take care

[redtail]

My wife and I both wear mesh with armor in the cool to hot temp. I wear a firstgear brand. It has a liner that extends the use before I have to switch to my tourmaster. Now if you want to stay really cool here is what you do. Get yourself a cooling vest. The best deal we found was cyclegear for about $30. if I remember right. Do your homework and get the kind you just soak in water for about 15 min. or so. Now the key is to wear a wicking shirt like coolmax under the vest, then your mesh jacket on top of that. It will keep you so cool that your skin will be cold to the touch. We carry a large trash bag and extra water for when we have to resoak them. It only takes a few min. and you're good to go. The time it last depends on how hot it is and how fast you are riding. Sometimes it last a couple of hours before a resoak. This works so well it's hard to believe.

[landman]

i have the fieldsheer protector that is a mesh jacket with liner
and armour.bought it at motorcyclecloseouts.com

[ccmjr77]

I have a joe rocket mesh jacket, but I almost never wear it. It has perforated leather sleeves and a mesh body with armor shoulders, elbows and back with a kidney pad as well. nice jacket and it is fairly well ventilated, but I end up not wearing any jacket out here once it is warm.

[dolanz]

Tourmaster mesh jacket + cooling vest = cool miles in AZ

[dogdoc]

reaper,, i use a fieldshear full mesh hi temp jacket. works great with full ce armour.

[schoeney]

I just bought a Fieldsheer Mach 7 from MotorcycleCloseouts.com ($79 plus $9 shipping) but haven't had a chance to try it out yet. I will post a review after a few days.

[wiz]

I have several mesh jackets, but on the hottest days wearing my Vanson VentMax3 jacket is cooler than wearing just a t-shirt. It flows more air than anything I have seen and keeps the sun off your skin too. The reflective leather bones on the arms are cool. There is no collar, no liner, it is good for nothing except warm and hot weather - but the protection is top notch. Made in the USA too.
http://i590.photobucket.com/albums/ss349/tlwiz/timnomad-1.jpg

[chief]

I wear a Fieldsheer Bullet II. It is not mesh but 1600 Cordora with armor removable liner and 2 large air vents in the front and back. It's also a very loud green,black, and white. Got it at competition accessories on sale for $99.00. $99.00 off regular price. I used to wear a HD Shovelhead leather jacket with a Icon day glo green vest. After being hit a couple of times I try to make sure cagers see me.

Ditto with the Joe Rocket mesh armored jacket with liner here. I did make a mistake and buy a black one. I looked hard to find one I could afford and one that wasn't real gawdy looking. I bought it on sale for about 150.00 and it is awesome enough to wear year round. I owuld go with another color other than black for my next one however, even though my bikes are black. The black just attracts too much heat from the sun here in Virginia.

[pkohlstedt]

I purchased a Tourmaster Draft jacket from the Helmet Harbor here in Arizona . Bought both liners too - thermal & rain.I haven't worn another jacket since- & I commute every day...

[schoeney]

Well I finally tested out my new FS Mach 7 jacket. I like it alot but make sure you order 2 sizes larger than normal. I only ordered one size larger...it fits but tight...like the air flow much cooler than my textile Frank Thomas Aqua.

[johnb]

I have a Firstgear mesh jacket (Silver w/black trim), has armor inserts at shoulders, elbows and back. It works good and is not too bad in hot weather. Don't remember how much I paid, but it was reasonable and it came in a "tall" size which was the main reason I selected it. I'm 6'2" and take Extra Long suit jackets.

[dogdoc]

All those mesh jackets feel tight with the liner, but when you remove that for summer, they fit alot looser. FYI

Ditto with the Joe Rocket mesh armored jacket with liner here. I did make a mistake and buy a black one.

My wife and I have been wearing the Joe Rocket Mesh for a few years. I bought us matching jackets in Yellow/Black (mostly Yellow). We are firm believers in ATGAT and figure the color shows up better. Also have matching Leather/Cortech Joe Rockets (Black w/Red shoulders and arms) for the colder days in the Winter. Yes, we do have some cold weather down here in Florida. Now if my darn ankle would finally heal, I can start riding again. It's been 9 weeks already, since I dropped my Nomad on it!