Buying a Textile Motorcycle Jacket

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Summary: Vented textile motorcycle jackets are cool in traffic, and many contain Kevlar and body armor for added protection in motorcycle wrecks. Learn how to choose a textile motorcycle jacket in this free video on buying motorcycle protective gear.

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Sheryl Daines Sheryl Daines has worked in the motorcycle retail industry for approximately ten years. She is a proud owner of a ZX6 and an experienced motocross racer. Sher... read more

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Buying a Textile Motorcycle Jacket

And talking about safety equipment, we're doing our introduction to jackets which is the second most important safety component in your gear. Today I brought you some textile jackets. And we have so many different colors and sizes and fits to these jackets. But mostly you have your mesh composite blend jackets. It's a textile. You have even a denim and a regular textile. All of these include your body armor designed for places and points of impact when you fall. The mesh jacket is a little bit more lighter in weight and it has kevlar for anti skid and it is very adjustable. Great in the Texas heat, it keeps you cool in traffic. You have your regular textile jacket which doesn't have as you can see the large holes. It's quite not as breathable but it is a very intermediate option to the other jackets. It has a liner and its fully removable which will also keep you cool, full body armor. And at this point with your textiles, they're all very durable and tough and flexible and they're a lot more comfortable than the leather jackets is the fit. They fit great. The only thing I would really want you to consider again is the weather. Does not get cold here frequently, but they are not very good cool winter jackets. But man they great and I would love to see everybody in one.