Best Cheap Motorcycle Jackets of 2020

motorcycle jackets they protect your vital organs so you have a few left to sell for the next purchase most are designed to squeeze maximum money from a consumer but I found five that are uncommon under priced my icon tarmac is old version 2 came out months ago when it's over a pound lighter and Canadian units a nikkie of maple syrup lighter but where did I come find that well first they got rid of these shoulder and elbow sliding panels and my skin kind of wanted those then they mixed this entire mesh liner pockets at all ah my stash kinda wanted that too you'll notice my old tarmac has surprisingly restrained graphics for icon another thing they fixed in the update by reverting to their usual subtlety of a cattle brand the old tarmac is also waterproof level 3 one of icons in-house and therefore meaningless metrics fortunately my own icon Raiden is WP 3 so I know anecdotally that this level is dry enough for Vancouver always a tough trick for vented jackets I consulted on the old model by buying expensive YKK aqua guard zippers of course the new and improved tarmac too has big leaky Vincent is less downgraded from waterproof to water-resistant which is about as useful as a bullet resistant vest not very Summerlee we're looking at the worst reiteration since cats well good news because the $420 tarmac - lets us quietly snag a much better original tarmac for what now 300 and change that's under priced I'm six-three 190 pounds and refused to lift anything heavier than a liquid pint but it doesn't matter because icon made this entire jacket from four-way stretch high corner whether you're built like Ernie or Bert it should fit like your favorite PJs the idea is 2013 alpinestars launches ride ever a collection of motorcycle gear designed to look like [ __ ] people actually wear ski jackets puffer coats and alike great appeal to the commuter in me but prices were extortionate so like everyone else I didn't buy any hey stars in America students it a river day or key to the ride out collection but too late it would appear to stop this Stratus tech shell coming down the assembly line looks like a ski jacket could be used as one when you hop off the bike on snap the hood and avail yourself of its breathable waterproofing it's sweater liner for evenings in the lodge but despite looking casual cool we find a PR en 1709 to rating Class A not the fastest slide ranking but it has beans slide tested I've got a whole video on how devious manufacturers get around these things trust me it's lovely to see a 1709 to code most city governments have never even seen a darn stop machine [Music] so the Stratus has the materials and finish worthy of a premium collection right out of which no one has any recollection like the Spruce Goose this marvel was built for something that ended before it began well good news without the marketing prestige of a premium line element starts and to price the Stratus to lower to low 350 bucks here I'm wearing a size large which feels nice and warm like winter jacket warm I know it's called the tech shell but it's not a specialized fin shell any more than a her ologist specializes in loose women this is a full coat fall winter spring as is the ladies Stella Mooney which is basically the same jacket cut for curves the speaking of chess there are snaps sewn into the front for a protection plate adding bulk to a jacket I primarily enjoy for not being bulky her the city jacket who the hell is gonna wear a chest protector anyway and speaking of protectors that icon did a full d3o suite at this price howcome Alpinestars only manages arm pads with the flexibility of a hockey puck not that this isn't millions underpriced jacket it just has its flaws too I mean hey you can hit a grand slam and still run like Babe Ruth which is exactly how I would describe this that one our Conqueror it's half textile half leather which I adore my own icon base Hawk was one of the last jackets to pull that off it's comfy like a sweater with leather on the slighty bits everyone loved this style but it cost $350 in went extinct two years ago that's for Zeb when ours comeback is special it has the same hoody style but with even more leather and better leather one point two millimeter full grain cowhide it also has a rear exhaust to pull air through the chest vent something the bass Hawk lacked and the hood can be zipped off another feature up from the icon the best of all it costs 250 100 less than its precursor but Zebulon are is a budget label they know how to source decent material for pennies they don't quite know how to design it these hood cinches are the dumbest idea since lawn darts they slap your face at 30 kilometres an hour and randomly remove eyes at 60 also leather on forearm elbow shoulder upper back is good but under arm it's useless if I'm buying the cowhide much rather spend it's leather on the lower back when I actually slide and finally the style is a bit American a gentler man would call it generous and honest man would call it fat here I'm wearing a size large as I must to get barely enough length but I'd have to be obese to fill it even if I added my own armor I'd still need to add 50 pounds my loss though because of our a bigger rider this is a killer jacket for the price if I were the biggest rider I'd still be stoked as sizing goes up to five XL and if I were a lady there's a ladies version called the transmute last time none of those things so we move on it is unforgivably bez Ossian to call an $800 jacket under price but regard this Revit trench and hear me out our own experiment video confirmed the gore-tex is legitimately best at waterproofing hence the price tag in Revit line up those cortex riding jackets are north of $1000 like the Poseidon for 800 the best you can do is something like the Neptune which has gore-tex but only as a pack light liner that kind of sucks or rather soaks because while your body stays dry under the liner the outer jacket absorbs kilograms of cold water and now we understand why the trench is special and costs 800 like a line jacket but the show is actually infused with gore-tex something you normally have to spend another 370 to see odd thing is the features are all here thermal liner for freezing rods aqua defense panels for sweltering ones this stuff is neat it lets in a whole window of air but no moisture and with magnetic hooks that want to click home these vent panels are open a bull with one gloved hand protection is also oddly present see flex level to shoulder and elbow pads are the thinnest most breathable ce2 protectors I know of Revit actually won an award form and like the Alpine stars we saw earlier this whole garment has been slide tested only now to a double a standard comfortably withstanding two seconds of 70 kilometer per hour asphalt before things get decidedly uncomfortable I am wearing a size XL now remember when I said the icon tarmac was old well the first gear jaunt is ancient think RevZilla made the most recent review [Music] hi this is anthony with revzillatv and in this video we're gonna detail the 2010 first gear Jean all season jacket I'm joined here on my left with mark and cart product specialist from first gear I'm wearing a large but I do have an athletic build right so we expect the jaunt to be cheap 320 bucks full 200 off of first gears newer adventure and touring jacket and in this case the amillion cliche holds true they don't make them like they used to methuselah over here is built entirely of 600 denier polyester you know the stuff they used to make just the impact zones of new jackets well ten years ago they stitched a bunch of those panels together to make entire garments it's a brick [ __ ] I suspect first gear as under selling the jaunt in more ways than one because they called it waterproof before the $520 Kilimanjaro arrived but now only refer to it as water-resistant hmm [Music] upon high-pressure review she holds water up to 35 psi that's damn near identical to what their top-of-the-line jacket will do and gore-tex well good news awkward news for first gear I suppose they had to downplay the John civility to justify the $200 price jump to the Keeley no lack of features here either a full sleeve thermal liner a wealth of pockets some specialized for cell phones ID cards all of them waterproof huge reflective x' Knox Microlock arm pads less well known than the fancy d3o label that premium jackets get but this stuff is equally ce1 equally viscoelastic and if anything more flexible only downside I can find is that stitching such a rugged jacket is heavy work and stuffy first gear claims that there are five inch vents but it that's five inches then I have a three-foot penis here I'm wearing a tall size large which fits baggy a regular large or tall medium would hug me better kudos to first gear for offering specialized sizes and especially for offering the voyage a similar jacket for the fairer sex the motorcycle industry Council just found that over a quarter of millennial bike owners are women why then does our industry still dress outdated a men's gear in pink and floral colorways as if that was anything but a half assed condescension now the Alpine stars Stratus for commuting throw in our Conqueror for bad assing the first gear jaunt for venturing all three have legit men's and women's options otherwise the icon tarmac is a cheaper Street look and the Revit trench is a more expensive touring option of course ultimately these are all priced below their value thanks motorcycle and scooter on the fashion scene black leather favored by Mike the motorcyclist and protection at speed fitted beige jacket in corduroy favored by Richard for scooter riding while sue the scooter girl likes to come out of a loose-fitting woolen jacket

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Length: 11min 5sec (665 seconds)

Published: Mon Feb 24 2020