| I can still remember the day I went and | | | | mesh jacket is a big plus. I have one of each |
| picked up my very first bike. I didn't have a | | | | myself. Ok back to the cheap jacket part. A |
| motorcycle jacket period so I used an old | | | | few years back I bought a classic motorcycle |
| leather jacket that I had hanging in the | | | | jacket for one of my girlfriends. We were |
| closet. Little did I know that motorcycle | | | | riding on my chopper a lot so it made sense |
| jackets aren't just made to look cool but | | | | to go that route. I went to a local place and |
| that they have many life saving protective | | | | found a jacket for about $100 and bought it. |
| features built in to them. That is to say at | | | | I thought I got a good deal. Well no I got a |
| least the ones that are made for sport bikes. | | | | really cheap motorcycle jacket. The leather |
| Most of your traditional leather jackets like | | | | ended up tearing on the jacket within a month |
| Fonzie used to wear don't offer much real | | | | around the zippers. Then the zipper went |
| protection in the way of impact, however they | | | | south. That is the last time I bought a |
| do protect your skin from road rash if you | | | | generic jacket. |
| actually buy a quality leather jacket that is | | | | |
| made from thick leather. | | | | When you start looking for a motorcycle |
| | | | jacket at a cheap price start looking on the |
| Since that first day I have bought several | | | | web. You are much more likely to run in to a |
| motorcycle jackets. I bought my very first | | | | good deal then at your local dealer unless |
| one made by Fieldsheer from an online site | | | | you have a friend at the dealership you are |
| that sold used riding apparel. It cost me | | | | going to pay full nut there plus tax. Most |
| about $250. That seems like a lot but I have | | | | online motorcycle shops will carry quality |
| had that jacket for 8 years now and its still | | | | apparel by companies like, Joe Rocket, |
| in great shape, besides that it offers re | | | | Alpinestars, Icon, AgvSport and Arlen Ness to |
| enforced panels and body armor in all the | | | | name some of the more popular ones. Most |
| contact areas making it much safer for me if | | | | online shops will offer the same jackets at a |
| I do go down. For a quality motorcycle jacket | | | | discount off somewhere around 10 to 15 |
| that is made from a high grade leather and is | | | | percent off and unless they are in your state |
| properly stitched and re enforced $250 to | | | | their is no tax to be paid. I know some |
| $350 is a very reasonable price. You can find | | | | people are still leery of buying stuff |
| cheap generic no name jackets for much less, | | | | online, however rest assured that most online |
| however the quality of those is really bad. I | | | | merchants are quite reputable. If you have |
| will tell you a story about buying one of | | | | any doubts some of the things to look for is |
| those generic made in Pakistan type riding | | | | that they give you a phone number to call, |
| jackets in a sec. Anyhow I would go with a | | | | their is a contact us section that lets you |
| Quality name brand when it comes to | | | | email them, when you go thru the checkout |
| motorcycle apparel. Icon motorcycle jackets | | | | process make sure the little lock appears at |
| and gear are probably the most popular these | | | | the top or at the bottom of your browser |
| days and Icon doe make quality stuff that is | | | | showing that the checkout section is |
| always stylish to boot. The nice thing about | | | | encrypted. If you do run in to a place that |
| Icon is that you will likely be able to find | | | | is way cheaper then anyone else always ask |
| boots and gloves as well as a pair of riding | | | | yourself why. Most of the dealers online buy |
| pants to go with the jacket. Icon also makes | | | | their products from the same source so if one |
| some really nice jackets made from a Kevlar | | | | guy is super cheap that may be an indication |
| mesh that offer about the same protection as | | | | of something shady going on. Also on a side |
| their leather counterparts but are great for | | | | note if you don't mind buying used stuff |
| riding in warm weather. If you live in a | | | | cheap you can try ebay. I have bought some |
| place like Houston like I do you know that | | | | really good stuff from there for next to |
| most of the year its super hot so having a | | | | nothing. |