This jacket started life as a Golden Bear design decades ago, when the team at Taylor Stitch stumbled across one of the originals they discovered that the archives department at Golden Bear still had the original pattern files – and the two companies set to work creating a re-issue. Each jacket is handmade in San…
The Armoured Cool Climate Motorcycle Parka by Saint is essentially two jackets in one. The inner quilted jacket has D3O armour in the elbows, shoulders, and back, and it can be worn as a standalone jacket. Once the mercury drops the outer jacket can be zipped over the quilted jacket, giving you significantly more warmth…
The Axys Jacket by Icon 1000 is a new release for late-2016, it’s designed as a 3-season jacket that can potentially do 4-season work depending on your local climate. It has perforations along the inside of each arm and on both sides of the jacket to allow airflow, and a zip-out quilted liner for the…
The Vaktare Bomber MotoJacket is a modern take on the classic Bomber jacket, it’s outer shell is Melton wool with a natural finish reminiscent of canvas sailcloth. Under the wool there’s a layer of abrasion-resistant 1000 Denier Cordura, and both the elbows and shoulders have pockets for Forcefield Armor. Vaktare M.G. make all of their…
The Roland Sands Design Kent motorcycle jacket is made from water resistant British Millerain 10.5oz waxed cotton, and comes with armor ready shoulder, elbow and back protector pockets. Breathable, lighter weight waxed cotton jackets like this can make excellent summer/spring/autumn wear for those who want ensure they’re still protected by armor even when the mercury…
The Spidi Thunderbird Jacket is a new cowhide leather jacket by the Italian firm with understated styling that’ll appeal to those who want solid motorcycle gear that’ll also save their bacon if they ever have a close encounter of the bitumen kind. Each Thunderbird has Flex Tenax joints at the sides and arms, ForceTech EN1621-1 protectors…
The Empire Leather Jacket by Ride & Sons was designed to evoke the styling of the classic jackets worn in the 1950s and ’60s – with the added benefit of CE-certified shoulder, elbow and back protectors. Ride & Sons specialises in creating motorcycle gear in small volumes with a strong focus on both design and quality….
The Roland Sands Clash Blue Steel LE jacket is a new take on the design that was launched last year – the Californian company have been introducing a new Blue Steel variant of their major jackets and I have to say, it looks better than I would have thought a blue jacket would. Each Roland…
The Bromley Armoured Flight Jacket is a new release from Australian company Saint – and it’s aimed directly at motorcyclists who need gear they can wear both on and off their bike. Saint modelled the jacket on an original 1947 US military flight deck jacket, with some changes made to the cut to suit more…
The Smith Leather Jacket is a collaborative effort between Suus and Richa, the design was completed in Collingwood by Suus then crafted by Richa in Belgium. Each jacket is made from high quality cowhide, with YKK brass zippers, a press button waist adjust, a pant connection zipper, zip close cuffs, 3 zip closure external pockets and…
The new Icon 1000 Retrograde Jacket is a solid addition to the growing number of jackets that use a full set of D3O impact protectors in the back, shoulders and elbows. D3O is the most advanced armour currently available to motorcyclists, it’s soft to the touch but locks on molecular level into a firm plate…
The Schott 671 Easy Rider Jacket is modelled directly on the jacket worn by Peter Fonda in the cult classic 1969 film Easy Rider. Schott make the jacket in New York from steer hide, with the iconic red, white and blue stripes down the front right side and around the left arm. Schott have also…
