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Casual Motorcycle Jackets

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Thinking about buying a jacket to wear with jeans on a bike, I'm currently using a Bering jacket that I've had for 15 years, which is alright but a bit old and baggy.

Not sure what I want so make suggestions - needs to be protective and look good on a 30 year old bike, that's about it really spec wise.

I'll respond with what I like and don't like about jackets until I see something I like.
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I have a Triumph Raven 2 I wear when the weather improves. It's for I want to look windswept, rugged and mysterious. But It's been discontinued, I think. Probably because Danny Dyer bought the last one, looking at the photos in the link.

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I quite like that apart from the distressed look and the Triumph logo.
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I picked up an Oxford one from Sportsbikeshop last year, looks like a short wax jacket but has all the usual bike jacket protection.

https://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorc ... rod/330627
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Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Thu May 13, 2021 2:54 pm I quite like that apart from the distressed look and the Triumph logo.
And the fact that Gremlin and Danny Dyer wear one doesn’t exactly sell it well ...
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Mr Moofo wrote: Thu May 13, 2021 3:38 pm
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Thu May 13, 2021 2:54 pm I quite like that apart from the distressed look and the Triumph logo.
And the fact that Gremlin and Danny Dyer wear one doesn’t exactly sell it well ...
Yeah, who wants to look like a cockney wide boy wannabee gangster twat...? Or Danny Dyer :P
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Mr Moofo wrote: Thu May 13, 2021 3:38 pm
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Thu May 13, 2021 2:54 pm I quite like that apart from the distressed look and the Triumph logo.
And the fact that Gremlin and Danny Dyer wear one doesn’t exactly sell it well ...
Good point, I might start talking like a Cockney wide boy
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v8-powered wrote: Thu May 13, 2021 3:14 pm I picked up an Oxford one from Sportsbikeshop last year, looks like a short wax jacket but has all the usual bike jacket protection.

https://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorc ... rod/330627
Revised spec - no waxed cotton, it's not for me
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Not for me, but it could just be the somewhat "camp" poses by the models
Also I don't want Engine Hawk emblazoned across me, it's a bit too close to Street Hawk
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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/143585340556 ... SwAkZenU~r

Bought one of these in brown.... it was WAY more than that when i bought it and an absolute BARGAIN at that price... i'm actually tempted to buy in olive just because it's cool and i love the jacket

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https://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorc ... rod/331921
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I've got a dark brown Dainese Mike, but it'll be a bit too hipster for you.

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Both Weeksy's and KFB's suggestions are a little too hipster, Weeksy's is a bit too military looking, KFBs a bit too casual (yes I know I said I wanted a casual jacket), I don't think I'm young enough or tall enough to get away with either, and would look way to middle aged man in them.
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Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Thu May 13, 2021 2:54 pm I quite like that apart from the distressed look and the Triumph logo.
And the fact that Gremmers has one. Zero street cred :(
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I like this
https://www.motolegends.com/jackets/hel ... brown.html
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RST have some vanilla looking jackets on SBS that are around £150 and AAA rated. They also have some really nice ones for £300 that are A rated :hmmm: No idea what rating that Held is.

I usually really like Furygan leather jackets but none really floating my boat at the min. Kate at Hideout seems to rate the quality of Furygan and Held too.
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KungFooBob wrote: Thu May 13, 2021 4:22 pm I almost bought one of these...

https://www.motardinn.com/motorcycle-eq ... lsrc=aw.ds
They only have it in XXXXL, there's enough material in that to make a big top tent, good jobs its not leather you'd look like a hippo.
I'm watching the thread with interest as I to am looking for a casual jacket.
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The RST jacket my Bro got 150 notes and AAA. Bit vanilla looking but seems your not into the Hipster stuff
https://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorc ... rod/410694

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KungFooBob wrote: Thu May 13, 2021 4:22 pm I almost bought one of these...

https://www.motardinn.com/motorcycle-eq ... lsrc=aw.ds
It's a bit Action Man WW2 British Infantry jacket
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GuzziPaul wrote: Thu May 13, 2021 4:31 pm
KungFooBob wrote: Thu May 13, 2021 4:22 pm I almost bought one of these...

https://www.motardinn.com/motorcycle-eq ... lsrc=aw.ds
They only have it in XXXXL, there's enough material in that to make a big top tent, good jobs its not leather you'd look like a hippo.
I'm watching the thread with interest as I to am looking for a casual jacket.
Thy have them in J&S, but the picture on the J&S webshite was crap.