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pudlepirate · 07-21-2005, 10:10 AM

I have a joe rocket pheonix three, quite cool in the summer with the armor and liner removed, (it still has significant forearm shulder and back padding) seems fine @ 95 degrees or so, gets a little hot in trafic, but i think that has more to do with the 215 degree indicated engine blowing hot air on me. with the liner and all the armor in it seems to be fine to about 50 and sun does not seem to be a problem.

uway · 07-21-2005, 10:14 AM

Louisiana summer's are about as hot as it gets outside of a desert, and this jacket keeps me (somewhat) cool and protected. No matter what jacket you wear, you are going to sweat when stopped. I've found, however, that once you get moving, sweat just makes the jacket that much cooler as the air hits it. I recommend it without reservation. It ain't leather, but I'll be damned if ANY leather jacket would be tolerable in this kind of heat.

mscuddy · 07-21-2005, 10:20 AM

I got me an aircrew jacket down at the Supply Seargant that has a place u can stic a .38 in.

Ain't no ***** jacket. Steve McQueen wore one. Don't make fun of my old KZ or you just might find Mr. +P.

Yo.

johnnyb · 07-21-2005, 10:23 AM

ah, Natchitoches in July... nothing like it really. U almost need fins and snorkel too it is sooo humid down there no wonder u need the drive-thru daiqiri bars. Good place to have a car with good a/c u axe me.

sarnali · 07-21-2005, 10:41 AM

I just wear my JR Ballistic unzipped, and without the liner and open the vents, or I just wear a shirt and hope I don't fall down....

Probably not as much protection as a regular flow-through jacket.

uway · 07-21-2005, 10:51 AM

are you telling me the rest of the world doesn't have drive-thru daquiri shops?

haha, losers!

Johnny B, aren't you the guy who raves about Buells? If so, thanks. Your articles are one of the main reasons I got the Firebolt I've been so happy with. It is kinda slow, though, aint it?

macmanjim · 07-21-2005, 11:14 AM

$750 for a jacket....I know they're supposed to be the best, but it's like, feed the kids or get a vanson...

johnnyb · 07-21-2005, 11:15 AM

yes i love the Buells. Glad you like it, someday the world will catch up. I bet Motorcyclist names it MOTY this year or is that out already?

Buzglyd · 07-21-2005, 11:29 AM

Well they're pretty good at naming bikes that are not yet available to the general public as MOTY so maybe the new Beull will be the one.

sportbikebandit · 07-21-2005, 11:45 AM

You are alot help

I saw a guy go down here in the parking lot the other day wearing a tee-shirt and skull cup helmet, fingerless gloves. It was slow moving thing on a Harley Road King. He scraped his elbow and hands up lots of blood. Someone said he had only been riding a few months and this was his first bike... He looked 50 something... To be honest the King looks like it could be a handful for me to handle in slow situations. I don't think I would ride one without a good pair of gloves, helmet and leather jacket.

07-21-2005, 10:10 AM	#11
pudlepirate Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 152	Re: Latest ''flow through'' street jackets I have a joe rocket pheonix three, quite cool in the summer with the armor and liner removed, (it still has significant forearm shulder and back padding) seems fine @ 95 degrees or so, gets a little hot in trafic, but i think that has more to do with the 215 degree indicated engine blowing hot air on me. with the liner and all the armor in it seems to be fine to about 50 and sun does not seem to be a problem.

07-21-2005, 10:14 AM	#12
uway Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 19	I use Tourmaster's GX Air (double mesh) Louisiana summer's are about as hot as it gets outside of a desert, and this jacket keeps me (somewhat) cool and protected. No matter what jacket you wear, you are going to sweat when stopped. I've found, however, that once you get moving, sweat just makes the jacket that much cooler as the air hits it. I recommend it without reservation. It ain't leather, but I'll be damned if ANY leather jacket would be tolerable in this kind of heat.

07-21-2005, 10:20 AM	#13
mscuddy MODERATOR X Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Next to my still checkin the temp. Posts: 5,447	Re: Latest ''flow through'' street jackets I got me an aircrew jacket down at the Supply Seargant that has a place u can stic a .38 in. Ain't no ***** jacket. Steve McQueen wore one. Don't make fun of my old KZ or you just might find Mr. +P. Yo. __________________ A gun is a tool, Marian; no better or no worse than any other tool: an axe, a shovel or anything. A gun is as good or as bad as the man using it. Remember that.

07-21-2005, 10:23 AM	#14
johnnyb Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,597	Re: I use Tourmaster's GX Air (double mesh) ah, Natchitoches in July... nothing like it really. U almost need fins and snorkel too it is sooo humid down there no wonder u need the drive-thru daiqiri bars. Good place to have a car with good a/c u axe me.

07-21-2005, 10:41 AM	#15
sarnali Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 3,416	Re: Latest ''flow through'' street jackets I just wear my JR Ballistic unzipped, and without the liner and open the vents, or I just wear a shirt and hope I don't fall down.... Probably not as much protection as a regular flow-through jacket.

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07-21-2005, 10:51 AM	#16
uway Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 19	WHAT?! are you telling me the rest of the world doesn't have drive-thru daquiri shops? haha, losers! Johnny B, aren't you the guy who raves about Buells? If so, thanks. Your articles are one of the main reasons I got the Firebolt I've been so happy with. It is kinda slow, though, aint it?

07-21-2005, 11:14 AM	#17
macmanjim Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Iowa Posts: 156	Re: Latest ''flow through'' street jackets $750 for a jacket....I know they're supposed to be the best, but it's like, feed the kids or get a vanson... __________________ -- \"Insisting on perfect safety is for people who don\'t have the balls to live in the real world.\" -- Mary Shafer, NASA Ames Dryden 2009 R1200RT My Motorrad

07-21-2005, 11:15 AM	#18
johnnyb Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,597	Re: WHAT?! yes i love the Buells. Glad you like it, someday the world will catch up. I bet Motorcyclist names it MOTY this year or is that out already?

07-21-2005, 11:29 AM	#19
Buzglyd Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 10,850	Re: WHAT?! Well they're pretty good at naming bikes that are not yet available to the general public as MOTY so maybe the new Beull will be the one.

07-21-2005, 11:45 AM	#20
sportbikebandit Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,072	Re: Latest ''flow through'' street jackets You are alot help I saw a guy go down here in the parking lot the other day wearing a tee-shirt and skull cup helmet, fingerless gloves. It was slow moving thing on a Harley Road King. He scraped his elbow and hands up lots of blood. Someone said he had only been riding a few months and this was his first bike... He looked 50 something... To be honest the King looks like it could be a handful for me to handle in slow situations. I don't think I would ride one without a good pair of gloves, helmet and leather jacket.