With the lining in place this jacket is very comfortable, but without it the mesh material is a little rough on the skin.
The cordura will help keep your skin on your body (instead of the asphalt) should you happen to crash the motorcycle at a reasonable (or even unreasonable) speed. The jacket is made out of 500 denier Dupont Cordura with ballistic airflow mesh panels. Protection & the Olympia Moto Sports MJ410 Jacket Thankfully they offer the jacket in Black, silver, black/red, and a bunch of other colors so you can match your bike perfectly.
Now this might just be the placebo effect taking place, but when you are on a bike every little bit of attention you can draw to yourself could save your life.īy the end of my ride I was no longer self conscious about how bright the jacket was, in fact I was starting to think that my black helmet would be too hard for other drivers to see! Although being more visible is a great plus, Olympia Moto Sports realizes that it takes a certain amount of self confidence to ride around in such a luminescent jacket. No one tried to merge into me and other cars seemed to give me a wider berth. I felt very visible in my bright green reflective jacket. I’m happy to report that although I was a little skittish about wearing such a bright jacket at first, after a couple minutes on the bike I not only got used to it, but I started to like it! Olympia’s use of this scrunchy material is included in the cuff section of the liner as well to keep the cold, wind, and rain out. While I was on the bike the jacket stayed in place and the stretchy panels on the bottom of the jacket kept the wind from creeping up my back. The liner kept me the perfect temperature and I have to say that it is also very soft and plushy, much more comfortable than leather on the skin. I wasn’t the least bit cold in the jacket, in fact the only part of my body that was a bit chilly was my neck and my hands even though I was wearing leather gloves. I left in the early morning so I was very thankful that the jacket comes with a fully removable water/wind-proof interior liner.
After a little debate I figured that I should give it a shot, besides what’s the worst that could happen?
To be honest I was a little apprehensive about wearing something so bright since I normally ride in a black helmet, black leather jacket, black overpants, black gloves, and black motorcycle boots (notice a theme?). I already have a bright green Kawasaki motorcycle, but when you place this jacket next to it, my bike appears to be a deep shade of forest green. Solid jacket and well worth buying if you’re in the market. Heat, wind, rain and cold are no match for our new Airglide 2 jacket. The piece of gear I received for testing was the Moto Sports MJ410 Jacket. The first things I noticed when I took it out of the box were, “Wow this seems like a good quality jacket,” quickly followed by, “Wow, this is… bright!” Constructed in rugged Dupont Cordura® with ballistic nylon mesh panels, this jacket offers maximum airflow with superior abrasion resistance.Ĭan one motorcycle jacket really do it all? Well, now it can.