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need a white jacket the florida sun is hot in a black one !!
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2016 10:08 pm
by turdboman
Need a white jacket the Florida sun is hot in a black one !! I would like a mesh one with a liner and Armour !!
Re: need a white jacket the florida sun is hot in a black one !!
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2016 11:18 pm
by Cleverbee
Come over to East Yorkshire, won't need a white jacket.... -1°C at the moment, which is a git when you've just laid a load of bricks, aaaaagh !!!
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Re: need a white jacket the florida sun is hot in a black one !!
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2016 5:57 am
by T6pilot
Wouldn't recommend white, shows dirt really bad, any of the quality mesh jackets in a lighter or hi viz color should work. BMW dealer or BMW On
Magazine should be a good start
Re: need a white jacket the florida sun is hot in a black one !!
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2016 7:43 am
by guest2360
BMW Airshell with the liner removed. Vented front, arms and sides and very bright. Only had the liner out once here in July, I froze
Re: need a white jacket the florida sun is hot in a black one !!
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2016 5:25 pm
by BackAtIt53
As a SE Florida resident myself I can say definitively that any jacket will be hot pretty much all year. As a riding commuter and ATGATT convert, I wear a black mesh jacket with armor, with a class 2 safety vest over it. The safety yellow vest seems to help reflect some of sun's heating effect as well as providing increased visibility. The included liner lives in my top box for those occasional cooler morning/evening runs. When going any distance, I wear a 1 piece fully perforated suit by TEIZ Motorsports.
http://www.teizmotorsports.com. Wears like a "Stich" but designed for tropical heat. The suit is not waterproof but has waterproof pockets and I carry a rain suit in the panniers. For the price of a stock Roadcrafter, you get a fully custom Teiz. Check them out.
Re: need a white jacket the florida sun is hot in a black one !!
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2016 2:58 am
by Dbaliko
Olympia makes a few mesh jackets that have a white base color.