Just sold two mesh jackets that were sized for a heroic weight loss that didn’t last long after some friends said I went too far with it. That left me with one large hi-viz Olympia for commuting but no hot weather “walking into a restaurant” option for meet ups with my wife or mates.
Just got this Olympia Mesh Tech:
https://www.motorcyclegear.com/street/in...acket.html
$150 is half of what it’s going for on most sites. Unboxed it today and it has two full liners. Stripped it down for summer riding, but with everything in place I can see this being good for cold weather as well. Plus it’s got more pockets than I have stuff to put in them.
The “Loden” color doesn’t photograph well. Looks like a chocolate brown on the actual photos on this sale site but my wife called the color “Grolive” - not quite grey. but not like olive. Very neutral.
Me thinks it’s a keeper!
I love that website. They have tons of stuff on clearance all the time. I've been able to find some good deals there through the years.
Nice return policy as well. They offer an $8.99 return UPS label. I'm changing sizes on mine, and even with my company's shipping deals, that's less than what I can ship a heavy jacket back to them for.
With all of the liners in, an XL felt a bit tight out of the box. I figured that was ok, even if it felt baggy with the liners removed. It's a bit too baggy after a few rides, so changing it for a large. The rain liner can be worn outside the jacket anyway, so I won't be wearing that part inside to bulk it up. It's replacing an old size medium Tourmaster, which now makes me feel like a packed sausage about to pop with liner installed.
I found a Honda Racing mesh jacket in red, of course, at a local used gear emporium that is no longer in biz, but the jacket is very well made, with zippered vents, large main zipper, zippered pockets, and a removable liner. It fits me perfectly, and I only paid 40 bucks for it. It is my summer go-to.
Those used gear places are cool, but they never tend to stay around very long. If you're talking about Yellow Devil in Long Beach, you may have bought one of my old jackets (LOL). Before I put my two recent jackets on the for-sale section here, I took them to a used gear guy in Corona I knew, but found his place vacant when I got there.
Funny, I bought your jacket after my own heroic weight loss.
Ha! Had that one when I owned a red VTX. Traded that for a BMW, so I figured a Honda jacket would be bad form, and I wouldn't get the BMW salute I now deserved. However, other than a t-shirt from the dealer, I never wore a stitch of BMW branded gear, so I was deemed as "unclean."
Gin60: What is your avatar displaying?
It's the logo for Jim Goose, the motorcycle cop who gets fried in Mad Max. Not sure if the logo was actually used in the movie, however. One day, I'd like to build something that resembles his bike, or at least something in that style. The fairings as used in the movie on his bike and the bad guy bike are available. Always been a movie car and motorcycle nut.