Leather Motorcycle Jacket Buyers Guide Firstgear Scout Iv Jacket
A Buyer's Guide to Leather Jackets - More Than Skin Deep
Firstgear Scout IV Jacket $400-$450
You know how we all want one product to do lots of tasks? Well, the fourth-generation Firstgear Scout IV is the Swiss Army knife of leather jackets. Construction is 1.2-1.3mm top-grain, drum-dyed cowhide with a water-resistant treatment, double-stitched seams and a heavy-duty metal zipper. Warmth is handled via a full, insulated, polyester-fiber liner, needle punctured to allow perspiration to escape, plus a clever fleece-lined detachable neck warmer. Too warm? Airflow can be generated via two zippered vents in front, two in the back and in the sleeve ends, with two-way zippers backed by mesh to let even more air inside. For impact protection you're covered with CE-approved vented armor in the elbows and forearms and nonvented armor in the shoulders. Where things really get wild is the cargo department; the Scout offers two zippered waist pockets, two front chest cargo pockets that are big enough for maps, with a total of five smaller pockets and a key lanyard inside of them, three inside jacket pockets and two more inside the liner. | RATINGS | | Comfort | 3 | | Protection | 3 | | Versatility | 5 | | Overall | 3.7 | Notes: An excellent do-everything jacket without any bling.
Specs
Leather: 1.2-1.3mm drum-dyed, water-resistant cowhide
Protection: CE-approved shoulder and elbow/forearm armor; optional back-protector pocket
Storage: 9 outside pockets; 3 inside pockets; 2 liner pockets
Venting: 2 front, 2 rear zippered vents; mesh-backed sleeve ends
Liner: Insulated full liner
Miscellaneous: Reflective piping; fleece-lined collar View Related Article
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