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« on: 16 April 2014, 05:45:41 pm »
O.K i,ve got about £130 to spend,the front runner for me is the RST Blade which comes with a good back protector and seems like a dual purpose (fit for warm summer riding and winter riding) do you guys know of anything better than this for the same amount.Must be able to do the cold winter months and be a sports looking style,also cool in the main summer months.[/size]Regards Ady

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Re: New jacket
« Reply #1 on: 16 April 2014, 06:11:00 pm »
tbh i'd wait , if you can for the BMF its getting hard each year but there are bargins still to be had , but its still a fair wait
 

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Re: New jacket
« Reply #2 on: 16 April 2014, 06:22:54 pm »
I'd +1 for bmf, you will almost certainly make the £20 ticket fee back and loads of options.

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Re: New jacket
« Reply #3 on: 16 April 2014, 07:23:41 pm »
I was looking for a new jacket at the BMF last year (as it's only a couple of miles down the road for me) and RST jackets were about all I could find there.  Wasn't that impressed to be honest as they all seemed to have a plastic lining which I thought could get a bit sweaty.  Ended up buying a Richa Hatchet from Sportsbikeshop.co.uk.  The only thing I found was that the sizes are a bit small and had to send the first one back and get a larger size.

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Re: New jacket
« Reply #4 on: 16 April 2014, 07:46:10 pm »
ive just bought a rst blade from the superbikeshop.I think its a great jacket and very well made and also very soft leather from the start.But they do come up very small i would go at least one size up.i had to buy the biggest size they make a 56 but i do like my pork pies :)

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Re: New jacket
« Reply #5 on: 16 April 2014, 07:59:17 pm »
ive just bought a rst blade from the superbikeshop.I think its a great jacket and very well made and also very soft leather from the start.But they do come up very small i would go at least one size up.i had to buy the biggest size they make a 56 but i do like my pork pies :)
It,s not the leather blade jacket pal but the fabric one.

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Re: New jacket
« Reply #6 on: 16 April 2014, 08:01:15 pm »
doh :rolleyes thought that was cheap :)

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Re: New jacket
« Reply #7 on: 16 April 2014, 08:45:33 pm »
I got the rst for the winter, lol well when I gets nippy, and a leather richa for the summer, happy days, I bet there is a lot of hardly worn biking gear about ebay etc,
sent from my carafan in tenby, ;)

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Re: New jacket
« Reply #8 on: 16 April 2014, 08:59:33 pm »
Just had a look at this   http://www.rst-store.com/buy-rst-online/rst-textile-jackets/rst-ventilator-jacket/rst-ventilator-iv-black-textile-jacket.html a little over my price but seems to do all the 4 seasons pretty well by all accounts.[size=2.6666em][/size]

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Re: New jacket
« Reply #9 on: 16 April 2014, 09:05:13 pm »
looks good m8.
sent from my carafan in tenby, ;)

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Re: New jacket
« Reply #10 on: 16 April 2014, 09:05:49 pm »
well i got an alpinestar jacket £299 for £120 a couple of years ago as far as i coud tell its faultless ,its alway going to be a gamble but its your money you make the choice
 

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Re: New jacket
« Reply #11 on: 16 April 2014, 09:17:54 pm »
well i got an alpinestar jacket £299 for £120 a couple of years ago as far as i coud tell its faultless ,its alway going to be a gamble but its your money you make the choice
So where did you find that so cheap?

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Re: New jacket
« Reply #12 on: 17 April 2014, 07:14:11 pm »
sorry it was a couple of years ago , it was on a sale rail in one of the larger tents near the auto jumble