The local super stealership had sent me a christmas card coupon for 20% off any parts or accessories....and since I just lost 40lbs in the last 4 months my beloved riding jackets have gotten a little "flappy" on me when at speed so...time for a new tighter fitting jacket and...here's what I got....
It's a...
"Cortech....( uh-duuuh, like I hadta tell you. right? LOL! )HRX Jacket"
It's basically a textile mesh jacket with brazilian leather in the shoulder, elbow and kidney areas and removable CE Approved foam elbow/back and shoulder pads with external hardshell armour on the shoulders. (which include these cool little air vents)
But the things I really liked about the HRX Jacket was....
"It's Versatility W/ The 2-Stage Liner System":
Like I said the jacket itself is hybrid textile mesh outter shell jacket with leather and armour in all the right places with a mesh liner designed to afford maximum coolness in hot weather while still offering up fantastic levels of protection.
It includes a well sorted "2-Stage" liner system which is comprised off...
a. A waterproof windbreaker and...
b. A thermal liner
which both zip into the body of the jacket and lash/loop snap in not one but two locations at the sleeve ends. And here's the cool part?..when zipped out?...The waterproof windbreaker is designed to be worn as a normal/civilian type windbreaker jacket and/or?...you can zip in the thermal liner for use as a thermally lined windbreaker....so?...wind, cold, wet or hot?...riding your busa or strolling the park?....you're set with this jacket!
"Comfort and Mobility":
I've been riding perfed leather for some time now (my beloved Kob'e Dragon Breeze and matching dragon breeze leather pants which were custom tailored for old fat boy here?..will probably be up for sale shortly) but...it appears to me that the hybrid texmesh/leather jackets look like they'll still afford reasonable if not great levels of protection and...this thing now makes my Kob'e leather feel like I was trying to ride while wearing a cardboard box...i.e....I'm finding that I have faaarrrr more manueverability in the Cortech HRX than I did the Kob'e 100% Leather and the comfort and mobility of "that change" is exquisite...as well is the neoprene lined neck/collar...which is tailored perfectly TO NOT...interfer with, or impeded my head movement in any way...and I love that!
"Protection":
imho?...This jacket doesn't appear to be lacking (or compromising) any signifigant part of it and the generously sized leather panels, armour and padding in this jacket appear to be sufficient if not extremely substancial for a texmesh shell/leather jacket of this affordability and price point...impact wise?....I'd actually choose this HRX OVER my Kob'e...as the placement and SIZE of the leather panels should handle any "Abrasion Issues" with acceptable levels of proficiently.
Besides...It matched my new Scorpion EXO helmet rather nicely!....doncha think? LOL!!!
Outside of that?...other information: It has two external zippered hand pockets and two internal pockets...one which accomodates a cell phone and the other a wallet and I like it so much I might even order up the matching Cortech HRX Pants.
Price?: MSRP/Retails for $229...with my 20% off and after the tax man mine rang the chime at $195...real reasonable for a jacket so versitle and well executed...besides...Tourmaster Cortech products have never let me down over the years and have never failed to impress me....so?...I guess I can live with wearing their billboarded logo for...well?....a while at least.
Hope you enjoyed that and...L8R, Bill.
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It's a...
"Cortech....( uh-duuuh, like I hadta tell you. right? LOL! )HRX Jacket"
It's basically a textile mesh jacket with brazilian leather in the shoulder, elbow and kidney areas and removable CE Approved foam elbow/back and shoulder pads with external hardshell armour on the shoulders. (which include these cool little air vents)
But the things I really liked about the HRX Jacket was....
"It's Versatility W/ The 2-Stage Liner System":
Like I said the jacket itself is hybrid textile mesh outter shell jacket with leather and armour in all the right places with a mesh liner designed to afford maximum coolness in hot weather while still offering up fantastic levels of protection.
It includes a well sorted "2-Stage" liner system which is comprised off...
a. A waterproof windbreaker and...
b. A thermal liner
which both zip into the body of the jacket and lash/loop snap in not one but two locations at the sleeve ends. And here's the cool part?..when zipped out?...The waterproof windbreaker is designed to be worn as a normal/civilian type windbreaker jacket and/or?...you can zip in the thermal liner for use as a thermally lined windbreaker....so?...wind, cold, wet or hot?...riding your busa or strolling the park?....you're set with this jacket!
"Comfort and Mobility":
I've been riding perfed leather for some time now (my beloved Kob'e Dragon Breeze and matching dragon breeze leather pants which were custom tailored for old fat boy here?..will probably be up for sale shortly) but...it appears to me that the hybrid texmesh/leather jackets look like they'll still afford reasonable if not great levels of protection and...this thing now makes my Kob'e leather feel like I was trying to ride while wearing a cardboard box...i.e....I'm finding that I have faaarrrr more manueverability in the Cortech HRX than I did the Kob'e 100% Leather and the comfort and mobility of "that change" is exquisite...as well is the neoprene lined neck/collar...which is tailored perfectly TO NOT...interfer with, or impeded my head movement in any way...and I love that!
"Protection":
imho?...This jacket doesn't appear to be lacking (or compromising) any signifigant part of it and the generously sized leather panels, armour and padding in this jacket appear to be sufficient if not extremely substancial for a texmesh shell/leather jacket of this affordability and price point...impact wise?....I'd actually choose this HRX OVER my Kob'e...as the placement and SIZE of the leather panels should handle any "Abrasion Issues" with acceptable levels of proficiently.
Besides...It matched my new Scorpion EXO helmet rather nicely!....doncha think? LOL!!!
Outside of that?...other information: It has two external zippered hand pockets and two internal pockets...one which accomodates a cell phone and the other a wallet and I like it so much I might even order up the matching Cortech HRX Pants.
Price?: MSRP/Retails for $229...with my 20% off and after the tax man mine rang the chime at $195...real reasonable for a jacket so versitle and well executed...besides...Tourmaster Cortech products have never let me down over the years and have never failed to impress me....so?...I guess I can live with wearing their billboarded logo for...well?....a while at least.
Hope you enjoyed that and...L8R, Bill.
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