[music man]

Finding a mesh type motorcycle jacket with no armor in it is probably going to be a tall order to fill, I would suspect. I could be wrong, but considering that is most peoples reason for buying a mesh riding jacket to begin with, I would think that at least foam type armor would be "standard" in them.


If you are not wanting any real protection out of the jacket itself, then for the summer jacket, you could just get any ole' mesh breathable jacket to put over your armored shirt, now in the winter on the other hand, you are going to want to get something motorcycle specific.

I made that mistake when I first bought my GZ, I bought it in the summertime, and made no effort whatsoever to buy cold weather riding gear, because I thought that my huge array of jackets, coats, hoodies and gloves would be perfect for cold weather riding, NOT. I have a Carhart coat that will make you sweat when you are out in the woods and it is in the teens, but isn't worth a damn for riding when it is 30 degrees outside. It takes a different kind of gear altogether to keep you warm when the below freezing wind is blowing against you at 60+mph.

But the good news is that there are a TON of leather motorcycle jackets out there that don't have armor in them (I own one right now), and leather is the best way to go in cold weather.

And I didn't even notice until after I posted my first message that you had already mentioned just taking out the armor :oops: .