IHJ-79-BLK - Primaloft® Gold Quilted Riders Jacket - Black
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One of my motorcycling philosophies is that you dress for the crash. So I thought you might be wearing something with a little more protection,possibly over it.
Thanks for your comments @Jett129 and sorry for such a late response…
You’re right about motorcycle safety philosophy and I admit to guilt of a double standard here. On my around town rides I’ll risk it and go without proper crash protection, ie this jacket or the leather ones from IH. These are very short and low speed rides.
On longer, highway, higher speed rides I’ll dress properly for a crash. My most used proper bike jacket is a Klim mesh jacket which I need living in a tropical/subtropical region. That jacket comes up short for cold and/or wet stretches. So I’m also expecting to use this IHJ 79 as a layer under my Klim mesh one. Haven’t gotten a chance to test that configuration yet but I know it’ll happen on an April 10-day trip up the mountains.
I was also considering the latest release, IHSW 45, as an option for the same function under my Klim jacket: windproof, waterproof. Haven’t handled the 45 yet but it sounds like it would be bulkier that this 79 as a layer. The lack of the technical layer on the throat area is also a downside for my use.
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Sorry if this has been asked before somewhere - Is the jacket waterproof?
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Haraki suggested releasing a jacket with an optional lining a few years ago. I said "and what the fuck are you going to do with a load of linings that you have not sold at the end of the year?" He changed his mind…..
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@motojobobo Curious, would you wear it underneath as a layer, or by itself?
I wear mine by itself. Even in the rain.
Had mine for five years roughly. An excellent and highly, highly, underrated bit of IH kit.
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@neph93 I often tell people that i would lose my head if it wasn't so firmly planted in my ass.
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Here is my 79 out for a bike ride; temp around 10 deg C… PERFECT wind and thermal protection under a mesh motorcycle jacket (unseen).
Riding the mountains between Sucre and Tarabuco, for anyone familiar with Bolivia.
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Looks to be beautiful scenery!
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Always loved this jacket!!! Can’t wait to see new fit pics off some Forum friends
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Believe it or not, this my all-time most useful IH piece. It is warm, functional, light, can take an absolute beating. I wear it fishing under my waders when it is cold, I go boat fishing in it, I garden in it and I laboured in it when we built the extension. But I could pop this in the wash now and it would come out looking brand new - it's amazing…
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10000% concur
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Believe it or not, this my all-time most useful IH piece. It is warm, functional, light, can take an absolute beating. I wear it fishing under my waders when it is cold, I go boat fishing in it, I garden in it and I laboured in it when we built the extension. But I could pop this in the wash now and it would come out looking brand new - it's amazing…
that's saying a ton coming from you.
