[ncBiker]

http://www.rockinleather.com/_e/Mens_Jackets/product/7801/Men_s_Heavyweight_Naked_Cowhide_Leather_Jacket_7801.htm

Is it adequate protection and will it keep me warm when it gets colder?

[Munch]

Simple answer is …..

Depends on you.

Some folks on here are gonna tell you without armor …no its not enough protection. Some of us it doesn’t matter. The end decision is if you think it is enough. As far as the cold. Depends on how long into the season you plan on riding and wether or not you go up one size to allow for layering. I can tell you now after about 40F that jacket isn’t gonna do much. It’ll deflect the wind…but thats it….. you’ll need a t-shirt and sweater under it. I rode all through the winter here in NC….yup even those mornings we hit 17F. I bought me a snow mobile suit though and anything above 40F in that thing and your sweating your arse off. Your hands will be the biggest problem in the cold.

[TrialsRider]

That’s a nice looking jacket, it’s hard to find a men’s jacket that has a tapered waist like that, it has the right type of collar plus the storm flap behind the zipper, the shoulder gussets in the back are nice, so the arms don’t ride up when you reach for the bars, the extra material on the lower back is good to keep your kidneys warm. I’d buy it, provided the sizing can accommodate a sweater underneath.

As Munch said layers are the best solution to all season riding. An inexpensive cotton scarf is an excellent addition for around your neck, it keeps your chin warm and stops the helmet chinstrap from getting uncomfortable on your neck. Get yourself a full coverage helmet if you don’t already wear one. For hand warmth, in the absence of heated handle grips, ‘Hotshots’ are great, anywhere that sells ski or outdoor sporting goods has them, they are little disposable exothermic packets that activate on exposure to oxygen and provide several hours of heat.

If you get caught out in the cold and carry a rainsuit, put it on to stop the wind completely and keep you from freezing

…keep in mind that tires don’t have as much grip in the cold !

[JackTrade]

mean, anyway? I’ve seen it advertised on some jackets, but by looking at them, I can’t tell the difference between naked and regular.

[TrialsRider]

Here’s a fairly full explanation of leather types. http://www.ehow.com/about_5562049_naked-leather-vs-cowhide.html Leather production is associated with such nasty pollutants that North American tanneries have mostly closed down and our leather goods are all imported from Italy, China and countries that have lax environmental controls.

[WeaponZero]

I personally am of the mind that a motorcycle jacket without armor in the key impact areas isn’t a motorcycle jacket.

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