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my advice, dont waste your money on textile. Get leather, protects better, and keeps you warm when it gets cold.

 

Leather is ALWAYS better, it slides rather than rips.
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I own a JoeRocket GSXR textile. I was in a wreck with it, and it chewed holes through a fwe spots. One of the spots was on the elbow, but then again, the pad it still good. The other was on the wrist area. I suffered very little road rash using the textile jacket. My legs were torn up pretty good, along with my ass. I was wearing shorts......the ONLY time I worn shorts and I wrecked!

My advice is get something until you can save up for the leather. Just remember, textile isnt leather.

 

i use the textile for cruising around and the leather for riding hard... its to hot in Florida to ride street light to street light in leathers

 

I think the textile jackets are hottet than the leather ones. But I'd rather have leather for protection. Textile has come a long way but it's not leather.

 

i wrecked in a textile once... the only rash i got was cause the jacket slid up while i was sliding... other than that i was fine
and the rash was minor... but i agree i feel safer in leathers

 

I've seen some cool looking armored denim jackets. Anybody know if they're too hot to cruise in (around florida, texas, etc...)?

 

i have a joerocket "ufo" mesh/textile jacket and an icon "motorhead" leather jacket. i like them both but its whats going on outside that matters. i wont use the ufo in temps below 60F cuz it gets chilly after about 65mph. yeah it can be warm when i come to a stop in traffic during warm temps but once you get going again it actually works like a/c. the leather i've worn with the temps into the 30's and with some longjohns can ride all day. i did go down while wearing the leather and it did get a hole in the elbow(not just a scuff). unfortunately the hole was not where the elbow pad protected so i got a nice little scar. no problems though cuz i hate to think what if i didnt have it. some people will disagree but any jacket is better than no jacket. even in the heat of south texas and florida where i used to live.

 

Here you go man, here's one within your price range.
http://motorcyclecloseouts.com/detail.asp?PRODUCT_ID=SV651-2040
I check this site frequently, they're always changing what they're got
And a couple more... I have the second one
http://motorcyclecloseouts.com/detail.asp?PRODUCT_ID=551-0038
http://motorcyclecloseouts.com/detail.asp?PRODUCT_ID=FX-70033

 

Well if you got a textile/leather jacket you'd be better off than just textile. Mine is leather down my back, shoulders, elbows down to my wrist....

...mines obviously red.

 

i like it, what is it, i have a cortech impulse 2

 

www.newenough.com can have some good deals on closeout too.

 

i have the cortech gx-air jacket also in blue. THe only reason why i have it is because it was a gift from someone. I like the jacket a lot. If this wasn't a gift, i probably would have gotten a more expensive leather jacket but i couldn't justify getting a new jacket yet since i got this one recently.