Enduro Jackets ...

[EddieLazor]

Can anyone recommend a quality enduro (racing) jacket? Personal prefs?
None of the local shops even carry one in stock. If I'm going to order
from a catalog I'd like a few leads first. Have any mags done shoot outs?
Any catalogs on the net ?????

Thanks,
Ed

[Victor L. Johnson]

EddieLazor (eddie...@aol.com) sez:

: Can anyone recommend a quality enduro (racing) jacket? Personal prefs?

: None of the local shops even carry one in stock. If I'm going to order
: from a catalog I'd like a few leads first. Have any mags done shoot outs?
: Any catalogs on the net ?????

I ride with a Moose XCR jacket. It is cut such that it may be worn over
armor with a full camelback hanging off the back of the armor.

Side zippers allow it to be put on/taken off while wearing a helmet and
armor.

It is zipper vented on the forearms, armpits, chest and back. An elastic
draw string cinches the waist. Ballistic nylon covers shoulder and elbow
impact points.

An integral stuff pouch and waist belt in the back pocket allows you to
pack it away and strap it on when not in use.

I wore it in a rain/hail/sleet storm while riding a spirited pace (we
wanted to get over the ridge before the lightning took us out) and the
only place I got wet was on the forearm where I forgot to close the
vent zippers.

Best price I've seen lately is Baja Designs. See their web page at:

http://www.electriciti.com:80/~bajades/

Cheers, @
Victor "Dances with Hawks" Johnson ...#%\
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[[Maher Maso, Plano Tx.]]

In <4a84br$9...@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, eddie...@aol.com (EddieLazor) writes:
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>Can anyone recommend a quality enduro (racing) jacket? Personal prefs?
>None of the local shops even carry one in stock. If I'm going to order
>from a catalog I'd like a few leads first. Have any mags done shoot outs?
>Any catalogs on the net ?????
>

>Thanks,
>Ed

This months dirt bike has a good rundown on jackets. Check it out.

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[GraemeD]

In article <4a84br$9...@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, eddie...@aol.com
(EddieLazor) writes:

>Can anyone recommend a quality enduro (racing) jacket? Personal prefs?
>None of the local shops even carry one in stock. If I'm going to order
>from a catalog I'd like a few leads first. Have any mags done shoot outs?
>Any catalogs on the net ?????
>
>Thanks,
>Ed

any of the MSR are good, they have Gore Tex tape on all the seams and the
keep you dry. If you can stay dry, then you can stay warm. Plus they have
vents to control the temp.

Graeme D.

[Tom Niemela]

Run, don't walk, down and buy the Moose Enduro jacket. I love mine. It's very
weatherproof and more vents than you can shake a stick at.

I also recommend the Answer off-road jacket and the MSR Pak-jak. They're both very
weatherproof with plenty of room to dance around in.

Tom

[Jeff Deeney]

mm...@ibm.net[MaherMaso wrote:

: This months dirt bike has a good rundown on jackets. Check it out.

Actually, it's the January issue of Dirt Bike. It should be hitting the
newstand any time now.

I've asked Santa for a Moose XCR jacket. It tested as one of the top
jackets in the shootout.

-Jeff Deeney- DoD#0498 NCTR FOLMA#2
j...@fc.hp.com AMA#540813 COHVCO '85 XT600 '88 XR600-Shamu
We don't stop riding because we get old, we get old because we stop riding.

[Aaron Mefford]

I've got a Moose jacket on layaway at Cycle Gear, just waiting for
Christmas...

Aaron!

[paul mooney]

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>

ED:
Check out Dirt Bike Jan. 1996
It has an Enduro Jacket Shootout.
Haven't read the article yet.
It may be of help.
paul wxe 610

[Terry Burke]

EddieLazor wrote:
>
> Can anyone recommend a quality enduro (racing) jacket? Personal prefs?
> None of the local shops even carry one in stock. If I'm going to order
> from a catalog I'd like a few leads first. Have any mags done shoot outs?
> Any catalogs on the net ?????
>
> Thanks,

> EdI bought a MS Gortex and have found it very suitable for off road
excusions in inclimate weather. It's very tough,but that comes at the
expense of a little extra weight. Lots of vents front and back, also
lots of pockets. Major drawback is the price but i guess you have to pay

[Lsgoridin]

I'm not sure about this jacket, but Donelson
does still carry alot of that Mr. Motorcycle clothing.
For the price, it seems to be pretty good stuff.
Check Donelson's ad in Dirt Rider for their
number, they take good care of my club.

John - Insane Brotherhood Racing - St. Louis, MO
'92 Yamaha WR-500
"You gotta be crazy to ride like those guys!"

[Pete Plassman]

In article <30CD39...@stargazer.netshop.net>,
tbu...@stargazer.netshop.net says...

>
>EddieLazor wrote:
>>
>> Can anyone recommend a quality enduro (racing) jacket? Personal prefs?
>> None of the local shops even carry one in stock. If I'm going to order
>> from a catalog I'd like a few leads first. Have any mags done shoot
outs?
>> Any catalogs on the net ?????
>>
>> Thanks,

I bought a Mr. Motorcycle Gore-Tex jacket a few years ago, and it's
fantastic. I don't know if they sell these anymore, but if you can put
up with the embroidered man-in-a-tux on the pocket, it's a fantastic
deal. I think it cost about $125 when I bought it. It came from
Donelson's Cycles.

This jacket was tested by Dirt Rider when it first came out, and got very
high marks for use in "tough" conditions. I use it in the winter and
fall a lot. (No, that's autumn, I don't fall that much!) It was
significantly cheaper that the MS offerings of the time, and offered
comparable quality. It is, of course, longer and warmer than the ones
tested in January Dirt Rider.

Pete P.

[Dominic Namnath]

I just got a MSR jacket and wore it on the LA-B-V and it worked great.
If the weather get a bit warmer you make a fanny pck out of it.

The FOX ORA jacket has the feature with the addition of removable
sleeves.

Good luck

In <4ao7uu$h...@ixnews4.ix.netcom.com> sor...@ix.netcom.com(Tim Moore )
writes:
>
>My personal preference is an Enduro vest. I ride mostly in Southern
>California, and it has to be snowing for me to put on my USA Enduro
>jacket, if not I sweat to death. I just picked up a THOR riding vest,
>which is great. If it does get cold or begin to get nasty, these vest
>come with a wind-breaker/rain jacket in the back pouch. You pop it
out
>and put it on over the vest, GREAT! Keep the rubber side down...
>
>Tim Moore
>SORUDNE Publications

[Jeff Dunham]

I have two Malcolm Smith Gore-tex jackets. One I have had for
almost ten years. The other I purchased last year. I expect both
of them to last my lifetime (and I plan to live a long time). My original
one is a large. The second one I bought is an extra large to fit over
my Acerbis Zoom chest protector and drink system. It is much easier to
zip it up and down to regulate my body temperature if it fits over the
chest protector.

The other jacket I might consider is the new moose jacket. The only
downside I see to this new jacket is that it is not waterproof, but
extremely water resistant. For riding here in Oregon, there are definitely
times that I need to be "waterproof-ed"

jeff

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jeff dunham 1994 KX250-K1
jdu...@wv.mentorg.com 1995 XR250R
(503)685-4835

[Tim Moore]

[JohnDoe552]

One of the magazines recently tested enduro jackets.

[Jeff Deeney]

JohnDoe552 (johnd...@aol.com) wrote:
: One of the magazines recently tested enduro jackets.

It was the January issue of Dirt Bike. Santa must have read it, since I
got a Moose XCR jacket for xmas. Haven't had it on the trail much yet,
but I did take a street ride in 40 degree weather yesterday. Seems
pretty nice, with lot's of room for armor and warm clothing underneath.