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Old 07-03-2012, 03:52 PM   #31
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It's a true Japanese manufacturer about a 1/2 step away from Kushitani. .
well my jacket says, made in china

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Old 07-03-2012, 04:10 PM   #32
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some of their lower-end stuff is "outsourced" to China or Korea
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Old 07-03-2012, 07:25 PM   #33
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well my jacket says, made in china

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Don't think that means it's crap. Like anywhere, they make both excellent quality stuff and crap. It depends on how much attention the contractee pays to quality control. I have some amazing quality DSLR lenses that were made in China, for Olympus.
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Old 07-03-2012, 08:13 PM   #34
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My Chinese HJC jacket from 10 yrs ago had leather just as good as a Vanson.

It's Pakistan that makes the crap stuff.
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Old 07-05-2012, 12:56 AM   #35
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$115

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Old 07-05-2012, 08:51 AM   #36
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That is the jacket I've been considering. After much deliberation over the silver or day-glo, I opted to burn people's retinas. Placed my order. Unfortunately, they're waiting to receive the jackets mid next week, so I likely won't get it for almost 2 weeks. Arrgh. However, they have silver in stock...considering just going with silver to get the jacket in less than a week...

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Old 07-05-2012, 06:18 PM   #37
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I have all black gear because it fits - I just assume I am invisible no matter what I wear.
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Old 07-05-2012, 06:40 PM   #38
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My Chinese HJC jacket from 10 yrs ago had leather just as good as a Vanson.

It's Pakistan that makes the crap stuff.
Yeah, Pakistan is the crappy stuff.
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Old 07-05-2012, 07:27 PM   #39
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I bought a red one years ago. It worked well in the 105 degree heat last week. The "armor" in the elbows, shoulders and back was laughable. I bought some hard plastic armor from ebay back in 2007.



This picture shows the 1/16-inch thick foam on the left and the plastic armor I installed over the foam. I did this in the pockets for the elbows and shoulders.



This picture shows the back foam on the right and the flexible plastic armor I bought off ebay. The problem was that the plastic armor was too wide to fit in the pocket for the T-shaped foam.



Solution: My wife sewed up a bigger pocket. But she had to place it exactly so the plastic armor fit the curvature of my back. She also put in a zipper instead of the stock velcro. I haven't crash-tested it, but it fits great.
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Old 07-06-2012, 10:39 AM   #40
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I bought a red one years ago. It worked well in the 105 degree heat last week. The "armor" in the elbows, shoulders and back was laughable. I bought some hard plastic armor from ebay back in 2007.



This picture shows the 1/16-inch thick foam on the left and the plastic armor I installed over the foam. I did this in the pockets for the elbows and shoulders.



This picture shows the back foam on the right and the flexible plastic armor I bought off ebay. The problem was that the plastic armor was too wide to fit in the pocket for the T-shaped foam.



Solution: My wife sewed up a bigger pocket. But she had to place it exactly so the plastic armor fit the curvature of my back. She also put in a zipper instead of the stock velcro.vI haven't crash-tested it, but it fits great.
Holy cow, I have that exact same jacket for when it gets stupid hot out (same color and everything - bought it from Tricktape) - I use my all black stuff because the armor in the mesh tex is crappy - I must try that solution. You wouldn't happen to know who made the stuff you're using, would you?
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