Air Vent #4482Z Leather Motorcycle Jacket from Taylors Leatherwear

Regular Price $249.99 Close-out Price $99

By the way, I’m not getting paid for this post.

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Web editors don’t wear leather

When Jodie and I began our quest for motorcycle apparel, I told her that I wasn’t interested in leather. Most of the leather jackets I’d seen were that “classic biker” style. Now, that works for a lot of folks. But for this 5′5″, 135 lb., clean-cut, goateed internet dork, well, the “classic biker” look doesn’t exactly look classic biker. I could think of a lot of things I think it would look like, but they all turn my stomach and I don’t want to type them out.

This all changed, however, at work.

But they’ll reconsider if the cut (and price) is right

Not long after putting down the deposit on my Ural Patrol, I got word from our merchandising folks that we had added a police leather jacket vendor, and I needed to prep their products for our website (Leather Duty Jackets @ CHIEFsupply.com, by the way) .

Taylors Leatherwear is based in Tennessee, and has been making leather jackets for a long time. They had nice stuff — but when I saw their Air Vent jacket (on close-out, no less), I knew I had found a leather jacket I could wear and like. Especially when I saw that it was on close-out for only $99. I was sold.

So far, so good

Since I’m still waiting for my Patrol to arrive, I haven’t gotten to field-test the jacket yet, but I’m confident it will perform fine. The fit is good (I got a Medium — a Small would fit me a bit better, but I can’t complain), the look is just what I was hoping. The liner zips out easily, and the brass zips should last ages.

I like this jacket a lot, and would encourage anyone looking for a leather jacket, but in a different styles from the traditional cuts, to have a look at the Airvent Jacket before it’s sold out.

Or, as my dad put it, “Son, you really hit a home run with this coat.”

And I didn’t think I’d want a leather motorcycle jacket.