LEATHER ARMOR BIKER MOTORCYCLE JACKET MEN DUAL SPORTS RIDING BLACK JACKET, Alpha Black Leather Motorcycle Jacket with Armor for Men - 4 Season Riding Jacket, Protective Armor and Black Mesh - Large

I've had my eye on this jacket for a few months now, wanting to replace the one I outgrew in the late 1980s, and I finally pulled the trigger on it because 1) I really need riding leather, 2) the price is lower than that of my original one bought some 35+ years ago, and nothing is getting cheaper, only more expensive, and 3) the weather will be starting to turn chilly here fairly soon. I am thrilled I did!The leather is pretty thick, at least thicker than I thought it would be. It'll stave off any road rash if I should ever take a spill, and that's what it's for, so good on that. All of the zippers are sound and of decent quality. I'll be sure to use some wax or chapstick on them before I start wearing the jacket, though. Armor I could've cared less about, but it there and seems to be of good quality. It's just some thin padding and looks like it can be removed, so I guess I'll leave it in unless it cause problems. Nice liner, and that zips out, too. Kudos!Size, haha! I'm an XL, but I bought a 3X just to be sure it fit after reading some of the other reviews. I figured, if it's even big on me, all the better. I can wear extra layers underneath it, because I ride early in the year and way late into fall, even winter time if the roads are good. Well, 3X fits me like it was made for me, and that's just fine with me. Just know ahead of time, buy TWO sizes up!Oh, and lastly, not a deal killer at all, but... the zipper is for females. The zipper pull is on the wrong side for a men's jacket. It'll take some getting used to, but I have a German Flecktarn parka that has it this way, too. For a jacket THIS nice, and for such a good price, I'll deal with it!I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this to anyone wanting good leather.

I've been wearing this style jacket for forty years. My last 2 jackets of this kind each lasted me 20 years. I wear them every day, all day. This jacket is of the best quality heavy construction of any biker jacket ive ever had. police style classic. This jacket will easily last me another twenty years. Out in twenty degree F today all day, tried it with just a t shirt underneath, totally warm. Inside for an hour, like good leather, not at all overheated. The armor may not be comfortable for some but it removes (each piece seperately) in a few minutes. a little stiff out of the box but like a new baseball glove you have to wear it in. best deal ive ever gotten on amazon. yeeha. take it from a sixty year old biker, buy this one. even at three times the price it will be the best rugged quality youre going to find. if you are actually a biker, if you spill your bike in this thing it isnt going to hurt. im going to leave the body armor in because at sixty years old, i find it oddly supports my back very much more comfortably than without it. should have thought of that years ago and put the body armor back in my old jackets. FIT is perhaps just a smidge leaning toward needing to go up a size, but i think that is the body armor, not the physical dimensions. zippers are very heavy rugged quality, heavier than any ive seen. snaps, stitching, built like a black leather tank. looks fantastic. cant possibly be more pleased.

At first I really like this jacket, it has a really nice style and has built in armor and YKK zippers, but after less than eight months, the quality has really started to show as being poor. It is developed, rips and tears in a few random spots, including on one of the arms where it folds a little bit. As well as the zippers are getting harder and harder to move, it's becoming near impossible for me to zip up the front of the jacket by myself at this point. It is also developing white fatty secretions across different parts of the jacket. I have never been down in this jacket, and at this point, I'm kind of afraid that it will just rip apart and not protect me at all if I did hit the ground. Using leather products and taking good care of it actually seem to extend the life by a couple of months.But I feel without doing any of that.It might have only lasted two or three months, instead of eight. Comparing all this to a very similar jacket that a friend of mine got a year earlier from a different maker, it is clear the difference in quality. His still looks brand new and mine looks like it's ten years old.

For the price, this is a great motorcycle leather jacket. I wore PU but got tired of the eventual peeling and tearing. I didn’t want to break the bank with genuine leather. I did research and after shopping around and comparing, I decided on this one. I am around 6’ tall and 170lbs. On the slim/lanky side. I usually wear Medium and ordered in that size. The jacket was a bit tight. The sleeves were a little too short for my tastes so I exchanged it for a Large. It fits perfectly. The leather is very thick and heavy. I removed the armor pads since I don’t ride. I would order a size up to be safe.There are some minor quality control issues like white specs on the leather, and tarnished buttons. For this price point though, it’s not a dealbreaker. Just something to be aware of.I would recommend this jacket to anyone shopping around for one that is heavy, durable, and looks good.

I have another Alpha jacket for riding, canvas XL and it fit perfect. Ordered XL-XXL for this knowing its leather, still to small, I am thinking the 2X-3X will prob work once leather gets broken in.Positives: Good style, nice light Zip-in liner, pocket size is good for hand access.Flaws: Small size (def order 1-1 1/2 up), leather is typical euro asian leather not real thick but comfortable a bit stiff out of the box, back arm gussets are small so not much extra for reach.My 2 past "biker/brando" style jackets have had at least 3/4 inch fold to give approx 1 1/2" reach, this is about 1/4" so extra 1/2 reach overall. Maybe it will still feel okay with a correct size but def noticable especially with armor in the arms.Overall decent Jacket, especially for price point.Will update where needed when size is correct.