[Toad2012]

I was shopping around and I came across this in the duc shop, the tag said $695...a little pricey so I was wondering if it was worth it? ??? (it's the perforated leathers and it was more red than black...) manufactured by dainese, does anyone have any input?

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Or if anybody has any suggestions I'd love to hear them! ;D

 

[kopfjager]

I don't have one, but have seen them. Nice quality, you probably pay more for all the xtra logos. You could possibly get the same jacket from Dainese in black for less.

 

[grnhorn]

+1 you're paying for the logos and exclusivity of the decals.

the jacket alone should be awesomely built, I *just* (within the last week) purchased a dainese 8-track jacket.. which are going for 499 these days, the baby-blue ones are a little cheaper... it goes to show that even a company with as much prestige as dainese has "bargain" sales...

 

[mmoore]

I've got the red one. Awesome jacket! I had a little "unscheduled excursion" in it and the armor did the job and the jacket only got a bit of scuffing on the shoulder.

Now, as far as I know, this is last year's model, so you should be able to get them at a discount. My local dealer is selling them for $550:

http://www.hattarmoto.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=348
or
http://www.hattarmoto.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=355

 

[Toad2012]

The one I saw was this years model then, cause the tag was 695...no markdown, but I love the design, plus I read on another thread that the velcro zipper flap was good, so it doesn't zip down during a slide... but when I tried on the jacket it didn't seem that it would have that problem. [cheeky] The jacket seemed to fit fine, but the elbow pads were a bit low...I was a little concerned with that...I only saw two,and the other one was larger....I'll have to go back later..

 

[mmoore]

Well, I don't think the design has changed, and Hattar has free shipping, so I'd just get the one I want from them. I mean $145 off is nothing to sneeze at, right? [thumbsup]

 

[TerribleTabo]

I have like 5 or 6 Ducati leather jackets & that 1 is my favorate!
The irony is that I don't really wear it because I am afraid it will get messed up if I crash, so I wear my other Ducati jackets.
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Still sitting in my closet... :-\

 

[kopfjager]

Sell him one of yours ....cheap

 

[RcRacer125]

Try Ebay, that's where I got mine. Not that specific one, but definately cheaper than the store.

 

[lwlam]

FYI, here's the new version:

 

[Sieg]

I've had a Dianese perforated jacket for a few years now, it retailed for $685. Overall the quality of hides, finish, and construction is hard to dramatically improve on IMHO.