Best Mesh Jacket?

[NateNewThread]

Currently this is the jacket that I am using and it gets WAY too hot. Is there a reputable dealer that sells good quality, not too expensive mesh jackets? My main concern is good airflow to keep me cool.

[Heath]

Look at jackets that are half and half too.  I hated my texture jacket by Alpinestars.  My current Ducati jacket is mostly leather with textile on the front.  Breaths very well.

[Slide Panda]

His e a dainese 'shotgun' which is great. Dainese made the jacket you posted, so if you like the quality there you'll probably like the shotgun. There's some pretty detailed discussion on here about that model - just run a search

Two key points for that jacket:
Buy one size smaller than you'd expect. It's got stretch materials a plenty
Check eBay for them. They can be found under $200 from time to time

[patrick696]

I got the Revit Air last week. It has been great so far.


Patrick

[flare_late]

I got the Revit Air last week. It has been great so far.

I have the same.  Great jacket and easy on the wallet 

[Privateer]

I like the alpinestars t-breeze I got a couple years ago

[NateNewThread]

all great input so far. thanks

[seevtsaab]

Tourmaster Intake, similar to the A* above, full mesh, tough
To breath better. Plus wind/rain layer and a comfortable
quilted liner. All assembled good 40F-75F, mesh alone above
that.

[redxblack]

that Astars is SEXY!

I have the RevIt Air and it's perfect. Sadly, I bought one when they first came out, so it's the ugly red and gray aesthetic. The newer ones look much better, but for hot days the functionality cannot be beaten (in my LIMITED experience).

[gr1976]

I have the a-stars verona air

http://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/alpinestars-verona-air-jacket-2011

it has a ton of mesh (even though it doesn't look like it in the pics), flows a lot of air and seems really well made. The mesh is a little smaller and tighter than some jackets I've worn in the past so when its 80+ sitting in traffic gets a little warm, but once you start moving you cool off quick.

I added the dainese air shied g back protector which fits perfectly and due to its design doesn't get hot either

http://www.revzilla.com/product/dainese-air-shield-g-back-protector

together they make a great summer textile jacket

[Ducman10]

I picked up a Cortech GX Air Series 2 and love it.  It's mesh all over but has leather/armor in the elbows, shoulders and back.  It breathes incredibly well.  The only spot that really gets on me is the back where they have the padding.

[Dirty Duc]

+1 on the Cortech.

it also comes with the "modular" liner system from Tourmaster.

[dark_duc]

Tourmaster Intake, similar to the A* above, full mesh, tough
To breath better. Plus wind/rain layer and a comfortable
quilted liner. All assembled good 40F-75F, mesh alone above
that.

+1 on the Tourmaster.

I have the Flex Series 2 and the mesh only breathes a TON.  One of my favorite things about this jacket is the rain liner zips outside the mesh as an outer shell.  This is much more comfortable than the plastic feeling interior liners.

[bikepilot]

I just got a Tiezms leather-mesh jacket - its really just an all-leather jacket with extra perforation as compared to a typical perf leather jacket.  Haven't ridden with it yet (Mr. Fed Ex dropped it off last night - wore the textile stuff to work today).  I think it'll be not much hotter than a textile mesh like my joe rocket phonex.

Motoport sells a mesh kevlar jacket that's darn near bomb proof.  Rather poor design/fit/finish though, but if I had to crash in a mesh textile there's none I'd rather do it in.

[danaid]

 All the jackets posted will work well for you, if you decide on a jacket, make sure you get one with a wind proof/ waterproof liner so you can get the most use out of it. I've owned the Rev'it jacket posted here and liked it a lot, just no way to zip it to riding pants. I'm wearing this  Dainese shotgun jacket in red now, but no liner so I had to purchase one separately .

http://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/dainese-shotgun-jacket

This is a new one and also looks good and it has a removable liner, all these jackets need  back protection added. 

http://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/dainese-air-frame-textile-jacket