ILM Motorcycle Riding Jacket with Mesh CE Armor and Removable Liner Protective All Season Jacket for Men Model JAM1

No fallen with it yet but it’s pretty breathable and look/feel safe.

Initial impressions are good. The jacket is a good length with long sleeves to feel comfortable when reaching for the handlebars. It has good padding, elbow, shoulder and back pad. 4 pockets will fit plenty of things. Zippers are tough and seem like they will last. Jacket does not flare at the bottom and stays tight to the body without it being cinched. No Oder or off gassing. The liner makes this a warm jacket and can be easily removed for warmer rides. Not sure about water resistance since I haven’t rode on the rain yet but seems waterproof. The only gripe I have is the shoulder and elbow pads seem a little out of alignment. It may be because there is a little wiggle room in the pocket where they sit. Other than that it’s a great jacket for a small price.

Very warm coat and fairly comfortable with pads in

I have to say I'm impressed. My old Joe Rocket mesh jacket has finally worn out, faded out and has never really fit great. This ILM in the Large size fits me perfect. I followed the sizing instructions provided on the site. I'm 6'1" 180# and my biggest problem with shirts and jackets, motorcycle or not, is the sleeve length where I wear a 27" sleeve. On the JR I had to go to an XL to get sleeves long enough. This caused the rest of the jacket to fit too loose. The elbow armor flopped around because it was so loose on me. The ILM is the only jacket I found that had long sleeves in the large size (26.8"). Most jackets I looked at only had sleeves around 25-26" and yes, that makes a big difference. Those manufacturers that have Tall sizes typically have them under the "Big and Tall" category which makes them way too baggy. Additionally, the Large ILM has a 29" length back which also fits my torso perfectly when riding. Comparing this $90 jacket to my old $200 Joe Rocket jacket, which is still around $200: The JR has an additional sleeve adjustment at the elbow. The JR has a small exterior pocket near the left shoulder that was a great place to keep an emergency info card, though the ILM has a nice large interior pocket in the same area. The JR uses snaps instead of velcro at many adjustment areas. Velcro tends to lose it's "stickiness" over time. The ILM claims a CE level back protector. The old JR appears to simply have a foam back protector. The JR has a collar snap to fully close the neck. The ILM doesn't. I never used it, but it's there. The JR has pants connectors at the lower back. The ILM doesn't. I never used them, but they're there. The liners are virtually identical except that the JR's quilted liner is removable from the rain liner, while the ILM's are stiched together. I used the rain liner by itself many times as it was often enough in slightly cooler weather which I won't be able to do with the ILM. I do long distance riding and I only take a mesh jacket when traveling. Layered up or with heated gear keeps me plenty warm. Both jackets weigh exactly the same with the armor and liners installed. (Note: The back protector wasn't installed on receiving, but that just took a minute. The easiest way to install the back pad is to roll it into a circle, then push the bottom section in first, then the top. I know, easier said than done, but that's how it worked on the JR and it works on this one.) Now for a couple of negatives: It arrived in a small box that didn't look like it could contain a full-sized jacket. It did, but the plastic product bag was wrapped over and over in packing tape, apparently to compress it to fit in the box. Not wanting to destroy the product bag in case I needed to return the jacket for some reason, I carefully removed all this packing tape, which took be about 15-20 minutes along with my many not so nice comments. Packing tape really sticks well to plastic bags! The other negative is the way the liner sleeves attach to the jacket. Instead of using snaps like the JR the ILM uses buttons which go through loops made of stretchy material. I actually like the buttons better because the snaps would often come apart when removing the JR jacket. But the buttons are very difficult to get to and require taking off the jacket so you can use both hands to pull the sleeves almost inside-out to get to the buttons. They're buried pretty far inside the sleeves. On the JR I could do what I needed with one hand while still wearing the jacket. Bottom Line: Sorry for the repeated comparisons to the Joe Rocket mesh jacket, but with the price difference I was really concerned that I would be sacrificing too much to save some money since the ILM is about 1/2 the cost of the JR. Plus, it's all I have to compare to. It turns out that I didn't sacrifice, and may have actually improved with this purchase. In my case the ILM fits much better and with the elbow armor in the proper location and CE armor in the back I'll have better protection. I got 7 years and 41,000 miles out of my JR. We'll see how the ILM does long term. Considering the price point this jacket is a solid 5 stars in spite of the few and minor cons.

Overall I find this jacket to be worth the value. Its bulky and cheap and you're going to feel it especially with the back plate installed, but the thermal layer is a game changer. First time I didnt shiver the entire ride to work. On the opposite side of that unfortunately is even without the thermal layer installed its hot to wear in the heat. The safety it offers is well worth the discomfort though.