Max, sorry to hear about your accident, but thanks for your thoughts on the jacket protection.  No one ever wants to have a spill, but one never knows, right.  So since this is my thread, I'll ask... how are you coping with the Big C now?  You are riding, so I take that as a good sign.  I hope you are kicking its azz!

Yes. I smoked a whole sleeve & didnt get Nothin!

Just washed the Alpinestars yellow jacket and the blood from the scratch on the nose even came out with a little help from grandma's spot remover and a spry stuff. I have an early, like 1998 Alpinestars textile and this newer one, both in the short sport rider style, a Joe Rocket 3/4 length textile and JR mesh one for the days over 100. The Alpine one worn over a fuzzy(can't think of the correct name) jacket with the wind and waterproof liner is really toasty. All have armor in the forearms, elbows, shoulders and back. Max

I have an Alpinstars mesh jacket I purchased new few year ago. I wear it when I want to look like a transformer
All kidding aside, it has the armor and a liner as well.
Lately I have been wearing my leather seahawk jacket. It is heavy and with a  turtle neck as well as my leather vest, keeps me toasty warm.
Well as long as temps are at least 40 that is..
When temps are over 60 I have my pink lighter weight leather jacket.
I have a wool coat that I wear at times as well as a couple different denim jackets. Then their is the flourescent coat I have as well.
I have alot of jackets as seems our weather changes every 10 mins so it calls for more than one kind of jacket here..  
I go for comfort as well as protection. My pink leather jacket has the marks from when I went down. It reminds me how fast one can have an accident and be caught off guard, as well as be glad they had the protection when it happened.. kim