Discovery Jacket - British Motorcycle Gear

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discovery jacket

mike e - 10/6/2011

Purchased this jacket for a 8,000 mile trip this summer, TX-AK-TX. Fantastic, best ever. Rained on 19 days, never leaked, always warm (sometimes too warm) and most of all comfortable.

I Prefer over my Aerostitch Roadcrafter

Henry Dorn - 3/25/2011

I want to say how happy I am with the quality of the BMG
Pioneer pants I got from you as well. They mate perfectly with the
Discovery Jacket and have held up terrifically thru several winters of cold
wet North Carolina riding. I prefer the Discovery/Pioneer combination
over my Aerostich Roadcrafter suits when the weather is truly foul.

Wow, just wow

Jerry in NYC - 3/3/2011

Wow, just wow. I expected a nice jacket, no jacket is not the right word. Coat. I am new to riding and wanted a good 3 season coat with good protective qualities. So went off to learn as much as I could about protective clothing. After reading reviews for over two months I finally decided on this one. So I expected a nice coat, but had no idea that it would be as nice as it is. Good quality materials, good stitching. I took a ride this afternoon in twenty degree temps. Going over to my sister's house. The coat with all the linings in was extremely warm and comfortable. At first I was concerned that the arms felt tight, but once on the bike it was comfortable and not restricting. Once at my sister's house, who is a professional seamstress I showed her the new coat. She was very impressed with quality of the cloth, stitching and over all construction of it.
I'll end up using this coat for years.

luv it

john - 12/28/2010

Purchased this jacket in 2002! have over 200,000miles of riding in all weather. have not seen another jacket that does all this one can!

Amazing

Scott - Chicago - 11/12/2010

From 90 degree summer heat to the 30 degree winter cold, in torrential all day heavy rain to gusty unforgiving wind this jacket has kept me safe, warm and comfortable during my 50,000 plus miles ridden since it's purchase. I wont leave home without it. BMG / Belstaff has this customer returning for life.

Pure Awesome

e - 11/1/2010

I've been riding since I was about 13. Now I am a year round rider no matter the weather. Over the years I have tried a multitude of jackets. If you came and checked out my closet you would think I own a motorcycle shop. I have over a dozen jackets by BMW, Rev'IT!, Rukka, Olympia, Hein Gericke and a few Belstaff jackets.

When the mercury drops I reach for this. NONE of the other jacket I have keep me as comfortable in extreme weather.

I ride an annual ride called the Crotona midnight run, this is held in the 3rd-4th week of February during what is generally the coldest night of the year. One year the temperature hovered around 6 degrees during the halfway point, which means that temps around the lake were at least 10-15 degrees colder.

I was toasty warm, I didn't even have my heated gear with me (I forgot it) but thankfully I didn't need it. Having your body well insulated keeps your fingers and toes warm as well. Around the 11th or 12th hour just before arriving home the very tips of my toes did feel a little cold, but thankfully the sun had already risen and the temperatures quickly rose.

Again, if you are living in a cold climate and want THE warmest jacket you can get, look no further.

its really that good

Dave - 9/17/2010

I recently purchased this jacket for a 5000 plus mile tour. I couldn't imagine a better jacket at any price. It is absolutely waterproof even in hours of heavy rain. I didn't take the jacket liner (it was summer, I thought) but it was warm enough with a long sleeve shirt and light sweater in temperatures in the mid 30's and with a light shirt up to the 90's. With the liner it should be good into the 20's. Protection is great, and the features are nice without being cumbersome. Highly recommended.

11 years and going

Ben in KC - 5/1/2013

I have had this jacket for 11 years now from back when it was a Belstaff. It's almost time for a new one. Blizzards, Tropical storms and it has served me well for over 100,000miles. Thanks for the great product.

This one Does It All...

Stephen in Alaska - 9/4/2008

After noticing that this is the jacket Claudio wears in " The Long Way Round" and reading the reviews I new this had to be one great peice of equipment.. I have worn this jacket in an ice storm and in rain that never let up for hours.. The Verdict this is the Jacket all other should be measured against.

The Only Three Season Jacket to Consider

Hoss - 2/4/2010

My Discovery is the Belstaff Discovery, same as the BMG. It's worn daily for my commutes and it serves well on my travels...thus far no complaints, no leaks, just a great three season jacket. well one minor complaint>>>>that damn belt bunches up in back, nothing major, just looks crappy.

Excellent piece of kit

Dodger - 9/12/2009

Absolutely waterproof .
Best value jacket on the market .
My only niggle is the elasticated belt ,but a pair of scissors soon cured that - I much prefer a seperate belt .
I think you'd have a damn hard job finding a better jacket .

Discovery

rottenbiker - 2/26/2009

I wore the discovery jacket in the Iron Butt Rally in downpours, desert heat, cold nights and never had a complaint. It is an awesome jacket. Mine now has about a hundred thousand miles on it still looks great and does the job>

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