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III PRODUCT REVIEW
HARLEY-DAVIDSON AURORAL
3-IN-1 LEATHER JACKET
LIST PRICE:
$595
http://www.harley-davidson.
com/store/auroral-3-in-1-
leather-jacket
STANDOUT
FEATURE:
Amazing fit, super solid
construction, fantastic quality
leather
RIDER ANALYSIS:
Six months has passed with
me in Harley-Davidson's
Auroral 3-in-1 Leather Jacket
and I can say without doubt,
this is one of the best jackets
I've ever tested. I'd want it to
be for the price! But I've worn
it so much for the last half
a year it's almost become a
second skin.
It's a pretty heavy jacket,
but it sits so well I now hardly
notice the weight. Aside from
the high quality cowhide
leather, which took next to no
time to mold to the various
intricacies of my pretty out-
of-shape frame, one of the
things I love about the Auroral
are the zippers. Like my
kick-around AGV Sport jacket
I've had for over a year, the
zippers are real quality and
haven't once ripped open
or misaligned. Sounds like
a small thing but I've had
jackets that cost more than
the Auroral with really crappy
zippers, and if they don't
work, what's the point?
The inner liner/hoodie is
easily the most comfortable
liner I've got in any current
jacket. Most liners leave me
sweating after a solid day, even
if it's been a cold ride, whereas
this H-D hoodie feels like one
of the hundreds of Hurley
hoodies in my bottom drawer.
Thus I have not taken it out,
and to be honest I probably
won't, because even though
the Auroral will be a pretty
hot in summer, the vents flow
enough air that I doubt it'll even
bother me.
Many riders wouldn't think
of a Harley jacket if they're not
a Harley rider, but I thought
the exact same thing before
wearing this.
Rennie Scaysbrook
Harley-Davidson's Auroral 3-in-1 Leather Jacket is
one of the Bar and Shield brand's premier riding
jackets and being a 3-in-1, you're getting a lot
more for your money than a standard jacket.
The Auroral is constructed using sturdy and
thick mid-weight cowhide leather with a polyester
mesh body lining and polyester taffeta sleeve
lining. That's similar construction to a few of
the other jackets in H-D's lineup but the Auroral
comes with a removable cotton/polyester hoodie
that can be worn separately. It's ultra comfortable
and even looks great when worn on its own.
There are couple of vertical front vents, two on
the back and pockets for armor in the elbows and
shoulders. The Auroral isn't designed to be a very
tight fitting jacket and thus you can wear a back
protector easily underneath.
The piping up and down the arms and
shoulders and logos underneath the left
collarbone, right shoulder and back are all
constructed using 3M Scotchlite reflective
material which shines up much brighter than
expected in low light or at nighttime under street
lights.
