lol, that guy was talking crap about icon... i have a 6 year old icon jacket and its still kickin(1 wreck and 3 broken zippers) but still working. i was getting defensive because he related icon to squids... and i run low 1:40's at auto park speedway..
my buddy had mesh, and the shoulder pad shifted and the mesh melted through and turnd his upper shoulder into a hot rasberry.
it it 100 degrees here, and tops out at 110 ish, and i still wear leather....because of what happened to him.
yea i get to my destination a little "moist" but i feel "safer".
Yeah, if you're wearing mesh, it HAS to be a VERY SNUG fit or it just won't protect you.
I really don't think I could handle the weather where you live! Anything over 80 is just too much for me. It's been low 90's here lately with crazy humidity and I hate it. Last 2 day have been less humid, which is good 4 me.
I'm getting too old for sport bikes. I need a nice big sport touring machine