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Do Not Forget to Assess the Quality of the High Priced Motorcycle Jacket

Recent studies have indicated that there is no justification for the tendency of the buyer to link the price of the motorcycle jacket with the quality of for protection it affords.
The bottom line is that most of the buyers of motorcycle jackets opt for an expensive jacket because they feel that such a jacket would provide high quality protection.
Generally, these buyers have to resort to such crude methods because they do not know which aspects must be considered to determine whether the motorcycle jacket shall afford good protection against accidents or not.
And other than adopting such ad hoc techniques to determine the quality of the motorcycle jacket, it is advisable to spend some time and effort educating oneself about the various methods to determine whether the motorcycle jacket is secure or not.
1) The first thing that the buyer must consider is the quality of the material used.
However, merely using high quality material is not sufficient because poor quality of work on the jacket can negate the advantage gained from the high quality material.
2) If the seams of the jacket part upon impact with the ground, even the best quality material will not to protect you as it would not stick together.
Hence, do not make the mistake of giving undue preference to the quality of material without ascertaining the quality of work done on the material.
3) Now, the quality of the material can be assessed by feeling the texture of the material and by comparing the jacket with other jackets made of inferior quality leather.
However when it comes to the quality of work, mere comparison with other jackets will not suffice.
The buyer will have to make sure that extra protection has been provided for the high risk areas.
4) The shoulders and the elbows of the jacket should contain padding and other protective material.
If you are opting for an expensive motorcycle jacket, then you have the right to demand that impact protectors be incorporated into your jacket to provide you with additional protection.
5) The combination of the impact protectors and the abrasion resistant material should provide sufficient protection.
However, it is imperative that the impact protectors are firmly incorporated into the jacket.
If the impact protectors do not affect the snugly affect, then the possibility of the protectors being dislocated is very high.
This would render the impact protectors useless in the event of any accident or crash.
You should purchase the motorcycle jacket only after being satisfied that the impact protectors have been incorporated, that they have been tightly fitted and that they shall not become loose or become dislocated in the event of an accident.
6) Further, the jacket should be reinforced by double or even triple stitching to provide sufficient resistance against the hard surface of the road in the event of an accident.
You should pay a high price for the motorcycle jacket only if all these features are provided in the jacket.
Only then will the jacket last for as long as ten years or even longer if it is well maintained.
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