ILM Motorcycle Riding Jacket with Mesh CE Armor and Detachable Thermal Liner Dual Sport All Season for Men Model JAM1

The **LM Motorcycle Riding Jacket with Mesh CE Armor and Detachable Thermal Liner** has been a solid piece of gear, especially during colder months. With the right layers, it performs better than expected in winter conditions. **Cold Weather Performance:** On its own, it’s a mesh jacket, but **with the thermal liner installed and layered with flannel and long johns**, it works great for winter riding. It blocks wind well enough and retains heat when layered properly, making it far more versatile than a typical warm-weather jacket. **Protection & Fit:** The included **CE armor** fits well and stays in place, providing confidence without feeling bulky. The jacket fits comfortably over layers without restricting movement on the bike. **Versatility:** The detachable thermal liner makes this jacket useful across multiple seasons. Remove the liner for warmer weather, add it back with layers for cold rides — very flexible depending on conditions. **Build Quality:** Stitching, zippers, and materials all feel durable and well-made. After regular use, everything has held up nicely. **Final Verdict:** If you’re willing to **layer up with flannel and long johns**, this jacket is **great even in winter**. Solid protection, good versatility, and excellent value for the price. A reliable jacket for riders who want one piece of gear that can handle multiple seasons.

I have to say I'm impressed. My old Joe Rocket mesh jacket has finally worn out, faded out and has never really fit great. This ILM in the Large size fits me perfect. I followed the sizing instructions provided on the site. I'm 6'1" 180# and my biggest problem with shirts and jackets, motorcycle or not, is the sleeve length where I wear a 27" sleeve. On the JR I had to go to an XL to get sleeves long enough. This caused the rest of the jacket to fit too loose. The elbow armor flopped around because it was so loose on me. The ILM is the only jacket I found that had long sleeves in the large size (26.8"). Most jackets I looked at only had sleeves around 25-26" and yes, that makes a big difference. Those manufacturers that have Tall sizes typically have them under the "Big and Tall" category which makes them way too baggy. Additionally, the Large ILM has a 29" length back which also fits my torso perfectly when riding. Comparing this $90 jacket to my old $200 Joe Rocket jacket, which is still around $200: The JR has an additional sleeve adjustment at the elbow. The JR has a small exterior pocket near the left shoulder that was a great place to keep an emergency info card, though the ILM has a nice large interior pocket in the same area. The JR uses snaps instead of velcro at many adjustment areas. Velcro tends to lose it's "stickiness" over time. The ILM claims a CE level back protector. The old JR appears to simply have a foam back protector. The JR has a collar snap to fully close the neck. The ILM doesn't. I never used it, but it's there. The JR has pants connectors at the lower back. The ILM doesn't. I never used them, but they're there. The liners are virtually identical except that the JR's quilted liner is removable from the rain liner, while the ILM's are stiched together. I used the rain liner by itself many times as it was often enough in slightly cooler weather which I won't be able to do with the ILM. I do long distance riding and I only take a mesh jacket when traveling. Layered up or with heated gear keeps me plenty warm. Both jackets weigh exactly the same with the armor and liners installed. (Note: The back protector wasn't installed on receiving, but that just took a minute. The easiest way to install the back pad is to roll it into a circle, then push the bottom section in first, then the top. I know, easier said than done, but that's how it worked on the JR and it works on this one.) Now for a couple of negatives: It arrived in a small box that didn't look like it could contain a full-sized jacket. It did, but the plastic product bag was wrapped over and over in packing tape, apparently to compress it to fit in the box. Not wanting to destroy the product bag in case I needed to return the jacket for some reason, I carefully removed all this packing tape, which took be about 15-20 minutes along with my many not so nice comments. Packing tape really sticks well to plastic bags! The other negative is the way the liner sleeves attach to the jacket. Instead of using snaps like the JR the ILM uses buttons which go through loops made of stretchy material. I actually like the buttons better because the snaps would often come apart when removing the JR jacket. But the buttons are very difficult to get to and require taking off the jacket so you can use both hands to pull the sleeves almost inside-out to get to the buttons. They're buried pretty far inside the sleeves. On the JR I could do what I needed with one hand while still wearing the jacket. Bottom Line: Sorry for the repeated comparisons to the Joe Rocket mesh jacket, but with the price difference I was really concerned that I would be sacrificing too much to save some money since the ILM is about 1/2 the cost of the JR. Plus, it's all I have to compare to. It turns out that I didn't sacrifice, and may have actually improved with this purchase. In my case the ILM fits much better and with the elbow armor in the proper location and CE armor in the back I'll have better protection. I got 7 years and 41,000 miles out of my JR. We'll see how the ILM does long term. Considering the price point this jacket is a solid 5 stars in spite of the few and minor cons.

Nice jacket but it could use a few pockets. It's got no pockets whatsoever, except for one ridiculously deep one.

Lots of good things to be said for this jacket. I'm a 46" chest, 36" waist. The XXL fits me great. Love the look too. (I went with Gray) Armor is pre installed, except the back pad. The back pad that came with it, is considerably too big to fit in the pocket for it. Had to do some "adjusting" with a pair of shears to get it to fit. Not docking a star for that, but a bit irritating to have to do it. The overall quality is so good, I will let that itrritation slide. The jacket is cooler than I expected with the liner out. It breathes! A 75 degree day, riding through long shady sections was actually chilly. Liner in, warms up pretty good. Haven't tested it in colder temps yet, but I'm thinking I'll need some undergarment layers in colder weather. I love the reflective stripes. Anyone on a bike knows full well how important it is to be seen out there. Quality is fantastic. Value for the $$ also fantastic. I don't think you can go wrong with this jacket. But I'm pretty sure you will need to layer up underneath on colder days. I may get another jacket for colder weather, we will see. I haven't been caught in the rain with it, so can't comment on that, yet. It's a great jacket. I'd buy it again.

Purchased this mesh jacket with super doubtful hope that it would measure up to some level of my expectations. With equivalent riding jackets running easily $300 and upwards, I didn't think this one at just over $100 was going to be a keeper. I was very happily mistaken. The benefits are: 1) zip out liner with secure elastic button holders in the sleeves; 2) solidly secured armor in the shoulders, back, and elbows; 3) seemingly solid quality construction and good zippers (time will tell); and 4) the sizing was dead on for me. I wear XL, but with riding jackets one never really knows. I'll confess, I have a bit of a middle age gut, but the jacket fits just fine with an adjustable Velcro waist. If I had but one complaint I would have liked there to be some zippered vents in various places, BUT it is a mesh jacket so I'm going to assume it will be breathable (I've not used it in warm to hot weather). Finally, if you're on a bit of a budget and don't want to drop hundreds of dollars, this is one to consider.

Amazing mesh jacket! I am 6’ 2” with a 46” chest and in xxl this jacket could not fit better. It was the only new armored gear I purchased that completely exceeded my expectations. I also bought jerseys, 2 pairs of pants, rain jacket, boots, etc and all from top name brands. I fully expected that when everything was delivered and got to see it and try it on in person that this Amazon Moto jacket was going to go back. The opposite happen and I love the quality and how it fits. I keeping it and sending back much more expensive things I thought I would keep for sure. I am using it for 80% off road, 20% on road riding. The armor fits well and is in all the right places. It does not feel like it’s going to move around much at all. 5 stars for comfort and it makes me feel protected. Only drawback might be that the back protection is a little on the heavy side, but I planned to replace it with ce 2 anyway. Now that I see it in person, I would been willing have paid much more for this level of quality.

Nice quality jacket. I liked it so much that I bought two - a size medium for winter that I can put layers underneath and a size small for summer. I would caution that this jacket runs pretty big. I’m 5’10” 160lbs athletic build and can easily fit a tee shirt, long sleeve shirt AND a hoodie underneath the Medium. So the medium is great for winter but would be way too loose in the summer.

This ventilated jacket features reinforced material in the shoulder, back, and elbows. The jacket's quality seems quite reasonable for its price point. While the zipper is a bit small, it functions effectively. The pockets are of a decent size and are well-placed. Velcro adjustments are present on the back and sleeves. The liner is constructed with waterproof material and is removable. Although the included CE armor is not top-tier, it has been replaced with CE2 armor from a previous purchase. Overall, it appears to be a decent jacket offering CE1 protection, which is an improvement over wearing no protection, but it does not represent the highest level of safety.