Montana Jacket - British Motorcycle Gear

38 Product Reviews - Average rating 4.8 / 5 (Best Rated | Worst Rated | Most Recent | Oldest)

Ages beautifully

Toby - 5/15/2011

I've had mine for a year, riding through rain, sleet, and sun - desert sun, tropical sun. The leather starts out a very deep, rich brown. Mine has now started to fade a little across the shoulders and upper arms, and darken on the underside of the forearms where I rest my elbows. It looks fantastic, like a well-broken in pair of raw denim.

Something that surprised me: I prefer to wear the Montana in the heat than my Rev'it mesh jacket. The thick leather keeps the sun off me and the satin lining doesn't chafe like the mesh ones can.

Great jacket for a reasonable price

twowheelsforever - 1/25/2011

I just picked up the Montana jacket from the NY IMS show a few days ago, and so far I love it. It's been too cold to ride, so I've been wearing it around my house the last couple days. It's very comfortable, and even my wife loves it!

I've been looking for a motorcycle jacket with sleeves long enough for my arms for a couple of years now. I'd bought a couple online, only to be disappointed by the fit. I have had my eye on the Montana for a while, but was reluctant to make a purchase without trying one on, so I was happy BMG would be exhibiting at the show. All of the guys manning the booth were very friendly and helpful. The fit is excellent, the sleeves are long enough (finally!), and the leather is buttery soft. I couldnt't be happier!

Excellent jacket by BMG

MKP - 1/11/2011

I own this jacket and the Belstaff Mojave in wax cotton and I could not ask for two better short "blouson" style jackets. The Montana is very well proportioned and looks great both on and off the bike. Kudos to BMG for putting together such an excellent piece.

Lovin' It

GG - 1/3/2011

My favorite Christmas gift (probably because I picked it out myslf). Out of the box it is so supple and flexible. I'm 5'-11", 155lbs, 39" chest. Ordered a size 40 and it fits perfectly with or without the armour or liner. You could wear this as a street jacket with the armour and no one would know, it's that well tailored. Without the armour, it goes anywhere and looks great. Rode in 50 degrees with the liner and just a t-shirt - it was perfect, so I imagine it would be good at colder temps with another layer underneath. Havn't tried it in warm weather with the vents open, but I would really have to be suffering before even thinking about riding without this jacket. It's just so comfortable.

manu

manu - 11/25/2010

la mejor chaqueta estilo motero del mercado y de una marca de reconocido prestigio a nivel mundial.excelente. un 10 de valoracion.

FINALLY

Rich Steixner - 7/23/2010

I have only had this jacket for a week now, but I will say the following: FINALLY a motorcycle leather jacket that actually is constructed for motorcycle riding. By that I mean I went through SEVEN jackets by reputable manufacturers and they all were too short in the sleeves. Almost as if riding was incidental to whoever was going to buy them. This jacket fits like a motorcycle jacket should... that is to say that the sleeves are way longer than a non-riding jacket so they don't ride up in the riding position. Thank you. FINALLY

The Best

Kerry - 6/26/2010

This is by far my favorite motorcycle jacket, and I have about 10. I bought it 3 years ago and recently got another one for my son. I find that I wear it everywhere, whether I'm riding or not.

Awesome

Wells - 1/24/2010

Just picked this up at the Int. Motorcycle Show in NYC this weekend. While I have not ridden with it just yet, I did wear it all day (and all night) and now I cant wait to get on my Guzzi and wear it everywhere I go.

Leather is very soft. Fit is trim but the cut is very comfortable. I'm wearing a 44 and I'm 6'0 and 165lbs with long arms.

The only downside is the liner. It zips in but then does not snap/pin into place under the arm holes and subsequently your hand and arm get stuck trying to find the hole in the fleece then the sleeve. So I removed it entirely...

Great jacket for the price. Looked at the dainese zen and this is a better jacket for the money, in my opinion.

Excellent fit , excellent craftmenship

Lew - 10/9/2009

I was more than pleased with the Montana Jacket. Not only did it fit perfectly but the craftmanship was excellent.

Montana Jacket one year later

T D - 9/15/2009

I always wait a year before I write a review for anything to ensure I used the product in all weather conditions and see how it wears and so on�.

First the folks over at British Motorcycle Gear did a great job in helping me figure out what size I would need.
The jacket arrived and a pone opening the box (which was surprisingly small � jacket packs tight) I could see what other folks have been saying about the color, not brown, not really black, but the jacket is, for all better purposes black. The fit was perfect, leather soft and supple (almost too soft, your looking for protection right), and the jacket was made with great care and quality. I�m 6�2" 230lbs pounds and the size 50 fit me perfectly even at the neck (I wear a 17.5 to 18 shirt at the neck) the sleeves are nice and long and the armor sits in all the right places.
I wore the jacket all year round in New England and I was impressed with the performance. Good and warm to temperatures above 45 with the liner in (liner is thin, but does add some protection from the elements), and cool during the summer to temperatures as high as 85 (unzip the pockets and open the vents nice and breezy). Not bad for a leather.
The leather is naked so don�t wear it in the rain, and as I mentioned earlier a bit thin, but with the armor in it would protect you in a fall (not sure how the jacket would fare). One good thing about the thinner leather is you can hand sew patches with no problem.
I�m extremely please with the wear and overall performance of the jacket and I would recommend it to my friends, good deal for the money, and the Jacket looks sharp.

Montana

Jack - 8/7/2009

I have been using this jacket for over 3 years now and it is fantastic and looks even better with age. It will no doubt become an heirloom as it has alot of character again especially after it ages in the sun. I have alot of miles on this jack and love it more evey day.

Quality

Justin - 7/1/2009

I received the jacket near a week ago. I had read the reviews here as well as WebBikeWorld. It was down to the Roadcrafter or the Montana.

I could not be happier with my choice. I was able to test fit the Roadcrafter. I didn't have the same opportunity with the Montana but I still went with it.

To be redundant of some other reviews: Leather is soft, feels like the nice soft leather on a good couch. Fit is perfect. I ordered the same size as I wear in a business suit and it's great. It's tailored well enough that even with the forward lean to the bars, the arms reach and the fit doesn't pinch.

AND - It looks cool.

Buy it if you're considering a Motojacket.

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