Every little aspect of this jacket shows the countless hours that have gone into designing and manufacturing a world-class product.
BHPian neil.jericho recently shared this with other enthusiasts.
A couple of months ago, I had posted about the differences between a mesh jacket and a textile jacket. Unfortunately, many riders in the enthusiast community are still unaware of the practical realities of these jackets. The less said about ignorant social media influenzas who struggle for content and don’t know heads or tails about different jackets, the better.
For enthusiasts on a budget, a mesh jacket makes tremendous sense. However, for those tourers who can afford to have a second jacket in their wardrobe, a textile jacket is a must have. Sadly, I see many well heeled riders using their mesh jackets for anything and everything. Thats like wearing your formal office shoes to go to office, run a marathon, do some gardening and going to the beach!
Anyways, my Royal Enfield Khardung La textile jacket is close to completing 5 years of loyal service. Ive worn it for thousands of kilometers, in all sorts of weather, and Ive never had any complaint with it. The logical upgrade was the CE level A rated Royal Enfield Nirvik jacket, which is a fabulous buy at Rs 15,000.
However, I decided to look for a CE level AA rated jacket, and after a lot of research, I narrowed it down to the Revit Sand 4 H20 jacket. I love the fact that you can completely control the airflow and you get different layers to suit different purposes (cold / rain etc). TBHPians Axe77 and KarthikK had recently picked up the Sand 4 H20 jacket. The feedback from both this experienced riders was very positive. As fate would have it, a close friend of mine was able to procure for me, a Revit Sand 4 H20 jacket, at a very attractive price. Since the back protector is shared between the Eclipse mesh jacket and Sand 4 H20 jacket, I didnt have to buy an additional back armour. I only purchased the additional chest protectors.
I rode down from Bangalore to Cochin, while wearing the Sand 4 H20 jacket. Ive been using riding jackets since 2009, and have gone through multiple products from Indian and international manufacturers. This is, without a doubt, the best riding jacket that I have ever worn in my life. Every little aspect of this jacket shows the countless hours that have gone into designing and manufacturing a world-class product. That is where our home grown companies have a lot of catching up to do.
While riding at highway speeds, I closed up all the vents and rode without a care in the world. The fact that I could do so, while riding through simmering Coimbatore and Palakkad, was a blessing! Closer to home, as I slowed down with traffic, I opened up the chest vents and the zips on the arms, to allow for the required airflow.
In terms of a stress test, the 550 kilometer ride had everything (except rains, ironically!) and the Sand 4 H20 jacket, passed it with flying colours.
I’ll do another few long rides and post a detailed breakdown of this top notch product from Revit.
Money no bar, is this the best touring jacket that is sold in India? You will be hard pressed to convince me otherwise.
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