The Fahrenheit jacket by Black Brand aims to raise the appeal of leather by using a proprietary cooling coating that promises to make it more comfortable in hot weather rides. 
Textile apparel may be more versatile, but for the traditionalists among us, there are times when a motorcycle ride just doesn?t feel right without a good ol? leather jacket. And it?s still pretty hard to beat leather when it comes to falling off a motorcycle?which is why riders started wearing it in the first place.
My only real gripe with leather is that it can be too warm and heavy in the thickness needed for real abrasion protection. Black Brand?s Fahrenheit jacket is a simply styled, robust black leather jacket that addresses the heat issue in three ways. First, the soft, 1.1-1.2mm thick milled top-grain leather has a KoolTek chemical treatment that Black Brand says makes it reflect the sun?s heat, keeping it more than 20 degrees cooler than an untreated leather jacket in the sun without affecting its high-quality appearance. Discreet zippered vents in the shoulders and both sides of the back allow some airflow, and the liner is made of soft, smooth moisture- and odor-wicking material. Together these three lines of heat defense genuinely help the Fahrenheit feel cooler when it?s warm outside than a comparable black leather jacket without these features. We didn?t measure the surface or inner temperature of the Fahrenheit vs. regular black leather in the sun, but resting the back of a hand on ea...