FirstGear Scout Jacket - 2010

These Scout jackets have a very substantial thermal liner. When the liner is installed it takes up a fair amount of room. When trying on the jackets WITHOUT the liner, we felt the jackets run pretty true to size. With the liner though they felt snug. If you plan to wear the jacket with the liner a lot and tend toward the big side of your size selection, then we’d advise you choosing a size larger. Example if you fill up an XL pretty well in most clothing items, you will find the XXL in this jacket to be a good fit with the liner in use.

These jackets are sold in “alpha” sizes. FirstGear offers sizing information for this product which is very typical for any brand jacket as follows:

Tall sizes: FirstGear offers this jacket in talls, which provides a rarely found option for tall people. The body and sleeves of the jackets are 1 1/2 to 2 inches taller than the “standard” cut jackets. If you normally have to buy “talls” then these should work for you.

The 2010 Scout Jacket from FirstGear is a quality, thick leather jacket which is built to last. This is backed by FirstGear’s 10 year limited warranty, which should give you an idea of what they think of their product! Looking at the jacket in person it is very substantial, thick leather, with heavy duty snaps and zippers, and quality stitching throughout. The thickness of the leather means it is a little stiff when brand new, but it should break in nicely after a bit of use. While most leather motorcycle jackets have more of a sport cut, this jacket is a bit more relaxed and has features that a commuter or touring rider would appreciate, such as the numerous pockets, including two handwarmer pockets and two very large cargo pockets on the chest. The cargo pockets have storage pouches sewn inside so you can stay organized. The interior pockets include a zippered document pocket and a cell phone pocket on the left, and a cargo/map pocket on the right. One nice feature of FirstGear jackets is they have the same interior pockets built into the removable liner as well as the shell of the jacket, so whether the liner is in or out, your pockets are in the same places. About that liner: for colder weather the insulated liner installs with snaps, rather than a zipper, and Velcro holds the sleeves in the right place. The liner isn’t especially thick, but the shell of the jacket is and together they should keep you quite warm. Another nice feature of the Scout is the Thermoneck™ system. It’s basically a fleece lined neck wrap which Velcros to the liner and extends up and out of the collar of the jacket. This is a very nice feature for cold weather riding as an exposed neck can be quite painful. When it warms up you can remove the liner and open two sleeve vents, two rear exit vents, and two vertical chest vents. The zippers for the chest vents on this jacket actually double as the pocket openings, but there is Velcro as well which will hold the contents of the pockets in place while the vents are open. For protection there is CE approved armor in the shoulders and elbows, as well as a foam back pad. You can view some good pictures of this jacket and its features by taking the “View Larger Pictures” link above.

Note about the pictures: For 2010 the Scout jacket was offered in both black and brown. We photographed the Scout jacket in brown which has since been discontinued.