REV'IT! Tornado 2 Jacket For Women

We used a size 42 on our Fit Check Mannequin Shirley who is a standard size Large, Dress size 12. The jacket measured out correctly at 38” max chest. The actual measured waist of the jacket is considerably larger than REVIT’s standard size chart would indicate. For example on the size 42 we used for the photo shoot on Shirley, I measure the max waist at about 36”. A style like this is easily adjusted through the waist with the side buckles. Shirley has a waist of about 32” and it looks just fine on her. Max waist sizes are about 2” less than the max chest listed for each size rather than the much smaller size listed in the chart. .

Women’s REVIT size chart for jackets (chart is generic and may show size choices not available for this product. Please refer to the drop down menu on this product page for size availability):

Size	Chest	Waist	Approx Alpha Size	Approx Dress Size
34	31-32	25-26	-	4
36	32-34	26-27	XS	6
38	34-35	28-29	Small	8
40	35-37	29-30	Medium	10
42	37-38	31-32	Large -	12
44	39-40	32-34	Large +	14
46	40-41	34-35	XL	16
48	43-44	36-38	XXL	18

The Tornado 2 is the second version of their most popular summer jacket. Lots of brands make a great summer jacket, but what makes this one different/better? Well, the overall quality of the REVIT brand is excellent. It is in the finer details like the quality of the zipper and the very neat tailoring… expensive feeling fabrics and well engineered protection.

Just to look at these jackets, you can tell they are designed in Europe… the colors are in fashion and they have that “certain look” that REVIT really began over five years ago. The classic REVIT look is in the Silver/Black jacket in this model, but the all Black are great looking too.

So about the jacket’s functionality… this is a mostly mesh shell jacket with a removable liner. So with the liner removed, it’s a great style for hot weather. The wind should blow right through. But in cooler weather or wet weather, you can put the liner in for warmth and to keep dry. One point to make… MOST mesh jackets come with a liner, but they are strictly wind/rain liners, but the liner here is lightly insulated as well, which should make the jacket with liner more comfortable in lower temps. Hopefully you won’t be caught in a rain when it’s really hot… that would be the only circumstance when the insulation in the liner would be a bummer. Probably an unlikely scenario.

I mentioned the shell of this jacket being mostly mesh. If you plan on riding in REALLY hot and dry weather, then consider adding the optional Challenger cooling vest. It’s the kind of vest that you soak in water and then rely on evaporative cooling for comfort. Granted, you could use just any old cooling vest (we sell a number of them), but it’s handy that this one zips into the jacket using the same zips as the thermal liner for a neat and tidy package.

The armor package is excellent… the shoulder/elbow type is new and is REVIT’s CE Level 2 stuff which is about as good as it gets. The jacket doesn’t come with the back pad as standard, but you can add a level 2 back pad if you want (see the link below).

Pair this jacket with the matching women’s pants (take the link below). With the pants, you will have an excellent summer riding outfit that will serve you well in wilder or wet weather too. :: Paul, 02-11-19

Photos: For a look at some of the features of the Tornado 2, please visit the photo gallery for the men’s Tornado 2.

Add a Back Protector: This jacket is made with a pocket to accept a Seesoft CE Level 2 Back Protector Insert type RV (RV refers to the shape). For sizes Small or Medium, choose size 4; for Large thru XXL, choose size 5 and for XXXL and larger choose size 6.

REVIT says: The credo ‘never change a winning team’ is not only applicable on the Tornado jacket, it certainly fits the ladies version as well. The safety level received an upgrade with the addition of SEEFLEX™ CE-level 2 protectors, while all other functional aspects that made this an immensely popular jacket remain intact, ensuring it will be as successful as its bestselling predecessor.