I was shopping for more than a year trying to decide what style of leather jacket, what manufacturer, and what size. I decided on this jacket, which is a nice combination of off-center zippers on traditional motorcycle jackets and the centered zippers of "café" styles. Also in my research I became convinced of the quality of jackets from First Mfg. over other brands. But I was not so sure about the third issue (size). Every manufacturer seems to have its own way of sizing, so it's a bit of a coin toss (if coins had ten sides). Fortunately, I trusted the chart posted for this jacket, which meant ordering the size of all my shirts and jackets—XXL—and it fits perfect! I think most buyers can trust the size chart here. The quality is there. The leather is heavy and should provide plenty of warmth and protection. The leather also feels soft enough that it doesn't need any breaking-in, though I expect it will become even softer with wear and develop a nice patina. The lining is the typical type and seems well made with quality fabric. The zip-out features are well thought out, with two snap tabs in each sleeve to hold it in place, and it zips in and out with little fuss. It provides an extra layer of warmth with very little bulk. Even the gun pockets will come in handy, though not for guns. Finally, the sleeves have the extra length for reaching the handlebars, but not ridiculously long when not riding, and the length of the coat itself is perfect, reaching just enough below my belt to give cover when sitting in the saddle. Living in western New England, this will jacket will be much appreciated on cool fall and early-spring days, as well as on those beautiful winter days when it warms up enough to ride and on my longer rides to Montréal and Maine. Read more
This is a very nice jacket. The leather is very nice, soft and thick. Very good range of motion. It feels like it would provide great protection from road rash. The zippers and snaps work smooth. The "concealed carry" pocket will not fit anything light bearing but will fit most full size options though they will be retained by elastic so lighter the better. There are spaces for magazines as well. This is my first product from First Mfg but based on this I would recommend them and will by from them again. Read more
Many years ago, I had to get myself a leather jacket. Pretty sure I bought it in a Mall. So, it's been a long time since then and I wanted to treat myself to a new one. This frigging jacket IS seriously HIGH QUALITY. It weighs more than one of my dogs; love that! Pockets and hiding places all over the jacket. When you pick this jacket up, you know you have a bad a$$ Leather Jacket. I don't ride anymore; too many knucklehead drivers out there. This jacket is for dealing with the climate (we live in the mountains) and we have Concealed Carry here so this jacket is perfect for that. The liner is nicer than your average jacket. It's zipped and buttoned in several places; way cool. All of the vents are new to me. My old jackets never had that; way cool. The way it was packed: Excellent heavy box, jacket was folded, on a massive hanger and well protected with plastic and heavy cardboard inserts. This is a Big Boy jacket. Serious leather riding jacket. It is worth every penny of the asking price. This will be the last jacket I ever need; I'm 59. When I was shopping on Amazon, I was drawn to this by sorting Customer Reviews. Now I'm reinforcing that concept. This is an amazing jacket and it's nice to know that you can get something of this high quality from an online Merchant! Read more
My biggest concern when buying this coat was the sizing. I have been looking for a good leather coat at local retail shops for a few months, but couldn't find anything that fit. I am pretty large, wearing tshirts at 2XL, but any coat I tried on (even if it was listed at 5X) was too tight for me, especially around the shoulders. After looking at the other reviews here and measuring myself with a tape measure from my garage, I determined 2XL should work, but 3XL would be a better choice so I bought the 3XL. It arrived today and I tried it on right away, and it fits great. It is heavier and warmer than I was expecting, but there is a removable inner liner to help reduce that a bit. The tradeoff is that it is a bit uncomfortable on the skin without the liner, but I expect that I'll get used to that in short order. This coat has A LOT of pockets and other zippers to allow/block air flow. I don't think I'll be able to find them all. There are tons of places to store things in the jacket and zip them up securely. Overall, it seems to be a really good jacket and is worth at least twice the price I paid for it. Read more
This is a very heavy, thick leather jacket, but the front pockets are very complicated. Unsnapping the pocket flap, and then unzipping the vent allows the front to 'peel back', allowing you to unzip the mesh and thereby access two interior pockets and a elastic cord whose purpose escapes me. You cannot access these hidden pockets from the interior of the jacket, so anything placed in these pockets may require a map to locate later. Also, within two days, the zipper that tightens the left wrist area broke off in my hand. I don't consider this a design fault, so I won't bother sending it back, but it certainly reflects on the quality of YKK zippers. The exterior hand pockets are on the small size, barely large enough to hold a smart phone. The two interior pockets seem to be of decent size and are accessed through vertical slits rather than horizontal ones. Overall, this is a decent jacket but I really can't consider it as 'user-friendly', although it is rather ingenious in design. Read more
2023, The first leather company MASTERMIND I received is the soft type of leather and I'm nOT sure if it's really cowhide or lambskin. It seems fairly good quality but it's not the tough old-school leather that I was hopeing for. I'm 5'8" and 178 pounds so I ordered Medium and I can fit in it fine but I think a large would be more comfortable. Inner pockets are huge. Read more
