Modeka clearly takes their 'name' mustard for quality leather motorcycle jackets from the Caribbean Sea because apart from 'the Nevis', this (Saint) Vincent too is both: top coat and island. The rest of this text is about the leather quality coat and then very specifically about the 'aged' version, that seems to have been worn before.
The leather in question is still high quality cowhide but the deliberate weathered style is a choice. Nothing more and nothing less.
Wherever sensible the Vincent has been given extra layers to make the critical crash zones tear- and wear-resistant. All that leather has to settle to the body it is placed around, but after that it becomes a second home.
Modeka succeeds in making the Vincent feel good: robust, solid, protective and yet very natural and comfortable. It delivers the necessary technical credentials, in the form of a CE certificate. This is complemented by SW shoulder and elbow protectors (level 2, 1621-1:2012) and when you add that up you can feel - to begin with, the weight on the coat rack - that the Vincent is a motorcycle jacket which also figuratively puts a lot of weight on the scale.
Stretch - in the form of a leather elastic accordion construction - ensures the Vincent fits. Full stop. A class act. Short cuts, lots of snaps, sturdy zippers ... rock 'n roll in motorcycle size. Logically, a custom or café racer would fit this, but anything goes. And in all circumstances. A pair of ventilation zippers at chest level and on the back for wind, while a removable thermal jacket does just the opposite. Versatile, that's what it's called. Should the temperatures skyrocket, the Vincent has another trump card: the zipper in the front can be used 'normally' or you can choose the second option and use the ventilated flap as an intermediate piece, which creates extra ventilation over the entire length.
The soft textile finishing on the inside of the collar shows that comfort was an important factor when developing this jacket. Four pockets, two inner and two outer ones provide plenty of storage space, although you don't need to carry all your belongings in a tight leather jacket.
The Vincent is a jacket you can wear just like that, without a motorcycle around. Style dominates and - to be honest - it all feels very good. You get away with it.
You wear the Vincent almost naturally in combination with a pair of motorcycle jeans. Hence the Belt Loop.
Below you will find an overview per jacket size of the appropriate CE homologated SAS-TEC back protector.
| size of the jacket | Sas-TEC back protector | |
|---|---|---|
| M => XL | => | size M/L |
| 2XL => 5XL | => | size L |
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