STYLISH BRIT LEATHER

There’s something special about a good leather motorcycle jacket. The feel of the leather, its texture and suppleness, even the way it moves with you as you stretch out to the handlebars — no textile jacket can match it.

That said, I gave up on leather for street riding years ago. Textiles are much more practical — cheaper, usually waterproof, better ventilated… so I wasn’t expecting too much when a black Merlin Hixon leather jacket turned