Some backgound: I bought an EXO2 Storm Rider vest back in 2007 and it's still going strong. The build quality is first rate, and the thing really belts out the heat in a very even fashion. The heating elments are flexible carbon-impregnated panels called 'Fabroc,' so you don't have the discomfort of wires impinging on select areas. Well, to make a long story short, their rep visitied the ADV Rider website AT LEAST a couple of years back, with talk of developing a full Jacket, but the project kept getting put on the back burner until recently. My latest prod to their customer service resulted in the below, quoted email: Looks like an availability date in January, 2013 might actually come to fruition, but only 1000 units will be made available stateside that year.
Just thought I'd post this as a heads-up for anyone who might be in the market for such a thing. Haven't seen any hints on price yet, but their products fit the category of 'you get what you pay for'
"Good News! At last, we will release in limited quantities our StormChaser
Heated Motorcycle Jacket in January 2013! We had hoped to have it ready for
the fall 2012 season but other production requirements took precedence.
Please be sure that you have signed up for our mailing list and please mark
your calendar to check in with us again after the new year. I expect that
we will release less than 1,000 units in the US this season and we
anticipate they will go very quickly.
We are also releasing in January a special StormChaser Mounted Controller
and a StormChaser In-Line Controller (similar to our StormRider Controller
and our new In-Line Controller but with a higher amp rating) in conjunction
with the release of the jacket.
Thank you for your patience and for following up with us. We think this
jacket will set a new standard for powersports heated garments and we
couldn’t be more thrilled that its release is just around the corner. Help
us spread the good word!
Best Regards,
Andrew
Customer Service
877-exo2-HEAT
service@exo2theheatinside.com"
Just thought I'd post this as a heads-up for anyone who might be in the market for such a thing. Haven't seen any hints on price yet, but their products fit the category of 'you get what you pay for'
"Good News! At last, we will release in limited quantities our StormChaser
Heated Motorcycle Jacket in January 2013! We had hoped to have it ready for
the fall 2012 season but other production requirements took precedence.
Please be sure that you have signed up for our mailing list and please mark
your calendar to check in with us again after the new year. I expect that
we will release less than 1,000 units in the US this season and we
anticipate they will go very quickly.
We are also releasing in January a special StormChaser Mounted Controller
and a StormChaser In-Line Controller (similar to our StormRider Controller
and our new In-Line Controller but with a higher amp rating) in conjunction
with the release of the jacket.
Thank you for your patience and for following up with us. We think this
jacket will set a new standard for powersports heated garments and we
couldn’t be more thrilled that its release is just around the corner. Help
us spread the good word!
Best Regards,
Andrew
Customer Service
877-exo2-HEAT
service@exo2theheatinside.com"