Motorcycle jackets for kids?

Hey guys, I take my 5yo daughter to school every day on my bike. It's less than a mile, around the corner on 35mph roads. She can reach the passenger pegs and I also harness her to me so she can't slide off and I ride with care. She's got a full-face helmet and gloves, and was just wearing a winter coat and a snow bib while it was cold outside.

Well, now that we are approaching the warmer months I was looking into getting her a mesh jacket. I've done a few Google searches and it doesn't look anyone makes these. The only kids bike jacket I can find is a couple leather ones on jafrum.com...

Am I the only one who rides with a little one?

Cycle gear carries motorcycle jackets for kids, my daughters started riding when they where 7 and we found jackets of the correct size for them, 5 is a bit small so I don't know if you will find anything, but definitely worth a look. Cycle gear in Austin were happy to order a jacket that they didn't have in stock so you can try it and then buy it (or not if it didn't fit).

Gary

Thanks for the input. I was actually just in Cycle Gear yesterday and didn't see anything for kids... But then again, I didn't ask any of the staff either.

For the record, she is a very tall kid for her age and can sometimes wear some of her cousin's clothes from when she was 7. So, even if I had to buy her something a little big, she could grow into it...

I've been looking for a while. My daughter started riding with me at 5 as well and we couldn't find anything small enough then. I haven't look lately, but I did get a jacket form a user here that may fit her by fall.

The only place I have found anything for the smaller kids was in Europe but I have not looked in quite some time. Here are a couple I found:

http://www.webbikeworld.com/r4/ixon/los-angeles-jacket/

http://www.thefind.com/apparel/info-youth-motorcycle-jacket

Thanks for those suggestions. The girl's jacket from Ixon looks like it would work, but it's too expensive!

The search continues...

These guys have a kids section on their website.

http://www.motorcyclecloseouts.com/

I just started taking my 7 yr old daughter out on the road. To school and home from piano mostly. 3 to 5 miles per trip.

I went to motorcycleclosouts.com and bought youth MX gear. I ordered a roost deflector, elbow/knee pads, and pants. The pants feel as strong as my Tourmaster 600 denier pants.

I was going to get the Tourmaster Youth Jett jacket, but couldn't justify the $120 for something she will outgrow so quickly.

The roost deflector is a bit big on her, but not horrible. The rest fit very well. Throw a jacket over the deflector, put on her leather work gloves (hardware store), youth helmet I got on sale a few months ago, and her cowgirl boots, and she is good to go. Not including the cowgirl boots, I believe I spent $130 total.

Its not the fastest gear to get on and off, but some time wasting inconvenience is worth it. She doesn't mind the extra time one bit either as long as she gets to ride.

I figure by the time she is 10 I should be able to get her an armored women's XS jacket which can be found on closeout sales for $40 and my son will fit the deflector by then. The knee pads should fit both of them for a long time, and the previous year MX pants are always on sale.