GEAR REVIEW – Klim Baja S4
KLIM Baja S4 Jacket Review
$599.00 for a mesh motorcycle jacket? Yup. I live in central Texas and let me tell you, boy howdy does it get hot. Normally I wear a Klim Badlands Pro and most of the time it’s ok – as long as you keep moving. Once you stop, it gets very hot very quickly. Yeah, almost $600.00 is a bucketload of money. But we are talking about Klim and they don’t screw around with their products. I know I will get my money’s worth, and I know it will be extremely well-designed and constructed. Also, their customer service is second to none. So yeah, I dropped $599.00 on this jacket. The fit is perfect (I wear XL in Klim) and the jacket is absolutely amazing in the hottest weather. I like the color and I like the armor placement.

I am not a huge fan that it comes with D30 Level 1 armor. I immediately replaced the back pad with KLIM D30 Level 2 armor. That cost another $50.00 bucks – OUCH! And was on my way toward replacing the shoulder and elbow armor. At the time I was only able to get the shoulder and back armor everything else was back-ordered. The problem was that Level 2 shoulder armor wouldn’t fit. There is a difference in airflow between the level 1 and level 2 back armor. Level 2 is more restrictive. Personally, I don’t care because I want the extra protection. The other thing I added was a kidney belt. And that’s another $40.00. My Badlands has one and I love it. Do you need it on a Baja? Not really. It was worth it to me.
So, if you ride in super-hot weather, don’t care about rain protection and are cool with CE Level 1 armor – this is your jacket. The fit is great, lots of pockets, super comfortable and the air absolutely flows through the jacket like crazy. Highly recommended!
SHELL/CONSTRUCTION
SCHOELLER®-DYNATEC® HIGH TENACITY NYLON MESH MAIN BODY/ARMS
COMFORT-MAPPED MESH CHASSIS (SHELL & LINER)
KARBONITE™ MICROMESH 4-WAY STRETCH 1000D CORDURA® IN STRETCH ZONES
STRETCH WOVEN MATERIAL FULLY POROUS FOR AIRFLOW
SUPERFABRIC® ON SHOULDERS/ELBOWS
DESIGNED TO KIT WITH ENDURO S4 JACKET FOR COOL/WET WEATHER
3M™ SCOTCHLITE™ C790 CARBON BLACK REFLECTIVE MATERIAL
BIOMOTION RECOGNITION
DURABLE 750D CORDURA® FABRIC FOR CARGO POCKETS, CUFFS, HEM
YKK® ZIPPERS
CE AA RATING CERTIFIED TO EN 17092-3
ARMOR SYSTEM
D3O® CE LEVEL 1 LP1 VENTED SHOULDER/ELBOW PADS
D3O® CE LEVEL 1 BACK PAD
ADJUSTABLE ARMOR PAD POCKETS
KIDNEY BELT COMPATIBLE (SOLD SEPARATELY)
KLIMATEK™ COOLING STRETCH MESH IN ARMOR PAD POCKETS
ENGINEERED SPACER MESH BACKPAD POCKET
VENTILATION
FULL-TIME CHASSIS VENTILATION THROUGH SCHOELLER®-DYNATEC® MESH PANELS
AIR PERMEABILITY THROUGH KARBONITE™ MICROMESH STRETCH ZONES
PROVIDES AIRFLOW AT ALL SPEEDS
COLLAR TAB BACK FOR INCREASED AIRFLOW TO UPPER CHEST