This is a great jacket, but like all riding rain gear, some water will eventually get in at the cuffs and collar if it rains hard enough or if you ride long enough. Also, it is a non-breathable material, so if you are riding in hot weather, or are working up a lather jamming in the twisties, you will perspire in this jacket. I find that I can momentarily roll my shoulders occasionally to get a cool air "flush" without letting in rain in. Also, this jacket is NOT a super compact emergency shell type, so it probably isn't the best choice to stick away in your tail bag for the "just in case". That said, it DOES ride better than those lightweight super-packables

First lets look at what your leather jacket is made of... Oh ahhh it's "LEATHER!!!" It started life on a cow! In a pasture! Where it Rains! Leather can handle water! Oh and congratulations... If you spent $500 on it, it probably came from Italy... You have taste! As a matter of fact, water will give it a nice Patina. If you sweat in it, even better, because any woman will tell you sweat on leather will give you that "manly odor!" Now we're getting somewhere... Italian leather + Patina + Man stink + Starbuck's on a Sunday morning= Women! And is that not why you got into motorcycles in the first place?

All joking aside... Icon makes good stuff at a great price and as I always say... It's better to be looking at it than wishing you had it when it's needed!