This jacket's D3O shoulder and elbow armor are easily removed for civilian use, with a clean and easy style that works in a range of situations. But with the armor in place the Ariel Pro is quickly ready for the road.

This latest update to the Ariel jacket — one of six jackets we brought in for the company's 100th year anniversary — adds an AA abreasion rating, an extra snap for securing the collar, and (wisely) that's about it. There was nothing wrong with the style and cut of this jacket so Belstaff didn't' mess with success.

The Belstaff brand is best known for its legendary Trialmaster, a fully belted, heavy-duty, iconic 3/4-cut coat. There’s also an in-between style—the recently updated Brooklands—a short-cut quilted-shoulder waxed jacket with removable insulation.

But the Ariel does away with all the quilting, belts, and vents, and liners, and delivers a clean, stripped down jacket with an aesthetic that belies its technical bonafides.

As with the other motorcycle jackets in the Belstaff lineup, the Ariel comes with quality accouterments through and through—like the corduroy on the collar, the lower snaps clad in rubber to protect paintwork, the checkered cotton liner. This thing is downright civilized.

It’s also doubly waterproof, with a dry-wax shell that’s doubly reinforced—first, with a waterproof membrane underneath; and secondly with abrasion resistant swaths of Cordura at critical abrasion zones.

The armor is plenty discreet and hides quite well, but it also goes in and out of the jacket quite easily should you want to wear the jacket out on the town.

We’re not usually fans of heavy branding, but when you’ve been around for almost a century and have a logo as cool as Belstaff’s phoenix, we make an exception. The Belstaff logo on the shoulder tops off the jacket with a touch of class. 

• Wax Cotton 8.Oz
• Waterproof membrane
• Cotton check lining on body and inside pockets,
• Corduroy on neck collar and cuffs
• CE removable LP1 D3O on shoulders and elbows
• Pocket for optional D3O back protector – size Medium-Level 1 or 2  for Small and Medium jackets. Size Large-Level 1 or 2 for Large, X-Large and 2X-Large jackets.
• Chest jet pocket, closed by metal zipper
• Lower jet pockets, closed by metal zipper
• Inside facing jet pocket, closed by coil zipper
• Reinforcements on shoulders and elbows
• Metal breathers under arm
• Adjusting side latch
• Cuff adjusting gusset with metal zipper
• Last central snap in rubber