Oddly enough I've been seeing some decent black castle jackets around lately, they sell them at the honda dealers around here. huh, castle, whoda thunkit. If you want a nice textile check out the scorpions, the hat trick is nice. My next jacket is going to be a scorpion stinger. For some reason just love that jacket. You didn't specify if you wanted leather or textile, obviously enough leathers nicer but spendier. And yeah the A* 's are ok, but played out some, everyone and his cousin owns one. Sidi and dainese are damned expensive, but they are nice.