It started with a burn... It was a perfect Florida evening and I was getting ready to head to the gym.  I had just bought a new Harley and figured I'd take the short trip to the gym on the bike in my workout shirt and shorts.  During my ride I hit a couple of small bumps in the road that were enough to make my forward control hanging legs wiggle an inch toward the blazing hot exhaust on the right side of my bike.  My calf laid against the exhaust for just a split second before I felt an instant shot of pain on the inside of my leg.  I quickly pulled my leg away from the exhaust and continued on down the road without much more thought on what just happened. 

When I got to the gym and parked, I took a look at the inside of my leg where I felt the burn occur just a few minutes earlier.  A red mark on my skin was visible the size of a fist, but I ignored it and continued on to my workout.  

While in the gym I could feel a tingle in the same area of my inner calf that touched the exhaust.  As time passed my skin became more irritated, until finally a small blister developed.  I had touched the exhaust only 30 minutes earlier for a quick second and already I had a blister develop.

After my workout I left the gym and rode to get a bite to eat, all while being overly cautious not to accidentally lay my right calf on the exhaust again. 

When I got to my destination I started to think about how I could prevent this from happening and wondered if it was a common problem.  While I ate I grabbed a napkin and started to draw a picture of what I thought would help me with this problem.  The picture I drew is the picture above.  So I looked online for a product that maybe existed but couldn't find anything like what I wanted.  Nothing was remotely close in look and nothing was aesthetically pleasing to wear with shorts.  My goal suddenly became to make something that was easy on the eyes, comfortable enough that you wouldn't have to remove it once you got to your destination, provided protection, and was cheap.  A type of protective talking piece that is noticeable between riders that aren't standing directly next to their bikes... and so... BurnJacket was born!