The zipper in my leather jacket is dead, who do you guys recommend to fix it? Any idea on cost for something like this?
Thanks
The zipper in my leather jacket is dead, who do you guys recommend to fix it? Any idea on cost for something like this?
Thanks
I had my A* jacket fixed by Brick House Leather in Longmont. Not the most convenient location for you, but their work was absolutely killer and I highly recommend them.
My repair came back with a zipper far more sturdy than the one it came from the factory with, and it was expertly sewn into the jacket, to look very OEM. I forget the woman's name that runs the joint, but she even did some extra (free) fixes for me, out of her good graces. Patched up a small hole in my elbow with scrap leather, and added some leather pull-tabs to my pockets, as the plastic A* ones had long-since been broken off. I'll probably never go anywhere else for future repair work.
~Brandon~
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Rattan Fat Bear Plus - "Lynda"
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I rarely think of motorcycles without a little yearning. They are about moving, and humans, I think, yearn to move – it’s in our cells, in our desires. We quiet our babies with cyclic movement, and we quiet ourselves by going.
Melissa Holbrook Pierson
I haven't dropped off my leathers at Nate's due to the nice weather we had. But I am hoping to be up there on Mo, Nov 7th.
If you want, I can take yours up, too, for an estimate.
Stupid question - when I click on the link above that takes me to my original post, Nate's name shows in red font. Why is that? And how does that work?
I know I misspelled his name initially.... .
Its showing up in red since it was found using the search function with nate's name. It would then make any of the search terms red. This same red highlighting is tranferred to you in the link with what I have bolded: http://www.cosportbikeclub.org/forum...d.php?t=42876&highlight=nate+butler
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Ahh. Thank you for educating me.
A* will fix anything they make, for free... I remember cycle_monkey talking about this at one point a few months back.
2008 Honda CBR600RR - Graffiti
2002 Yamaha WR250F
MRA Expert #880 - 2015 AmateurGTO Champion, 2013 NoviceGTU Champion
2006 YZF-R6 Race "No name" - 2005 YZF-R6 Street "Aurora"
2015 Sponsors: Dunlop, Speedin Motorsports, STM Suspension, Silkolene Lubricants, EBC Brakes, Pit-Bull Products
Text: (72O) 432-7236
~Brandon~
Aprilia RSV 1000 R Factory - "Gemma"
MV Agusta F3 800 - "Amy Lou"
Rattan Fat Bear Plus - "Lynda"
(720) 935-6438
I rarely think of motorcycles without a little yearning. They are about moving, and humans, I think, yearn to move – it’s in our cells, in our desires. We quiet our babies with cyclic movement, and we quiet ourselves by going.
Melissa Holbrook Pierson
Nice! I do love Alpinestars gear.
~Brandon~
Aprilia RSV 1000 R Factory - "Gemma"
MV Agusta F3 800 - "Amy Lou"
Rattan Fat Bear Plus - "Lynda"
(720) 935-6438
I rarely think of motorcycles without a little yearning. They are about moving, and humans, I think, yearn to move – it’s in our cells, in our desires. We quiet our babies with cyclic movement, and we quiet ourselves by going.
Melissa Holbrook Pierson
MRA Expert #880 - 2015 AmateurGTO Champion, 2013 NoviceGTU Champion
2006 YZF-R6 Race "No name" - 2005 YZF-R6 Street "Aurora"
2015 Sponsors: Dunlop, Speedin Motorsports, STM Suspension, Silkolene Lubricants, EBC Brakes, Pit-Bull Products
Text: (72O) 432-7236
Carleens of Golden
She is the best hands down IMO.
2015 R1200GS
03 & 11 XR-50 pit bike
07 & 08 DRZ 400SM
06 FJR 1300
70 SL 350
75 MT 250
Yeah, I don't know how far they will go in fixing things... like "My jacket burned up in a fire... could you please fix it?" vs. "My zipper is broken" or "this leather is cheap and I wore a hole through it."
I plan on sending my jacket to them this winter to get my zipper pull fixed... it broke like 2 months after I bought the jacket.
2008 Honda CBR600RR - Graffiti
2002 Yamaha WR250F
Leather place on Broadway @ Belleview in Englewood. Main jacket zipper was $55- $5 zipper, $50 labor, no... seriously.
I think I'll ship my next problem to A*s. Did you call them first or just sent it in?
"That which does not kill you only postpones the inevitable."
Yeah, I did. Just seeing this now. It's better to get ahold of me via PM cause I really only skim the forum, and if the thread isn't right there, I usually don't read it. Yeah, I know. Folks even explained to me how to look up new posts.
I will need to go back up there to pick up the leathers. If you want, I can take yours up then. Speaking with Nate, I trust he knows what he is talking about. He has a ton of experience. And all the leaters I dropped off were pretty easy to fix compared to some of the leathers of racers... .
Let me know if you want me to take them up in 2-3 weeks. But please PM me.
Oops. Just noticed you're in Aurora - drop off your own stuff. LOL. On a serious note, Nate's number is here: http://cosportbikeclub.org/forums/sh...ad.php?t=42876
Last edited by Ninja2; Tue Nov 8th, 2011 at 09:47 AM. Reason: Realized Hibs is in Aurora
LOL ya that's why I said I can drive there myself LOL... I'll try giving him a call end of this week when I'm not swamped at work