FLrider Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 The forearm on my cordura motorcycle jacket has a 1" hole in it form a fall. Has anyone used a patch with any success. If so, what kind of patch, where did you get it, how do you secure it (stitched or glued)? I know it's not as "protective" as the original material but I don't want to buy another jacket over this small hole. Link to comment
moshe_levy Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 What kind of jacket is it? My 2 cents is to contact the manufacturer and see what they say. Most have repairs available that will not compromise the safety of the garment. -MKL Link to comment
Richard_D Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Small-BMW-Patches-Iron-/360473938932?hash=item53edebcbf4&item=360473938932&pt=Apparel_Merchandise&vxp=mtr Link to comment
upflying Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Gorilla Tape.."duct tape on steroids". http://www.gorillatough.com/index.php?page=tapes Link to comment
Danny caddyshack Noonan Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Dropped my 11RT a few years ago when the centerstand came apart. Leaning over to guide it down, the cat burned a hole in my TPG pants. Either on ebay or at a fabric store, I found some 600 cordura with a waterproof or coated side. Walmart had the fabric glue. The two of those made for a very cheap and viable patch. Link to comment
FLrider Posted July 17, 2012 Author Share Posted July 17, 2012 What kind of jacket is it? My 2 cents is to contact the manufacturer and see what they say. Most have repairs available that will not compromise the safety of the garment. -MKL BMW Airshell. The local dealer referred to a place in Seattle that does repairs but the repair cost is almost as much as new jacket (overstating).... I didn't think to contact BMW although I'm not exactly sure where I would start... Link to comment
FLrider Posted July 17, 2012 Author Share Posted July 17, 2012 Either on ebay or at a fabric store, I found some 600 cordura with a waterproof or coated side. Walmart had the fabric glue. The two of those made for a very cheap and viable patch. Hmmm... getting warmer.... Had you thought about having it sewn on with nylon thread by a seamstress? Link to comment
elkroeger Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Send it here: http://rainypass.com/ Official BMW gear repair, gore-tex, dry suits, wet suits, backpacks, tank bags, whatever you got, they can fix it, and fix it right. No affiliation, just a satisfied customer. btw - this is the place in seattle referred to above Link to comment
mbelectric Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Hmmm... Let's for the sake of argument say you have a get off and make contact on the "patched" part of your jacket. Ya gonna put your trust on a patch? I'd lean toward a repair that involved stitching with an approved material and method. MB. Link to comment
FLrider Posted July 17, 2012 Author Share Posted July 17, 2012 Send it here: http://rainypass.com/ Official BMW gear repair, gore-tex, dry suits, wet suits, backpacks, tank bags, whatever you got, they can fix it, and fix it right. No affiliation, just a satisfied customer. btw - this is the place in seattle referred to above Yep, that's who gave me the quote of $195. I thought that was kinda steep..... Link to comment
FLrider Posted July 17, 2012 Author Share Posted July 17, 2012 Hmmm... Let's for the sake of argument say you have a get off and make contact on the "patched" part of your jacket. Ya gonna put your trust on a patch? I'd lean toward a repair that involved stitching with an approved material and method. MB. That's a valid argument MB, however the tear is at the elbow where the armor is. In this case, I don't think it's so much the fabric that saved me from the road rash as much as it is was the armor. Link to comment
FLrider Posted July 17, 2012 Author Share Posted July 17, 2012 Hmmm... Let's for the sake of argument say you have a get off and make contact on the "patched" part of your jacket. Ya gonna put your trust on a patch? I'd lean toward a repair that involved stitching with an approved material and method. MB. That's a valid argument MB, however the tear is at the elbow where the armor is. In this case, I don't think it's so much the fabric that saved me from the road rash as much as it is was the armor. My thought was to buy the appropriate weight cordura and have it both glued and sewn on.... I think I can do that for a lot less than the $ 195 that rainypass wants.. Link to comment
Quinn Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 I guess noone here has ever darned a hole in a sock or a pant's pocket. Pretty sure you can find instructions on line; just use an appropriate thread and have at it. ----- Link to comment
tallman Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 When Rich's DArien got a hole in it they quoted him $175ish to repair, years ago, so price is in line. He found a new Darien that was a cancel order for not much more $$ so a new jacket rather than a patch. Good luck. Link to comment
mbelectric Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Send it here: http://rainypass.com/ Official BMW gear repair, gore-tex, dry suits, wet suits, backpacks, tank bags, whatever you got, they can fix it, and fix it right. No affiliation, just a satisfied customer. btw - this is the place in seattle referred to above Yep, that's who gave me the quote of $195. I thought that was kinda steep..... Kinda steep?? Maybe you can find a place (small shop) in South Florida that will do it for...... I'm sorry, that was uncalled for. Seriously, whatever you do, do it right, for your skin's sake. Good luck in your search. MB> Link to comment
John Bentall Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 The BMW Airshell outer is not waterproof. So you could cover it with Cordura but equally well with Leather. The main things is to repair with strong stitching so that the patch does not come adrift in the event of another mishap. HTH, John I had good use out of my Airshell on a recent trip. Great jacket! Link to comment
elkroeger Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Yep, that's who gave me the quote of $195. I thought that was kinda steep..... Yeah, okay, so that seems a bit much. Is that a real quote, or an overestimated guess that they gave you over the phone? How much is the jacket worth new? How old is it? What's it worth used (both with and without the hole)? Do you love the jacket? There's lots of questions here... For that kind of money you're gonna get a repair that doesn't look like crap. And it may even be hard to tell that a repair has been done. My two cents is that they'll give you an "official repair" quote, but they might also give you a "fix it up, but keep it cheap" quote. Regardless, the glue on repair will look like crap, and you're gonna hate it, and you'll end up with a new jacket before long anyhow... (or at least that's where I'd be with a $2 repair job...) let us know how it turns out. Link to comment
FLrider Posted July 18, 2012 Author Share Posted July 18, 2012 Well said.... I think the jackets sells new for $400 plus NP armor. The insurance company already wrote me a check for it. 1 year old and I do like the jacket.... hmmm. Yep, that's who gave me the quote of $195. I thought that was kinda steep..... Yeah, okay, so that seems a bit much. Is that a real quote, or an overestimated guess that they gave you over the phone? How much is the jacket worth new? How old is it? What's it worth used (both with and without the hole)? Do you love the jacket? There's lots of questions here... For that kind of money you're gonna get a repair that doesn't look like crap. And it may even be hard to tell that a repair has been done. My two cents is that they'll give you an "official repair" quote, but they might also give you a "fix it up, but keep it cheap" quote. Regardless, the glue on repair will look like crap, and you're gonna hate it, and you'll end up with a new jacket before long anyhow... (or at least that's where I'd be with a $2 repair job...) let us know how it turns out. Link to comment
Danny caddyshack Noonan Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 The polar opposites for theory on the two boards are kind of ironic. Link to comment
FLrider Posted August 4, 2012 Author Share Posted August 4, 2012 UPDATE - I decided to let Rainy Pass repair the jacket. I was a little hesitant to pay the repair price for what they described as "patching". I envisioned the worst. In the end, it came out pretty good. They even replaced the panel on the other side (which wasn't torn) in order to make it look uniform. If it weren't for the nice clean repair, compared to the dirty original, you'd never know it was repaired. They use the same grade of textile as the jacket material and the correct thread. Had this been a cheaper $150 jacket, I obviously wouldn't have fixed it. But in this case, it saved a pretty good jacket. BEFORE AFTER BEFORE AFTER Link to comment
elkroeger Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Hey, now that looks pretty good indeed! Glad to hear you're satisfied. I've always been impressed with their work. It usually is on the steep side, but it beats the alternatives... Link to comment
John Bentall Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 UPDATE - I decided to let Rainy Pass repair the jacket. I was a little hesitant to pay the repair price for what they described as "patching". I envisioned the worst. In the end, it came out pretty good. They even replaced the panel on the other side (which wasn't torn) in order to make it look uniform. If it weren't for the nice clean repair, compared to the dirty original, you'd never know it was repaired. They use the same grade of textile as the jacket material and the correct thread. I was talking to a BMW clothing "research worker" at Garmisch (OK, so she was also young and pretty..) who said the Airshell material was a special layered weave of two fabrics. The outer layer is a textile that happens to retain the flourescent color particularly well and the innner Cordura layer provides the strength. They cannot make a flourescent Airfow suit, because the (much stronger) Dynatec material cannot hold the flourescent dye. Who said clothing technology was simple? John Link to comment
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