Adventure Bike Rider Forum

I’ve just had to climb out of my jacket again as bloody zip has jammed.
This has happened three times lately. I’ll work it loose after a lot of swearing but the jacket is only six years old and both my inside pockets are failing now too. They don’t jam, they just open both sides of the pull thing. The main zip just jams a few inches from the bottom.

This is not a cheap jacket; it’s a BMW Rallye and I’m a slim bloke who doesn’t mistreat his kit.

Aha! some of you will be saying. Serves you right for buying an overpriced, wanky Panzer twat suit, and there is some merit in that argument, but I was riding in a hot country when my last jacket gave out so I looked in the first bike place I saw (which was a BMW dealership) at their jackets. They offered a big discount, I bit.

So, is this six years normal? I’ve been riding for eons but this was my first expensive jacket.
I can’t take it back as the dealer is thousands of miles away.

Any suggestions? Rude ones as well; I could do with a laugh.

Maybe send it to Lancashire Sport Repairs for them to breathe on it / replace it?

https://lancashiresportsrepairs.co.uk/

My Wife's leather jacket zip kept separating above and below the runner which was due to the 'runner' (pull up thing) being worn, £12 at a small leather jacket repair shop sorted it.

It’s always disappointing when some starts to malfunction especially when it is a ‘premium’ product.
However, you’ve had it for 6 years (it’s not new anymore) and I know that you are a bit more than a 1500 miles a year to the local bike shop/cafe or Starbucks/Costa (other coffee chains are available)

During ownership I’m sure that lots of the features have been a bonus and that the materials and construction have kept you more comfortable than some of the budget offerings that are out there.

As others have said, get the zip professionally replaced and put years more ‘looking a Twat’ back in to the jacket.

typical bmw,high price ,poor quality.

Hi, depending on where you live most Alpkit stores have a repair station where they can repair zip sliders, put new zips in and sort stuff out.

Thanks folks, I’ll get it replaced.

A very late reply, not normal, my Rally jacket must be 16 or 17 years old, still great, but looking very travel weary

ive had some real good results ......on you tube ..i lost the whole bottom of a jacket zipper an belive it or not baking soda superglue and a small file 20 mins of my time sorted it out
..mek a brew and scan you tube .... there are some really great tips on how to fix stuff .. cant say exactly what u need to do but search u tube and its odds on you will geta solution thats worth a punt

ramdom examples have fun

Plastic or metal teeth in your zipper?
You seem to be in Devon, UK. Google maps has about a dozen zipper-fixing-places near you.
https://www.google.com/maps/search/Fix+ ... +devon+uk/
Even when you add motorcycle jacket they show few places.
https://www.google.com/maps/search/Devo ... le+jacket/
Any store that sells sewing materials should be able to recommend a person that does a good job.
If the rest of the jacket is in good condition zipper fix might be worth it.
Personally I'd say that 6 years is not that bad lifetime for a motorcycle jacket and buy a replacement.