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Old 11-19-2012, 10:41 PM   #1
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Anybody have problems with A* zippers?

The reason I ask is recently my nice summer A* jacket started separating or splaying from the bottom if I did not zip the jacket just right. I always thought that they used an awful small gauge zipper for a supposed motorcycle jacket. And it kind of troubled me that if I ever went down, this sob might come apart. It usually took a time or two to get it to zip right.

Fast forward to yesterday, I was going to show my bike to my old roommate and then hit up our local D.O.C clubhouse for the F1 race and a quick evening ride. I had trouble getting my jacket to zip up leaving my storage unit, but it eventually went. Well, when I went to zip it up leaving my bud's house I knew something was wrong. It just plain wouldn't go up, or if it did, the zipper would run up the jacket without zipping anything. Seems like the bottom tab had come away from the rest of the zipper and won't allow the two sides to bind at the bottom. So I had to make the unfortunate decision to ride 15 minutes with an open jacket, or no jacket at all to Iron Pony, in the cold. I decided "some" protection was better than no protection and rode the highway with a completely open jacket flapping in the wind. I felt like a fucking idiot... and cold.

I found a Tourmaster Saber Series 3 fall/winter jacket that fit well for a good price and jumped on it. Boy what a difference a good lined jacket makes over a summer jacket!!!

My question is... do you think I have a case for workmanship problems for the old jacket, or would you call it wear and tear??? I mean the jacket is only 1.5 years old, and I didn't even have a bike most of that time. I may email A* and ask anyway...
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Old 11-19-2012, 11:38 PM   #2
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1.5 years is just starting to break in. I'd be pissed
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Old 11-20-2012, 12:46 AM   #3
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I've heard lots of people having issues with the zippers on their boots. I have a pair of pants I've been wearing for years and they're perfect, other than the fact that I'm getting too fat to wear them.
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Old 11-20-2012, 02:11 PM   #4
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There's an astars hq 5min from me, in my dealings with them they were cool ppl. Send an email, they'll probably fix it for you for free when u explain your case.
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Old 11-20-2012, 02:30 PM   #5
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My only problems with A*s is that their gloves suck.

I still own them, I just don't expect them to last.
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Old 11-21-2012, 09:45 PM   #6
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My only problems with A*s is that their gloves suck.

I still own them, I just don't expect them to last.
Never had an issue with them

Just wore out my daily wear mesh A*'s after 5 years.
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Old 11-22-2012, 06:25 PM   #7
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Old 11-22-2012, 10:01 PM   #8
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A decent leather shop should be able to sew in a nice YKK zipper. Might find such a shop in the cruiser world.
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Old 11-23-2012, 11:49 AM   #9
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Never had an issue with them

Just wore out my daily wear mesh A*'s after 5 years.
Same here, had a pair of Octane gloves for the last 4 or 5 years with no problems.
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Old 11-23-2012, 05:27 PM   #10
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A decent leather shop should be able to sew in a nice YKK zipper. Might find such a shop in the cruiser world.
If they end up snubbing me i may have to go that route....
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