For the love of a good woman

When I had my off back in May I ripped the outside covering off my Held jacket where the shoulder protector is. OK its going through the insurance at the moment so no problem
The good lady was looking at it in the garage the other day and reckoned she could repair it

As I sit triping this post she is sewing new leather shoulder pieces into my jacket------------BY HAND

God Bless Er

[the_lone_wolf]

Originally Posted by Dicky Ticker

God Bless Er

as diabetes inducingly sweet as that is, i wouldn't fancy wearing a DIY repaired leather jacket

Good lady you have there. I split my shorts (trousers with no legs - not undies) and brought some cool biker badges to put on them. My wife is hasseling me daily to get sewing or she's gonna toss them.

It is only the outer denim covering that was grazed,scuffed up not the actual structure of the jacket,in reality it is a cosmetic repair,but still very fiddly.
I see loads of bikers wearing patched up leathers but these are textiles with leather patches covering the grazed bits now
Unfortunately I can't afford to through things away just because they are scuffed,well not until the insurance pays out

[Luckypants]

Originally Posted by the_lone_wolf

as diabetes inducingly sweet as that is, i wouldn't fancy wearing a DIY repaired leather jacket

A friend of mine patched up my textiles from my off in '98. She used genuine cordura of same weight as the jacket and kevlar thread. I still have it as a spare and would be happy to wear it on the bike.

You're a lucky fella Dicky.

Alas if i gave Amanda a needle & thread she would probably end up stitching her finger to my jacket, she does however have many other tallents which i will not go into here, she also bakes a mean banana & walnut cake.