Paint Flaking - Cylinders

[Nortoon_imp]

from what I've read on different forums from different makes, paint these days are not what they used to be because of enviromental rules...

The same applies to the dyes for leather jackets. I bought a Bristol Leathers of Montreal jacket in 1966 when I started riding. I passed it on to my younger brother when I stopped motorcycling in 1989. He still has it almost 3 decades later.

When I returned to riding in 2014, I bought another Bristol Leathers jacket at 10 times the price of the original. After 1 year the colour had faded, more so around the zippers with wear. I spoke to the manufacturer that winter at the local motorcycle show. He explained that is was the change in dyes they were forced to use for environmental reasons. He suggested I try a liquid shoe polish if it really bothered me, but joking said it just patina and will look better with age. Since I am old school and intend to but a heritage styled motorcycle this May, I suppose a well worn jacket will look just right.