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I figured as much. Thanks for the heads up. I'll report back once I receive it.
EDIT: Just in case I need it, I found a place not far away that does custom leather work and alterations. The San Diego Leather Factory. It has good reviews on Yelp. Hopefully, it's affordable. Hopefully, I won't need any alterations!
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My jacket arrived today! It looks fantastic. The sleeves are in fact a bit long. With the sleeve zippers closed, the leather bunches some in the elbow area. Unzipped with my arms at my sides the sleeves extend down to about the major knuckles of each hand. I'm going to take it in to the leather alteration shop I found and get a quote to take the sleeves up about 1.5 to 2 inches. I really hope it's reasonably feasible to fix the sleeves. The rest of the jacket is great.
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Good del....did you sit on the bike with it? the sleeves might not be as long as you think
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(01-19-2015, 11:57 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: Good del....did you sit on the bike with it? the sleeves might not be as long as you think
I was going to say the same.
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I didn't actually sit on the bike but I did raise my arms as if grabbing my bars. I'll do a proper sit and assess before deciding how much to cut, if any. Thanks for the suggestion!
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I had a pair of riding pants length altered because they piled up at my ankle. Now they look good when I am standing there, but are a wee bit short when riding lol
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I threw the jacket back on and mimicked the riding position of the CB and of the VFR. I better ride both with the jacket on before I have any alterations done! It may actually work out just fine as is. Cold wrists are overrated. Plus, I'll have to borrow the ferret's pants for the sake of consistency if I go too short on the sleeves!
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MG I like the jacket. The brown color is quite retro much like the CB. A winning combination. Congratulations!
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(01-19-2015, 12:22 PM)metallyguitarded_imp Wrote: I threw the jacket back on and mimicked the riding position of the CB and of the VFR. I better ride both with the jacket on before I have any alterations done! It may actually work out just fine as is. Cold wrists are overrated. Plus, I'll have to borrow the ferret's pants for the sake of consistency if I go too short on the sleeves!
Respectfully, MG, I think you should stay out of the Ferret's pants.
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(01-19-2015, 02:05 PM)Cormanus_imp Wrote: (01-19-2015, 12:22 PM)metallyguitarded_imp Wrote: I threw the jacket back on and mimicked the riding position of the CB and of the VFR. I better ride both with the jacket on before I have any alterations done! It may actually work out just fine as is. Cold wrists are overrated. Plus, I'll have to borrow the ferret's pants for the sake of consistency if I go too short on the sleeves!
Respectfully, MG, I think you should stay out of the Ferret's pants.
Respectfully, MG, I think you should stay out of the Ferret's pants.
Ha! Fantastic! I'm only human Cormanus. Only human.
