Daytona boots gearchange pad replacement.

[Steve398]

I recently had the gearchange pad come partially unstuck on my left hand Roadstar GTX boot. A not-infrequent occurrence considering the useage and the fact that the boots are over 20 years old, and are the ‘Triggers broom’ of my bike kit, having has 2 sets of soles and 2 pads in the past.
I tried a local cobbler who made a huge mess with superglue, which of course cracked up and fell off, it being a very brittle hard adhesive,
So aware that things are now different after Brexit I phoned Tran-Am and were told to deal with The Boot Repair Company who will repair/replace/mend whatever bits are necessary my Daytona’s.

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So off they went, and less than a week later back they came. TBH I’m not wild about the look of the pads but they’ll hopefully do the job.

Total cost about £83 inc P&P both ways, not an insignificant amount but a whole lot less that £400!

 

[ricardo]

Thanks for posting that, I have exactly the same issue. As you say, I'm not wild about the look of the Boot Repair Company stick-ons, but a local cobbler (pretty good chap) was sceptical that anything would stick. His only advice was to send them back to Daytona.

 

[Steve398]

Thanks for posting that, I have exactly the same issue. As you say, I'm not wild about the look of the Boot Repair Company stick-ons, but a local cobbler (pretty good chap) was sceptical that anything would stick. His only advice was to send them back to Daytona.

I could be wrong but I understand that the Customs charges/red tape/paperwork is enough to make Daytona shy off of dealing with the UK, so I emailed Daytona to see if I could buy a set of pads, which elicited absolutely no response at all.

If these work I’ll live with them, at 75 I suspect they’ll see me out!

 

[ChasMill]

I took mine to Hideout Leathers who sent them back to Daytona for a repair. They used exactly the same pads as the originals. The only thing they could not guarantee was the Goretex lining as I didn't want that replaced. Similar cost.

 

[casbar]

Thanks for posting that, I have exactly the same issue. As you say, I'm not wild about the look of the Boot Repair Company stick-ons, but a local cobbler (pretty good chap) was sceptical that anything would stick. His only advice was to send them back to Daytona.

Same issue with mine, emailed Daytona, they offered to replace, but they said it would be a stick on replacement, not sown. This was last year, I just put some leather glue on the edge of the pad and it has held up to now. You would think by now Daytona might but a longer pad on that went down more towards the sole.

 

[casbar]

I recently had the gearchange pad come partially unstuck on my left hand Roadstar GTX boot. A not-infrequent occurrence considering the useage and the fact that the boots are over 20 years old, and are the ‘Triggers broom’ of my bike kit, having has 2 sets of soles and 2 pads in the past.
I tried a local cobbler who made a huge mess with superglue, which of course cracked up and fell off, it being a very brittle hard adhesive,
So aware that things are now different after Brexit I phoned Tran-Am and were told to deal with The Boot Repair Company who will repair/replace/mend whatever bits are necessary my Daytona’s.

Motorbike Boot Repairs | Supermoto Boot Repairs | Resoles & Rebuilds

Professional Motorbike Boot Repair Service. We offer Resoles on Motorbike boots and Supermoto boots. As well as Gear Change Pad Replacements and Zip Repairs.

bootrepaircompany.co.uk

So off they went, and less than a week later back they came. TBH I’m not wild about the look of the pads but they’ll hopefully do the job.

Total cost about £83 inc P&P both ways, not an insignificant amount but a whole lot less that £400!

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Don't like the look of that

 

[squibb34]

Whilst I suspect Hideout will have the same economic issue now, post Brexit, it must be worth sounding out Kate Jennings in the hope of a more elegant solution, if your boots are affected similarly. The original Daytona pads must be cheap as chips in reality, if someone in the trade can spring a few pairs from the Fatherland.

 

[Nick Marshall]

Recently happened to both pairs of my Daytona boots.
One set is now in the rubbish bin.

Other set I unpicked the stitching. Wondering what to do next.

 

[GORILA]

Maybe you could get them repaired by Altberg. In the past I had a pair of Road stars re soled by them with one of their soles. They did a good job at a fair price.

 

[Jockser]

I have exactly the same issue on a pair of my Daytonas. When I went to see about sending them back, between the postage back & forth and the repair, I figured I might just as well buy a new pair
I'll see if I can get something done locally but proper cobblers are few & far between these days...

 

[seahorse]

I concluded the same and went back to Altbergs rather than try and get Daytonas repaired. Equally good in my opinion anyway.

 

[Istanbulian]

I have exactly the same issue on a pair of my Daytonas. When I went to see about sending them back, between the postage back & forth and the repair, I figured I might just as well buy a new pair
I'll see if I can get something done locally but proper cobblers are few & far between these days...

Yes, that was exactly the same conclusion I got to;still holding onto my original pair in the forelorn hope that one day the regulatory burdens imposed by Brexit will reduce....

 

[Steve398]

Maybe you could get them repaired by Altberg. In the past I had a pair of Road stars re soled by them with one of their soles. They did a good job at a fair price.

This may be of interest then -

Resoling | Boot Fitting | Alt-Berg

 

[Steve398]

Just as a final note, it’s now 3 months since I had the gearchange pads done. They’ve stayed secure with no sign of coming unstuck, and that’s all I needed.

 

[cookie]

Both mine fell off.

After suffering previous bullshit from Daytona, I just left them as they were. They still look better than that stick on abomination above.