Some good reviews here, https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/abbeysim...uid=pH_aeJr4TUS&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
But the price still feels a bit strong for a copy?
But the price still feels a bit strong for a copy?
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93% satisfaction on feedback, I certainly wouldnt be investing in their gear. Especially as the reviews say, after placing my order I was advised the item was not OEM but a “ faithfull copy”
I wouldn’t be worrying about the price so much as the quality and how long it will last. What will happen if there’s a fault. How will it hold up sliding down the road.
Value for money?? Definitely not. A mugs game. Pay up and buy an original or buy a less expensive jacket from another recognised manufacturer.
What I can’t understand riding quality bmw motorcycles at a premium price why would some people skimp on quality to save a few pounds
I do hope anyone buying these copies never have an accident
I do hope anyone buying these copies never have an accident
For less than that money you can get a proven jacket with a best buy/recommended Ride rating made by Oxford, RST or Rev'it and sold by an established retailer https://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/mo..._cat/975?r[facets.awards][0]=Ride Recommended
I know where I would rather spend up to £300 on a jacket
I know where I would rather spend up to £300 on a jacket
But if you’re not riding a BMW but want to feel and look like you are as you walk around the aisles in Tesco buying provisions for the round the world trip. JJH
When you haven’t got the original to compare with you would give an appropriate feedback.
The BMW Karakum jacket is supplied with a Goretex over jacket, the Pakistani gear comes with nothing, not even the inside lining. The material was supposed to be flexible and stretchy. It wasn’t.
The leathers are exact copies of the original minus the quality, same with the gloves.
I am sure only in a spill or when you get soaked you find out.
BMW motorcycle clothing is made in cooperation with Schoeller. BMW uses a "cut, make, and sew" (CMS) model, sourcing fabrics and then having them assembled in Vietnam/China or Eastern Europe.
I haven’t seen one item made in Pakistan in the BMW range.
I would be interested to see how your gear stacks up in comparison with the original.
I guess you can pop down to your local dealer and find out. Check the armour as well.
Just had a look at the reviews…
I see r****p left 14 reviews in English and French. All the same…
I guess you can always send it back if not happy.
Might as well ride in a good jumper.
Probably BMW pictures of the originals
Probably BMW pictures of the originals
Hi Zoltan , I think you mis read my comment, I haven’t bought anything. The comments I quoted were from Ebay purchasers.
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Saw and tried on this very jacket hanging on display at BMW Park Lane yesterday..... £440 retail.
The label stated 'Made In Vietnam'
That'd be a nice gross margin.
Just sayin'
(Yes, I agree about QC, material specifications, stitching, etc. but point of origin for products today, isn't necessarily a correlation to our personal perspectives...)
The label stated 'Made In Vietnam'
That'd be a nice gross margin.
Just sayin'
(Yes, I agree about QC, material specifications, stitching, etc. but point of origin for products today, isn't necessarily a correlation to our personal perspectives...)
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The mark up on branded clothing is huge, its a nice little earner for the marque. That said, because they put their name to it, it passes rigorous testing standards.
I've crashed in BMW textile kit (Savanna 2 suit) and it held up perfectly in a slide with slight scuffing to an elbow but nothing came apart and the stitching didn't part or wear through. I carried on using it for years until fashion meant a change.
I'd prefer paying top money for good kit over a skin graft or limb reconstruction/amputation any day.
I've crashed in BMW textile kit (Savanna 2 suit) and it held up perfectly in a slide with slight scuffing to an elbow but nothing came apart and the stitching didn't part or wear through. I carried on using it for years until fashion meant a change.
I'd prefer paying top money for good kit over a skin graft or limb reconstruction/amputation any day.
Indeed. My Hein Gericke Cruise 3 jacket is approaching 20 years old. It was made in Indonesia when HG designed top level, Goretex clothing.
Many here will have read Paul Varnsverry's reports in various magazines. He was involved in setting up factories in China to make helmets for the Nitro brand. Given a specification, Far Eastern factories can sustain decent quality control.
Of course, just like sweat shops that still exist in the UK, there will be "entrepreneurs" in Asia knocking off shoddy facsimiles of top brands to dupe the unwitting.
If they were £34.99...I'd say they were cheap knock offs.....they aren't. They are silly money for clothing that you really don't know will stand up to an off. I'd rather buy a 2nd hand jacket off here than something like these. They remind me of those asian stalls that I used to see at bike shows, with dozens of nice looking leather jackets et al, all of which, I had to presume, would be rapidly back to their various seperate panels if I slid 30 yards down a tarmac road wearing one......as someone else has said...may as well ride in a wooly jumper.....possibly as safe
