Tech 8 Buckle Repair

[motorep1]

Marco- Call Alpinestars at 800-438-2577. They'll repair your boots under
warranty. You'll have to be without them while they're being fixed, so plan
on using something else for a couple of weeks.
MMartin071 wrote in message
<19990923210642...@ng-cf1.aol.com>...
>Anyone have any experience repairing the lower buckle on Alpine Stars Tech
8
>boots?
>
>The outside rivet of the lowest buckle pulled out of my boot on the steel
>mounting bracket. The upper three brackets are mounted to flaps which
allow
>access to the rivets so changing them would be a snap. Of course, one of
those
>wasn't the one that broke. The fourth or lower bracket is mounted directly
to
>the boot and the rivets aren't accessible. I guess removing the broken
rivet
>and drilling through the entire boot, inserting a screw from the inside and
>putting a nut on the outside is an option. But I'd rather not drill
through my
>boot.
>
>Any suggestions???
>
>Marco
>KTM racer

[MMartin071]

[Steve Murray]

A friend of mine has had this happen three times to the same boots. Water
gets trapped between the leather & plastic & the rivets eventually rust
through. Now he gets the local boot maker just re-rivet riught throught the
boot - no problems.
motorep1 wrote in message ...

>Marco- Call Alpinestars at 800-438-2577. They'll repair your boots under
>warranty. You'll have to be without them while they're being fixed, so plan
>on using something else for a couple of weeks.
>MMartin071 wrote in message
><19990923210642...@ng-cf1.aol.com>...

[Simmonsmc]

this happend to me the local shoe repair shop fixed it for 4 bucks
Mike Simmons
99 KTM 300 MXC
AMA Dist.36