I have a 9 year old Hein Gericke Speedway mesh jacket.  I've done nothing to it besides wear it for the past 50,000 or so miles.  Probably the best jacket I've ever owned.

The other day, I noticed that something didn't seem right with the fitment.  After checking the armor, I noticed that both of the shoulders and the elbows had been reduced into little pieces that looked the size of packing peanuts 

Needless to say, the armor was completely destroyed.  Luckily, I found some Joe Rocket armor that fits perfectly since Hein Gericke does not sell replacements in the USA.

So, take a moment and check your armor in your jacket.  If broken, replace!

Yeah, that has happened to me in two jackets. My original joe rocket phoenix jacket had the elbow protectors disintegrate, and the MotoDry Adventurer Jacket I took to Europe had the shoulder protectors do the same thing, fortunately after I was done using it.

My jackets are less than 2 yr old but I wash my jackets once a year so I pull out my amour neway

Quote from: slipperymongoose on August 28, 2012, 07:56:42 PM
My jackets are less than 2 yr old but I wash my jackets once a year so I pull out my amour neway

What's this "wash' word that you speak of?

Once a year. Oh, what a nice smelly, festering mess you must have in there.

PS - Hi twisted LTNS

Well it's washed as necessary but so far it don't smell so why wash lol and yes twisted long time no see.

Wow,

Once a year  I have to wash my Joe Rocket White Mesh at the very least once a month. Due to bugs, road grime, and other street debris! If I don't it isn't white anymore and I know some will say well don't get white. But, when you live in hell ahem I mean Florida the white does wonders! I've also put 6,000 miles on Flick since Feb.

Mary

i bought a grey joe rocket mesh. but its been trapped in teh trunk of my wrecked crown civ since 2009 lol. so its proly worthless now. but i put some miles on that one. ( bought from member here.) hosed it off every so often. and it did well

Quote from: Toogoofy317 on September 11, 2012, 08:51:21 PM
Wow,

Once a year  I have to wash my Joe Rocket White Mesh at the very least once a month. Due to bugs, road grime, and other street debris! If I don't it isn't white anymore and I know some will say well don't get white. But, when you live in hell ahem I mean Florida the white does wonders! I've also put 6,000 miles on Flick since Feb.

Mary

That would be called patina. I just knock off the big pieces

what about the mosquitos mary. those things are a gripe to get rid of 

So, far the worst thing was a buzzard that flew out of the way in the nick of time. Unfortunately, he dropped his lunch. AKA I had road kill hit my helmet and my jacket. I almost yacked!

Mary

But, yeah mosquitoes are bad and so are the big grasshoppers!

i used mine sans liner many times. so it was fairly easy to clean on the road. ( turn it inside out, and hose it @ car wach on idle speed ) if you cant make it back home in its current state