Bill Kelso's Relic Hunter

Indiana Croft · Post by **Indiana Croft** » Mon Sep 10, 2018 6:52 pm

Those are the ones I'm after.
Want to see how they measure against my Wested Hero.

I typically wear size 40

Croft

Orl · Post by **Orl** » Thu Sep 13, 2018 8:21 am

a doubt regarding back length. I'm about to order a BK in a size 42R. all measures are adjusted correctly but I have the doubt with the back length, I measure 182cm which is equivalent to 6ft I think !, the length in BK is 23.5 inches, I have a Wested that I just put on sale with 24 inches long back and I do not know if the BK would adjust correctly. Any advice with this?

Glenville86 · Post by **Glenville86** » Thu Sep 13, 2018 10:34 am

The BK and Wested Hero are cut differently. I am 6 ft 4in and on the OTR Wested jackets wear a 28 inch back. The BK with the shorter back measurement still fits pretty much the same on me.

Orl · Post by **Orl** » Thu Sep 13, 2018 1:29 pm

I've been reading that the BK is cut different from Wested, but as I had reference the Wested and a Californias Venture that has the same length, I had my doubts

Orl · Post by **Orl** » Fri Sep 14, 2018 10:15 am

Well! order placed in BK now I have to wait!!

senorjacob · Post by **senorjacob** » Fri Sep 14, 2018 10:39 am

Congrats!! You won’t be disappointed.

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Mulceber · Post by **Mulceber** » Sun Sep 23, 2018 1:42 pm

Just sent my Relic Hunter back for repairs: from the USA it's ~$70 shipping. The return shipping will be £35. I must say that the price Andy quoted me for replacing the sleeve struck me as pretty reasonable. It's annoying to be sending it in for repairs, but at least BK is pretty reasonable in what they charge to do it.

Jeremiah · Post by **Jeremiah** » Sun Sep 23, 2018 6:27 pm

Excellent news. Now stay away from them toxic spewing birds.

Mulceber · Post by **Mulceber** » Sun Sep 23, 2018 6:30 pm

Will do. And I'll be sure to check the jacket when I take it off, to make sure they didn't stage a sneak attack.

Orl · Post by **Orl** » Thu Sep 27, 2018 8:26 am

Hey guys, how long has it been waiting to receive the BK jacket?

senorjacob · Post by **senorjacob** » Thu Sep 27, 2018 9:14 am

Mine took 8 weeks. Worth the wait. It'll arrive just in time for winter. (unless you live in Australia).

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Photoss · Post by **Photoss** » Thu Sep 27, 2018 2:47 pm

They're pretty good at sticking with a two-month wait time (though there are exceptions for leather types that aren't in-stock).

pdraycott · Post by **pdraycott** » Thu Sep 27, 2018 4:23 pm

2nd June ordered mine. Was waiting for the sirated lamb ..shouldn’t be too much longer now.

Orl · Post by **Orl** » Fri Sep 28, 2018 3:37 am

Patience

Although we can not avoid when we wait to ask ourselves constantly if I have successful in the size or stop me customizing the jacket

Toldog07 · Post by **Toldog07** » Sun Oct 21, 2018 9:52 am

what's the current turn around time on a BK relic hunter?

xmasters · Post by **xmasters** » Sun Oct 21, 2018 1:30 pm

Just read the last few posts. Should give you the answer.

Toldog07 · Post by **Toldog07** » Sun Oct 21, 2018 8:07 pm

pdraycott wrote:2nd June ordered mine. Was waiting for the sirated lamb ..shouldn’t be too much longer now.

Did it come yet?

pdraycott · Post by **pdraycott** » Mon Oct 22, 2018 5:53 pm

Toldog07 wrote:
pdraycott wrote:2nd June ordered mine. Was waiting for the sirated lamb ..shouldn’t be too much longer now.
Did it come yet?

On its way.

afalzon · Post by **afalzon** » Tue Oct 23, 2018 5:12 am

hi,
for those of you who haven't noticed we just released some new jackets

Dr._J · Post by **Dr._J** » Tue Oct 23, 2018 3:45 pm

afalzon wrote:hi,
for those of you who haven't noticed we just released some new jackets

Are they Indy jackets? If not, then we haven't noticed...

xmasters · Post by **xmasters** » Tue Oct 23, 2018 4:09 pm

They are....

Jeremiah · Post by **Jeremiah** » Tue Oct 23, 2018 8:21 pm

Wow. The Holy Grail jacket looks so good. Congrats!

Mulceber · Post by **Mulceber** » Wed Oct 24, 2018 12:03 am

Are these jackets going to be available in alternate leathers at some point, or is it lambskin and cowhide all the way?

Speaking as someone who has one of the Nowak Indy 4 jackets, the leather looks spot on, btw. Lack of distressing aside, it could easily be mistaken for my jacket.

afalzon · Post by **afalzon** » Wed Oct 24, 2018 4:24 am

Hi, we can make them in any leather you want. Please send us your request by email.

CRB · Post by **CRB** » Wed Oct 24, 2018 4:30 am

"Just when I think I'm out ... they pull me back in..."

May be selling my Relic striated lamb to get the Holy Grail.

What is the leather like in comparison Andy and if I wear a 40 Relic should I buy a 40 Grail ?

afalzon · Post by **afalzon** » Wed Oct 24, 2018 6:19 am

What is the leather like in comparison Andy and if I wear a 40 Relic should I buy a 40 Grail ?

It's very different than the Relic Hunter.
Yes, if 40 is your size in Relic should get same for the Grail.

Canasta · Post by **Canasta** » Wed Oct 24, 2018 3:51 pm

It looks like it ages differently when it comes to the undertone.
Is this accurate?

afalzon wrote:
What is the leather like in comparison Andy and if I wear a 40 Relic should I buy a 40 Grail ?
It's very different than the Relic Hunter.
Yes, if 40 is your size in Relic should get same for the Grail.

Mulceber · Post by **Mulceber** » Wed Nov 07, 2018 11:08 pm

Whoa, here's some fast turn-around. They've even got a new hide all ready for it...

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xmasters · Post by **xmasters** » Thu Nov 08, 2018 3:13 am

Limited edition, makes it extra tempting. I've ordered a Holy Grail jacket though.

Dr. Jones, Jr. · Post by **Dr. Jones, Jr.** » Thu Nov 08, 2018 11:52 am

CRB wrote:"Just when I think I'm out ... they pull me back in..."

May be selling my Relic striated lamb to get the Holy Grail.

What is the leather like in comparison Andy and if I wear a 40 Relic should I buy a 40 Grail ?

If you decide to sell I might be interested!

Mulceber · Post by **Mulceber** » Mon Dec 03, 2018 7:10 pm

My relic hunter, freshly repaired by the boys at BK, is only 40 miles away. Can't wait to see it!!! $\:D/$

Mulceber · Post by **Mulceber** » Tue Dec 04, 2018 4:46 pm

Just got my repaired Relic Hunter back today!

I'd almost forgotten how insanely comfortable is. The work is flawless and the new panel on the arm blends seamlessly with the rest of the jacket. It may be December, but I'm going to find a way to get a lot of use out of this jacket this season!

Tibor · Post by **Tibor** » Tue Dec 04, 2018 10:22 pm

Sweet! Congrats on a fine outcome. They are a second skin, aren’t they?

... and I love the box with all the Greek stamps

xmasters · Post by **xmasters** » Wed Dec 05, 2018 6:33 am

Looks great!!

Mulceber · Post by **Mulceber** » Wed Dec 05, 2018 9:30 am

Tibor wrote:Sweet! Congrats on a fine outcome. They are a second skin, aren’t they?

... and I love the box with all the Greek stamps

They are! Everything about them feels "right." And later this month (hopefully), I'm going to be receiving a second one - this time one of their A-2s.

Charybdis · Post by **Charybdis** » Wed Dec 05, 2018 11:11 am

Very nice...and I drool over those A2s they have on there...man I wish I could grab one of those as well but the price point is a little too high for me right now...

CRB · Post by **CRB** » Wed Dec 05, 2018 11:39 am

Anyone got the Grail yet ?

xmasters · Post by **xmasters** » Wed Dec 05, 2018 12:59 pm

My order confirmation gave a 12-14 week lead time. That was about a month ago, so not yet.

Orl · Post by **Orl** » Thu Dec 06, 2018 3:33 pm

You don'to despair! My order is about three months ago and I'm still waiting. I wrote to Andy to know about it and he answered this.

Soon we will publish on our fb page our backlog with estimated dates of delivery so you will be able to see.We will have news soon.

Nosirrah · Post by **Nosirrah** » Thu Dec 06, 2018 4:03 pm

Tibor wrote:... and I love the box with all the Greek stamps

Didn't realize they shipped from Greece. That means a lot of gyros!

Mulceber · Post by **Mulceber** » Thu Dec 06, 2018 8:43 pm

Nosirrah wrote:
Tibor wrote:... and I love the box with all the Greek stamps
Didn't realize they shipped from Greece. That means a lot of gyros!

Yep! They’re a Greek company, owned by an American ex-pat. As I recall, they use the pound because they’re worried about people holding it against them that they’re from Greece.

Orl, I got a similar message last week. I’m still waiting for BK to post the list.

Orl · Post by **Orl** » Fri Dec 14, 2018 1:44 pm

Any member of this forum who has ordered a Relic Hunter has had news of BK. I ordered mine on September 14 and as a comment here I sent an email to know the status of my order and I commented that I would put a list on Facebook. about two weeks ago and I still have not seen anything.

Mulceber · Post by **Mulceber** » Fri Dec 14, 2018 8:17 pm

Hi Orl - I ordered a jacket at the beginning of August and am in the same boat as you. I got an email from BK today basically telling me to sit tight and that they’d update me on how it was progressing soon. My recommendation is to hang in there. I know the wait can be infuriating, but it absolutely will be worth it when that jacket arrives.

Jeremiah · Post by **Jeremiah** » Fri Dec 14, 2018 11:13 pm

Ha and I thought my wait for a grail diary was bad. Almost been a full year. BK will deliver and like Mulceber mentioned. It WILL be worth it. BK is leaps beyond a lot of vendors.

Orl · Post by **Orl** » Sat Dec 15, 2018 5:14 am

I don't doubt that the wait is well worth it. I'm not in a hurry either, it's the lack of information that sometimes...

Jeremiah · Post by **Jeremiah** » Sat Dec 15, 2018 8:57 am

I gotcha. Yeah Andy is either quick or it takes a few days. No doubt the days he is not quick is due to his busy schedule. Man. Remember the snail mail days? How did we ever survive.

Mulceber · Post by **Mulceber** » Fri Dec 21, 2018 8:54 am

Just got a notification that my jacket shipped today. I’m not sure how far after mine yours is, Orl, but hopefully you’ll find out soon.

Orl · Post by **Orl** » Sat Dec 22, 2018 5:10 am

I hope to receive it soon! When did you order your jacket?

Mulceber · Post by **Mulceber** » Sat Dec 22, 2018 12:53 pm

Early August. I suspect it will arrive in early January.

Mulceber · Post by **Mulceber** » Mon Dec 24, 2018 8:29 am

Andy’s posted the list. Any of these yours, Orl?