Re: [ST] Arai

[Neil Lindsey <Neil.Lindsey@xxxxxxx>]

Steve,

So what you are saying is that the Arai representatives condoned
shopping/sizing at one place and buying at another --- interesting!

Neil

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Lawler" <slawler@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 12:45 PM
Subject: Re: [ST] Arai


> In a previous email, Masiak, Richard wrote:
>
> > HOG WASH!  Proper fit and safety.  All you have to do is what I did,
> > pre-policy change.  GO to a local store.  Try on various Arai models
> > and find the one that fit for safety.  Then go online and and save
> > over $100.  My model was $429 plus tax in store.  I bought it online
> > for $329 and free shipping!  Same model the "fit for safety" in the
> > rape shop. :-)
> >
> > That Arai corporate crap about proper fit and safety is just that,
> > CRAP!  Too many shops couldn't compete with the online pricing and
> > probably went crying to Arai, so they changed the policy.
> >
> > If I can't save money and buy online then they can BITE ME.  They
> > just lost a returning customer.
> >
>
>   Last year at the motorcycle show in NYC I went to a booth where
there
> were Arai representatives. I have worn Shoei for a few years and was
> interested in trying an Arai. I asked about a properly fitted helmet.
> The guy pointed to another booth where there were several styles and
> sizes wired to a rack. He said "Go try one on then come back and we
can
> order one for you." I had figured that they would actually measure my
> head. I was wrong. So, rather than sticking my head into a helmet that
> had been on who knows how many cooty filled heads I decided to stick
> with my Shoei.
>
>
>
> -- 
> Steve Lawler
> Verona, NJ, USA
>
> 2001 Sprint ST "Blue Devil"
>
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