The last thing I bought was a Bell SRT Modular helmet about a week ago. I had a Schuberth modular some years ago (C3 Pro) and was never really keen on it. The chin bar was persnickety and I always had to use two hands to latch it and even then I had to give it two or three tries for it to snap closed properly. How it all started was because three of Mr. Sandi's and my best riding buddies use modulars and swear by them. So I got curious when I got an email from Bell advertising their Spring sale and I checked out their SRT modular. That helmet isn't super high priced to begin with (about $400, I think) and it was on sale for $300. That was sounding like something I could live with to to test ride the "almighty modular". But...it gets much better. A couple of Saturdays ago, my buddy, Russell, and I rode to the local Harley dealership to poke around. I found myself gravitating towards the sales racks and tables in the motorclothes department where I happened to notice a lone Bell helmet box. Upon closer inspection, it contained exactly the Bell helmet I'd been looking at and researching. And it was both the right color (Gloss Black) and the right size (Medium). Coincidence. Hmmm, probably not. Here's the best part. It was on sale for $150! And I had a $50 H-D gift certificate I'd sort off forgotten about. I figured that I could certainly look into what all the modular hubbub is about for $100. I also sprung for Bell's ProTint Panovision shield, their new name for their Transition shield. I've had a Bell full face helmet with their Transition shield and it's absolutely brilliant. Clear as a bell (Bell?) at night and as dark as my Dark Smoke shields in the blinding sunlight. That was on sale for $112 down from $150. So I'm feeling like I got a good deal and am hoping I like the helmet. If I do, the biggest single related expense will probably be a com unit for it. It seems like a modular helmet might be a good choice for big trips and touring.
Superb result, @Sandi T! I wish I could wear Bell as they have some great helmets, but sadly they crush my temples if they fit elsewhere.
About ten years ago that was true about Bell helmets for me, too, @learningtofly. But at some point in the past maybe five years or so they've made some changes to their helmet shape, shifting from a round oval shape to an intermediate oval shape. If you haven't tried a Bell on in awhile you may want to give it another go, although if Bells crush your temples it may still not work for you unless the newer models put you in another size. Anyway, Shoei and Bell have been my helmets of choice over the years with a couple of trials (and errors) when I went with something else. Like that Schuberth that turned out to be a bust.
I love a good deal, @Wessa! My mom taught me well how to head for the sales racks and bins in the back of the store. I think of it as "treasure hunting".
Nothing like blagging a bargain. There's nothing worse than paying top £/$ for something and THEN finding out you could have bought it half price somewhere else!!
That is a truism if ever there was one, @Pegscraper. I'm excited because I got 1/2 off the sale price! Can't get a much better deal than that. A couple of my riding buddies chided me saying, "They nearly paid you to take it!".
Even if @Sandi T doesn’t have any Yorkshire blood in her we’ll make her an honorary Yorkshire woman getting deals like that. She will just have to learn our anthem. ”Ilkla moor baht at” and learn to pronounce the Yorkshire poem hear all, see all, say nowt. Eat all, sup all , pay nowt. And if iva tha does owt fur nowt Alus do it fur thisen.
I did manage to figure out most of what you guys "said". But, now I'm afraid I'm in need of an interpreter.
@Sandi T basically the saying means " if you don't ask you don't get!" As a child many years ago you were encouraged to ask for something as opposed to moaning later that you didn't get xyz...... naturally some kids could take this to a whole new level and set them up for later life Old habits die hard...... I recently bought a new wooden unit for our hallway and told the shop assistant that as it was the wrong wood I'd give £25 less than the ticket price and stain it the correct shade myself? Needless to say I walked away with it at the new correct price
Just bought myself one of these at 30% off! I love Merlin jackets, wanted something in waxed cotton and - having just moved a couple on - decided to bite the bullet, It’s also very close in style to the Belstaff Brooklands… my grail jacket that I’m unlikely to splash £600 on any time soon.
