> And helmets in India are one thing that really bug me. After I've > played around with Arais and Shoeis, I don't understand how the heck > the ones in India get passed through quality checks and what's even > more intriguing is that the new age "software engineers" breed of > folks working in India^W Bangalore end up spending thousands of $$ for
What's an Arais? I had two years of daily riding in Bangalore when I was in college, and always wore a helmet. I just bought the best helmet I could find (somewhere near MTR as I recall). I didn't even know there were much better helmets available, or how much difference they'd make in Bangalore style accidents (ie, relatively low speed ones). There was one road on the way to my college that was a real rite of passage for all new motorcycle riders at night, because there was invariably a pack of stray dogs that would bark and chase you and nip at your heels and if you let them spook you (or as a pillion once tried with me, tried to kick them from the bike), you would lose control and crash. I miss my bike. Badri
