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07-30-2004, 11:07 AM
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  Join Date: 09-12-2003 Location: Tucson,AZ
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   | IT HAS ARRIVED w/pictures 7/31 As a total surprise to me last night my new Suomy arrived. Chris at Indysuperbike sent it without letting me know and what a great day it turned out to be. I had ordered and recieved my Spec1R Pitt Extreme weeks ago and it turned out to be too big. After seeing it in person I was a bit turned off by it(color scheme). SO I returned it as Ihad told them I would if it was too big and had originally asked them to order me a medium. Well as it turns out that medium Pitt was on backorder or something and wouldn't be getting to him for awhile. SO we dicussed other options and I found out that he had a limited production Extreme in the Ben Bostrom scheme with the red background. I alomst lost it cause I wanted that in the first place but I figured since he just started wearing it that it wouldn't be out for some time. Too my surprise they had 2 of the 16 allocated to the U.S. I spoke with Chris lastThursday and the shop was closing for the weekend to go to Mid-Ohio...so bummer I figured I wouldn't be seeing the new helmet until sometime next week. Chris said he'd send me the tracking number when they send it. Well I'm on my way home from work last night and my mom calls and says that the UPS man just showed up, I thought no big deal cause he never sent me a tracking number so I figured it wasn't my helmet. Then she says it's got Indysuperbike tape on the box. Seems as though Chris wanted to surprise me a bit and it sure worked. Dano Last edited by ReaperAZ : 07-31-2004 at 9:31 PM. | |
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07-30-2004, 11:09 AM
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     Join Date: 02-10-2002 Location: Hoosierland, USA
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| Re: IT HAS ARRIVED.....Part1 Pics...  
__________________ Sith Apprentice CBR929 - VFR800 - VFR800 "There is a grey blur, and a green blur. I try to stay on the grey one..." - Joey Dunlop |
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07-30-2004, 11:20 AM
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| Join Date: 09-12-2003 Location: Tucson,AZ
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| Re: IT HAS ARRIVED.....Part1 Sorry Bake...no pics yet as I was out the door as soon as I took a shower and put it on my head. My first impressions are that the thing LIGHT WEIGHT...I mean really light weight. Since this one is a medium the shell size is smaller then the shell size of the large and it looks pretty small. The graphics are much better then that of the Pitt Extreme. Some of the graphics didn't quite match on the Pitt. The Bostrom is spot on. In lining is the softest I have felt and feels really nice when on. The cool factor of the Iridium shield really fits the helmet well. (As you will soon find out that Iridium shield is THE BEST I have ever seen.) More later. Dano |
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07-30-2004, 11:22 AM
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| Back From the Ashes!!  Join Date: 09-17-2003 Location: Staten Island, NY
Bike(s): '00 RC51 (Possible Resurrection), 93 Seca II(Sold) Age: 31 Posts: 7,724
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07-30-2004, 9:00 PM
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 Join Date: 08-15-2002 Location: South Australia
Bike(s): Bikeless - for now Age: 61 Posts: 10,812
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| Re: IT HAS ARRIVED.....Part1 Damn, man, haven't you taken the pics for us yet?! |
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07-30-2004, 9:24 PM
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| Meatarian  Join Date: 05-06-2004 Location: Randolph, MA
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| Re: IT HAS ARRIVED.....Part1 Quote:
you're gonna love that thing, after spending the $430 on mine I was hoping I wouldn't be dissappointed and it hasn't let me down yet, but I do miss the forehead went on my HJC but everything else makes up for it especially the mouth vent. originally when I got it I was kinda pissed that a $500 helmet fogged up but then came to realize its just my glasses not the visor (never fogs) and the Extreme has to be better than my regular version, its lighter than isn't it?
__________________ "let's face it when you went into that voting booth you had a choice between 2 bowls of sh!t. the only difference was the smell" | |
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07-31-2004, 9:36 PM
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| Join Date: 09-12-2003 Location: Tucson,AZ
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| Re: IT HAS ARRIVED w/pictures 7/31 Here's a few pics of the Red Bostrom Extreme. Dano |
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07-31-2004, 9:37 PM
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 Join Date: 05-08-2003 Location: Flyover Country
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| Re: IT HAS ARRIVED w/pictures 7/31 WOW, that is fricking cool. Loud, but damned cool. Nice lid! |
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07-31-2004, 10:00 PM
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| Join Date: 09-12-2003 Location: Tucson,AZ
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| Re: IT HAS ARRIVED w/pictures 7/31 The pictures do the graphics no justice at all. Dano |
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07-31-2004, 10:22 PM
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 Join Date: 06-03-2004 Location: Ft. Lauderdale , Florida
Bike(s): 2K1 CBR 929RR- SOLD Age: 32 Posts: 1,500
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| Re: IT HAS ARRIVED w/pictures 7/31 Quote:
WOW  that thing is vicious  | |
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07-31-2004, 10:34 PM
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 Join Date: 05-28-2001 Location: Fargo, ND
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| Re: IT HAS ARRIVED w/pictures 7/31 I love it, I want one |
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07-31-2004, 10:39 PM
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| Join Date: 09-12-2003 Location: Tucson,AZ
Bike(s): I used to be cool. Age: 30 Posts: 4,839
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| Re: IT HAS ARRIVED w/pictures 7/31 Quote:
Only 16 in the U.S. better move fast to find one. Dano | |
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07-31-2004, 10:43 PM
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| Just repeating what ever I hear...  Join Date: 01-28-2003 Location: Nose in a book...
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| Re: IT HAS ARRIVED w/pictures 7/31 "I like mine better... I like mine better...." Not sure this is working. Last edited by Heavy-Dee : 07-31-2004 at 10:44 PM. |
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07-31-2004, 11:06 PM
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| Join Date: 09-12-2003 Location: Tucson,AZ
Bike(s): I used to be cool. Age: 30 Posts: 4,839
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| Re: IT HAS ARRIVED w/pictures 7/31  Sorry HD not gonna work.Dano |
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07-31-2004, 11:16 PM
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| Back From the Ashes!! Join Date: 09-17-2003 Location: Staten Island, NY
Bike(s): '00 RC51 (Possible Resurrection), 93 Seca II(Sold) Age: 31 Posts: 7,724
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| Re: IT HAS ARRIVED w/pictures 7/31 Very nice .... gotta love loud helmets they really make a statement |
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07-31-2004, 11:17 PM
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 Join Date: 05-09-2003 Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Bike(s): '92 VFR750F, SV650 track tool. 954 no more! Posts: 4,806
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| Re: IT HAS ARRIVED w/pictures 7/31 Damn, that thing looks great in red.. Nice and bright, too. |
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08-01-2004, 4:16 PM
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| Join Date: 02-10-2002 Location: Hoosierland, USA
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| Re: IT HAS ARRIVED w/pictures 7/31 Damn...that's a kickass looking helmet... Now, would one of you guys tell me how to pronounce Suomy... 
__________________ Sith Apprentice CBR929 - VFR800 - VFR800 "There is a grey blur, and a green blur. I try to stay on the grey one..." - Joey Dunlop |
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08-01-2004, 5:29 PM
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| Join Date: 05-09-2003 Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
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| Re: IT HAS ARRIVED w/pictures 7/31 Quote:
I doubt they would have been brave enough to export to the USA if it were pronounced 'sue - me' !  | |
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08-01-2004, 6:25 PM
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| Re: IT HAS ARRIVED w/pictures 7/31 As it reads - "Sue Oh Mee", well at least that's what the man on the telly ads says. |
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08-01-2004, 6:25 PM
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| Meatarian Join Date: 05-06-2004 Location: Randolph, MA
Bike(s): 01 R/B 929 Age: 28 Posts: 12,303
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| Re: IT HAS ARRIVED w/pictures 7/31 Quote:
so where is she, she must owe me something
__________________ "let's face it when you went into that voting booth you had a choice between 2 bowls of sh!t. the only difference was the smell" | |
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08-02-2004, 10:13 AM
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| Join Date: 09-12-2003 Location: Tucson,AZ
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| Re: IT HAS ARRIVED w/pictures 7/31 Quote:
I knew if anyone would like it being loud it would be you viffer. It is much brighter in person too, that orange on the sides is of the Hunter Blaze Orange variety. Dano | |
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08-02-2004, 10:19 AM
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| Join Date: 05-09-2003 Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
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| Re: IT HAS ARRIVED w/pictures 7/31 Yep. I figure if it enables more cage drivers to acknowledge your existence, there's less chance that it will have to fulfill it's 'other' mission. |
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08-02-2004, 10:45 AM
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| Join Date: 09-12-2003 Location: Tucson,AZ
Bike(s): I used to be cool. Age: 30 Posts: 4,839
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| Re: IT HAS ARRIVED w/pictures 7/31 Quote:
I have heard it two ways...sue-oh-me, and sue-me. Kind of like Ruben Xaus, take you pick. Dano | |
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08-02-2004, 11:01 AM
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