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Originally Posted by alanmcorcoran
Back on the the topic of helmets:
I have bought three so far, two for me and one for my wife. (I have a "full" and a 3/4.) I think I paid about $170-180 for the full, and maybe $20 or $50 less than that for the 3/4. Full is an HJC, the 3/4 a Scorpion.
Ennyhoo, when I bought the first one, which was at the dealership I grossly overpaid for my GZ, I was surprised (almost shocked) to see helmets (SHOEI?) for, like $900, and higher.
Do any of you guys have a $900 helmet? Are they worth it? Tell me why I'd want to get one.
I know some of them have radios or bluetooth, but I don't think these one's did.
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Thise were probably 300-500 Shoei's with the standard dealer (i.e. we can add it to your finanacing package) markup. The local dealer that got out of everything except Honda (Since Honda has it's own finance company) was unloading Suzuki Shoei helmets for $125 (No XXL left, didn't buy) and Suzuki AGV leather jackets for $49 (I bought 2)
In the world of motorcycle dealers accesories departments, markup is huuuuuuuuuuge.