Oi Lozzo...

I assume you are texting a UK-based phone, not one which is on an
overseas network? I still find this strange, because I send text
messages to clients across the world on a regular basis, and the
charges come up on my O2 bill at the same rate as for messages sent
within the UK.

I reckon that is film industry stereotyping. They all seemed very happy
with their lot. Mined ewe, I was told by those with whom I was working
that Westerners can expect to be accosted by those fitting the
stereotype within a few paces of leaving the hotel.

As for jobs; your employers have started to lurk on ukrm, so expect a
call to discuss your position very soon.

 

As Lozzo has said, I am just back from a tour and audit of the factory
where they are made, and IMHO you will find it difficult, if not indeed
impossible, to match the quality for the money, and the specification
is impressive. One of my tasks was to try and identify ways in which
the helmets could be improved still further, but I have to admit to
being left scratching my head for ideas.

 

Weight will depend on the size of helmet, but IIRC somewhere in the
region of 1325 grams was quoted.

 

Paul Varnsverry says...

Oh bollocks. Nowhere is safe from now on. I can count to ten in Malay
if that's of any use to anyone.

<waves to the bosses>

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Lozzo

Now do it again using all your fingers. Bad boy.

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets
and Ducati Race Engineer.

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single"

 

Wicked Uncle Nigel says...

You have an unjustified dim view of me, don't you?

Anyway, it's summer and it's a Sunday, shouldn't you be out waving
hankies and bashing sticks with the rest of the flowerpot men
somewhere.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Lozzo

Probably. But gentle piss-taking's much easier on the knees.

Are you lot making a flip-up wivva sun visor yet? If not, why not?

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets
and Ducati Race Engineer.

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single"

 

Wicked Uncle Nigel says...

I don't know, ask a lurker

 

Bear says...

I refuse to take grammar advice from someone who claims to have lived
in USA.

Piss off

 

Cheers for the heads up Paul, I reckon I'll be getting a replacement for my
HJC AC-10 later this year [1], and recall Lozzo showing me a very
lightweight Nitro at last year's Pixiefest. I reckon a Nitro may well be a
worthy replacement for my HJC (which I have been extremely pleased with,
IMHO a very good quality lid for the money).

I will also possibly be needing a very small lid for my daughter, as she
seems to be wanting a bike when she's 16 in November [2], despite what her
mother thinks.

[1] NEC Bike Show prolly, unless I have an in depth chat with Lozzo in the
interim.
[2] A Gilera DNA, resprayed Pink, as "a geared bike would be too
complicated, and scooters are gay".

--
Dan L (Oldbloke)
My bike 1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr
M'boy's bike 2003 Honda NSR125R (Going)
Spare Bike 1990 Suzuki TS50X (Patio Ornament)
BOTAFOT #140 (KotL 2005), X-FOT#000, DIAABTCOD #26, BOMB#18 (slow)

 

All you need's a S E Asian with one digit shorrt of the full complement

 

Dan L says...

<snip>

I showed you the N1200-VX IIRC. They cost 129-99ukp in metallic black
and 149-99ukp in graphics to you. As worn by Jeremey McWilliams, Dean
Thomas, Steve Plater and John Kirkham in BSB.

 

Bear says...

Ask a lurker, I dunno

From what I'm told the ones that they are wearing at the moment are.
I've seen all 4 of them racing this year and all of them are wearing
standard painted ones with no special paint jobs etc. I'd guess they
are off the shelf items or they'd be painted up in replica graphics. We
introduced the 1200 range before we signed these riders up, so already
had a range of colours.

At a guess I'd say that the interiors may have been altered slightly by
the addition of extra padding in places to suit each rider's head
shape, in much the same way as OGK and Arai provide fitting kits.

 

That's the one, and the price is about what I paid for the HJC 2 years ago
at HG Slough (on your day off).

--
Dan L (Oldbloke)
My bike 1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr
M'boy's bike 2003 Honda NSR125R (Going)
Spare Bike 1990 Suzuki TS50X (Patio Ornament)
BOTAFOT #140 (KotL 2005), X-FOT#000, DIAABTCOD #26, BOMB#18 (slow)

 

Well, I sent Steve Plater his latest just last week. Straight off the
warehouse shelf, same as all the rest. That do ya?

 

DR says...

Nice one, just what Bear needed to hear I'd have thought.

 

No problem. You demand, we supply.

 

Seconded

 

Unfortunately, the R.M.D. (a.k.a. "yuan") is worthless outside its
country of origin. :-(

 

And backs up what I was informed is the case.