FAKE NEWS
We all love a bargain, right? I know I do. So, the other night when I was browsing the internet, I was quite amazed by some of the motorcycling items that I came across at very competitive prices. There were gloves, jackets, boots, and pretty much anything motorcycle-related you could want – all branded stuff at mouth-wateringly low prices. And not just the used stuff on eBay, either, but brand new items on online ‘bazaars’ such as Wish.com.
One particularly rich vein of quality kit at discount prices on this particular website was helmets. Arai and Shoei seemed to be particularly well represented, with prices starting from as low as £40 per lid.
EARLY DOUBTS
Given that I wasn’t born yesterday, I did wonder how it was possible to pay such a small amount only solidified my suspicions. For a start, the snappy title for the helmet was: ‘2018 SHOEL Motorcycle Helmets Men’s Helmet Four Seasons Full Face Helmet Kart Racing Off-road Double Lens Locomotive Anti-fog Style.’ I was quite impressed that they had managed to get the word locomotive in the name, even though the brand name was misspelt – and I wanted to see what on earth was on sale here.
