At the first round of the 2012 World Superbike Championship – which will take place in Phillip Island, Australia, over the last weekend of February – BMW Motorrad’s rider Leon Haslam will debut a new Arai helmet designed by Drudi Performance that will also carry an exclusive “25 years” logo.
The ‘25 years’ to which that special label refers to are the time spent by the Englishman with Arai, the world’s leading helmet manufacturer.
Not too bad considering that Haslam is only 28 years old.
“I really like the new design and it’s always nice to have something new for the start of a new Championship – said Haslam – This is the pre production design and I’ll now work with the Arai guys in Holland and Japan to finalize the replica.
”He also added: “I’m also really proud to have been with Arai for so long, 2012 will be my 25th year with them.
They’ve been looking after my head for a long time now and their product is simply the best.
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