LOL F Iron Pony. If I lived close I'd only use them to try on gear. And use their parking lot to meet up with people.
Even their sponsored posts here are generic, not tailored to the members here. I've almost asked Ben how much they pay a year to be a sponsor, so I could pay just to not have them on here.
Car. IMO you need reliable all-weather transportation before you need a toy.
But since you asked, stock.
Also, you know NC gets cold and snows in the winter too right?
When I bought my RF1200, I literally walked into the store door dead set on the RPHA10. While I don't regret the decision, the RPHA was a really comfortable helmet that fit me well. The inner liner was great too, very soft.
How old is it? What model?
I have 0 issues throwing down my hard earned cash for a good lid. I went all out in 2016 and got the top of the line corsair. Shortly after I had a big high-side at NJMP. I thrashed my suit (had holes that I ended up fixing this winter), my gloves, and parts of my boots. I also thrashed my arai. There are some deep gouges in the top of the helmet as well as a few spots that are nearly flat because it was dragged on the pavement. I coughed up blood for the next 3 days. My head was the ONLY part of my body that didn't hurt in the slightest.
I'll never think twice about buying a good lid lol. I'm also 3/3 for not paying MSRP for any of my arai's.
Edit: It was the one in my sig. RIP
Bled the brakes and switched to water on the track bike. Also put the bodywork back on.
Also did the hubs and rotors on the truck. What a pain in the ass that was.