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Why We Are The Best Service...THE BEST THERE IS One of our many Cycle World Displays out on the road The Service Pavilion first started out late summer of 2001 as the Arai Helmets Service Pavilion. The idea was brought to life by Robert through many experiences working with Arai helmet owners, racers and potential customers. The first time the pavilion was unveiled was at the 2001 AMA Superbike race in Alton, VA at the Virginia International Raceway. The reception was tremendous! The fans and consumers of Arai products were in amazement. It was a very successful weekend for everyone. Specialty fitting, technical services, warranties addressed, questions answered, very rare Arai apparel for sale, and even some surprise autograph sessions from Eric Bostrom, Tommy, Nicky, Roger Hayden, Jake Zemke, just to name a few. Well with that huge success, the decision back at Arai HQ was to continue this service on the road over the winter at the Cycle World International M/C Shows all of the USA. And the momentum just continued to build. By the end of February 2002 the decision to take it on the road to the AMA Superbike Series was made. And more success in many ways no one had expected. BY the end of the 2002 racing season Robert had some job offers to move elsewhere in the industry. But he also had shown signs of wanting to go independent and possibly carry on the “pavilion torch” on his own. And the decision was made. The Service Pavilion” was made its own entity from Arai Helmets. Everyone at Arai was in full support of the move. It was the best for everyone in every possible scenario. So on October 1st, 2002 THE SERVICE PAVILION was born! The T.S.P. Girls I had spent 99% of the 1990’s working on and racing motorcycles. Trying to build my own professional career in racing with the support and help of my family and close group of friends in the motorcycling community. I had many successes and gains. I had some set-backs and losses. But would do it exactly the same way I think again. There is nothing I can regret or question that I can think of. Well I guess we’ll start this off by taking you back to Fall of 2000. I was in Portland Oregon riding a brand new bike on a then called “SuperTracker” race bike built by Richard Pollock from Poway, CA of MULE Motorcycle. (I will try and find some pictures of that amazing bike and post them here in the future) I was having a really good day on the track. The new bike was working really well, the lap times were fast! But late in the one practice session I was involved in a horrific crash from what I was told. I do not recall a lot of that situation. (I was also wearing a helmet cam for Trident Films that day. I have some of that footage in my possession, and I will try to possibly share that with you all in time as well here on the website.) But I was injured. From that weekend all 6 of the riders survived the crash but 3 of us never made a return to professional dirt track racing. Me included. I spent the next 12 months in therapy and rehabilitation. Now we are in February 2001 A.D. I was just about to take job that I was offered at Howell’s Harley Davidson in New Kingstown, PA. Jim and Gwen Howell had been a big part of my professional racing career through the 90’s and are like family to me to this very day. When a phone call from Brian Weston (Director) of Arai Helmets Americas was received. All said and done, I went to work for Arai. So over the next year and half I was led over a very steep learning curve experiencing the many facets of what goes on within a company such as Arai. I was brought in as a technical and racing service representative. What I learned and experienced was amazing. Learning from Brian with his almost 20 years of working around Arai helmets with his father Roger Weston and Bruce Porter was priceless. And also his continuous developments with Arai Helmet Japan in the product and consumer support was something I could never learn any other way, then getting to watch and listen to Brian. Looking back on that all was a truly awesome experience! Favorite Links The Service Pavilion Listings To protect bidder privacy, when the price or highest bid on an item reaches or exceeds a certain level, User IDs will be displayed as anonymous names. For auction items, a bold price means at least one bid has been received. Note: Anonymous names may appear more than once and may represent different bidders. Item Start End Price Title High Bidder/Status 120360261847 Jan-07-09 Dec-03-09 07:11:58 $36.00 Arai Shield Holder Black Colin Edwards RX7 Corsair Pods Available 120360262394 Jan-07-09 Dec-03-09 07:13:36 $30.00 ARAI XD/XD3/TX Dark Smoke Pinlock Shield Insert Available 120360264048 Jan-07-09 Dec-03-09 07:18:52 $30.00 ARAI Helmets SAL Yellow Pinlock Shield Insert Available 120360264569 Jan-07-09 Dec-03-09 07:20:13 $60.00 ARAI Helmets SAL Clear Pinlock Shield (Less Insert) Available 120360412635 Jan-07-09 Dec-03-09 12:23:00 $55.00 ARAI Helmets SAL Clear Standard Shield Quantum & Others Available 120360414146 Jan-07-09 Dec-03-09 12:25:41 $55.00 ARAI Helmets SAL Light Smoke Standard Shield Quantum + Available 120360414801 Jan-07-09 Dec-03-09 12:27:06 $55.00 ARAI Helmets SAL Yellow Standard Shield Quantum & Other Available 120360417098 Jan-07-09 Dec-03-09 12:31:40 $85.00 ARAI Helmets SAL Mirrored Blue Shield Quantum RX-7 Available 120360417934 Jan-07-09 Dec-03-09 12:32:45 $85.00 ARAI Helmets SAL Mirrored Gold Shield Quantum RX-7 Available 120360418845 Jan-07-09 Dec-03-09 12:34:13 $85.00 ARAI Helmets SAL Mirrored Silver Shield Quantum RX-7 Available Go see all current items for sale by this member. 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