HotRodZilla
GOD BLESS AMERICA
Man, I'm glad I didn't jump on that ship. That's crazy!!
AND...JWILLY...Where the heck have you been? It's great to see you post. I was just thinking about you the other day!! Hope you're good!!
Skully Helmets Shutting Down?
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AND...JWILLY...Where the heck have you been? It's great to see you post. I was just thinking about you the other day!! Hope you're good!!
Uncle Hud
Just another blob of protoplasm using up your oxyg
Just thinking ......... $2,000 for a strip club ......... ? Wow.
DesignFlaw06
Well-known member
HyperPete
Opinionated curmudgeon
I know! Someone gave them the discount rates.
HyperPete: What I was told would mean you've been paying "day staff" rates. $5 for going and standing by the stage. $20 for a 5 min lap dance. LOTS more for the VIP room. AND I was told that more than 10 years ago, so... inflation.
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DesignFlaw06
Well-known member
According to this, https://www.autoblog.com/2016/08/10/skully-lawsuit-marcus-mitch-willerbrother/ there are two helmet companies offering assistance to Skully backers that are not getting a refund. Not augmented reality helmets, but its pretty cool that some other companies are stepping up to try and help.
Fusar
https://www.fusar.com/blogs/news/an-open-letter-to-skullys-customers
Ruroc
https://www.facebook.com/ruroc/posts/1164318706945423
Fusar
https://www.fusar.com/blogs/news/an-open-letter-to-skullys-customers
Ruroc
https://www.facebook.com/ruroc/posts/1164318706945423
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El Toro
Innocent Bystander
OHHHH Yeahhhhhh....
If they fell for it once, they probably have enough money and enough lack of business savvy to fall for it twice.
The line forms at the ATM. First one's ... not free ... but you don't mind.
Viper Pilot
Well-known member
What a bunch of scammers!
Any one looking to buy a bridge while you're at it???
Any one looking to buy a bridge while you're at it???
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Uncle Hud
Just another blob of protoplasm using up your oxyg
Well, I only report this because it's happening in my backyard. Please note the inventor no longer does head checks or looks in the mirror when changing lanes. Could be another news story in a few months: "***** Inventor Dies While Riding Dangerously"
Full disclosure: the guys in this article are NOT the Weller brothers; the guys that blew all the money last time.
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(from WABE-FM, Atlanta)
It’s been almost four years since San Francisco-based SKULLY Inc. promised investors through the crowdfunding website Indiegogo it would build the world’s first smart motorcycle helmet.
Instead, its owners allegedly blew the money on sports cars and strip clubs, leaving helmetless those who pitched in $1,500 toward the project. But almost two years after folding, SKULLY was resurrected, thanks to the efforts of co-founders Ivan Contreras and Rafael Contreras, who also chose to locate the company’s headquarters to Atlanta.
The pair knew the SKULLY name was a big deal as far as motorcycle helmets go. They wanted to capitalize on that name. But they also wanted to sell helmets.
SKULLY’s Chief Operating Officer, John Lauten, says that left them with just one option. “The cornerstone of relaunching this company under the name SKULLY Technologies was to start out by making it right.”
Making it right means setting aside a helmet for upwards of 2,000 of the project’s original backers.
At no charge.
Lauten says the goodwill gesture worked, and in the first 10 minutes of accepting claims, about half of those who were eligible took the company up on the offer. “The word of mouth spreads so quickly,” he says. “It went from disbelief to saying, ‘Can I order a second one?’”
At a retail price of $1,899, SKULLY’s smart helmet brings with it features you’d find in a car — like GPS, Bluetooth and a 180-degree rear view camera. All of that information is beamed to a heads-up display on the rider’s visor.
At first, the technology threw Terry Stickler, SKULLY’s development director who also has 40 years experience on a motorcycle. He said it took him a few weeks to get used to having all that information without having to look down. But now?
“I just don’t even do a head check or look at the mirrors,” Stickler says. “I trust it that much.”
SKULLY’s offices in Northeast Atlanta will eventually house its retail showroom. For now, paying customers will see their helmets shipped directly to them. And while SKULLY’s smart helmet might be the first to go to market (expected this summer, the company says), several competitors are right on SKULLY’s heels — including a company known for its own motorcycle mojo: BMW.
https://skullytechnologies.com/
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FYI, their corporate headquarters is now 415 Plasters Ave NE, next door to a lot of other chi-chi "urban underground" businesses.
Full disclosure: the guys in this article are NOT the Weller brothers; the guys that blew all the money last time.
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(from WABE-FM, Atlanta)
It’s been almost four years since San Francisco-based SKULLY Inc. promised investors through the crowdfunding website Indiegogo it would build the world’s first smart motorcycle helmet.
Instead, its owners allegedly blew the money on sports cars and strip clubs, leaving helmetless those who pitched in $1,500 toward the project. But almost two years after folding, SKULLY was resurrected, thanks to the efforts of co-founders Ivan Contreras and Rafael Contreras, who also chose to locate the company’s headquarters to Atlanta.
The pair knew the SKULLY name was a big deal as far as motorcycle helmets go. They wanted to capitalize on that name. But they also wanted to sell helmets.
SKULLY’s Chief Operating Officer, John Lauten, says that left them with just one option. “The cornerstone of relaunching this company under the name SKULLY Technologies was to start out by making it right.”
Making it right means setting aside a helmet for upwards of 2,000 of the project’s original backers.
At no charge.
Lauten says the goodwill gesture worked, and in the first 10 minutes of accepting claims, about half of those who were eligible took the company up on the offer. “The word of mouth spreads so quickly,” he says. “It went from disbelief to saying, ‘Can I order a second one?’”
At a retail price of $1,899, SKULLY’s smart helmet brings with it features you’d find in a car — like GPS, Bluetooth and a 180-degree rear view camera. All of that information is beamed to a heads-up display on the rider’s visor.
At first, the technology threw Terry Stickler, SKULLY’s development director who also has 40 years experience on a motorcycle. He said it took him a few weeks to get used to having all that information without having to look down. But now?
“I just don’t even do a head check or look at the mirrors,” Stickler says. “I trust it that much.”
SKULLY’s offices in Northeast Atlanta will eventually house its retail showroom. For now, paying customers will see their helmets shipped directly to them. And while SKULLY’s smart helmet might be the first to go to market (expected this summer, the company says), several competitors are right on SKULLY’s heels — including a company known for its own motorcycle mojo: BMW.
https://skullytechnologies.com/
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FYI, their corporate headquarters is now 415 Plasters Ave NE, next door to a lot of other chi-chi "urban underground" businesses.
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HyperPete
Opinionated curmudgeon
Yeah, I got an email about it. I unsubscribed and marked it as spam after what the owners did. Using the Skully name will forever be tainted. Stupid move in my opinion.
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