When is a scooter helmet not really a helmet? When it’s a piece of art.
Far from the drab and ordinary, Paul Ashworth’s helmet glistens with silver and gold. Snarling serpentine dragons adorn the sides and across the back the word Taiwan is proudly displayed.
“I cherish it,” said Ashworth, 55, an onshore wind farm engineer who has lived in Taichung for two years. “I brought it to work the next day to show everyone.”
Ashworth and others are a different breed of customer in the niche market of custom painted motorcycles and their accompanying helmets. Their purchasing reasons tend to be less