Bamboo helmet?

[chris-red]

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v295/chris-red/my%20pics/31012008004.jpg

I saw it at the Excel show thought it was an interesting idea.
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[ms51ves3]

I can't see anything

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https://www.motorcyclenews.com/upload/198018/images/300x200/Ambi1.jpg
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[ms51ves3]

Here's another picture.

https://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a376/ms51ves3/bamboo_2.jpg

That thing is amazing

[Mr Nice Guy]

Is that just an intricate paint job?

or is it not a real helmet, for display use only?
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[ms51ves3]

It is a real helmet made of bamboo.

Clicky

[.Chris.]

I want one! Roof do make some cool lids.
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[Mr Nice Guy]

Bunk that for a game of soldiers... lol



P.S. The ROOF logo sure looks like the KIWI ski helmet logo (useless)
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[Finglonga]

Er . . . Bambo expands when wet, it was used as a torture by the Japanese placing it under the finger nails. So when it rains its going to be too big surely?
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[gmanxiii]

Im surprised they've made something like that, its pretty genius since bamboo is very tough, if you go over to china and Hong kong all the skyscrapers are built with bamboo for scaffolding.

Since this uses bamboo fibres not sure if it would retain all its original qualities though. Its probably woven then laquered to stop moisture getting in. Think its probably more for asthetics though and something abit different. Wonder how it holds up to a crash.
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[Walloper]

A hat made of grass?
What ever next?

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[bazza]

Funny, but offer someone a carbon fibre lid, and they'll be drooling in their pants. Offer them an organic equivalent and the safety nazis crawl out of the woodwork like termites in a forest fire...



If they trust it to stop a sword, it's a fair assumption that bouncing down the road isn't going to worry it too much...

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[Kaben]

The fact that its made of bamboo doesn't worry me, its the Roof badge
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[Walloper]

[Kaben]

im glad you accept my point of view, look at that heap of crap right there.


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[Kaben]

ahahahahha, only just saw the "PooF" alteration LMAO!
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[Phoenix]

I don't get what bamboo expanding in the wet has to do with japanese finger torture, it was used because it was sharp and curved and slid nicely under the fingernail....

Either way the helmet looks daft, and think of the Pandas...

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