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oatesmx
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PostPosted: 16:41 - 13 Sep 2010    Post subject: off road helmet on the road Reply with quote

is it legal to wear an off road helmet on the road, one thats a.c.u approved obvs???
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Paxovasa
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PostPosted: 16:42 - 13 Sep 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes
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PostPosted: 16:52 - 13 Sep 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

It is not much fun to crash in one though, the extended chin will snap your head back, you really need to wear a neck brace as well.
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PostPosted: 16:56 - 13 Sep 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

all a.c.u approved helmets are good to go on roads but no your not cool with your polarised goggles. Laughing
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PostPosted: 17:46 - 13 Sep 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

I haven't got one myself, but a friend of mine does. The main peroblem is they aren't designed for the speeds you'll be hitting on the road Confused
Rain pours in, the wind whistles so loudly you can't hear much else, BUT, you do look cool and that's all that matters. Right? Cool
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PostPosted: 17:59 - 13 Sep 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

Seems to be the ped boi fashion at the moment, but I wouldn't want one personally.
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multijoy
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PostPosted: 18:12 - 13 Sep 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

ACU means diddly for on-road use, needs to be either

DfT wrote:
a. British Standard BS 6658:1985 (it will be marked with a British Standard 'kitemark'); or

b. UN ECE Regulation 22.05 (it will be marked with a UN 'E' mark - the first two digits of the approval number will be '05').


That is not to say that an off-road helmet won't meet these, and I've never heard of anyone getting done for wearing an unapproved helmet (as opposed to no helmet).
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lewis87
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PostPosted: 18:12 - 13 Sep 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

I wear an off-road shoei on my KTM on the road.
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