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Londoner2015
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PostPosted: 16:38 - 13 Nov 2016    Post subject: Getting (buying...) an ACU gold sticker for the helmet Reply with quote
My helmet is an x-lite x702 GT. I'm not sure if it comes with an ACU gold sticker when bought in the UK, but mine doesn't have one as I bought it in Merkel-land.
ACU says on its website that I could send the helmet to them 'for inspection', they would 'test' it, and send me my lid back with the sticker. This would cost me £ 15 + shipping + the hassle of being helmetless for a while.

My questions are:
Has anyone done this? How long did it take to get the helmet back?

Methinks this is almost a scam. They cannot test the helmet (which would mean damaging it measuring shock absorption etc) so all they can do is inspect it to make sure ... of what?

From page 90 of their handbook:
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Exceptionally, helmets may be individually
approved, (often after painting etc.) They can be
mailed for approval and the affixing of a relevant
sticker. They should be sent to:
ACU, ACU House, Wood Street, Rugby,
Warwickshire CV21 2YX. Tel: 01788 566400
A fee of £15.00 should also be enclosed
which covers return post and packing charges


Of course it's still cheaper than buying a new helmet... Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: 16:42 - 13 Nov 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
You used to be able to get them on eBay, but they seem to have stopped this.

Why do you want one unless you're racing?
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PostPosted: 16:44 - 13 Nov 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
Wafer_Thin_Ham wrote:
You used to be able to get them on eBay, but they seem to have stopped this.

Why do you want one unless you're racing?


Precisely because I want to lose my track virginity Mr. Green
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PostPosted: 16:47 - 13 Nov 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
Londoner2015 wrote:


Precisely because I want to lose my track virginity Mr. Green


Personally I've never seenanyone checking for ACU gold stickers on a trackday. Wink Provided it's in decent condition I'd be stunned if anyone even noticed.
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PostPosted: 17:18 - 13 Nov 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
Alternatively just buy a cheap gold labelled helmet off of Ebay, the seller listed as numberworth is actually the clearance arm of Fowlers of Bristol, was doing gold labelled Duchinni helmets for £18 with next day delivery! I have one, good helmet!
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PostPosted: 17:35 - 13 Nov 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
No one will check at a track day unless you are trying to access the circuit wearing a bucket on your head.
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PostPosted: 17:36 - 13 Nov 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
So instead of simply posting you an ACU gold sticker which you could stick on any old hat, they actually want to see the helmet in question and attach the sticker themselves. And they want £15 to inspect, carefully pack the bulky item and return it to you. The bastards!

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PostPosted: 17:41 - 13 Nov 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
What's happened, ACU gold stickers are no longer available on eBay or Amazon? Eh?
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PostPosted: 17:45 - 13 Nov 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ste wrote:
What's happened, ACU gold stickers are no longer available on eBay or Amazon? Eh?


Not on eBay, Amazon isn't a bad shout.
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PostPosted: 17:58 - 13 Nov 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
I would get in touch with the uk importers, don't say you bought it from germany

the stickers cost £2 each, so manufacturers don't fit them on all the helmets they make due to expense and not everyone will go on the track so it would be a waste
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PostPosted: 23:09 - 13 Nov 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
I've got a spare Nitro Aikido if you get desperate. I could even try removing the sticker if you really want Smile
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PostPosted: 23:12 - 13 Nov 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
Mine hasn't got one, ive never been stopped
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PostPosted: 23:37 - 13 Nov 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
Paddy. wrote:
Mine hasn't got one, ive never been stopped


Thanks. Is there an official rulebook or something? As in, does it say anywhere that you need this bloody sticker or not? I'd really like to avoid the risk of some cranky dude on the track stopping me just because he has had a bad day!
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PostPosted: 23:37 - 13 Nov 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
andys675 wrote:
I would get in touch with the uk importers, don't say you bought it from germany

the stickers cost £2 each, so manufacturers don't fit them on all the helmets they make due to expense and not everyone will go on the track so it would be a waste


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PostPosted: 23:46 - 13 Nov 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
Still out there but not cheap.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Acu-helmet-sticker-/222313835902?hash=item33c2efed7e:g:QTIAAOSwux5YKH6S

Or spend less on a lid that's already got one.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Uber-Imola-Full-Face-Motorcycle-Motorbike-Scooter-Crash-Helmet-ACU-Gold-/371750599095?var=&hash=item568e0ff9b7:m:mym7H55lftgBrBacHbxPKkw

My last Shark (Speed R) had (a wonky) one, latest Shark (Spartan Carbon) does not. I may have a chat to the Shark
reps at the bike show to see if they will send one out. Worth an ask.
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PostPosted: 00:00 - 14 Nov 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
I think we did have our lids checked for ACU stickers with 100% Trackdays ... in 2003!
Don't recall having had them checked since and that company closed down a long time ago.

Racing - yes, definitely. Trackdays - no. Have done trackdays recently with No Limits, Focused Events and MSV.

You could always ring up the trackday organiser. But I'd just go along as everyone else does and not worry about it.
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PostPosted: 00:33 - 14 Nov 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
grr666 wrote:

My last Shark (Speed R) had (a wonky) one, latest Shark (Spartan Carbon) does not. I may have a chat to the Shark
reps at the bike show to see if they will send one out. Worth an ask.



How do you find the Spartan Carbon? May I ask what your size is, and how much the lid weighs?
My xlite is great but fits tight : I had to get an xl whereas I am a L with most other brands. The xl uses a bigger shell, so it's heavier.

Yours seems like a great helmet; the only thing that doesn't convince me is the venting. Vents seem somewhat limited compared to other helmets - specifically it seems there are no vents at the back.
Did you find the black carbon boils your brain in the few hot days we had last summer?

Thanks a lot!
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PostPosted: 08:39 - 14 Nov 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
I pulled my stickers off my helmet and binned them Laughing You cuda had mine!
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PostPosted: 11:56 - 14 Nov 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
You may not need at a track-day but you certainly will at any ACU sanctioned competition event.
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PostPosted: 12:14 - 14 Nov 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
Think I've had them not-checked at ACU sanctioned enduro and trials. Always checked at ACU sanctioned tarmac track racing.
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PostPosted: 12:33 - 14 Nov 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
andys675 wrote:
I would get in touch with the uk importers, don't say you bought it from germany

the stickers cost £2 each, so manufacturers don't fit them on all the helmets they make due to expense and not everyone will go on the track so it would be a waste


It could be that it doesn't have the Double D fastener which seems to be a UK spec thing

I bought a HJC IS-17 from Motoblouz and it's the Euro spec one, with the micometric ratchet buckle
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PostPosted: 12:35 - 14 Nov 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
Fizzoid wrote:


It could be that it doesn't have the Double D fastener which seems to be a UK spec thing

It does have a double D ring. I would never ever ever ever ever wear a helmet without it.
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PostPosted: 12:45 - 14 Nov 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
Double D ring isn't needed to get the ACU Gold sticker.
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PostPosted: 17:34 - 14 Nov 2016    Post subject: Reply with quote
Londoner2015 wrote:
It does have a double D ring. I would never ever ever ever ever wear a helmet without it.


Lol, because a helmet that clips together is unsafe... he says, riding a bike that is exploding petrol beneath your groin and has the possibility to have you removed from the human race with some spastic hand motions.

Yep, definitely unsafe to use anything other than a DD. Laughing
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I like DD's. Thumbs Up
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