Flip face helmet and a van

[MADDOG]

After standing and talking to my manager and gud biking buddy at work and admiring his beautiful R1 ( cant remember ther year) with fully polished frame wheels and chrome and blck paint work.

I watch him set off and go the total of 30yrds before some twat in a white van turns right straight across him he hit the van broadside and stopped instantly. The bike sustained bent forks buckled wheel and the usual smashed fairings and screen ( a right -off) but wat really scared me is the fact he was wearing a flip face helmet and as he hit the van the visor flipped up allowing his face to strike the van breaking his nose and ripping his face open. I've just bought a similar helmet (airroh) and am seriously thinking about returning it and getting a conventional full face helmet.

as for the van driver he admitted fault to the police and to ma mate so we'll see wat the outcome is.
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Aprilia RS125 Harada. has gone now have a SV650s K5
Are you meant to scrape knee slides or rip them clean off?

[Flip]

Returning the helmet? Unless it's faulty, forget it.

My brother saw the exact same thing happen earlier this year but he had an open faced helmet on a R1 street fighter.

Not nice.

[Milo]

Poor bloke, though I'm glad it sounds like he'll be okay.
Personally I don't have the need for a flip up lid so the benefits are too low.
They're noisier and not as safe - though I suspect in this case although it was flipped down maybe it wasn't slipped in to place?

I've never had one but I believe they have something like poppers on either side that should prevent it from flipping up - maybe due to the extra hassle he didn't click them in place?
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Shaft drives rule.

[instigator]

Yeah - flip lid helmets are supposed to be utter crap in accidents, I think they are looking into re-designing them or something like that. The guard just doesn't do a thing.

However - I can't live without mine.

[TOM M]

Sorry to hear about the accident.

I very much doubt that you will be able to return the helmet.
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Now owner of a 1200 Bandit

[White Noise]

Shit sounds nasty, hope his nose and other bits are o.k, looks like he should be ok insurance wise, just a major pain in the arse!

[stinkwheel]

But would a full face helmet have been any better, or would he just have landed up with bits of chin-bar stuck in his face into the bargain?

Chances are, the energy dissapated in breaking the catch on the flip-up chinbar saved him from more serious injury.

Look at the chin-bar on your helmet. How big an impact do you realistically think that will sustain given how it is mostly made of polystyrene with a thin composite covering? How fast is an R1 Going after 30 yards?
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I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.

[Paracaine]

You can return any product within 14 days from the date of purchase (no reason required).
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Bike: Suzuki Bandit 600, 2002, Blue
Type: Unfaired
Extras: Datatool Alarm & Immobiliser, Airblade Tinted Fly Screen, Motrax Crash Protectors

[paulthewitt]

[stinkwheel]

[White Noise]

[Sadie]

Just to put the other side, for balance, I was wearing a Caberg Justissimo flip up helmet when I had my accident.

I was so impressed with it that I replaced it with a Caberg Justissimo.


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With experience comes age.

[Reevo8]

My Italian branded Nava gold stamped lid which was £385 came off during a crash as the side of the lid hit a van it became oval shaped and the D lock did nothing but cut my chin!
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[MADDOG]

well from all the banter all i can think is,

Manufacturers have got the impact and energy absorbtion sussed and are well on their way to sorting out the penetration side ( no funny jokes i know its hard wat with the words helmet and penetration around) All they need to do now is stop cuts and other wounds happening to the face, head and throat due to the helmet.
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Aprilia RS125 Harada. has gone now have a SV650s K5
Are you meant to scrape knee slides or rip them clean off?

[paulthewitt]

[beefcake]

Yeah, the Caberg Justissimo rated 9/10 in tests and scored the highest rating of any flip front lid. Nice to know.
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Gotta get my knee down...