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RooRoo |
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RooRoo Anal Intruder
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Posted: 13:27 - 05 May 2004 Post subject: Helmet question.. |
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Whats a good price to pay for a helmet? i saw this
https://www.busters-online.co.uk/Busters.htm
And love the look of the Luna project Solid (the 99 quid one)
is that okay for a helmet on a 125? |
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Bendy Mrs Sensible
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WildGoose White Van Man
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Posted: 14:42 - 05 May 2004 Post subject: |
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helmets used to be either class A or class B, most of them now have come into European standards, of which there seems to be only one degree
however, ACU approval (A gold sticker on the back of helmet) will indicate that the helmet meets standards deemed good enough to wear the helmet for racing
which is obviously a good thing to go for, as for price, you can get ACU Gold approved helmets for as little as 70-80 quid may be less, going right up to 500+
everyone tends to have a brand loyalty, but get yourself down a shop and try on as many as you can, and make sure you get advice from a sales guy if you dunno what you are feeling for ____________________ So in other words, he stopped you for being flagrantly in posession of a motorcycle in direct contravention of the Hippies, Darkies and People Whose Face I Don't Like The Look of (Police Powers) Act. 1976 |
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dainesefreak World Chat Champion
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Posted: 16:14 - 05 May 2004 Post subject: |
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Go out and find a shop with a decent range/different brands and try a good few on. Find one that fits for the right price then walk out and order it off the web for a lot less. |
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Dup |
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Dup Nova Slayer
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Posted: 16:39 - 05 May 2004 Post subject: |
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Personally i find ordering off the web a little unsafe. Apart from the fact you need to try it on, i ordered a helmet 2 years ago, forgot from where, and it had hardy no protection from knocks and bangs.
I sent it back, went a to a local shop and got the same lid for £40 cheaper.
A hundred quid lid is about what you want. But you need to try them on. Not all lids are the same. My heads a medium in my shark, and a small in a Nitro. Strange i know. But my head won't fit in a small Shark (lid ) at all.
Heres my lid. Shark S500 Spacer, Gold sticker (so approved for the track). About 100 notes with pop off visor for cleaning or replacement. Very comfy too i think, not much noise gets through either. The vents at the top work nicely.
https://www.duperouzel.co.uk/misc/helmet.jpg |
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dainesefreak World Chat Champion
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Posted: 16:51 - 05 May 2004 Post subject: |
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Dup wrote: | Personally i find ordering off the web a little unsafe. Apart from the fact you need to try it on, i ordered a helmet 2 years ago, forgot from where, and it had hardy no protection from knocks and bangs.
I sent it back, went a to a local shop and got the same lid for £40 cheaper. |
That's why I said . . .
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Obviously you need to use a bit of common sense and find a decent shop, like www.customlids.co.uk or www.cissburyleathers.co.uk these shops do a lot of business over the web. Most helmets are delivered to the shops in the same way they are delivered to your door anyway, you just don't get to see it.
You can't really tell someone how much to spend on a lid either, some brands may not fit a certain head type at all and others will. Unfortunately you can have a price in mind and have to spend more or less than you expected. At the end of the day a helmet has to pass ECE2205 for use in this country, so a £40 helmet may well be more suitable for someone compared to a £100 lid or even £200. The general difference as Bendy pointed out, is the quality of fixtures and fittings so to speak. Get the best fit, it's your head at the end of the day. |
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divuk83 World Chat Champion
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Posted: 00:00 - 07 May 2004 Post subject: |
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I have a shark S500 sat in the bottom of my wardrobe and I thought it was bloody noisy! I had an AGV V - Flyer a few months ago, which did and excelent job of protecting my head when I crashed I now have an AGV GP - Pro which is even nicer and is very quiet for a lid with vents as they can all be shut properly.
As everyone else has said, dont buy one online as you cant try it on, you need be sure it fits well and is comfortable. I find that sharks and AGV's fit me best after trying a lot of others on. Shoei's are very very nice as well and are so comfy, just a bit more money than i was prepared to spend.
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hugo-a-gogo Trackday Trickster
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Posted: 10:39 - 07 May 2004 Post subject: |
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Here are the acu regs
It's difficult to see many helmets failing that, perhaps some cheap manufacturers just don't apply for it, or don't apply for it for their bottom-of-the-range lids to tempt you to buy a more expensive one
but as everyone always says, fit is everything. a 100 quid lid that fits perfectly is much better than a 400 quid arai or shoei that doesn't ____________________ "There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them - but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one. That is why they are dangerous."
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dainesefreak World Chat Champion
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Posted: 11:48 - 07 May 2004 Post subject: |
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I think that the ACU grading is all well and good, but not everyone uses their helmets for trackdays/racing. I would imagine that an ACU sticker would add a premium to the helmet. It's got to cost the manufacturer to put it through the test and they can then also add extra to the price for the claim of ACU approval.
I would say that he most important part in the ECE2205 stamp saying that it's passed for the UK.
Other costs come down to the individual manufacturer, materials, weight, design, shell size, etc.
Saying that, I've got an Arai RX7 because I'm a tart.
I would be interested to hear TC's take on this though. |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 20 years, 45 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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