hiya due to respones from last post what crash helmets do you all wear

I'm a biker and always use Arai, comfortable, reasonably light and quiet. Safe too, tested on an X Type windscreen in 2001 whan a numpty pulled out of a fuel station into me - other than scuffs no visible damage but it went in the bin anyway, another £350 off his insurance. Oh yes thats the only negative they aren't cheap.
Rgds.
Pete.

Caberg Justissimo - nice helmet, some very useful features (e.g. internal dark visor) but there's a lot of wind noise. Also quite heavy when compared to a good non-flip.

Dont wear one on the car but on the bike Ive got two to choose from:

Lazer Strike - £79 cheapy - nice and quiet lid but visor fixing lugs keep breaking.

Shark RSR - £400 originally - bought it 2nd hand which is supposedly a big no-no but its got removable lining so you can inspect the inner shell to some extent for previous damage. Very noisy lid but comfy and entirely carbon / kevlar / glass fibre so lightish and supposedly stronger than polycarbs and thermoplastic lids.

Tend to use the Shark lid most but both are Gold Star tested which is the benchmark - I wouldnt ever go for one without it, no need when they are so cheap.

Mate has just bought the new Shark RS series helmet which has a much better visor fixing arrangement than the older ones and is something I would look for in my next lid.

Make sure that the parts to release the visor arent fiddly and you can remove the visor without tools or coins and that parts are easy to come by - shark were very good for parts btw.


The other thing to look for in an open car helmet is the front chin level of the visor needs to come down far enough so as not to generate noticeable lift at speed - think stig. Most bike helmets have a front lip which wont come down very far - apart from motorcross helmets of course.

Geoff

[Edited on 8/1/08 by jambojeef]

Ex motorcyclist (nearly 2 years now) have Arai.

Their own tests on helmets are far more stringent than those laid down in helmet testing regs.

ATB

Simon

Best £480 I've spent! Shoei X-Spirit Kato Memorial Special Edition
(I'm a biker...)
Steve


[Edited on 8/1/08 by worX]

Shark RSV, bike helmet but it's got the blue BS6658:1985 Type A label and so suitable for sprinting and hillclimbing, £95.

I have a £50 Tacachi helemt - it has the appropriate gold star rating, it's comfortabel and quiet. Not being a biker my criteria for use in the Indy may be different from those of others, but I wanted something to protect from gravel, wind and bugs - this does th job fine for me.

£50 Caberg for me, got it for xmass so it has'nt been road tested yet.

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Originally posted by nick205
I have a £50 Tacachi helemt - it has the appropriate gold star rating, it's comfortabel and quiet. Not being a biker my criteria for use in the Indy may be different from those of others, but I wanted something to protect from gravel, wind and bugs - this does th job fine for me.

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£30 Lidl

Caber

Got a full face from Lidl last year, because it was £20.
Wouldn't dream of using it on a bike though. Strictly for keeping flies out of the teeth, even though it meets DIN standards.

AGV Ti-Tech for me.

Tryed multiple car helmets and Arai was the only one that fit right. It was out of my budget, but we could make a great deal so I bought it. I tryed Stilo, OMP and Sparco, but the fit wasn't that good. Try them out before you buy it.

wow thanks for that people loads to think about as not a biker coz of the wife lol

arai quantum and airoh, nice fit and not too heavy! good quality won't steam up as much either and seal better when visor is shut.

helmet

AGV Ti-Tech (like what Rossi wears)

[Edited on 8/1/08 by Hammerhead]

Pyrotect Pro Airflow
Just bought it - SA2005 so okay for racing/fireproof etc.
£150 imported from the good ol' USofA.
Long live the strength of sterling!

not worn it yet as im not on the road but got an omp formula 4 for christmas

[Edited on 8/1/08 by dan__wright]

I bought 2 the one with a chin cover,works much better at speed. the one without starts to lift at 100mph.

sorry I meant on the track 100mph

[Edited on 8/1/08 by Robert Ryan]

[Edited on 8/1/08 by Robert Ryan]

Arai RX7 for me , Im a former biker

After years of commuting by bike 2 hours a day in Aria lids I switched to Shoei - so much quieter! On a bike, above about 70 he wind noise round an Aria drowns out everything else, I hit similar noise levels in the Shoei a good 10 mph faster.

I'd avoid any lid made from polycarbonate, they are cheap but the polycarbonate absorbs petrol and cleaning solvents and then becomes brittle. They've been known to split in half along the mould seam when dropped. Pay a little more and go for a fiberglass one. Also try a few different styles to find one which fits, we've all got different shape heads and some lids fit better than others.

Oh and hats approved for race track use have a 2 year "crash before date". You can pick up bargains by buying one that has sat in the shop for a year.

As my grandmother used to say, when buying a hat to crash in, spend as much as your head is worth.