tjoh84
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| posted on 8/1/08 at 05:44 PM |
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bike helmet
hiay thinking of get helmet ready for new engine as will be to windy lol what i wanna know if i go on a track day i take it you have to have a crash
helmet if so does this one meet the standards needed.
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kev R1
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| posted on 8/1/08 at 05:56 PM |
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seems ok but i wouldn't trust flip front helmets!
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dan__wright
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| posted on 8/1/08 at 05:59 PM |
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bike helmes are the wrong shape and lift your head up in a car
FREE THE ROADSTER ONE…!!
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gingerprince
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| posted on 8/1/08 at 06:17 PM |
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That flip-up type of helmet tends to generate a lot of wind noise - certainly true of the Cabergs, not sure of that brand though.
Never seen a helmet inspected at a regular track day though.
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tjoh84
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| posted on 8/1/08 at 06:28 PM |
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or this one
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cidersurfer
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| posted on 8/1/08 at 06:47 PM |
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For a track day anything is usually okay, if you're competing it's a different matter.
shimming solid lifters is a job for a friend...
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kev R1
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| posted on 8/1/08 at 07:12 PM |
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as dan righlty says bike helmets are not really any good in cars, as your head is at a totally different angle to which it would be if you were sat on
a bike, but from you avatar it lokks like you've got a screen so maybe ok.
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kev R1
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| posted on 8/1/08 at 07:13 PM |
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some peopl might disagree but i value my bonse at more than 29.99! get the best you can afford!!! 
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iank
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| posted on 8/1/08 at 07:24 PM |
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*popcorn time*
If riding a bike get an good (probably expensive but don't measure by price), but don't bother buying an expensive bike helmet for
a car, they don't work any better than the cheap ones. Buy an expensive/good car helmet instead. But if using instead of sunglasses then
anything comfortable will do.
Cars and bikes have very different accident modes and rider/driver positions (the aerodynamic lift of a bike helmet when sitting in car has been
touched on already) and the helmets are constructed to deal with that (multiple medium impacts from a roll cage and a fire vs a big hit and a long
scrape).
If your head hits the road (inverted car without a decent roll cage) it really doesn't matter what you have on you head.
[Edited on 8/1/08 by iank]
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 8/1/08 at 07:33 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by iank
If your head hits the road (inverted car without a decent roll cage) it really doesn't matter what you have on you head.
Well, it'll keep your head looking tidy for when then want to put it next to your body in the coffin...
I use a bike helmet, but don't drive fast enough to worry about aerodynamic effects - by that I mean sub-90mph. The main reason I wear it is to
protect my eyes.
[Edited on 8/1/08 by David Jenkins]
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