iscmatt
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| posted on 28/8/07 at 09:13 PM |
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Car helmets in yorkshire
Where in yorkshire sells car - full face helmets so i can try before i buy, i can't find anywhere just a lot of bike ones!
Can anyone help? Yorkshire, pref north yorkshire,
cheers matt
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StevieB
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| posted on 28/8/07 at 09:20 PM |
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Try any bike shop - Hein Gericke on Blossom Street, or the one down Walmgate have a good selection.
I bought mine from Rufforth for £20, fits fine and has all the right accreditations.
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iank
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| posted on 28/8/07 at 09:24 PM |
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I'm prepared to bet that's a bike helmet not a car helmet 
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iscmatt
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| posted on 28/8/07 at 09:48 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by StevieB
Try any bike shop - Hein Gericke on Blossom Street, or the one down Walmgate have a good selection.
I bought mine from Rufforth for £20, fits fine and has all the right accreditations.
What is the shop in rufforth?
EDIT to say the one in walmgate is infinity motorcycles
Really would like to know if there are any car specific shops, or do bike shops stock car helmets aswell?
matt
[Edited on 28/8/07 by iscmatt]
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RichardK
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| posted on 28/8/07 at 10:11 PM |
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Rufforth auto jumble, first sat in every month
Gallery updated 11/01/2011
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StevieB
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| posted on 29/8/07 at 07:09 AM |
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There's not a lot of difference between car and bike helmets for what you'll need - unless you're planning on Hans Pillars or built
in intercoms (both very expensive).
You'll usually find some form of sale on particular helmets in bike shops too (Infinity were selling a range particularly cheap least time I was
there).
The helmet I got from Rufforth auto jumble is OK, not the best and I'll replace it eventually with something a bit nicer, but for £20 it's
good enough for now.
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iank
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| posted on 29/8/07 at 08:00 AM |
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If you just want a visor bracket and don't go above 70mph yes, but there are lots of subtle and not so subtle differences between car and bike
helmets, and if you're spending £300 plus you'll want the right one.
Aerodynamics (you have to dip your chin when using a a bike helmet when seated in a car or it tries to pull off at high speed)
Safety - as David Jenkins posted on another thread.
Car helmet: designed to be rattled hard a number of times off the roll cage and then if car catches fire it stops your head getting cooked while you
get out of the straps.
Bike helmet: designed for a big thump and a long scrape along the road. You're expected to be a long way from the bike if it goes bang.
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