Helmet Safety... bit of an eye opener!

[mcyoungy]

More safety, that's what this thread is about! Now wind yer neck in

no it ain't........... it's about someone thinking they need to have a justification for buying something.  :foc

[goldfazer]

Ahem

'Topic: Helmet Safety... bit of an eye opener!  ' :moon

[Major Rant]

fully synth oil, quality filters, decent leathers, quality tools, the list is endless.

Endless indeed, and only the rich can gold-plate everything safety-related and then they die in skiing accidents. 

A compromise needs to be struck. With helmets, I figure that since I don't spend a lot of time riding a bike and since
Mrs Rant says I'm (mostly) past breeding age and my kids are grown-up then an old Shoei or a new ALDI special is OK.
If I were a 22yr old dispatch rider with a large young family - I'd get a better helmet.

[Tiberius Onklevaart]

Apparently, with mine, I'm fine as long as I land on the back and very top of my head. If only the doc managed to get one on mid air when me old ma spat me oot. We can but wonder.

[rjd1]

shoei xr1100 gets all the stars do for me always use shoei and had a couple of spills and walked every time
but more importantly it`s comfortable and light
if it makes me a brand snob feck it

[Slaninar]

BeAnyone tried Lazer?
From what I know they don't sponsor any GP team, so what you pay is helmet and profit, not Rosi, Stoner etc.

[locksmith]

Bit of a pointless argument i think.
People will always buy what the feel right with, be it £500 or £50.


I wrote off a Schuberth S1 (2 stars) in my big off and didn't have a scratch or a bump on me noggin.
I replaced it with a C3 (3 stars) so according to sharp I'm better protected than the 100 percent protection the lesser helmet gave me!

[Slaninar]

Bit of a pointless argument i think.
People will always buy what the feel right with, be it £500 or £50.


I wrote off a Schuberth S1 (2 stars) in my big off and didn't have a scratch or a bump on me noggin.
I replaced it with a C3 (3 stars) so according to sharp I'm better protected than the 100 percent protection the lesser helmet gave me!

1 star helmet does offer protection.
5 star helmet's protection is significantly better. In a high power impact, 5 star helmet will make brain trauma as little as possible. Sometimes that too is not enough. Sometimes, even 1 star level of protection is more than enough.

Here's what SHARP themselves have to say about stars:

"Our tests have shown that not all helmets offer the same level of impact protection. Individually, we can all judge the price, extra features and build quality of a helmet. SHARP offers you independent advice on that often hidden property of a motorcycle helmet - how well it can protect you in the event of a crash.

During testing we've found differences in performance of as much as 70% between high and low scoring helmets. That's why the SHARP scheme is so important. Our independent advice can help to ensure you choose a helmet that offers the best protection possible."

[bigralphie]

as a compliance savvy engineer myself I am always wary of "simulated tests" dropping weights it’s not real world enough for my tastes
As said I wear Shoei have for over a decade and have had 2 small and big off in that time and have not been left licking windows (well any more than I already did)
Plus if you buy a premier brand you can watch it being tested week in week out in WSB/BSB/GP