helmet strength ?

[red98]

With you on that one FAZERSHARP....next test will be full frontal on the chin guard....if I can hold it...

[red98]

Is16, same test, no cracking on outside or damage to paint, think it might be a different finish, inner poly is damaged, this lid has the internal tinted visor, the mechanism on top of the lid went on the second test and has left a square hole where you can see the poly inner, wonder if this is a weak point ......

[red98]

Full frontal test......shoei......wow, that was easy, just the weight of the hammer as test one, broke clean through, inner and outer.....

[red98]

Side test.....zf7.....again another clean break, same test, just the weight of the hammer, thought it would be stronger than that as a lot newer than the shoei....

[red98]

So that just leaves the is16, a tough flexable cookie, no cracks on the outside of this one yet which is reassuring as I now have the later FG15 

the main difference ive noticed in these tests is the flexabilty in the outer hard shell of the is16, the newest lid at only 3 years old, the two older lids were easy to break from the side and front but this could be down to age.


Got to finish this test and the is16....but how......its over to you foccers...........................name the test 

[Val]

I have to say you are doing it all wrong, you need to get a camera and be on the bike whilst testing the helmet  :pokefun

Like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63FBnp4mJR8

[Red Ceri]

So that just leaves the is16, a tough flexable cookie, no cracks on the outside of this one yet which is reassuring as I now have the later FG15 

the main difference ive noticed in these tests is the flexabilty in the outer hard shell of the is16, the newest lid at only 3 years old, the two older lids were easy to break from the side and front but this could be down to age.


Got to finish this test and the is16....but how......its over to you foccers...........................name the test 

Get Exupnut to wear it and crash into a wall or lend it to Christo, I'm sure he'll find a convoluted way to test it

[HarryHornby]

As has already been said, drop that safe on it.... you never know it might open and we might find out the contents!

[stevie-g1968]

Grinder to replicate sliding down the road.

[red98]

Yep.....think its got to be an abrasive test, a woodworker by trade so I have access to a good range of machinery, in particular a "open drum sander" 60 grit paper is the roughest I have but should be good enough, a timed test parhaps starting at 3 or 4 seconds .......will post piccies of said machine.....

[slimwilly]

Oh dear Red,,get a life  !!!




start poking nails in the tyres to test their strength

[red98]

Doing this so you dont have to mr willy  ....better than being  a couch potato watching the box...............

[Dead Eye]

Shots fired, shots fired!!

:lurk

[slimwilly]

I think you just had a bored to death moment.

Go clean the windows ,lol

[slimwilly]

Helmet strength checker
http://sharp.direct.gov.uk/news/4-septem...et-ratings