Helmets

[Neil]

After many many years of wearing bloody helmets it all comes down to you. Not every brand of helmet will fit you properly. Chicks get it a lot easier because of the lack of a protruding adams apple. I would suggest picking a budget,,,adding 300 bucks and go try heaps of them on. You will known straight away as soon as you put it on and tighten it up if it right for you.

For the record I have owned Simpson, AGV's, Arai's,,,cheap crap and am now wearing a Bell Vortex Ultra which is light and comfy.

My wife made me spend so much money on it,,,I get nervous when the scutineer has it in his hands.

Remember try heaps of them on and don't just go to bike shops and Revolution,,,try some other motorsport shops. I did buy mine from Rev but I was lucky as it was on special.

Neil.

[PHaT MR30]

Hmm, interesting. I cannot fault my Jet 2 for quality, so am not quite sure what you mean by that. It fits me nice but then again everyones head is a different shape.

The Jet F is a more recent model than the Jet 2 hence the availability of Hans pegs.

Make sure when they turn up that you look inside to see the safety code the helmet complies to. It will either be SA00 or SA05. If it is SA00 hammer them on price because it will be old stock. The helmet is still perfectly compliant and useable, however.

sorry not quality but shell design different. yep mine is a SA05.

[fazzy]

Mine's a HJC cl14, only a cheapy to get started, but is snell,dot & aust. standard approved.

Fairly light, nice & comfy & is suited to my big noggin.An american company, that's why they make 'em for big heads apparently!

At around $250-300 i think good value for money & really happy with it so far.Plenty of plain colours & graphic styles to choose from...

[psi]

After all is said and done, its a helmet. designed to keed up your head from looking like a busted watermelon in an accident. Try (if you can) to get the very highest quality you can afford, ask yourself.. what is your head worth to you?

Bear in mind that some motoring organisations require a set standard of hemet. make sure u exceed this standard and check out what other motoring bodies use as their standard. You never know when you may want to try something different with a mate or something..

You don't want to be stuck in a situation where your helmet is the only thing stopping you from doin somethin new! Even though it is a great helmet..

any other thoughts..

[MANWHORE]

I agree with what you said psi. I would spend as much on the helmet as I can afford. You see people go off and spend 5k on car mods, then be stingy and pick up a helmet for $100. Is your head only worth $100? It must be if you're that stingy to spend that little on it.

Keep in mind that if you are collided from side on, your head WILL hit the window. Head bashing window = bad.

I'd much rather have a good helment protecting my fricken head, than some cheap arse one.

If you've spent 5k plus on car mods, I don't see why a helment worth anything up to 500$ isn't too much

[djr81]

Keep in mind that if you are collided from side on, your head WILL hit the window. Head bashing window = bad.

Which is why you should always drive with the window up.

[Duncan]

Just to disagree with everyone, I just buy cheap and well fitting. Under $200 for me.

Its nice to say "if you have a $2 head buy a $2 helmet", but don't forget even the cheaper helmets are AS approved, and I've never heard of someone who died wearing a cheaper AS helmet who would have lived with a $1k lightwieght super stig helmet

[Marlin]

Fair enough Duncan, as you say, cheaper helmets MEET the required standard, but I am one to assume that more expensive helmets (discarding the fact that in many instances, you are no doubt paying a large portion for a "big name"), not only meet, but EXCEED the required standard.

Another issue to keep in mind is that a lighter helmet has less kinetic energy in an accident, therfore there is less chance of neck over-extension damage, particularly in a frontal impact situation.

Cheers!

(p.s. not long 'til TARGA!!)

[PHaT MR30]

Im deadly considering a HANS device, $1500 is cheaper than a broken neck!

[Marlin]

Sure is! I am too.

Did you read the bulletin on the Targa Tas website about the guys in the Jenson?

http://www.targa.org.au/Competition/CompNotice.php

Good food for thought!

[sav man]

I've heard rumers going around that HANS will be mandetory in the coming years for Targa.

[Marlin]

Jack and Trevor are probably both quite thankfull they wear HANS after pegging the Makinen at the scrub in Rally Tas a couple of weekends ago.... (They walked away fine)

[Beer Baron]

I agree with what you said psi. I would spend as much on the helmet as I can afford. You see people go off and spend 5k on car mods, then be stingy and pick up a helmet for $100. Is your head only worth $100? It must be if you're that stingy to spend that little on it.

Keep in mind that if you are collided from side on, your head WILL hit the window. Head bashing window = bad.

I'd much rather have a good helment protecting my fricken head, than some cheap arse one.

If you've spent 5k plus on car mods, I don't see why a helment worth anything up to 500$ isn't too much

so what helmet are you using?

[Beer Baron]

Another issue to keep in mind is that a lighter helmet has less kinetic energy in an accident, therfore there is less chance of neck over-extension damage, particularly in a frontal impact situation.

very good point. and is the reason I bought the cheapest carbon/kevlar helmet I could get. it's around 1kg.

[djr81]

very good point. and is the reason I bought the cheapest carbon/kevlar helmet I could get. it's around 1kg.

So by having a fat head I am genetically predisposed to dying in a car crash. Damn.

[Beer Baron]

lol, it's either that or buy a hans device and suitable helmet! or just don't crash, that's my plan. (yes I have a fat head too).

[Neil]

Just to disagree with everyone, I just buy cheap and well fitting. Under $200 for me.

Its nice to say "if you have a $2 head buy a $2 helmet", but don't forget even the cheaper helmets are AS approved, and I've never heard of someone who died wearing a cheaper AS helmet who would have lived with a $1k lightwieght super stig helmet

You buy cheap cause you are cheap. I remember you cost me like 2 bucks the other night. 2 buck helmet for a 2 buck head.

There's no way you can convince me a cheap crap helmet is as safe as a high quality one and neither is the fit or quality of the lining. I'll be interested to see what helmets you buy next seeing as how your current ones are just plain tragic.

Neil.

[Duncan]

I'll be interested to see what helmets you buy next seeing as how your current ones are just plain tragic.

absolute rubbish. In fact the only reason I am getting a new one is because I didn't have a helmet bag for the first few years and I scratched the crap out of the outside.

It has been used heaps, still fits well, no trim coming off etc.

And like I said I will be going back to a motorcycle shop and picking whatever is cheap and comfortable again.

[JAS-25T]

Fire up guys!

[Marlin]

Yeah... put your helmets on and get into it... Longhurst style! lol