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Wheres a good place for a budget lid :confused:
Danielle needs one for passenger rides so wont get loads of use so no need to spend £££££££££££££
Just a boggo cheap lid that meets all the safety specs :thumbs:
ebay? There's seems to be quite a few ebay stores in the bike section with reasonably priced lids. Don't know much about the safety standards though, or brands, so can't tell what's a deal and what isn't...
If it's for Danielle, just cut a football in half and stick it on! :p
In seriousness, eBay - Mart got a new Bieffe (good make i'm told) lid very cheap.
:thumbs:
SteA's selling one (thats too small for my 57cm head) drop him a PM, its a £100 brand new one for half price ish.
any motorbike helmet is fine for trackdays - loads of them about.
just looking on ebay and there are brand new ones for £15 :eek:
Think i might steer clear of those though. Loads for £30-40 :thumbs:
Jonny Wilkinson
18-01-2006, 21:17
Unless it's just for the show of it :wack: , go to your local bike shop and try a few on.
The value of the helmet to you will not go up simply based on price. It is far more important that you have a good fit.
Each manufacturer makes them a different shape and everyone has a different shaped head.
My missus gets a good fit from a shoei but I couldn't wear one for two minutes without getting a screaming headache. AGV and Arai work for me.
Put the lid on and do up the buckle. It should be 'snug' all the way round but not feel tight anywhere, especially the forehead or cheeks. If it doesn't feel nice after about a minute, it's not right.
Now, holding your head still, try to turn the lid around so you can't see out of the gap and try to tip it up and down. It should tip up and down but not easily. Again, if you can turn it round or easily up and down, it is not right.
As far as price is concerned, they vary massively. I buy a new one about every 3 years (provided I don't damage it) and pay in the region of 500 quid but I do a lot of dangerous miles. :wack:
You can get a fair one for 50-100 quid but ALWAYS buy new. A lid dropped from waist height will not work properly when you need it to.
Oh, also, Italians make good quality lids (unlike their cars :whip: ).
I guess my only qualifications for saying this are having ridden bikes for 28years and covered something like 325,000 miles, some of it on a track. That's quite a few lids.:nod:
If its was for biking then i would get her a top notch one as its very important but as this will only be used for the odd trackday its more for the fact that you have to wear one (i hate wearing a lid in the 200 being 6'3")
Buying a helmet from Ebay!!!??? :eek:
Bad man Mark, bad man :whip: It could be any old junk. Seconds, dropped, dodgy batch etc. Fook that :no:
Demon Tweeks sell them on a free collect and redeliver basis if its the wrong size. :)
Theres no way in the world i would give any money to Demon Theives :no:
Dont see much point in wearing a lid for trackdays, whats going to happen that couldnt happen on the road, in fact i consider trackdays safer as there are no trees or lamp posts and everyone is going the same way :nod:
No one else will do a free collection and send out :no:
Demon get a lot of shit but to be honest they are the daddies. Theyre service is superb, theyre after sales is excellent, their stock inventry is awe inspiring and they have a mind bogglingly good stock/order/payment system :notworthy
They are as pricey as hell but then look at their stock and systems, it has to be paid for somehow :)
Nismo, I was thankful for one when I span off at Haynes and that was only in 2nd! As I hit the grass, my (well, my brother's) lid smacked the side above the window rather hard.
Bren, shame some of the phone monkeys aren't as clued up as most of them seem to be. You do pay a bit more with them but they're pretty good IMO.
I deal with one guy there and hes as good as gold. He has to be the best supplier bloke we have, hes a diamond.
I wish I could get staff like him :nod:
Maybe the rest are monkeys, I deal with one bloke the majority of the time :)
Nismo, I was thankful for one when I span off at Haynes and that was only in 2nd! As I hit the grass, my (well, my brother's) lid smacked the side above the window rather hard.
Yer but its not like falling off a bike is it :no:
That could also happen on the road but we dont wear lids then do we :confused:
Has she got a big head? We have a new and unused open faced Sparco helmet that we got Ann. Its a small but is too big for her :)
She should need a small so might be ideal :nod:
Demon tweeks do the open face rally style helmets for 50 quid, they are OMP ones as far as I remember
Ill check out the details tommorrow :)
Jonny Wilkinson
19-01-2006, 12:10
Yer but its not like falling off a bike is it :no:
Can't see how you're more or less likely to bang your head when falling off a bike than putting a car sideways into a crash barrier :confused:
Take a look at SM's video :eek:
Its a Sparco SPA358S open faced in white and its a small :) £40:
http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/resources/images/zoom/SPA358.jpg
"Carefully measure around your head, above the ears. Take the measurement, in inches or centimetres, referring to the chart for correct hat/helmet size. Do not guess your size as a helmet must fit snugly and securely before engaging in any activity."
http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/images/helmet_sizing.jpg
Can't see how you're more or less likely to bang your head when falling off a bike than putting a car sideways into a crash barrier :confused:
Take a look at SM's video :eek:
Then why dont we wear them on the road then? What happened to SM could easily happen on the M25 :nod:
Go to the bike show at alexandra palace next month, no shortage of bargins there and you can try them on first. :)
http://www.londonmotorcycleshow.co.uk/visitors/
SteveDunn
20-01-2006, 14:43
Driftworks sell lids now :)
Jonny Wilkinson
23-01-2006, 11:34
Then why dont we wear them on the road then? What happened to SM could easily happen on the M25 :nod:
I suspect SM would not have been nailing it through standing water on the M25. I wouldn't have :no:
Mikesx13
23-01-2006, 12:07
Can't see how you're more or less likely to bang your head when falling off a bike than putting a car sideways into a crash barrier :confused:
Take a look at SM's video :eek:
Where is SM's vid? can't find it...
Jonny Wilkinson
23-01-2006, 12:17
It was at http://www.suicidesquad.demon.co.uk/cadwell%20big%20crash.wmv :confused:
Mark, are you still looking for a lid?
If you are, speak to Geoff.
He has just bought mine, Adam's and his from the bike shop next door to him at work. :D
Snetterton here we come, can't wait til the 26thFeb.
I have informed him that I fully intend to drive the Skyline too....:D :D
Mark, are you still looking for a lid?
If you are, speak to Geoff.
He has just bought mine, Adam's and his from the bike shop next door to him at work. :D
Snetterton here we come, can't wait til the 26thFeb.
I have informed him that I fully intend to drive the Skyline too....:D :D
Will do, Ta Sharon :thumbs:
Mark, are you still looking for a lid?
If you are, speak to Geoff.
He has just bought mine, Adam's and his from the bike shop next door to him at work. :D
Snetterton here we come, can't wait til the 26thFeb.
I have informed him that I fully intend to drive the Skyline too....:D :D
I could do with a lid. I will give him a shout when I get the cash.. :)
AshT_200
30-01-2006, 11:08
Yer but its not like falling off a bike is it :no:
That could also happen on the road but we dont wear lids then do we :confused:
Bet you wished you were wearing one when you went off roading tho:nod:
Went to the bike show at the weekend, got my girlfriend a nice shoei £195 helmet for £70.
No shortage of bargins there, starting from £30. Its on until sunday :)
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