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Castle Hill, Sydney
Registered:
February 2004
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helmet
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Tue, 16 March 2004 10:53
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i got 2 weeks to buy a helmet
just wondering if anyone has an oldie theyde chuck away cheap or knows where to buy a decent one cheap, im in sydney
cheers
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Location:
Maitland, NSW
Registered:
August 2003
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Re: helmet
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Tue, 16 March 2004 13:10
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What are you planning to do with the helmet? They only have a life span of about 5 years from manufacture and you can pick up a decent open face for about $100-120 at motorbike shops and a bit more for full face ones. If you are looking for using it to race than most events call for an special type of helmet (i forget the abbreviation, but can look it up on mine if you want) that are of a race standard due to build quality. Do you really think you can afford to rely on a helmet that someone is going to throw away - basically after five years the foam inside the helmet hardens and is useless for shock absorbtion in a spill and once they have been in a bingle the outside plastic/kevlar/ composite will probably have faults and is useless once again.
JERRY SPRINGER THOUGHT OF THE DAY:
Just how much worth do you put on the grey matter between your ears! If the thought of saving a few dollars is more important than protection of your brain than perhaps you would be justified in getting a cheap one.
ps. i know this just sounds like a tirade that we've all heard before and i by no means wish to be insulting (only humorous), but i would hate to see one less toymoder.
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Location:
Castle Hill, Sydney
Registered:
February 2004
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Re: helmet
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Wed, 17 March 2004 03:01
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yeaah im racing so itll have to be cams approved
but i didnt know whether or not a motorbike helmet could be used and im not aware of anmy motorsport shops around here that would sell helmets?
so if somsone knows somewhere local i could buy one, im from castle hill.
and by cheap i mean im just after a open face plain one, nothing fancy.
i have a o'neal full face motorbike helmet, would i be able to use that?
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Location:
Castle Hill, Sydney
Registered:
February 2004
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Re: helmet
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Wed, 17 March 2004 03:13
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nevermind
CaMS manual helped me out
the helmets labelled AS1698 (australian standard)
which i believe makes it cams approved so i should be right
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