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So I rode my bike to work last week, dismounted, rested my helmet on the fuel tank while I took my boots and gloves off...then crash! Helmet smacks onto the road. DAMMIT! I had a look and there wasn't any bad scratches but I just didn't feel safe wearing it anymore.

So when the weekend came around I went to my mechanic for a chat and he sells me this MM replica.





Very comfy and a little bit less noisy on the highway.

Nice new helmet...... But I would've so kept wearing the old one lol

bjn_42 wrote:So I rode my bike to work last week, dismounted, rested my helmet on the fuel tank while I took my boots and gloves off...then crash! Helmet smacks onto the road. DAMMIT! I had a look and there wasn't any bad scratches but I just didn't feel safe wearing it anymore.

As your head wasn't inside it when it hit the deck, the foam impact liner would not be affected ..... I'd keep wearing it.

Farkin awesome lid!!
How much you pick it up for?
Needs red bull and lotus stickers and it will be full rep

Nice pick up!

Yeah, I'm battling with the logic too.

Wont wear a name-brand helmet because worried about it's safety after it had a low energy impact - buys cheapie replica no-name brand helmet...

Maybe it's just me.

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If mine fell off the tank I'd toss it in a flash. It's my head and as far as I'm concerned it's worth more than $800. Not sure that you'd call Shoei a cheapo no name helmet though

Nice helmet and nice design.

Note for future though. Never hang your helmet any where above about 2 ft off the ground

BrettZZR wrote:Yeah, I'm battling with the logic too.

Wont wear a name-brand helmet because worried about it's safety after it had a low energy impact - buys cheapie replica no-name brand helmet...

Maybe it's just me.

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Since when is Shoei a no name brand??

Ahhh! My bad!

I read the above story that that the top pic was the old helmet that fell and the bottom one was the new one and that MM was the brand...

I'll pull my head in now.

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6maniac wrote:As your head wasn't inside it when it hit the deck, the foam impact liner would not be affected ..... I'd keep wearing it.

This isnt the first time I had dropped it. This drop sounded bad though.

Wattie wrote:Farkin awesome lid!!
How much you pick it up for?
Needs red bull and lotus stickers and it will be full rep

$980

Glen wrote:If mine fell off the tank I'd toss it in a flash. It's my head and as far as I'm concerned it's worth more than $800. Not sure that you'd call Shoei a cheapo no name helmet though

Nice helmet and nice design.

Note for future though. Never hang your helmet any where above about 2 ft off the ground

I always hang it off the mirror and I have no idea why I didn't this time hahaha

bjn_42 wrote:

Glen wrote:If mine fell off the tank I'd toss it in a flash. It's my head and as far as I'm concerned it's worth more than $800. Not sure that you'd call Shoei a cheapo no name helmet though

Nice helmet and nice design.

Note for future though. Never hang your helmet any where above about 2 ft off the ground

I always hang it off the mirror and I have no idea why I didn't this time hahaha

I call bullshit, you just wanted a new helmet didn't you

A drop from handlebar height will not affect anything but the paint finish. It's the internal polystyrene shell that absorbs the impact in an accident, when the helmet is on your head.

6maniac wrote:A drop from handlebar height will not affect anything but the paint finish. It's the internal polystyrene shell that absorbs the impact in an accident, when the helmet is on your head.

That's probably true of the 1942 German army helmet you wear around but I wouldn't count on it for a multi layered laminated lid