DOT helmets
#51
04-01-2010, 01:40 PM
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I'm trying to find one that doesn't turn you into a mushroom head.
#53
04-01-2010, 01:52 PM
http://www.carbonfiberbikerhelmets.com/dothelmets.html
light, strong made in the USA. Almost as small as a cheapo non dot and a hell of a lot safer and better made.
got one with the 3 buttons on it in the front and keep a snap-on visor in the saddle bag to put on for the long rain rides.
Best half helmet setup I've had yet...
light, strong made in the USA. Almost as small as a cheapo non dot and a hell of a lot safer and better made.
got one with the 3 buttons on it in the front and keep a snap-on visor in the saddle bag to put on for the long rain rides.
Best half helmet setup I've had yet...
#54
04-02-2010, 06:15 AM
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First of all, I don’t mean for this to be a post about whether we should or shouldn’t wear helmets. It’s a post about how to appease the lawmakers and their stupid laws. I’m betting that most LEO’s don’t really give a rats *** whether we wear a DOT helmet or not and that they musch would rather be out protecting people and fighting crime.
But…………………..I know a guy who knows a guy who hates ANYONE telling him that he has to wear a helmet. So anyway…….this guy I know wears an XL size helmet, but the DOT helmets, even the ACC DOT, all look totally mushroom stupid and we all know it. Remember that the stupid look is because there is a full 1.5 tot 2 inches or more of dense Styrofoam between the helmet and liner. So anyway, this guy I know goes down to Renegade Classics and buys an HCI Official DOT Half helmet in a size medium for $55.00 and it is much too small to wear. Then he goes home and places the helmet upside down on a pillow in the garage so as not to scratch it up. Then he takes the round “barrel” end of an aluminum baseball bat and places it into the inside of the helmet. He then hits the handle end of the bat with a single jack sledge and it compresses that section of the 2 inch thick Styrofoam to about 1/3 of an inch instead of 1.5 inches. Then I, I mean, this guy, repeats this procedure very carefully all around the entire interior of the helmet until he has a very nicely fitting helmet that has about 1/3 to ½ inch of now very compressed Styrofoam, no more mushroom head look and a nice looking DOT helmet, although altered. Anyway. this works for me and is my choice. I guess if some helmet **** Leo wants to get out his micrometer and proof of certification as a helmet expert then I’ll just have to eat the ticket.
But…………………..I know a guy who knows a guy who hates ANYONE telling him that he has to wear a helmet. So anyway…….this guy I know wears an XL size helmet, but the DOT helmets, even the ACC DOT, all look totally mushroom stupid and we all know it. Remember that the stupid look is because there is a full 1.5 tot 2 inches or more of dense Styrofoam between the helmet and liner. So anyway, this guy I know goes down to Renegade Classics and buys an HCI Official DOT Half helmet in a size medium for $55.00 and it is much too small to wear. Then he goes home and places the helmet upside down on a pillow in the garage so as not to scratch it up. Then he takes the round “barrel” end of an aluminum baseball bat and places it into the inside of the helmet. He then hits the handle end of the bat with a single jack sledge and it compresses that section of the 2 inch thick Styrofoam to about 1/3 of an inch instead of 1.5 inches. Then I, I mean, this guy, repeats this procedure very carefully all around the entire interior of the helmet until he has a very nicely fitting helmet that has about 1/3 to ½ inch of now very compressed Styrofoam, no more mushroom head look and a nice looking DOT helmet, although altered. Anyway. this works for me and is my choice. I guess if some helmet **** Leo wants to get out his micrometer and proof of certification as a helmet expert then I’ll just have to eat the ticket.
I just bought a slightly small helmet (Outlaw brand from leatherup.com) and carved out some foam until it was comfortable. Voila! Custom helmet!
#56
04-02-2010, 02:18 PM
I ordered the HCI german in matt black from jafrum.com. Great looking helmet with a nice finish. Liked it until I put it on. I looked like "Dark Helmet" from Spaceballs!
I will do business with jafrum.com again though. Very easy to deal with, good prices and a 60 day return policy.
#57
04-04-2010, 12:00 PM
There has been a recall on the ACC helmets, not meeting DOT requirements. I dont have the page handy, but it is on their website and a post or two here in the touring forums. Now I'm looking for my next helmet....
#59
04-05-2010, 08:45 AM
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There's something about those DOT half helmets claiming to be the smallest lightest ...
years ago it was NEXL-NXT, and now ACC.
years ago it was NEXL-NXT, and now ACC.
#60
04-05-2010, 10:52 AM
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I have their Shorty 100 DOT 1/2 helmet and it's small and light.
http://www.helmetsales.com/10/23-24.php