Originally Posted by DYNAmiteBuzz

No I'm not a journalist. And yes, I know the article is from 2005 and about the response from SNELL. $80 helmet was a Z1R.

As far as SHARP. You forgot to mention that there are 5 Arai's on that list that are rated 3 or below, and both Schuberth's were rated a 2. There are just as many helmets for less than half the price of these helmets you mentioned that are just as safe or safer, according to SHARP.

My Caberg cost me $200 and is rated a 5. And the only reason I spent that much is because I like the style, weight, airflow, visibility and because it was a modular.

Keep on spending $600+ on helmets that are not safer and I'll keep putting my $$ in the bank. Shoei, Arai and Schuberth make some good helmets, but the high price tag doesn't translate to a safer helmet.

Originally Posted by Deuuuce

I'll stick with a $300-$400 Shoei RF-1100 on sale, M2010 rated, full features, accessories and customer service (including x-ray analysis) and $150-$180 resale value, thank you.

And if I want to make a few passes at the dragstrip, no problem there either.

I didn't forget to mention, I didn't bother looking because I found the information I needed and didn't have to disclose exceptions or counters.

Curious, is Caberg still in business? Their website doesn't open at my current location.