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I've seen a suomy helmet that i like but its only available in the US, what is the difference between US and European helmets and do US Helmets offer better or worse protection? Is it even legal to wear a US Helmet over here? Any help would be much apreciated!

cheers

Will

Probably just 5 times bigger! :lol:

Got to have the EC (can't remember the numbers) sticker/label to be legal over here. The US snell test is a more thorough test but won't be legal.

But when was the last time a copper checked out your helmet (oo, er! :oops: )

Quote:

Originally Posted by andyaikido

Just remember that your lid is a Legal requirement, and as such if you were in an accident and your lid WAS inspected you could just have invalidated your insurance.

That said I was considering doing the same but found the lid I wanted at the MCN show for about the same money as a US import would have been.

David