Crash Damagaed helmet - where to xray - SV650.org

12-07-10, 06:24 PM

Hi Guys

Tried googling this but got feck all.

I want to look into how much/where you can go to get your lid professionally assessed after a drop or minor spill.

Thanks

12-07-10, 06:33 PM

NHS x-ray dept, hth

fizzwheel · 12-07-10, 06:33 PM

What lid ?

If its an Arai, you can send them back to Arai for checking via an offical Arai dealer. I think...

12-07-10, 06:35 PM

Such a service exists

?!

12-07-10, 06:37 PM

Mine happens to be an AGV.

I have heard of this service here and there....just looking for more info really.

Makes sense to me. Some dude buys a £600 lid and drops it by mistake, there HAS to be something for this surely?

Or have I uncovered a niche in the market

G · 12-07-10, 06:45 PM

An xray will tell you next to nothing really. I doubt it could identify stress fractures in the outer shell and I wouldn't have thought it could tell you anything about the internal shock absorbing material.

It's hard to tell how hard your head hits the ground in an off as so much else is going on. My helmet has a small scuff but I could not move my neck for a week afterwards.

It's not really worth the risk when it's your head surely?

12-07-10, 06:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by G

An xray will tell you next to nothing really.

I was under the impression it was the complete opposite.

Quote:

Originally Posted by G

It's hard to tell how hard your head hits the ground in an off as so much else is going on. My helmet has a small scuff but I could not move my neck for a week afterwards.

It's not really worth the risk when it's your head surely?

Aye, I agree.

But taking the above into consideration, if I had an approved/reputable "place" tell me the lid was fine after their professional assessment, I'd wear my lid again - becuase then its not a risk.

Now, wearing the lid without ANY sort of assessment is a risk, and not one I would take.

I am certain I have heard of people doing this before. I just cant seem to find any trace of such a service anywhere.

12-07-10, 07:48 PM

is it visibly damaged? any cracks or fibre exposed?

rictus01 · 12-07-10, 07:49 PM

Arai are the only ones to proved this service as far as I'm aware, you get a detailed report on shell integrity, internal padding thickness and any compression and the strap fixing, and just to be nice they also clean and freshen it to.

Cheers Mark.

12-07-10, 08:15 PM

No such thing as an x ray machine according to the Arai rep i spoke to, but Arai do offer the service as mentioned above

12-07-10, 06:24 PM	#1
hongman Guest Posts: n/a	Crash Damagaed helmet - where to xray Hi Guys Tried googling this but got feck all. I want to look into how much/where you can go to get your lid professionally assessed after a drop or minor spill. Thanks

12-07-10, 06:33 PM	#2
Bluefish Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Crash Damagaed helmet - where to xray NHS x-ray dept, hth

12-07-10, 06:33 PM	#3
fizzwheel Super Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Somerset Posts: 3,614	Re: Crash Damagaed helmet - where to xray What lid ? If its an Arai, you can send them back to Arai for checking via an offical Arai dealer. I think... __________________ Look Dave, I can see you're really upset about this. I honestly think you ought to sit down calmly, take a stress pill, and think things over. K5 GSXR 750 Anniversary Edition

12-07-10, 06:35 PM	#4
thulfi Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Crash Damagaed helmet - where to xray Such a service exists?!

12-07-10, 06:37 PM	#5
hongman Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Crash Damagaed helmet - where to xray Mine happens to be an AGV. I have heard of this service here and there....just looking for more info really. Makes sense to me. Some dude buys a £600 lid and drops it by mistake, there HAS to be something for this surely? Or have I uncovered a niche in the market

12-07-10, 06:45 PM	#6
G Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 3,770	Re: Crash Damagaed helmet - where to xray An xray will tell you next to nothing really. I doubt it could identify stress fractures in the outer shell and I wouldn't have thought it could tell you anything about the internal shock absorbing material. It's hard to tell how hard your head hits the ground in an off as so much else is going on. My helmet has a small scuff but I could not move my neck for a week afterwards. It's not really worth the risk when it's your head surely? __________________ 6.67300 × 10-11 m3 kg-1 s-2

12-07-10, 07:48 PM	#8
Razor Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Crash Damagaed helmet - where to xray is it visibly damaged? any cracks or fibre exposed?

12-07-10, 07:49 PM	#9
rictus01 Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: South London Posts: 9,799	Re: Crash Damagaed helmet - where to xray Arai are the only ones to proved this service as far as I'm aware, you get a detailed report on shell integrity, internal padding thickness and any compression and the strap fixing, and just to be nice they also clean and freshen it to. Cheers Mark. __________________ Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, 'Wow! What a Ride!

12-07-10, 08:15 PM	#10
Holdup Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Crash Damagaed helmet - where to xray No such thing as an x ray machine according to the Arai rep i spoke to, but Arai do offer the service as mentioned above

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