Fake helmets - SV650.org

zsv650s · 28-07-19, 05:00 PM

A lot of talk about fake and dangerous helmets circling the net so the question would you risk a cheap lid take a chance or play it safe at a bike shop. https://www.motorcyclenews.com/advic...-crash-helmet/

Chris_SVS · 28-07-19, 05:09 PM

I would love some of the replicas for display purposes only, if it wasn't funding more manufacturing of shoddy lids..

Sir Trev · 28-07-19, 05:23 PM

Defo proper bike shop for a lid, every time. You can never be completely sure with mail order plus it might not fit.

zsv650s · 28-07-19, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris_SVS

I would love some of the replicas for display purposes only, if it wasn't funding more manufacturing of shoddy lids..

Would it be justifiable if they marked them as purely decorative not for road use?

zsv650s · 28-07-19, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Sir Trev

Defo proper bike shop for a lid, every time. You can never be completely sure with mail order plus it might not fit.

I have ordered online through sportsbikeshop because I knew my size and it was cheap just happened to work out well.

Talking Heads · 28-07-19, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Sir Trev

Defo proper bike shop for a lid, every time. You can never be completely sure with mail order plus it might not fit.

Definitely agree 100%, its one item I will only ever buy in a proper shop.

Chris_SVS · 28-07-19, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by zsv650s

Would it be justifiable if they marked them as purely decorative not for road use?

If they were marked like visors/exhausts etc when not for road use or for display only, I would say yes. Even if they came without anchor points or chin straps maybe

Bibio · 28-07-19, 08:53 PM

its MCN they spout the biggest bullshizz known to man...

zsv650s · 28-07-19, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Bibio

its MCN they spout the biggest bullshizz known to man...

Clickbait r us I agree but they are around you can find them on some sketchy well known sites.

Heorot · 29-07-19, 03:40 PM

last week BBC East demonstrated how unsafe they are. They did the standard Sharp drop test on 2 of these fakes. They both disintegrated.

28-07-19, 05:00 PM	#1
zsv650s Member Join Date: Aug 2018 Posts: 142	Fake helmets A lot of talk about fake and dangerous helmets circling the net so the question would you risk a cheap lid take a chance or play it safe at a bike shop. https://www.motorcyclenews.com/advic...-crash-helmet/

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Chris_SVS Member Join Date: May 2017 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 511	Re: Fake helmets I would love some of the replicas for display purposes only, if it wasn't funding more manufacturing of shoddy lids..

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